A "huckster" is a person that sells something. In my experience,going back before WW2, it was a man that had an open wagon or open sided truck and went through a neighbourhood on a schedule, once a week, selling fresh farm produce. Prices were somewhat flexible, you could make a deal. Today it would cover most of the shills selling on television. It was not a derisive term in the past but probably would be politically incorrect today. Bob in Woodstock GA

Thank you Bob, This family line is chock full of people in some type merchant trade - the info fits right in. Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rlstockman@aol.com> To: <MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 8:29 PM Subject: Re: [MI-Genealogy] help with census occupation A "huckster" is a person that sells something. In my experience,going back before WW2, it was a man that had an open wagon or open sided truck and went through a neighbourhood on a schedule, once a week, selling fresh farm produce. Prices were somewhat flexible, you could make a deal. Today it would cover most of the shills selling on television. It was not a derisive term in the past but probably would be politically incorrect today. Bob in Woodstock GA -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 01/03/2005