hi list, my grandmother, anna miller, born in chgo, lists her parents as being born in poland (1930 census), but when i enter miller, poland for 1910, nothing comes up except all germany.. my question, was it common for 1910 census to say germany, but then the same person to say poland for 1930? thank you dee

The boarders of Germany changed quite a lot in the 1800's and 1900's. Many people of German ethnicity lived in areas that were under German rule, but later became part of Poland or Russia. Your Miller ancestors are probably German who lived in that part of "Germany" that later became Poland. Eric -----Original Message----- From: miller-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:miller-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Behappy45@aol.com Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 9:27 AM To: miller@rootsweb.com Subject: [Miller] german vs polish miller hi list, my grandmother, anna miller, born in chgo, lists her parents as being born in poland (1930 census), but when i enter miller, poland for 1910, nothing comes up except all germany.. my question, was it common for 1910 census to say germany, but then the same person to say poland for 1930? thank you dee ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MILLER ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MILLER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message