Thanks to everybody who replied. What a great list! Somebody always has the answer. Maybe with this clue I can find some trace of him between 1850 and 1886. Thanks again, Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy Hobbs" <beatsme@netins.net> To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 7:04 PM Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] 1910 Newton County Census > > I forgot where I found the enumerators instructions for the census years. > M2 should be 2nd marriage for that person. > I've forgotten where to find the on-line printable forms. Ancestry.com or > familysearch.org > But it doesn't tell why the M1 or M2 shows up on the form. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Linda Simmons <genfreak@jps.net> > To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 7:35 PM > Subject: [MONEWTON] 1910 Newton County Census > > > > I have copies of some pages of the 1910 Newton County census. I noticed > > that the marital status for married individuals has a number with it. > Most > > have M1 but many have M2. Does anybody know if this means that those with > > M2 had a prior marriage? I always suspected my elusive Great Grandfather, > > George W Brown, had a prior marriage. He was almost 40 when he married my > > Great Grandmother, Cordelia Mason. He's one of the ones with M2. > > > > Thanks for any input on this, > > Linda > > > > > > > > ==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== > > Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > ==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== > Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >