Thanks much, Fred and Melissa. What would we do without you? Sibyl On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 04:42:25 +0000 "Walter Cox" <walter_cox@hotmail.com> writes: > >Has been some time since I had this and wonder now how I can get the > >census online. Sibyl > > It is linked on the main Tippah Co. page or you can click on this > link > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mstippah/1900census.html > > Fred > > > >On Sun, 01 Dec 2002 07:32:58 -0600 Melissa McCoy-Bell > ><mccoybel@bellsouth.net> writes: > > > The 1900 Census Records of Tippah County are up for your > searching > > > pleasure! The book we worked from was transcribed in the late > 70's > > > by > > > the Tippah County Historical and Genealogical Society. Tommy > > > Covington, > > > at the Ripley Library gave us permission to put the book online > > > since it > > > is out of print. > > > > > > We had this remarkable system, Fred and I, to get them done. > I > > > made > > > copies of the legal sized pages and shrank them to 80%, I > scanned > > > them > > > into the computer and uploaded them to the rootsweb server. > Fred > > > downloaded them converted them to text aligned the columns and > > > uploaded > > > them again! I downloaded them, split them into each letter and > > > pasted > > > them into html documents and uploaded them again! Whew! > Anyway, > > > there > > > are some problems with a couple of pages. On one page, and I > forget > > > at > > > the moment which one, the top of the page was in the binding of > the > > > book. Short of taking the book apart I couldn't get the info. > I > > > will > > > try to get by the Ripley Library to see if their copy is okay > and > > > get > > > the information at that time. So on that entry the head of > > > household, > > > and the wife is missing. I looked over all the pages and most > are > > > fine, > > > if you see something that doesn't look right pop me an email and > I > > > will > > > correct it from the copy. Sometimes when you convert images to > text > > > the > > > computer will read an n for an m, or a 5 for a 6, and so on. I > > > probably > > > didn't find all these errors. > > > > > > Ya'll enjoy, and make sure you thank Fred Cox. If he hadn't > been so > > > > > > ready to help I would not have put them online. > > > > > > Melissa McCoy-Bell > > > Tippah County, Benton County and Union County CC > > > MSGenWeb ASC > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MSTIPPAH Mailing List ==== > > > Don't forget to update your virus scan software! > > > > > > > > > > > >==== MSTIPPAH Mailing List ==== > >"Our defeat and subsequent impoverishment and occupation and > general > >humiliation at the hands of Yankees marks us still". > >Julia Reed - Queen of the Turtle Derby. > > > > > > ==== MSTIPPAH Mailing List ==== > "Southerners can claim kin with anybody. It's one of our most > dextrous talents." > ----Guy Davenport > >