At 02:36 PM 6/11/2005, you wrote: >Can any one lend a hand with this? >On page 37, M704, roll 364 of the Upper Regiment of the Lincoln County >Census, taken by Daniel Seagle only the names of the persons being >counted are >written, none of the numbers of people in the age groups. >I've checked Ancestry and Heritage Quest, both are blank. In tiny print on >the Ancestry page there is a note that reads "omitted in copying" > >Does anyone know where I can get the family information? Example, Males >under 5, 1 15-20, 2? > >Thanks so much, >Cynthia This is a lot like reverse engineering. It's a problem we cope with on the 1890 census. You need to take the post and prior census' (1830 Lincoln and 1850 Catawba) and compare names. For instance, the William Fulbright (1840 census, pg 36, line 2nd from last) is the same as the William Fulbright (1850 census, pg 281, line 14, 245/245). Other examples are found in family and neighborhood groupings. Make notes as to age of children and family composition in successive decades. I know it's a job but it sure would be nice if someone could reconstruct the 1840 census (page 37). --Derick