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    1. Re: [NCWARREN-L] Census
    2. Ginger Christmas-Beattie
    3. Nola and all, As a Transcriber of almost 30 years I have to ask the spelling of a lot of the names. We can only do the best we can and be open to suggestions from others who might have seen the records as well. I know the Reid-Rudd one as well as the fact that the census takers of the time not being able to spell a name. A lot of the time the person who gave them the name could not spell as well making for a very interesting spelling of a name. I have noticed in the 1790 census of Warren County that several of the census takers are not even in the county and that they are taking the census for neighboring counties. People that are in the County of Warren are listed in other counties for the census but in the county court records. Benjamin Moss was very prominent in Warren County but was the census taker for another county and many of the Christmas boys were listed in neighboring counties but lived in Warren and Orange Counties at the time. We all will find different things in these records and can only do the best we can. I try to put a disclaimer on my work so that people will understand that I am not always right, but am willing to correct any mistakes I have made inadvertently. Ginger

    03/26/2000 10:00:30