So True, I see these controversial data entries constantly in my project of abstracting the newspaper, especially with Census Records. And now on the Eve of the release of US Census Records for 1940, we are apt to see these problems again and again. I have signed up as an indexer for the Family Search Organization and have been doing their trial indexing for an hour each day the past week or so. Since they did not critique my work, I asked them to do so and they directed me to their list of directions. This didn't help me at all. If a data field is missing on the original record - do I enter the word "missing" or leave the question on their indexing form "blank" ? There is a difference and I did not get an answer. However, I do have a record of being 98% correct, even though some of the names I indexed, I have no idea whether or not they were correct!! Have fun with the new Census Records, and please don't curse me out if you find misspellings! Regards, MrBill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacqueline Lubinski" <jwlube@ptd.net> To: "BMacKie" <lumackie@gmail.com>, njhunter@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 9:45:36 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Newspaper Deaths in 1895 - Indexed as 1894! I found that out with my very first search years ago! My grandfather's name is spelled Gonzol but pronounced Gernzel in phonetic Hungarian. Ancestry.com has the family in the 1920 census as Guernsey, my grandmother's name is listed as Mary (nor Borbala), and my mom is listed as Serena instead of Irene. There are 3 errors here in this family alone. The first two are due to the census taker, and the 3rd (my mom's name) is because the transcriber to Ancestry.com read Irene as Serena and that is how she is listed in their u database. I made corrections to their files. In doing Ancestry searches one has to really "think outside the box". Sometimes it is not as easy as WDYTYA on tv portrays it to be. -----Original Message----- From: njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of BMacKie Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 6:17 AM To: njhunter@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Newspaper Deaths in 1895 - Indexed as 1894! Mr. Bill (I love that)....I suggest that nearly all information on Ancestry.com is questionable from the getgo and should never be taken for granted. This is not a criticism, it is merely an observance over a twenty year period of time. ________________________________ From: Mr. Bill Hartman <mrbill1033@comcast.net> To: NJHUNTER <njhunter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 9:12 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Newspaper Deaths in 1895 - Indexed as 1894! To change the current DNA hoopla, read on! I have discovered that nearly all the Deaths reported in the Hunterdon Republican newspaper that occurred from January 1, 1895 until June 30, 1895 were recorded as '1894' in the Listings on Ancestry.com. This was seen in nearly 200 deaths and they occurred not only from deaths in Hunterdon County, but also other New Jersey Counties. It is my opinion that the error is most likely due to the indexer who read the microfilm of the originals and typed the wrong year. This opinion needs to be verified by someone who has access to the original data, since the implication would mean that hundreds of deaths in the time period noted above are suspect. I will contact Ancestry.com and tell them my findings, which you may see by going to the Hunterdon Republican Website, see below Regards, MrBill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

FamilySearch is using dual entry on the 1940 census. In other words two different people will index a page and a computer program will compare the two entries. If they are the same the page will be approved. If they disagree a third person called an arbitrator will review the census page and determine which is correct. More experienced indexers are arbitrators. I do not know if FamilySearch will list multiple spellings of a surname if the census page is not clear or if the census taker spelled the name wrong and a family researcher later notifies FamilySearch. As has been noted in earlier emails, Ancestry can show alternate spellings, but one should always transcribe the name as it appears in the census. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: "Mr. Bill Hartman" <mrbill1033@comcast.net> Sender: njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 14:27:20 To: <njhunter@rootsweb.com> Reply-To: njhunter@rootsweb.com Subject: [NJHUNTER] Jacqueline et al: Re: Newspaper Deaths and 1840 Census comments So True, I see these controversial data entries constantly in my project of abstracting the newspaper, especially with Census Records. And now on the Eve of the release of US Census Records for 1940, we are apt to see these problems again and again. I have signed up as an indexer for the Family Search Organization and have been doing their trial indexing for an hour each day the past week or so. Since they did not critique my work, I asked them to do so and they directed me to their list of directions. This didn't help me at all. If a data field is missing on the original record - do I enter the word "missing" or leave the question on their indexing form "blank" ? There is a difference and I did not get an answer. However, I do have a record of being 98% correct, even though some of the names I indexed, I have no idea whether or not they were correct!! Have fun with the new Census Records, and please don't curse me out if you find misspellings! Regards, MrBill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacqueline Lubinski" <jwlube@ptd.net> To: "BMacKie" <lumackie@gmail.com>, njhunter@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 9:45:36 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Newspaper Deaths in 1895 - Indexed as 1894! I found that out with my very first search years ago! My grandfather's name is spelled Gonzol but pronounced Gernzel in phonetic Hungarian. Ancestry.com has the family in the 1920 census as Guernsey, my grandmother's name is listed as Mary (nor Borbala), and my mom is listed as Serena instead of Irene. There are 3 errors here in this family alone. The first two are due to the census taker, and the 3rd (my mom's name) is because the transcriber to Ancestry.com read Irene as Serena and that is how she is listed in their u database. I made corrections to their files. In doing Ancestry searches one has to really "think outside the box". Sometimes it is not as easy as WDYTYA on tv portrays it to be. -----Original Message----- From: njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of BMacKie Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 6:17 AM To: njhunter@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Newspaper Deaths in 1895 - Indexed as 1894! Mr. Bill (I love that)....I suggest that nearly all information on Ancestry.com is questionable from the getgo and should never be taken for granted. This is not a criticism, it is merely an observance over a twenty year period of time. ________________________________ From: Mr. Bill Hartman <mrbill1033@comcast.net> To: NJHUNTER <njhunter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 9:12 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Newspaper Deaths in 1895 - Indexed as 1894! To change the current DNA hoopla, read on! I have discovered that nearly all the Deaths reported in the Hunterdon Republican newspaper that occurred from January 1, 1895 until June 30, 1895 were recorded as '1894' in the Listings on Ancestry.com. This was seen in nearly 200 deaths and they occurred not only from deaths in Hunterdon County, but also other New Jersey Counties. It is my opinion that the error is most likely due to the indexer who read the microfilm of the originals and typed the wrong year. This opinion needs to be verified by someone who has access to the original data, since the implication would mean that hundreds of deaths in the time period noted above are suspect. I will contact Ancestry.com and tell them my findings, which you may see by going to the Hunterdon Republican Website, see below Regards, MrBill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message