I do not know if you are aware of it, but if you have access to ancestry you can do a search by first name. I have done this by getting the year and county that I want to search first and then key in the first name. Obviously if you have a common first name to check for, you can then break the search down into townships. It is not the fastest way but it has also been successful for me. In Wisconsin, where I live, there are many Endres names that are even indexed as Andrews, mainly due to the numerous languages being spoken here. A German speaking person doing the census may be talking to a Norwegian. Good luck. Sandie PS - In Madison, Dane Co., WI there is a Van Duesen Street on the southwest side of the city. Books or pamphlets at the state library in Madison, Wisconsin Abraham Van Deusen and many of his descendants with biographical notes, 1635 to 1901 by Charles B. Benson, 1901 Concerning some of the Corbin's, which has reference to the Van Deusen family by Harold Harlow Corbin 1952 Founder-family of New Netherlands and their ancestry in Holland by Captain Albert Harrison Van Deusen 1913 Genealogy of Reverend W.H.. Van Duesen (son of Jacob Dean Van Deusen and Julia Maria Custer McIntosh Van Deusen) by Cherry Pratt and Laura Van Deusen 1969 History and genealogy of the Van Deusens of Van Deusen Manor, Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts by Louis Hasbrouck Sahler 1890 Van Deursen family by Captain Albert Harrison Van Deusen 1912

Sandie, If you are referring to the Wisconsin State Historical Society library located (or was at one time) on the campus of UW Madison, that is one of the greatest collection of genealogical data that I have found -- anyplace. Back in the 1970's when I first started searching my New York ancestors (including both Van Deusens and Delamaters - though not blood related to me) I spent an average of a day a week for over a year going through their New York section. They have their collection sorted by state. I found more data there than I did in multiple trips to the library in Albany. I've sorely missed that resource since leaving Milwaukee 20 years ago! Consider yourself lucky to live close to such a valuable resource. Regards, Jim Groat ---------------- Sandie wrote: > <snip> > Books or pamphlets at the state library in Madison, Wisconsin > Abraham Van Deusen and many of his descendants with biographical notes, 1635 > to 1901 by Charles B. Benson, 1901 > Concerning some of the Corbin's, which has reference to the Van Deusen > family by Harold Harlow Corbin 1952 > Founder-family of New Netherlands and their ancestry in Holland by Captain > Albert Harrison Van Deusen 1913 > Genealogy of Reverend W.H.. Van Duesen (son of Jacob Dean Van Deusen and > Julia Maria Custer McIntosh Van Deusen) by Cherry Pratt and Laura Van Deusen > 1969 > History and genealogy of the Van Deusens of Van Deusen Manor, Great > Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts by Louis Hasbrouck Sahler 1890 > Van Deursen family by Captain Albert Harrison Van Deusen 1912 >