Michael Jackman wrote: > > I have recently seen some of the 1855 census, and was surprised to find it clear and legible. It did leave me with a few questions, though. > > 1.) Under the "kind of house" columns (e.g.: stone, frame, log) I found what appeared to be "Soq." What is this? Very poor penmanship for log? I don't think I've ever seen that. > 2.) When was the census taken, as far as month or day? That information is usually at the top of each sheet, and varies from town to town, and census taker to census taker. > Now I'm looking forward to getting my hands on the 1865 census as well. It isn't available at the NYPL research branch. Is it available on inter-library loan There's a really good index to that for Jefferson County, if you can find it. Does anyone know the name of the compiler? The state census should be available on interlibrary loan. Nan Dixon -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/