Brenda I would like to know more than your two cents on the Beery family of Preble Co. Ohio. Did they come from Fairfield Co. also? Connie Brubaker ----- Original Message ----- From: "VanDyke, Brenda" <VanDykeB@pediatrics.ohio-state.edu> To: <OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 8:14 AM Subject: RE: [OHPERRY] BERRY/BARRY/BEERY > I might add my 2 cents worth -- I'm researching BEERY in Perry Co., and I > have found many of them in records listed as Berry -- so yes, you have to > look at ALL options...... > > Brenda Van Dyke > bjvd@columbus.rr.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: sherole [mailto:sherole@dragonbbs.com] > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 7:40 AM > To: OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [OHPERRY] Marriage Records > > > Hi Misty, > Yes, that is when you would use abt. I've noticed on the census that the > ages > don't coincide with an individual from 10 years before. It must be that > people > didn't tell the truth about their ages (for whatever reason), census taker > mistakes or maybe some people just didn't know their accurate age. Who > knows. > Maybe some other people on this list could give a different slant to this. > Also, have you tried other spellings of Barry? Census takers spelled > phonetically sometimes. Try Berry. There are a lot of people in this area > with > the last name of Berry. I go to the archives in Logan to look up my > ancestors > in the old books. The same thing takes place there. The people who > transcribed > the record did it in long hand and the same people I'm tracing will have > many > different spellings of first and last names. Some of the people in the "old > days" didn't even know how to spell their own names. My Grandfather didn't > and > he signed his name with an X. You can imagine the census takers and > transcribers back then just spelling the last names the way they heard it. > There were a lot of people from foreign countries too who couldn't speak > English > or their English was broken. > Most birth dates in Ohio were not recorded until 1867 when it became law to > do > so. > Sherole > > > MistySkye wrote: > > > You are more than generous.... :) I will definantly look into Robert > > L... I understand what you mean about the personal files.... I have found > > them helpful, but do my own documentation.. > > Question: What is the correct abbreviation when you find them on a census > > and the age is listed... but you don't have a birth record... and their > age > > really could be a year off depending what month they were born and what > > month the census was taken..... Is abt. correct to use? > > > > Thanks for your help.... I'm sure you will hear from me again... But it > sure > > seems strange NO one else is following this line that I can find... mmmmmm > > ... always knew were we a weird family.... lol.... > > > > Thanks again > > Philla > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.346 / Virus Database: 194 - Release Date: 4/10/02 > > > > ==== OHPERRY Mailing List ==== > > Browse the OHPerry list archives at > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ohperry > > > ==== OHPERRY Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from OHPERRY-L, send mail to OHPERRY-L-request@rootsweb.com > with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. To > unsubscribe from OHPERRY-D, do the same thing with > OHPERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com. > > > ==== OHPERRY Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from OHPERRY-L, send mail to OHPERRY-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. To leave OHPERRY-D, do the same thing with OHPERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com. > >