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    1. 1920 Wood County OH Index
    2. Fellow Listers, I'm almost afraid to mention this, BUT all heads of household are indexed in 1920 thru the Soundex system which begins with the first letter of the SURNAME followed by the appropriate numbers: 1 B P F V 2 C S K G J Q X Z 3 D T 4 L 5 M N 6 R Disregard the letters A, E, I, O, U, W, Y, H and a second double letter. If there is not enough letters by the above method, add Zero For instance: ADAMS would be: A- 352 LUSHER would be: L-260 RHOADS/RHODES would be: R-320 MILLER would be: M-460 While this is not exclusively Wood County OH, if you know the Soundex Code, you know which OH Soundex Reel to look on for your ancestor. The heads of household are listed; if someone by a different surname is listed in a household, they are usually Soundexed on a different card, i.e., in PA 1910, Alice BAXENDALE is listed on a card by herself in the household of Adolf BRAUN. The relationship is brother-in-law. This does not always hold true. In the same year my RHOADS father and his sister should have been listed on a card in St. Joseph County IN with relationship to POORE as stepfather. This was not shown. Bottom line: I'm a volunteer [one night a week -- twice a month] at the Northeast Region of the National Archives [located in Waltham, Mass]. I'll be glad to do a look up but please don't swamp me. Being a volunteer means helping all those who walk through the front door. Believe me, there are a great number. If you are patient, I'll get your answer. BTW, do you know where your relatives lived in 1930? IF you have an exact address [withWard/Precinct], this will be of help when the 1930 Census is available to the public on April 1, 2002. WWII happened and the Soundexing was curtailed as those WPA workers were needed on the line producing defense weapons. April 2002 isn't that far off. Dusti Dusti

    06/02/2001 05:23:27