I wonder if somethings are missing from the 1860 census.  I, too, have had no luck finding my g-grandfather, Forest Hall Thompson and his mother, Margaret Slonaker, in the Adams County census records.  Margaret was born in Gettysburg in 1828 and Forest Hall was born in 1856 in Hunterstown. They appear in the 1870 census, but I cannot find them in the 1860 census in either Straban Township or Gettysburg. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what else to try? Thanks, Sue   Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:46:19 -0400 From: Sue Ashton <suzinmi@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [PAADAMS] 1860 Census Help - Berwick Township To: "Ken Deatrick, Jr" <kdeatrick@embarqmail.com> Cc: paadams@rootsweb.com Message-ID:     <5875aa8a0909110446y48406e11r8e30ae541445a9b3@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ken, Thank you for the scan.  That certainly looks like the Calvin (and just one of the many variations of CARNES) I needed along with Abbott who I suspect is his brother but haven't yet confirmed ... especially since I was told Abbott was a doctor not the laborer I keep finding as his occupation.  But that's a chore for another day. Thanks again. Suz Dearborn, MI  USA PS ... nothing comes back for Abbottstown either so my guess for some reason they are missing from the 1860 census. On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Ken Deatrick, Jr <kdeatrick@embarqmail.com> wrote: > Suz, > > I scanned the Septennial Census records a while back and have not yet > published them. > The problem perhaps is in the 1863 census they began another book called the > Berwick Boro. > This would become later Abbottstown Boro. I can't recall when Abbottstown > offically became a boro. > > Here is an image of the actual census. > > > Hope this helps. Try looking for 1860 in Abbottstown. > > Ken Deatrick Jr. > >

Hi, Sue: Is this your Margaret Slonaker? Series: M653 Roll: 1057 Page: 40 1860 - Sick Hospital/Poor House, Gettysburg P.O., Cumberland Twp., Adams Co., PA - 6/16/1860 Slonaker, Margaret - 30 - f - PA - pauper --- Matilda - 25 - f - PA - pauper Good luck with your search! Debra On Sep 12, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Susan Alexander wrote: > I wonder if somethings are missing from the 1860 census. I, too, > have had no luck finding my g-grandfather, Forest Hall Thompson and > his mother, Margaret Slonaker, in the Adams County census records. > Margaret was born in Gettysburg in 1828 and Forest Hall was born in > 1856 in Hunterstown. > They appear in the 1870 census, but I cannot find them in the 1860 > census in either Straban Township or Gettysburg. > Does anyone have any suggestions as to what else to try? > Thanks, > Sue > > > > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:46:19 -0400 > From: Sue Ashton <suzinmi@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [PAADAMS] 1860 Census Help - Berwick Township > To: "Ken Deatrick, Jr" <kdeatrick@embarqmail.com> > Cc: paadams@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <5875aa8a0909110446y48406e11r8e30ae541445a9b3@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Ken, > > Thank you for the scan. That certainly looks like the Calvin (and > just one of the many variations of CARNES) I needed along with Abbott > who I suspect is his brother but haven't yet confirmed ... especially > since I was told Abbott was a doctor not the laborer I keep finding as > his occupation. But that's a chore for another day. > > Thanks again. > > Suz > Dearborn, MI USA > > PS ... nothing comes back for Abbottstown either so my guess for some > reason they are missing from the 1860 census. > > > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Ken Deatrick, Jr > <kdeatrick@embarqmail.com> wrote: >> Suz, >> >> I scanned the Septennial Census records a while back and have not yet >> published them. >> The problem perhaps is in the 1863 census they began another book >> called the >> Berwick Boro. >> This would become later Abbottstown Boro. I can't recall when >> Abbottstown >> offically became a boro. >> >> Here is an image of the actual census. >> >> >> Hope this helps. Try looking for 1860 in Abbottstown. >> >> Ken Deatrick Jr. >> >> > > > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http:// > archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAADAMS > ********* > Messages posted to the RootsWeb/Ancestry PAADAMS Message Board are > gatewayed to this Mailing List. Remember that the author of > gatewayed messages may not be a list subscriber so please reply to > gatewayed messages by clicking on the link and replying on the board. > ************ > Visit the ADAMS County, Pennsylvania USGENWEB Project at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paadams/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAADAMS- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Sue: Is this the same family in 1880? Series: T9 Roll: 1085 Page: 130 1880 - Straban Twp., Adams Co., PA - 6/5/1880 Thompson, William - w - m - 50 - head - married - day laborer - cannot write - England/Eng./Eng. --- Margret L. - w - f - 52 - wife - married - keeping house - cannot write - PA/PA/PA --- Harry - w - m - 13 - son - single - at home - PA/Eng./PA - attended school within year --- Mary - w - f - 10 - dau. - single - at home - PA/Eng./PA - attended school within year --- Robert - w - m - 7 - son - single - at home - PA/Eng./PA --- Forrest - w - m - 24 - step-son - single - at home - PA/PA/PA Little, Matilda - w - f - 42 - servant - single - servant - PA/PA/PA Debra On Sep 12, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Susan Alexander wrote: > I wonder if somethings are missing from the 1860 census. I, too, > have had no luck finding my g-grandfather, Forest Hall Thompson and > his mother, Margaret Slonaker, in the Adams County census records. > Margaret was born in Gettysburg in 1828 and Forest Hall was born in > 1856 in Hunterstown. > They appear in the 1870 census, but I cannot find them in the 1860 > census in either Straban Township or Gettysburg. > Does anyone have any suggestions as to what else to try? > Thanks, > Sue > > > > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:46:19 -0400 > From: Sue Ashton <suzinmi@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [PAADAMS] 1860 Census Help - Berwick Township > To: "Ken Deatrick, Jr" <kdeatrick@embarqmail.com> > Cc: paadams@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <5875aa8a0909110446y48406e11r8e30ae541445a9b3@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Ken, > > Thank you for the scan. That certainly looks like the Calvin (and > just one of the many variations of CARNES) I needed along with Abbott > who I suspect is his brother but haven't yet confirmed ... especially > since I was told Abbott was a doctor not the laborer I keep finding as > his occupation. But that's a chore for another day. > > Thanks again. > > Suz > Dearborn, MI USA > > PS ... nothing comes back for Abbottstown either so my guess for some > reason they are missing from the 1860 census. > > > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Ken Deatrick, Jr > <kdeatrick@embarqmail.com> wrote: >> Suz, >> >> I scanned the Septennial Census records a while back and have not yet >> published them. >> The problem perhaps is in the 1863 census they began another book >> called the >> Berwick Boro. >> This would become later Abbottstown Boro. I can't recall when >> Abbottstown >> offically became a boro. >> >> Here is an image of the actual census. >> >> >> Hope this helps. Try looking for 1860 in Abbottstown. >> >> Ken Deatrick Jr. >> >> > > > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http:// > archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAADAMS > ********* > Messages posted to the RootsWeb/Ancestry PAADAMS Message Board are > gatewayed to this Mailing List. Remember that the author of > gatewayed messages may not be a list subscriber so please reply to > gatewayed messages by clicking on the link and replying on the board. > ************ > Visit the ADAMS County, Pennsylvania USGENWEB Project at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paadams/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAADAMS- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message