Hi: Although I agree that the 1880 CDs are only a tool, I found that by using asterisks in place of letters, I found several families I would not have found except by going through a whole county on microfilm. If someone has an unusual given name, you can search using that only. Where else can you search by a child's name? I have not had any trouble using the disks except one that was scratched which was replaced, no charge. I found my husband's grandfather and siblings living with their mother and stepfather (all older children/adults) but with the stepfather's surname---which they never used. I found my grandfather "working out" as was his twin brother but with another family. Maybe others follow genealogy rules more than I do, but there were quite a few family members where I had not looked at the 1880 census at all since I had their birth, death and marriage records plus other censuses. This new tool added quite a bit of "meat to the bones" in my genealogy, i.e., new occupations, other relatives living with the family, etc. etc. This purchase was a real bargain! Marge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Seyler" <ropetracer@prodigy.net> To: <PACENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 7:45 AM Subject: [PACENTRE] 1880 Census > > There are several copies of the LDS 1880 census index at the > National Archives, SE Branch, and although it can be useful in > some cases, overall, we have had a good deal of trouble using > it. > > As stated below, names are not listed that are recorded on the > census sheets, many many errs in spelling, in some cases pretty > far removed from what it should be. We have also experienced > disks that will not run either intermittenly or one that never > would run. > > Like anything else you use in your genealogy quest ... you still > need to verify and document your data. > > Happy hunting! > Barb > > > > > >As the web site shows, there are problems using these disks. > I had problems > >finding people on these disks in the counties in which I had > earlier seen > >them on the census for 1880. Also, since the names are transcribed, > they can > >be highly inaccurate. > > > > "Remember me in the family tree -- my name, my days, my strife; > Then I'll ride upon the wings of time and live an endless life." > (Goetsch) > > > > > > ==== PACENTRE Mailing List ==== > The first permanent settler of Centre County was Andrew Boggs, in 1769. >