Hello, Thank you for your input, well taken, but I believe just about everyone is aware that there are mistakes made in census record. A child in the family, could be giving the census taker incorrect info because that is what he/she thinks is true. On the other hand, it could be an old feeble minded person in the family who doesn't remember things very well. Of course, you also have neighbors giving your family info, too, because you are not home. Last but not least, you have the census taker, on a hot day -- how much did he indulge in the fine spirits because of a great thirst that day?? Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) In a message dated 7/12/08 3:29:10 PM, [email protected] writes: > Hi, > > The info contained on the cenus should help... however ! > > 1) These dates of immigration are often times not correct. > > 2) I have seen people listed on the census as Naturalized (NA) when in > fact they were not. > > Robert Jerin - Moderator - Croatian Genealogical Yahoo Group > VP Croatian Heritage Museum and Library > Cleveland Ohio > > [email protected] wrote: > Hi lists, > > On one of the mailing lists I subscribe too, questions about > immigration & citizenship have been coming up often. So, I thought > I would do an outline on this topic & post it: > > Have you searched the Census Records to find out when > someone came into the US & whether they were Naturalized or Alien? > > 1830 Census -- under White Persons: > 1. ALIENS - Foreigners not Naturalized. > > 1900 Census -- under Citizenship: > 1. Gives year of Immigration to the US. > 2. Number of years in the US. > 3. Naturalization. > > 1910 Census -- under Citizenship: > 1. Gives year of Immigration to the US. > 2. Whether Naturalized or Alien. > > 1920 Census -- under Citizenship: > 1. Gives year of Immigration to the US. > 2. Naturalized or Alien. > 3. If Naturalized, year of naturalization > > 1930 Census -- under Citizenship: > 1. Gives year of Immigration to the US. > 2. Naturalized or Alien. > > The above info will help you find out when someone entered > the US & whether they became a citizen! > > Helen M. Imburgia > 396 Derry Drive > Aston, PA 19014 > (610) 358-1102 > [email protected] > Professional Genealogist > Local Historian > Founder of: > The Delaware County Genealogical Society (DCGS) > > > > > ************** > Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music > scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! > > (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the message > > > > Federation of East European Family History Societies > International Conference, Aug 1-3, 2008 Pittsburgh PA > > http://feefhs.org/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the message > > ************** Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112)
Census info did not require verification... it was taken most often by an English speaker and often times the person at home was foreign born.... for instance my Great Grandparents came from Croatia, name PRISELAC... now Croatian is a phonetic language.... that is if you understand the Croatian alphabet.. this name is pronounced as prrreeselats... one census taker wrote PRESELATZ another PRESELATS... both of course hearing the lady of the house speak her name... they wrote what they heard .... with their American ears... and as far as the date of arrival... hey can we remember what we had for breakfast this AM ! Maybe maybe not. I have seen Naturalization papers give the name of the wrong ship. But this was no different than us migrating from one state to another for a new job... we don''t recall the van lines that moved us nor the name of the airline we flew on... 10 or 20 years later :) Someone on one of the message boards said they saw a notation on a census page that the census takere was inibreated But all in all they are good sources for info and your post very good info. Robert [email protected] wrote: Hello, Thank you for your input, well taken, but I believe just about everyone is aware that there are mistakes made in census record. A child in the family, could be giving the census taker incorrect info because that is what he/she thinks is true. On the other hand, it could be an old feeble minded person in the family who doesn't remember things very well. Of course, you also have neighbors giving your family info, too, because you are not home. Last but not least, you have the census taker, on a hot day -- how much did he indulge in the fine spirits because of a great thirst that day?? Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) In a message dated 7/12/08 3:29:10 PM, [email protected] writes: > Hi, > > The info contained on the cenus should help... however ! > > 1) These dates of immigration are often times not correct. > > 2) I have seen people listed on the census as Naturalized (NA) when in > fact they were not. > > Robert Jerin - Moderator - Croatian Genealogical Yahoo Group > VP Croatian Heritage Museum and Library > Cleveland Ohio > > [email protected] wrote: > Hi lists, > > On one of the mailing lists I subscribe too, questions about > immigration & citizenship have been coming up often. So, I thought > I would do an outline on this topic & post it: > > Have you searched the Census Records to find out when > someone came into the US & whether they were Naturalized or Alien? > > 1830 Census -- under White Persons: > 1. ALIENS - Foreigners not Naturalized. > > 1900 Census -- under Citizenship: > 1. Gives year of Immigration to the US. > 2. Number of years in the US. > 3. Naturalization. > > 1910 Census -- under Citizenship: > 1. Gives year of Immigration to the US. > 2. Whether Naturalized or Alien. > > 1920 Census -- under Citizenship: > 1. Gives year of Immigration to the US. > 2. Naturalized or Alien. > 3. If Naturalized, year of naturalization > > 1930 Census -- under Citizenship: > 1. Gives year of Immigration to the US. > 2. Naturalized or Alien. > > The above info will help you find out when someone entered > the US & whether they became a citizen! > > Helen M. Imburgia > 396 Derry Drive > Aston, PA 19014 > (610) 358-1102 > [email protected] > Professional Genealogist > Local Historian > Founder of: > The Delaware County Genealogical Society (DCGS) > > > > > ************** > Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music > scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! > > (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the message > > > > Federation of East European Family History Societies > International Conference, Aug 1-3, 2008 Pittsburgh PA > > http://feefhs.org/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the message > > ************** Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Federation of East European Family History Societies International Conference, Aug 1-3, 2008 Pittsburgh PA http://feefhs.org/