Thank you Gretchen and other members for looking. I did say I had found them but it was quite a feat as it took me all day. They are in a section of the 1940 census where the names are quite faded on the page. Luckily I know the first names and ages and where to begin looking via the 1930 census. Also having my grandmother Ethel's death certificate let me know where they were living in 1951. My Boswell family (John D, Ethel, Carroll, Lucille, Junior, Leonard & Robert) is listed in Enumeration District 71-11. On the Ancestry.com viewer it is listed as page 26 of 38. On the census form they are listed on lines # 53-59. As I understand another member suggested Ancestry's data base will not have the ability to be corrected until it's indexed. I just checked and according to Ancestry.com it is indexed. The problem lies with not being able to put their name into the search and come up with their name, and 'm sure this is because their name is listed as unknown on the census. I know it's listed this way as a bar pop's up on the far left side of the Ancestry.com viewer showing who is on each line. On my Boswell family it comes up as unknown. So again my question is, does anyone know at this time how we submit changes to Ancestry.com to let them know who is on this line? I spent over 30 minutes clicking on links in Ancestry to find an e-mail contact in which to send it along to. Thanks again, Sandy _________________ Sandy,You didn't give any names or other clues as to your family but Nebraska has been indexed. I checked only the city of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska with no name given....There were well over 100 of those. If you can put in only the year and place of birth maybe you can find your family. If so you can probably make the needed correction.Hope this helps, Gretchen ORIGINAL MESSAGE: From: Sandra Jacobson <sandra.j@comcast.net>1940 Federal Census Corrections via Ancestry.com Does anyone know how to submit corrections for the 1940 Federal Census via Ancestry.com?

Thank you Gretchen and other members for looking. I did say I had found them but it was quite a feat as it took me all day. They are in a section of the 1940 census where the names are quite faded on the page. Luckily I know the first names and ages and where to begin looking via the 1930 census. Also having my grandmother Ethel's death certificate let me know where they were living in 1951. My Boswell family (John D, Ethel, Carroll, Lucille, Junior, Leonard & Robert) is listed in Enumeration District 71-11. On the Ancestry.com viewer it is listed as page 26 of 38. On the census form they are listed on lines # 53-59. As I understand another member suggested Ancestry's data base will not have the ability to be corrected until it's indexed. I just checked and according to Ancestry.com it is indexed. The problem lies with not being able to put their name into the search and come up with their name, and 'm sure this is because their name is listed as unknown on the census. I know it's listed this way as a bar pop's up on the far left side of the Ancestry.com viewer showing who is on each line. On my Boswell family it comes up as unknown. So again my question is, does anyone know at this time how we submit changes to Ancestry.com to let them know who is on this line? I spent over 30 minutes clicking on links in Ancestry to find an e-mail contact in which to send it along to. Thanks again, Sandy _________________ Sandy,You didn't give any names or other clues as to your family but Nebraska has been indexed. I checked only the city of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska with no name given....There were well over 100 of those. If you can put in only the year and place of birth maybe you can find your family. If so you can probably make the needed correction.Hope this helps, Gretchen ORIGINAL MESSAGE: From: Sandra Jacobson <sandra.j@comcast.net>1940 Federal Census Corrections via Ancestry.com Does anyone know how to submit corrections for the 1940 Federal Census via Ancestry.com?

Sandy, If you go to the 1940 Census and ask for Ethel in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska.....the first one that comes up b. circa 1891 Nebraska will take you right to your family. Off to the left is the "Usual" place for corrections. You should be able to add first names and surnames to all as necessary. Gretchen In a message dated 7/23/2012 9:45:52 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, sandra.j@comcast.net writes: Thank you Gretchen and other members for looking. I did say I had found them but it was quite a feat as it took me all day. They are in a section of the 1940 census where the names are quite faded on the page. Luckily I know the first names and ages and where to begin looking via the 1930 census. Also having my grandmother Ethel's death certificate let me know where they were living in 1951. My Boswell family (John D, Ethel, Carroll, Lucille, Junior, Leonard & Robert) is listed in Enumeration District 71-11. On the Ancestry.com viewer it is listed as page 26 of 38. On the census form they are listed on lines # 53-59. As I understand another member suggested Ancestry's data base will not have the ability to be corrected until it's indexed. I just checked and according to Ancestry.com it is indexed. The problem lies with not being able to put their name into the search and come up with their name, and 'm sure this is because their name is listed as unknown on the census. I know it's listed this way as a bar pop's up on the far left side of the Ancestry.com viewer showing who is on each line. On my Boswell family it comes up as unknown. So again my question is, does anyone know at this time how we submit changes to Ancestry.com to let them know who is on this line? I spent over 30 minutes clicking on links in Ancestry to find an e-mail contact in which to send it along to. Thanks again, Sandy

I'm on several lists other than genealogy and the traffic comes and goes on all with no explanation. Gale On Jul 23, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Nivard Ovington wrote: Hi Linda I would agree with you that it can be annoying to find several posts copied back to the list where just a pertinent part of the one you are replying to would suffice but I really don't think its stopping people posting Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > I don't meant to stir up controversy but it would be more encouraging to > post on here if every poster would not leave the original post, in addition > to what they have to say about it. > > Sincerely, > Linda

hello list, this query pertains to sources and citations. I use PAF as my genealogical software. If I import my GEDCOM into FTM and generate a register report, if I've entered information under "Notes," this data appears on the report. But data from this section does not appear if I import my GEDCOM into Ancestry for that particular person. Therefore, I'm now entering data as a source for an "event" in PAF and this appears in the register report as well as on Ancestry. This is straightforward for births, deaths and marriages. But what if my ancestor is mentioned in a book as a witness to a will? What kind of "event" is that? I am using "residence" but I guess it's possible that a person witnessed a document even though s/he was not a resident of where the document was executed. If my ancestor was listed as appearing on a grand jury, I think "residence" in most all cases would be the appropriate event for that citation. Entering this type of data under "Notes" in PAF was nice because it all prints out right under the person's name in the register report, and it doesn't really matter what kind of event it was. Using headings like "LAND," "DEATH," "RESIDENCE" or "MISCELLANEOUS" and then listing the data underneath covered it all. But entering the data as individual sources is nice too, since it appears on my Ancestry tree. So I guess my questions are: how would you handle entering the data and what kind of event would you use for data such as jury lists and witnesseing or appearing as principal or secondary parties in deeds, etc. Thanks, Barton

** Reply to message from <lude55@sc.rr.com> on Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:13:06 -0600 > In regards to what Nivard was saying about so few posts on here; I find it > so irritating that I have to scroll thru the original post over and over > when people are responding to the same post. I enjoy the list except for > this situation... > > I don't meant to stir up controversy but it would be more encouraging to > post on here if every poster would not leave the original post, in addition > to what they have to say about it. The reason that you include some text from the previous message is because email is not an immediate mode of communications. At times I can go a few days without checking my email, without the context I would not understand the response. It can be seen on other lists that also have a forum. The messages in the forum do not need context because the context can be seen on the previous message. But these messages being also routed to there corresponding mailing list make no sense because I do not see the context. The problem I see on mailing lists is those who do not remove the text that does not apply to the response. They reply to a part of the previous message but include the entire previous message when they should delete the text that does not apply to their response. -- Robert Blair see my genealogy web pages http://what4now.com

If people respond to the same post they may have something to add but if they respond because they are too lazy to type in a new subject it is their loss. Once I've looked at a subject and decided I can't help or add anything I don't open it again. I use a Mac and Apple Mail does a great job of threading a subject. My inbox stays pretty clean. Subjects that really pique my interest get saved to separate folder with a meaningful name so I can refer to them in the future. The traffic will have to get down to a crawl before I move to Twitter or FaceBook. Gale Gorman Houston On Jul 22, 2012, at 12:03 PM, lude55@sc.rr.com wrote: In regards to what Nivard was saying about so few posts on here; I find it so irritating that I have to scroll thru the original post over and over when people are responding to the same post. I enjoy the list except for this situation... I don't meant to stir up controversy but it would be more encouraging to post on here if every poster would not leave the original post, in addition to what they have to say about it. Sincerely, Linda ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 15:01:27 +0100 From: Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] New Mailing List & Message Board Announcement for Facebook To: roots@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <500C07B7.6030202@sky.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi Joan I am very much a sceptic regarding facebook or twitter for that matter But am always looking for fresh avenues for research So far facebook has left me very cold so will be interested how others use it The lists appear to be at an all time low with very few posts lately, I suspect more due to the plethora of information now available online than the likes of facebook or twitter but am open to being convinced they are useful Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

Barton: My limited knowledge about this situation says that data in some fields will transfer seamlessly via GEDCOM and some will get put into odd spots or lost altogether depending on what you're going from and to. I'm thinking that perhaps both PAF and FTM recognize the Notes tag in the GEDCOM (which is probably "NOTE") but Ancestry doesn't. I don't know the solution to your problem, but I suspect that only suggestions from people who are following the same export/import process as you will work in your case. Personally, I don't use Notes or Events. Everything gets turned into a source citation with detail added. I post from Legacy to RootsWeb WorldConnect and dislike the way WorldConnect places all Events toward the top of the person's listing above the family information. It took a lot of tinkering with test trees to get an arrangement at RootsWeb that I liked and you may have to do something along the same line. Or you may decide that the format you've already established in PAF/FTM is more important to you than the way it appears at Ancestry. Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: BARTON LEWIS Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 12:05 PM To: Web Roots Subject: [ROOTS-L] Sources and Citations hello list, this query pertains to sources and citations. I use PAF as my genealogical software. If I import my GEDCOM into FTM and generate a register report, if I've entered information under "Notes," this data appears on the report. But data from this section does not appear if I import my GEDCOM into Ancestry for that particular person. Therefore, I'm now entering data as a source for an "event" in PAF and this appears in the register report as well as on Ancestry. This is straightforward for births, deaths and marriages. But what if my ancestor is mentioned in a book as a witness to a will? What kind of "event" is that? I am using "residence" but I guess it's possible that a person witnessed a document even though s/he was not a resident of where the document was executed. If my ancestor was listed as appearing on a grand jury, I think "residence" in most all cases would be the appropriate event for that citation. Entering this type of data under "Notes" in PAF was nice because it all prints out right under the person's name in the register report, and it doesn't really matter what kind of event it was. Using headings like "LAND," "DEATH," "RESIDENCE" or "MISCELLANEOUS" and then listing the data underneath covered it all. But entering the data as individual sources is nice too, since it appears on my Ancestry tree. So I guess my questions are: how would you handle entering the data and what kind of event would you use for data such as jury lists and witnesseing or appearing as principal or secondary parties in deeds, etc. Thanks, Barton ===== If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anyone know how to correct an omission on the 1940 census? Not the index or translation, but the original enumeration. My youngest (of 5) sister, born 1937, was not listed with the family David Oliver Bridgforth in SLC Utah, and was not visiting relatives. Thanks for any suggestions Carolyne in Warrensburg

Can someone help me find a copy of the newspaper obituary of Jennie (Abrams) Heepke in the Columbus Dispatch? I have found the index but am having trouble finding an actual copy. Her obit was published in the paper on Thurs., Dec., 16, 1976 on page 14D. Any help would be much appreciated. Denise Goff

I would appeciate anyone who has the ability to look up an Obituary for Henry J. Soule. He was born Jan. 19, 1946 and died in August of 1973. The Obituary/Death Article would have been in any or all of these NYS Newspapers. The Albany Times Union The Troy Record The Schenectady Gazette Thank you and please reply to carola1243@aol.com

ANSWER TO BELOW: Sandy, You didn't give any names or other clues as to your family but Nebraska has been indexed. I checked only the city of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska with no name given. There are 9,857 that came up.....however some came up with no names or maybe first names only, etc. Most that I looked at had at least the approximate year and place of birth. There were well over 100 of those. If you can put in only the year and place of birth maybe you can find your family. If so you can probably make the needed correction. Hope this helps, Gretchen ORIGINAL MESSAGE: From: Sandra Jacobson <sandra.j@comcast.net> Subject: [ROOTS-L] 1940 Federal Census Corrections via Ancestry.com To: _roots@rootsweb.com_ (mailto:roots@rootsweb.com) Shirley M. or anyone else might know the answer to this question. Does anyone know how to submit corrections for the 1940 Federal Census via Ancestry.com? My family did not come up in any of the searches. I had to find them via searching each page in the 71-11 Enumeration District for Columbus, Platte County, NE. Because this type of search is still in BETA version I didn't see/find the traditional ways to submit corrections. Thanks again! Sandy J.

Shirley M. or anyone else might know the answer to this question. Does anyone know how to submit corrections for the 1940 Federal Census via Ancestry.com? My family did not come up in any of the searches. I had to find them via searching each page in the 71-11 Enumeration District for Columbus, Platte County, NE. Because this type of search is still in BETA version I didn't see/find the traditional ways to submit corrections. Thanks again! Sandy J.

Three old maids lived together. One was going upstairs but got tired about half way up and sat down to rest. After a few minutes, she stood up and said, "Was I going upstairs or downstairs?" The second one was getting ready for a bath and "came to" with one foot in the tub and the other on the bathroom floor. She said, "Was I getting into the tub or getting out?" The third said, "I'm just glad I'm not as forgetful as you two. Knock on wood." (Whereupon she rapped her knuckles on a table.) "Hey, who could that be knocking at our door this time of the night?"

You won't see that until that state enumeration is indexed. Then you will. Don P. Koch dkoch@alaska.com don.koch@northstarexams.com (907) 789-9497 (Alaska time zone) (302) 743-8445 (cell) "This message, including files attached to it, may contain confidential information that is intended only for the use of the ADDRESSEE(S) named above. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or copying of the information contained in this message, or the taking of any action in reliance upon the information, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the message from your system. Thank you." On Jul 22, 2012, at 9:16 PM, Sandra Jacobson wrote: > > > Shirley M. or anyone else might know the answer to this question. > Does anyone know how to submit corrections for the 1940 Federal > Census via Ancestry.com? My family did not come up in any of the > searches. I had to find them via searching each page in the 71-11 > Enumeration District for Columbus, Platte County, NE. Because this > type of search is still in BETA version I didn't see/find the > traditional ways to submit corrections. > > Thanks again! > > Sandy J. > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com > and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

We were at a family reunion. One lady was regaling us at length about cousins & kinfolk, a truly remarkable fount of genealogical knowledge. One of the "cousins" commented on her wonderful memory. She laughed, and said, "Oh, I can remember those things well enough, but I have to feel my toothbrush to be sure I have brushed my teeth." A friend referred to such as "old-timers disease." Leland

Nice one Don :-) The time to really worry is when you get home and wonder whose dog it is thats at the end of the leash in your hand <g> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 22/07/2012 20:35, Donald Koch wrote: > Three days ago I was taking my usual morning two mile walk with my dog > and noticed these little blue flowers in the drainage ditch were in > bloom. I knew that they were the Alaska State flower but could not > remember for the life of me what they are called. Yesterday as I was > walking by the same patch I remembered they are called > "Forget-Me-Not's." I then appreciated the irony of the name coupled with > the event and started to laugh. Dog was probably trying to figure out > what was going on. I still think it was pretty funny. Humor is where you > find it even if you are not looking for it. > Cheers > > Don P. Koch

This is more a statement than a question ! Why is it that I can remember every phone number I have ever had, every post code, all manner of trivial things from my childhood Yet I can't recall what on earth I was looking for in the fridge five seconds after going to get whatever it was :-( Sheesh! -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

Everyone, Please remember the below at the start of the Roots Digest. "If you respond to this digest, please replace the subject line of your response (so it doesn't read "Re: ROOTS-L Digest") and please don't quote the digest ... a few lines from the message to which you are responding or (better still) a brief summary of that message will do. Thanks!" You seem to be forgetting the request. Remember, there are people who are limited in what they can accept and even if not....it's hard to dig thru the constantly repeated things that are being put in. Gretchen EXAMPLE BELOW: Message: 11 Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:38:34 -0500 From: Alta Flynt <altaf1@att.net> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] 1930 Census To: BARTON LEWIS <bartonlewis@optonline.net> Cc: Web Roots <roots@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <500C1E7A.8080705@att.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed I see what's going on now. When you get to the box that says "This image is available" click on the big blue "Sign in" button. That will take you to the page where you either enter your user name and password (if you've done this before) or create a new account - free and easy to do. Then just follow the directions I sent before. Alta On 7/22/2012 10:31 AM, BARTON LEWIS wrote: > Thanks Alta, but the mystery continues. When I click on that little > gray camera, nothing happens. I am able to click on Bruce's name, but > as before, it takes me the abstract of the entry and the options to > view it on Ancestry. Not sure what's going on here ... > > Barton > > > On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 8:16 AM, Alta Flynt wrote: > >> The icon looks like a little camera to me - very small for my old >> eyes, but it's a grey oblong with a circle in the center with an x in >> the circle. It's in front of United States Census, 1930 under Bruce >> S. Haynes on the search results page. The original census page is >> there and viewable. I looked at it. >> >> Are you using <http://www.familysearch.org>? With the connection to >> Ancestry, it sounds like you're using Roots. >> >> Alta >> >> >> On 7/22/2012 10:03 AM, BARTON LEWIS wrote: >>> Hi Alta, it's not clear to me where this icon is or what it is (that >>> you're referring to). Bruce S Haynes comes up in the search results >>> in the 1930 Whatcom County, Washington census but when I click his >>> name, an abstract comes up with a link to see the image at ancestry, >>> where it's not viewable. So I'm assuming this particular image is >>> not available on familysearch. >>> >>> Barton >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 5:05 AM, Alta Flynt wrote: >>> >>>> Any time there is a little icon with the name on Family Search, you >>>> can see the original image. >>>> >>>> To see the image on Family Search: >>>> 1. Click on the name of the searched-for person. >>>> 2. Click on "Explore viewing options" in the grey box at the left - >>>> pale print on a white background and hard to see. >>>> 3. Click on "Sign in." >>>> 4. Type in your user name and password or create a new account. >>>> 5. Click on Sign In. >>>> 6. This takes you to the "indexed page" that you were at before but >>>> now it says "view image" in the box. >>>> 7. Click on "View Image" and read the original census page. >>>> >>>> Unfortunately, the indexers on Heritage Quest made mistakes the >>>> same as the ones on the other sites did. >>>> >>>> I also want to see the original image. I don't trust the indexers' >>>> spelling and I want to see the info that's not in the index. >>>> >>>> I hope this helps. >>>> >>>> Alta >>>> >>>> On 7/21/2012 10:57 PM, BARTON LEWIS wrote: >>>>> Thanks Alta. Bruce Haynes is the head of household but he doesn't >>>>> show up in a search on HQ. >>>>> >>>>> familysearch doesn't allow you to see the original image -- which >>>>> is mandatory for me. If anyone can give me the page number for >>>>> Bruce Haynes in Whatcom County, WA in 1930 so I can search the >>>>> image on HQ, I would appreciate it. >>>>> >>>>> Barton >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 7:13 PM, Alta Flynt wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Searching by name works on Heritage Quest but my experience has >>>>>> been that most years and states are only searchable by the head >>>>>> of the household. >>>>>> >>>>>> Familysearch.org also has the census records and they are >>>>>> searchable at no cost. >>>>>> >>>>>> Alta >>>>>> >>>>>> On 7/21/2012 7:52 PM, BARTON LEWIS wrote: >>>>>>> Thanks everyone for your help finding my relatives in Schuyler >>>>>>> County IL >>>>>>> and tips on how to search the census on Heritage Quest. Here's >>>>>>> another >>>>>>> one: when I search for Bruce Haynes in Whatcom Co., WA in 1930 on >>>>>>> Ancestry the page comes up blank. I've tried again and again. >>>>>>> It says >>>>>>> he's on page 7A but since I can't see the page I don't know what's >>>>>>> stamped on it so I don't know how to find him in Heritage Quest. >>>>>>> I put >>>>>>> in page 7 and that does give me the right county but he's not on >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> page. Does the search by name feature in Heritage QUest work? >>>>>>> I have >>>>>>> never been able to find anybody by entering the fields for name, >>>>>>> census >>>>>>> year and state. If someone can figure out what page he is on in >>>>>>> Heritage Quest I would appreciate it. 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"Not Given", where the third number in the code indicates how many unemployed people in the household are dependent upon the head of household. Details are here: historicpathways.com/download/centickrevisitagain.pdf Drew Smith On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Rosalyn Gibbs <rdgibbs@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > I was checking a distant relative in the 1900 census and found his > occupation listed as N. G. 0-0-2. His name was indexed on Ancestry as > Dangerfield E. B. and he was in Pacific Grove, Monterey Count, California, > roll 94, page 4B. There were others on the same page whose occupations were > N. G. 0-0-4, N. G. 0-0-0 and N. G. 0-0-1. Could anyone explain what this > means?