I have been looking for my dad in the 1940 census. My parents were married in September of 1940 and I’ve found my mother and assume they were living in the same town in Kansas as they worked for the same employer. That is where they met. I’ve tried various forms of his name and all, but so far no luck. He was born in Indian Territory Oklahoma in 1907 13 days before they obtained statehood. So, have looked in Kansas also, thinking he might have gone to visit his grandmother who still lived there. But so far no luck. Does anyone have any suggestions. I have found his mother and younger brother and his older married brother all living in the same county Nadine.

If you are depending on Ancestry.com to identify the names with their search system you may not find them. Take the time to look at each page of the census in the towns or townships you think they might live. My family's last name has been transcribed as Lohmeyer (correctly) but depending on the legibility of the census, it has been transcribed as Solmeyer, Lottmire and others. My Laue family becomes Lane, Lamm, Samm etc. The software won't find those discrepancies. It doesn't take long to scan a page with your eyes. When it's someone important it's worth the time to review the document yourself. Most Kansas townships are 10-30 pages long. It may take 3 or 4 townships to find them. Google a map of the townships in the county you think they lived in. Often I find people I wasn't looking for, but since the family was living in communities with other kin, scanning the pages can be interesting even when you don't find what you are looking for. On Wed, Jul 6, 2016, 10:56 PM Sid & Nadine Snider via <roots@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I have been looking for my dad in the 1940 census. My parents were > married in September of 1940 and I’ve found my mother and assume they were > living in the same town in Kansas as they worked for the same employer. > That is where they met. I’ve tried various forms of his name and all, but > so far no luck. He was born in Indian Territory Oklahoma in 1907 13 days > before they obtained statehood. So, have looked in Kansas also, thinking he > might have gone to visit his grandmother who still lived there. But so far > no luck. Does anyone have any suggestions. I have found his mother and > younger brother and his older married brother all living in the same county > > Nadine. > ===== > 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

Jim is quite right about surnames so search first name and birth place <G> do it exact and change Jim to James and so on. You should hit it, but then he might have been missed - I have a lot who were caught twice and those who weren't caught at all. Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (Anon) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold) On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 11:54 PM, Sid & Nadine Snider via <roots@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I have been looking for my dad in the 1940 census. My parents were married in September of 1940 and I’ve found my mother and assume they were living in the same town in Kansas as they worked for the same employer. That is where they met. I’ve tried various forms of his name and all, but so far no luck. He was born in Indian Territory Oklahoma in 1907 13 days before they obtained statehood. So, have looked in Kansas also, thinking he might have gone to visit his grandmother who still lived there. But so far no luck. Does anyone have any suggestions. I have found his mother and younger brother and his older married brother all living in the same county > > Nadine. > ===== > 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

I don't remember the date for the 1940 census but if before the marriage date they would be listed where they were living on official date of census. Sally Smith -----Original Message----- From: roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sid & Nadine Snider via Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 8:54 PM To: roots; ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Question about 1940 census I have been looking for my dad in the 1940 census. My parents were married in September of 1940 and I’ve found my mother and assume they were living in the same town in Kansas as they worked for the same employer. That is where they met. I’ve tried various forms of his name and all, but so far no luck. He was born in Indian Territory Oklahoma in 1907 13 days before they obtained statehood. So, have looked in Kansas also, thinking he might have gone to visit his grandmother who still lived there. But so far no luck. Does anyone have any suggestions. I have found his mother and younger brother and his older married brother all living in the same county Nadine. ===== 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