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    1. [ROOTS-L] 1940 Census
    2. Ron Mitchell
    3. The 1940 census is neat to say the least. The ED findability leaves some to be desired but I am sure that will be worked out when indexing is complete. Very easy to read. Good contrast. I tried the 1930 Civil District for a possible lead to the 1940 ED. Nope not even close. Began dive bombing the various ED's because I couldn't make heads or tails out of the map of the EDs. Big problem here was there were no boundaries shown on the map. As luck would have it, the last ED on the list was the one. I was stumbling through and was beginning to lose hope but got to page 33 of 46 and lo and behold, there I was!!. I learned the enumerator worked our side of the road and several pages later picked up the neighbor across the road so as we have always been told, the next person on the census might or might not be neighbors. Learned a couple important things. Neighbor 'Goober's real name was Irene and neighbor 'Mickey' was really Rebecca. Appears everyone was there. I sure hope they all have lived long enough to spot themselves on a census. A real kick!!! Happy Easter everyone Ron Submarine Vet.

    04/07/2012 12:58:00