If I may add also ... the 1790 Caroline Co, MD is also alphabetized. After a few years (and emails) of trying to find the "original" so I could locate neighbors of my ancestors, I was told that for some reason, the census takers originally had done it. Marsha McWilliams ----- Original Message ----- From: Elizabeth Whitaker <elwhitaker@ftc-i.net> To: <ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 11:22 PM Subject: Re: census > The alphabetical reports were indexes. These are *not* as reliable as > getting your data directly from the microfilm. > > Elizabeth Whitaker Elizabeth, I for one know the difference between census indexes, census microfilms, and copies of microfilms. In some cases the names on the census microfilms had been alphabetized - probably by the census Richard A. Bain dickbain@primeline.com