In a message dated 8/1/02 8:43:37 PM, gaila@merrington.net writes: << Janet I have a John Johnson born 1800 and he was noted in 3 different census, as being born in Tenn, Kentucky and North Carolina. He married Lillian Busbee from Aiken, SC but I don't know if he married her in SC or in Georgia. Hard to say: who answered the Census takers questions: them, family or neighbors? Where did they live in SC or NC? On a border? I would also be interested in the answer to your question. Although I don't think SC and NC had any boundary shifts circa 1830. Good luck, Gaila >> In answer to who furnished the information, it was supposed to be the resident. However, if they weren't home when the census taker came by, some of them would just check with the neighbors. I think that's probably the answer to why my 3 greats grandfather, Abe Musgraves, was born in Indiana according to one census and Illinois according to another. My maiden name is Lyle (singular) and one theory is that those who spell it Lyles (plural) do so because someone said "the Lyle's live over there" and that's exactly what was written. So much for being able to count on primary records. Pat Lyle Kramer

Hi Pat! Well, I still haven't found Almarinda Johnson, or her family. Around 1870 I did find an Asa Johnson, living in Illinois. Almarinda had a son whose middle name was Asa, Josephus Cox. Concerning Lyle ..... Josephus Asa Cox married Sallie Caroline Hill. I have seen Hills ... so there we go again! Thanks, Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <PATKRAM@aol.com> To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 5:15 PM Subject: Re: [SC] Question Regarding South Carolina Boundaries > > In a message dated 8/1/02 8:43:37 PM, gaila@merrington.net writes: > > << Janet > > I have a John Johnson born 1800 and he was noted in 3 different census, as > > being born in Tenn, Kentucky and North Carolina. He married Lillian Busbee > > from Aiken, SC but I don't know if he married her in SC or in Georgia. > > Hard to say: who answered the Census takers questions: them, family or > > neighbors? > > Where did they live in SC or NC? On a border? > > I would also be interested in the answer to your question. Although I don't > > think SC and NC had any boundary shifts circa 1830. > > Good luck, > > Gaila >> > > In answer to who furnished the information, it was supposed to be the > resident. However, if they weren't home when the census taker came by, some > of them would just check with the neighbors. I think that's probably the > answer to why my 3 greats grandfather, Abe Musgraves, was born in Indiana > according to one census and Illinois according to another. My maiden name is > Lyle (singular) and one theory is that those who spell it Lyles (plural) do > so because someone said "the Lyle's live over there" and that's exactly what > was written. So much for being able to count on primary records. > Pat Lyle Kramer > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > If you are leaving your current ISP, please unsubscribe! > Digest SC-Genealogy-D-request@rootsweb.com > List SC-Genealogy-L-request@rootsweb.com > only one word in body of message UNSUBSCRIBE > No signature/No nothing! > >