I believe the census taker wrote everything... All tha hand writing in all the actual census sheets I have seen are in the same handwriting.. Hence so many alternate spellings. Mistakes in data. My son-in-law's mother was born in WI but the 1930 census lists it as IL. I thkink because most of the children in the family were born in IL so he just filled in IL for all.. Dick Bloss --- macbetty <[email protected]> wrote: > you might want to keep in mind a lot of people ( > majority) could not > read nor write and so the census taker filled > in the blank spaces > for them----------------- imagine this exaggerated > scenario: You are the > wife -- you do not know how to read and barely > can sign your name, your > husband is off to work and just you and the 5 > children are home alone-- > the census taker knocks on your door ---- your > husband has told you not > to let any one in the house, so you stand at > the door -- little > Johnny is tugging at your skirt and desperately > needs changing , Mary > wants to be fed , Susie has decided since Mom is > busy now is a good > time to get into the fascinating items, Mom > forbids you in, your dinner > is boiling over on the stove --- etc. so > forth--- about this time you > are so flustered you can't remember exactly > what your name is, let > alone where your husband was born or even for > sure how old he is--- his > cousin lives down the road a piece, so the > census taker thinks well > if he was born in Ind then so must your > husband be.----- Next > time he comes 10 years latter -- most of the kids > are in school so you > can think --- keeping in mind most people were > very suspicious of any > government agency and only filled out what they > absolutely had > too------------ I know for a fact some people > used to consider it none > of the government's business where you were born > or when or anything > else about them. ----------- Besides that since > he was married more > than once perhaps he could have not told or > not even bothered to > mention it, unless she asked, the new wife > anything about where he was > born or even when ------- majority of people then > did not celebrate > their birthdays with big elaborate parties as we > sometimes do > now. -------------- > think about it -- could this be the reasoning? > > Betty > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 10:14 PM > Subject: Re: [TNMARION] Census > > > | That confused me the Ind. > | Andy Smith had a twin sister Amanda [Mandy] 1920 > census had her brn. Tn.Tn > | Tn. > | Andy was md and 1st had a child named Kate.2nd > marriage my grandmother > Sally > | Samples,Reams, Smith. > | Andy had 2 sisters Rose md Poe, Sally > [Sal]mdMcCollum they lived around > | Jasper. > | Andy lived on South Pittsburg mountain. and Orme. > | Andy and Sally had 3 children . Catherine, Andrew, > Ruth Smith Hargis. > | > | Thanks, > | Linda Rich Toney > | > | > | > | ==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== > | > *********************************************************************** > | PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and > replies, comments, > | requests for help, and other genealogical related > information > | that is of interest to researchers having a > connection or a > | possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. > There is no > | soliciting or advertising of any item or service > for sale allowed. > | Betty McBee - list administrator-- > [email protected] . > | Marion County Web Site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ > | > *********************************************************************** > | > | ============================== > | View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about > your ancestors, find > | marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > | http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > | > | > | > > > > ==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== > *********************************************************************** > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, > comments, > requests for help, and other genealogical related > information > that is of interest to researchers having a > connection or a > possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. > There is no > soliciting or advertising of any item or service > for sale allowed. > Betty McBee - list administrator-- > [email protected] . > Marion County Web Site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ > *********************************************************************** > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about > your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the > last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs