The censuses (1820-1930, excl. 1890 obviously) are available on cd from SK Publications for $30 for all of them. What a deal! Many, many thanks to those who helped to make these available. I've spent *many* late nights digging. . . . :-) Jenny ----- Original Message ----- From: "teresa whittemore" <harper@nctc.com> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 3:08 PM Subject: books for sale > List, > I have several families from Smith County. Are there any research books > available for sale? > Would love to have census, cemetery, etc to look at during my late night > "Digging" > Teresa > > ______________________________

Yes we have a very generous group of smith county volunteers and the money folks put up for the census project as well as other projects and the transcribers are the proof.... thanks to all the smith county volunteers!!! Charlie @ the website Jenny M. Calvin wrote: > The censuses (1820-1930, excl. 1890 obviously) are available on cd from > SK Publications for $30 for all of them. What a deal! Many, many > thanks to those who helped to make these available. I've spent *many* > late nights digging. . . . :-) > > Jenny

I'm curious about the "accuracy" of the Census reports. My uncle SWEARS that Henry S. Goad was born in 1840. That's what all the (local) history books/reports say, that's what the family history says, and that is, in fact, what it says on his tombstone. (My brother, uncle, aunt and I toured a number of family cemeteries on Sunday and I have pictures!) However, the 1850 Smith County Census indicates that Henry was 8 years old at that time--which would put his birth year at 1842. I've also seen 1842 in a number of different places, so I don't know which is correct. Any clues/suggestions? Rosanne (Goad) Vrugtman St. Louis, MO -----Original Message----- From: Charles Gregory [mailto:gregoryc@charter.net] Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 8:05 PM To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] Re: books for sale Yes we have a very generous group of smith county volunteers and the money folks put up for the census project as well as other projects and the transcribers are the proof.... thanks to all the smith county volunteers!!! Charlie @ the website Jenny M. Calvin wrote: > The censuses (1820-1930, excl. 1890 obviously) are available on cd from > SK Publications for $30 for all of them. What a deal! Many, many > thanks to those who helped to make these available. I've spent *many* > late nights digging. . . . :-) > > Jenny ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Add Your Surnames to Our Smith County Surnames Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/surnames.htm

The same type of question is in my mind. My ggg-grandmother's tombstone says she died in 1894 yet she is listed on the 1900 census. I am wondering if someone giving the information to the census taker misunderstood the question. For example "what's your wife's name?" could be interpretted as "what was your wife's name?" and somehow the answering person wouldn't mention she was dead. My ggg-grandfather would have been 75 years old at the time, and perhaps he was a bit hard of hearing. I have heard that sometimes census takers guessed at a child's age depending on size. Gwendolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosanne Vrugtman" <xun@sbcglobal.net> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 6:37 PM Subject: RE: [TNSMITH] Re: books for sale > I'm curious about the "accuracy" of the Census reports. My uncle SWEARS > that Henry S. Goad was born in 1840. That's what all the (local) history > books/reports say, that's what the family history says, and that is, in > fact, what it says on his tombstone. (My brother, uncle, aunt and I > toured > a number of family cemeteries on Sunday and I have pictures!) However, > the > 1850 Smith County Census indicates that Henry was 8 years old at that > time--which would put his birth year at 1842. I've also seen 1842 in a > number of different places, so I don't know which is correct. Any > clues/suggestions? > > Rosanne (Goad) Vrugtman > St. Louis, MO > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Gregory [mailto:gregoryc@charter.net] > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 8:05 PM > To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] Re: books for sale > > Yes we have a very generous group of smith county volunteers > and the money folks put up for the census project as well as > other projects and the transcribers are the proof.... > > thanks to all the smith county volunteers!!! > > Charlie @ the website > > Jenny M. Calvin wrote: > >> The censuses (1820-1930, excl. 1890 obviously) are available on cd from >> SK Publications for $30 for all of them. What a deal! Many, many >> thanks to those who helped to make these available. I've spent *many* >> late nights digging. . . . :-) >> >> Jenny > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Add Your Surnames to Our Smith County Surnames Page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/surnames.htm > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Submit Your Family Pictures, Biographies, Histories > Wills, Fokelore, To The Smith Co Web Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/

Rosanne, The census records are great resources but ages should be taken as an approximation in many of the old census texts. Others probably know better than I do but it seems as if accuracy of ages (and spelling) varied by census taker. Bob McCormick (the other one...) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosanne Vrugtman" <xun@sbcglobal.net> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 9:37 PM Subject: RE: [TNSMITH] Re: books for sale > I'm curious about the "accuracy" of the Census reports. My uncle SWEARS > that Henry S. Goad was born in 1840. That's what all the (local) history > books/reports say, that's what the family history says, and that is, in > fact, what it says on his tombstone. (My brother, uncle, aunt and I toured > a number of family cemeteries on Sunday and I have pictures!) However, the > 1850 Smith County Census indicates that Henry was 8 years old at that > time--which would put his birth year at 1842. I've also seen 1842 in a > number of different places, so I don't know which is correct. Any > clues/suggestions? > > Rosanne (Goad) Vrugtman > St. Louis, MO > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Gregory [mailto:gregoryc@charter.net] > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 8:05 PM > To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] Re: books for sale > > Yes we have a very generous group of smith county volunteers > and the money folks put up for the census project as well as > other projects and the transcribers are the proof.... > > thanks to all the smith county volunteers!!! > > Charlie @ the website > > Jenny M. Calvin wrote: > > > The censuses (1820-1930, excl. 1890 obviously) are available on cd from > > SK Publications for $30 for all of them. What a deal! Many, many > > thanks to those who helped to make these available. I've spent *many* > > late nights digging. . . . :-) > > > > Jenny > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Add Your Surnames to Our Smith County Surnames Page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/surnames.htm > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Submit Your Family Pictures, Biographies, Histories > Wills, Fokelore, To The Smith Co Web Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ >

Jenny and all who replied, Thanks for info on census, but I would still love to have books. Someday my computor and software will be outdated or dead and the books will still be here. Teresa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny M. Calvin" <jcalvin5@cafes.net> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 7:42 PM Subject: [TNSMITH] Re: books for sale > The censuses (1820-1930, excl. 1890 obviously) are available on cd from SK > Publications for $30 for all of them. What a deal! Many, many thanks to > those who helped to make these available. I've spent *many* late nights > digging. . . . :-) > > Jenny > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "teresa whittemore" <harper@nctc.com> > To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 3:08 PM > Subject: books for sale > > >> List, >> I have several families from Smith County. Are there any research books >> available for sale? >> Would love to have census, cemetery, etc to look at during my late night >> "Digging" >> Teresa >> >> ______________________________ > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Submit Your Family Pictures, Biographies, Histories > Wills, Fokelore, To The Smith Co Web Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ > >

Teresa...to my knowledge there are none of the Smith Co., Books available.. you might contact the Smith Co. Historial Society , Carthage, to see if any of the Smith County History would be considered as another printing... rather doubt they will reprint the Cemetery Books as they are online...and check ebay to see if any out there. M. -------Original Message------- From: teresa whittemore Date: 10/25/05 16:00:23 To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] Re: books for sale Jenny and all who replied, Thanks for info on census, but I would still love to have books. Someday my computor and software will be outdated or dead and the books will still be here. Teresa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny M. Calvin" <jcalvin5@cafes.net> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 7:42 PM Subject: [TNSMITH] Re: books for sale > The censuses (1820-1930, excl. 1890 obviously) are available on cd from SK > Publications for $30 for all of them. What a deal! Many, many thanks to > those who helped to make these available. I've spent *many* late nights > digging. . . . :-) > > Jenny > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "teresa whittemore" <harper@nctc.com> > To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 3:08 PM > Subject: books for sale > > >> List, >> I have several families from Smith County. Are there any research books >> available for sale? >> Would love to have census, cemetery, etc to look at during my late night >> "Digging" >> Teresa >> >> ______________________________ > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Submit Your Family Pictures, Biographies, Histories > Wills, Fokelore, To The Smith Co Web Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Add Your Surnames to Our Smith County Surnames Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/surnames.htm

Teresa....will you please send me your private email...I have some knowledge that will be of great interest to you. MELEL512@att.net If you are awake and want me to call you send me your phone number (or can do in the a.m.) Melba ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eldon Wilkins" <MelEl512@att.net> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] Re: books for sale > Teresa...to my knowledge there are none of the Smith Co., Books > available.. > you might contact the Smith Co. Historial Society , Carthage, to see if > any > of the Smith County History would be considered as another printing... > rather doubt they will reprint the Cemetery Books as they are online...and > check ebay to see if any out there. > M. > > -------Original Message------- > > From: teresa whittemore > Date: 10/25/05 16:00:23 > To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] Re: books for sale > > Jenny and all who replied, > Thanks for info on census, but I would still love to have books. Someday > my computor and software will be outdated or dead and the books will still > be here. > Teresa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jenny M. Calvin" <jcalvin5@cafes.net> > To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 7:42 PM > Subject: [TNSMITH] Re: books for sale > > >> The censuses (1820-1930, excl. 1890 obviously) are available on cd from >> SK >> Publications for $30 for all of them. What a deal! Many, many thanks to >> those who helped to make these available. I've spent *many* late nights >> digging. . . . :-) >> >> Jenny >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "teresa whittemore" <harper@nctc.com> >> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 3:08 PM >> Subject: books for sale >> >> >>> List, >>> I have several families from Smith County. Are there any research books >>> available for sale? >>> Would love to have census, cemetery, etc to look at during my late night >>> "Digging" >>> Teresa >>> >>> ______________________________ >> >> >> >> ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== >> Submit Your Family Pictures, Biographies, Histories >> Wills, Fokelore, To The Smith Co Web Project >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ >> >> > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Add Your Surnames to Our Smith County Surnames Page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/surnames.htm > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Visit Photos Of Cemeteries Of Smith County > Over 500 + Cemeteries online with pictures and Descriptions > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/cempics.htm > >