You have to be a good detective and be able to put pieces of different puzzles together to make one good puzzle in this game. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Gregory" <gregoryc@charter.net> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:31 PM Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] Census vrs records!!! > yes it is better than a crossword puzzle and more fun ! > And Cal got me going on this genealogy journey many years > ago as well.. > > Melba thanks for the kind words this is our hobby / part time > job and we have come so far haven't we ....<g> > > > Charlie > > > Eldon Wilkins wrote: > >> But isn't it fun??? And exciting when you figure all these people >> out...better than crossword puzzles. Re Cal's (Gregory of Macon Co.) >> Column...I have found his records to be >> factual as far as my Green family. That article >> in the early 50's was the beginning of my diggin' in the census. >> How thankful I have always been for his keeping tract of families >> so we would be able to use it today. >> >> And to Charlie....again I thank you for the service you and others >> are giving us...I have so enjoyed meeting other wonderful >> people who are willing to share and work together as we >> build our families of the past. Thanks, Thanks, Thanks. >> >> Melba Melba >> -------Original Message------- >> From: Mary Miller >> Date: 10/25/05 07:31:32 >> To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] Census vrs records!!! >> I like to get at least 3 census - say 1850, 1860, 1870 - and then >> compare >> the age for an approximate date and so state it in my records - if I have >> nothing else. >> One census year people were advised before it began to write down all >> the >> people in the household and their proper age in case they were out in the >> field or gone from home on the day the census taker arrived. This was >> because of so many errors in names, dates of birth, and place of birth. >> Often one of the older children would be at home taking care of the >> younger >> children and would get things wrong.......or a new second wife might not >> get >> the ages of all the children from a previous marriage correct. Also - I >> love how people would change their names. For example the father might be >> Peter and the son Peter Isaac.....when the child was young the family >> called >> him Isaac, then when he was grown he might have used his official name of >> Peter or Peter I...it also seems women were very willing to change their >> names when they got married, to use a middle name or just pick a name >> they >> liked better than the one they were given at birth.....that makes >> marriage >> records interesting because it is usually the first time the young woman >> could give her name as SHE wanted to be called and not what her parents >> called her. And again, you have to know that Polly or Molly might have >> been >> a Mary, or that Maggie could have been Margaret, etc. Then you throw in >> some of those horrible names used at one point - think they were Greek >> Goddesses or something...... >> Mary >> ==== 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 >> ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== >> Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project. >> Already In Progress! >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm >> > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project. > Already In Progress! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm > >