I think you have t remember that a lot of folks back then did not have the same education that we have today. Some folks didn't even graduate from high school. My dad for instance only completed the 8th grade. A lot of people could not even read nor write as evidenced by some of the entries on some of the census themselves. Just my $.02. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: <PARSONS208@aol.com> To: <TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 1999 6:06 PM Subject: Census data > Does anyone know why there are so many errors in the Union County census? I > noticed that some of the information, i.e., ages, do not correspond with > tombstones. Was there a reason to falsify the information? Also, some of > the names are different. > Thanks for any help! > Carol Parsons > > > ==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== > Put those lists to work for others. If you have any cemetery or bible lists please send them in. We can post them on the page for others to use. > >