This is a tough one, not just for the handwriting, but the enumerator couldn't spell very well. Look at line 14. He's spelled the name Izroll. It's probably Israel, if you look at the other names in the list: Abraham (which took time to figure out, it's so badly written), Joseph, and Moses -- all Biblical names. So it looks like the first letter in your guy's name is an I. For all the world, it looks to me like "Irmon," and the name was probably Herman, but this guy botched it up royally. He sometimes makes his r funny, too; viz. the name "Ezra" on the line above. That's the best I can come up with, anyway. Enumerator errors can be amusing. My father-in-law, who was called Marshall (which was actually his middle name) is listed as an infant on the 1920 census as "Marsha." LOL! Karen Packard Rhodes currently residing in Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Florida On 10/3/2012 11:58 AM, Robert M. Ankenbauer Jr. wrote: > Folks, > > I need some opinions on an 1860 US Census from Worcester MA. I have > provided a link to the image. I am looking for assistance with the name on > line 8. I have the last name as Dasher, no problem. Unfortunately his first > name has been indexed two different ways and I'm not sure I agree with > either. I have tried to locate both indexed names and my variation in other > online records/ images with no real luck. > > I will tell you that the enumerator had a tough time with these folks as > you can tell by Edward Bowshet on line 2. > > *http://tinyurl.com/8j7m2xb* > * > * > Any help is appreciated! >

I agree with Karen that this is a tough one. It looks like "Jerman," but the rampant misspellings cause me to wonder if the final letter could be an "h" and it is an attempt at "Jeremiah?" Janis Walker Gilmore Pawleys Island, SC On Oct 3, 2012, at 12:39 PM, Karen Rhodes wrote: > > This is a tough one, not just for the handwriting, but the enumerator > couldn't spell very well. > > Look at line 14. He's spelled the name Izroll. It's probably Israel, > if you look at the other names in the list: Abraham (which took time to > figure out, it's so badly written), Joseph, and Moses -- all Biblical > names. So it looks like the first letter in your guy's name is an I. > For all the world, it looks to me like "Irmon," and the name was > probably Herman, but this guy botched it up royally. He sometimes makes > his r funny, too; viz. the name "Ezra" on the line above. That's the > best I can come up with, anyway. > > Enumerator errors can be amusing. My father-in-law, who was called > Marshall (which was actually his middle name) is listed as an infant on > the 1920 census as "Marsha." LOL! > > Karen Packard Rhodes > currently residing in Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Florida > > > > > On 10/3/2012 11:58 AM, Robert M. Ankenbauer Jr. wrote: >> Folks, >> >> I need some opinions on an 1860 US Census from Worcester MA. I have >> provided a link to the image. I am looking for assistance with the name on >> line 8. I have the last name as Dasher, no problem. Unfortunately his first >> name has been indexed two different ways and I'm not sure I agree with >> either. I have tried to locate both indexed names and my variation in other >> online records/ images with no real luck. >> >> I will tell you that the enumerator had a tough time with these folks as >> you can tell by Edward Bowshet on line 2. >> >> *http://tinyurl.com/8j7m2xb* >> * >> * >> Any help is appreciated! >> > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message