In a message dated 04/13/2001 8:07:46 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > > Does anyone have an easy way to check the census without going through it > > page by page? > > > > I am searching for Henry S DEAN and or William H DEAN. > > William H is on the 1880 census, District 2, E D 2, page 16- I can't seem > to > > find a comparable page on the 1900. > > > > Thanks so much, > > Kay > > > > Hi Kay, > > If there is an easy way to find anything pertaining to genealogy, and you > find out how, please inform all of us. Guess you will just have to dig page > for page. <G>You might want to check the same ED in the 1900 first. If you > don't find them there, then it is probably the l-o-n-g way around for you. > > Good luck in your search and Happy Easter > > Doris Lindblad > Lookup Volunteer > You might be able to use the Soundex to make looking them up easier? I don't know if our local library has the Texas Soundex or not.. but if anyone is near Houston, TX, and they might go to Clayton Library and look it up for you, they have almost all states' Soundex. If I'm correct I believe the Soundex only covers the years 1880 - 1920. For those that don't know... the Soundex system.. you take the first letter of the last name... then cross out all the vowels.. and each consonant has assigned numbers. I don't have my assigned numbers right here with me, but you end up with a number like D500 (D for D in Dean, 5 (and this probably isn't the correct number assigned to N, then because there are no more consonants, you add o)..after you get your soundex number, you look for the film number that includes D500, and the name Dean and all others that might be included will be on that film strip. Someone has written the names of all Deans on that census what county they are in, and who's in that home.. and gives the page you can find them on the census. CLEAR AS MUD, HUH? maybe someone might explain easier... haha Found this on the Internet.. from the Roseville Library...may make it clearer. > > >> What is the Soundex? >> >> The Soundex is a detailed index to the names recorded in the Census based >> on the sound rather than the spelling of the name. This unique tool >> enables the genealogist to find the variant spellings of family names >> efficiently (e.g. Stuart, Steward, Stewart) and to find the enumeration >> district, page, and line on which those names appear. Plus, by providing >> the names, ages, and birthplaces of all members of each household in the >> State, the Soundex is much more than just an index! It is an essential >> > >>  A good example of the coding used in creating the Soundex can be found >> on your driver's license. In many States, such as Michigan, the first >> letter of your surname and the next three digits of your license number >> > In fact they even included a decoder page for us.... please check it out.. http://www.macomb.lib.mi.us/roseville/convert2.html If I get to the library here in San Antonio any time soon, I'll see if we have a soundex for 1900. HAPPY HUNTING!! Donna