----- Original Message ----- From: A Elizabeth <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 8:58 PM Subject: Fw: [TXCASS-L] Fw: CassFeedback > For a few years Cass County was renamed "Davis County" to honor > a famous person, I believe. However, before 1880 the name of > the county was changed back to "Cass County." So your relative > found in Davis County was really in Cass County as well. Hope > this helps. As for the child, I believe the child was alive or would > not have been listed as being in that household. Whether the > DEC stood for December or not I cannot say. I think it might > be a little unusual go give the date of birth that way. I think the > census was mostly taken in the summer months (I'm not sure) > so it could possibly be the month of birth. Elizabeth > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dana Thomas <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 6:27 PM > Subject: [TXCASS-L] Fw: CassFeedback > > > > > > Anyone want to take this one???? > > Dana > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Amy > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 11:30 AM > > Subject: CassFeedback > > > > > > Hi! > > I have a question. Upon clicking on the census links for Cass Co., I > found > > that most of the links take you to Davis Co., TX census records, rather > than > > Cass. I did find my ancestor on one of them; is it Cass, or is it really > > Davis? > > > > Also, one of the census records states "DEC" for a child of 6 months age. > > Is this referring to the month of December, or does it mean deceased? > > > > thanks! > > Amy Dyer > > [email protected] > > > > > > ==== TXCASS Mailing List ==== > > Please send me your Cass County family info: [email protected] > > for submission to the Cass County, TXGenWeb page. If it's Cass County, > genealogy or history related and NOT copywrited then I'll put it up! > > > > >