People were known to change their names if they were having trouble with the law. Some just did not like their name. We had a Fudge surname changed to Forbis. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joyce A King To: txredriv@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 9:34 AM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Census Records Question A lady and I have connected our gr grandparents through a DNA project, however, through years of searching and every different spelling of their names, we have never found them on a census record anywhere--I even hired a professional to do the census check and he couldn't find anything - so, my question is, why would there be people that never show up on a census record? Has anyone else had this problem? Were the census records so inaccurate that this could happen? Anyone have any opinions on this? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXREDRIV-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.13/842 - Release Date: 6/9/2007 10:46 AM
Yes I suspect that a lot of folks in trouble with the law became Smiths judging from some I know ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reecie" <rstanley@ndemand.com> To: <txredriv@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 8:09 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Census Records Question > People were known to change their names if they were having trouble with > the law. > Some just did not like their name. We had a Fudge surname changed to > Forbis. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joyce A King > To: txredriv@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 9:34 AM > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Census Records Question > > > A lady and I have connected our gr grandparents through a DNA project, > however, through years of searching and every different spelling of their > names, we have never found them on a census record anywhere--I even hired > a professional to do the census check and he couldn't find anything - so, > my question is, why would there be people that never show up on a census > record? Has anyone else had this problem? Were the census records so > inaccurate that this could happen? Anyone have any opinions on this? > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXREDRIV-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.13/842 - Release Date: 6/9/2007 > 10:46 AM > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXREDRIV-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >