I curious if any member has an idea about what a couple of annotations on a census might mean. As most know, on the pre-1850 census manuscripts the enumerator would occasionally make an annotation beside the head of the household's name. For example, to differentiate between several people with the same names he might annotate the name of the father or an office the person held. A John Jones son of David Jones might have a (SD) after the name. A John Jones who was the county sheriff might have (SHR) following the name. The annotations that I need some help with occur on the 1830 and 1840 Louisa County census. They involve two men who I believe are father and son. Both are named Thomas Johnson. The father Thomas Johnson is between 90 and 100 years old in 1830. Beside his name is (PW). The son Thomas Johnson is between 50 and 60 in 1830. A (W) follows his name. By 1840 the elder Thomas Johnson has died, but the son is still listed with (W) following his name. On both census the brackets are around the letters. Although the son is shown on the 1850 and 1860 census, there is nothing about those listings that indicate the reasons these annotations had been used. I am very stumped by this question. And, would be grateful for any suggestions. ===== Lawrence Leveque [email protected] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com