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    1. [VAROCKIN] Re: 1860 census index
    2. pritchie
    3. Hi, I typed the 1850 Rockingham census book for the Rock. Hist. Soc. The families I agonized over the most were Simmers/Summers/Simmons. Sometimes even David & Daniel can look alike. The capital I and J were about the same. Wasn't too bad for a first name like Jacob or Isaac, but when it was a middle initial, it was anyone's call. I learned later at a seminar in Williamsburg that at that time those letters were made identically. No wonder it was tough. I know I never complain anymore, either, about indexes or transcriptions. Pat Turner Ritchie

    07/27/2000 07:23:13