I don't know anything about it either. I googled the word 'Asserkus' to see if it was a surname or a tribe or whatever and only got one link to someone's post. But it didn't show their post it only took me to a page that was a transcript of the census. But I didn't find this name. I'm really curious too. Can you give me the direct link to this exact page on the census where you found this? I'd like to look at it myself too. :) Thanks. Barb n a message dated 4/13/2006 3:24:27 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, karon@yvn.com writes: In the 1885 Nebraska Census, Frances Bertha West was listed as Asserkus. I am totally unfamiliar with that name, and have wondered if it was an Indian name. Anybody on the list know? Barb :) Surnames: Dunn, Brewster, Groat, Harding, West, Guinn, Newton, Williams "Share knowledge as if it is a living entity, for in fact, it is. It lives on in the lives of others for generations to come." Barb Grainger - 2006

I sent an answer rootsweb would not send to the list. Apparently you can't scan forms and send them on roots web. The web site you talked about is mine. I tried to follow the rootsweb address for that census too, it wasn't available. Anyway, Asserkus is not a name I ever heard of before, and I wondered if it was an Indian name. Her name in our language was Frances Bertha West Cramer. Her father was Philip Parker West, b 1803 Accomack Virginia, her mother was Vina Perlina Roberts b 1805-1807, PA but I have since seen another birth place mentioned, it might have been Tennessee. Mom didn't want to admit to German or Indian. "Asserkus" was her grandmother. Karon ----- Original Message ----- From: PalTia@aol.com To: WEST-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [WEST-L] ETHNICITY of the WEST NAME I don't know anything about it either. I googled the word 'Asserkus' to see if it was a surname or a tribe or whatever and only got one link to someone's post. But it didn't show their post it only took me to a page that was a transcript of the census. But I didn't find this name. I'm really curious too. Can you give me the direct link to this exact page on the census where you found this? I'd like to look at it myself too. :) Thanks. Barb n a message dated 4/13/2006 3:24:27 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, karon@yvn.com writes: In the 1885 Nebraska Census, Frances Bertha West was listed as Asserkus. I am totally unfamiliar with that name, and have wondered if it was an Indian name. Anybody on the list know? Barb :) Surnames: Dunn, Brewster, Groat, Harding, West, Guinn, Newton, Williams "Share knowledge as if it is a living entity, for in fact, it is. It lives on in the lives of others for generations to come." Barb Grainger - 2006 ==== WEST Mailing List ==== Become a transcriber for the Census Project. www.us-census.org