In a message dated 8/30/03 10:29:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jrtaylor54@charter.net writes: > Billy, > > I don't find any Melvin Woofters (even using Soundex) in the 1930 census in > any state. Do you have an estimated age for him, his wife or any of his > children? There are several Mary J.s, and some Ruths and Georges, but the > father's names are not Melvin or anything close. With ages, we might be able > to figure out which of the Woofters he might be. > > Jan > Thanks Jan ... Jane found Melvin and family in Gilmer County for the 1920 Census. I didn't realize they were in Gilmer County. I had a family member tell me last night that he thought Melvin's family moved to Ohio at some point. Maybe they show up in the Ohio Census with just an initial for the first name. The ages on the Gilmer County 1920 census were: Melvin 39, Mary 36, Dale 11, Ruth 7, George 6, Gilbert 4 1/2, Paul 2 yrs 8 mo, Susan 1 yr 2 mo. Don't know if any of those ages translate over into the 1930 WV Census. I don't have a death date for Melvin, so he may not be living during 1930 census. The other possibilities I could be an initial was used for the WV census or they had moved on to Ohio. Thanks for your help on my behalf. Billy