J. Ray: Never consider anything you find in the census as a "fact!" The enumerator usually got his (or her) information from only one member of the household (who might not even have been a member of the family). The discrepancies you mentioned are typical of what might be expected from someone who thought they knew the answers. I came out of retirement in 1990 to serve as a Field Operations Supervisor for the 1990 census and I can assure you that not nearly as many people were missed as the press has suggested. Just because someone refused to talk to the enumerator doesn't mean that he wasn't counted. You'd be surprised how much "factual" information your neighbors would be willing to share about you! Joe Burgess ----- Original Message ----- From: J Ray Young <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 9:02 AM Subject: Facts!! > > I just found another "fact" that I must look at with disbelief. > > The 1880 census of Marion Co IL shows that the father of my Matthew > Young (who was Samuel Young) was born in VA. Samuel stated in his Rev > War pension application that he was born in PA and served with the > malitia there. He later moved to VA and also served in the malitia > there. I have been able to confirm that these statements are probably > true. (Nothing is certain in this game) > > The census also states that that Matt's mother was born in TN. I find > this hard to believe because her oldest daughter was born in NC and they > lived several other places before they moved to TN. > > I just wanted to make a comment that this proves again that you must be > cautious even of the "facts". > > J. Ray Young > > > ==== YOUNG Mailing List ==== > Transcribe an old document and share it with the list. > The list owner is at [email protected] > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > >