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Originally Posted by suzy_q2010
Also, when you are searching, sometimes try just initials for the first name(s). I googled "William Henry" one time and did not get much. Tried "W. D." and got his Civil War info.
I have discovered that people who transcribe the census records are told not to change what look like spelling errors. They are to try to transcribe exactly what the enumerator wrote. They have at least two people transcribe each record and get a third to look if the first two disagree.
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That's exactly what they teach at that website you linked us to recently...the one doing the indexing.
Thank you so much for all your tips, Suzy!
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