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From: "Larry V" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] online census indexes
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 11:24:25 -0500
References: <006601c2d33a$30ae7a20$96f1fea9@NancyUpshawAtHome>


If the online indexes are anything like those on CD, there could be
a lot missing. I found that the 1820 Index on CD was missing all
surnames starting with A through F, for many counties of SC.

Larry Vehorn


> My experience with the earlier Ancestry census indexes is that, if,
> instead of relying on the general (high-level) search to find hits, you
> go to the individual census year and then do the search, you get more
> accurate results. Many entries I get at the census-level search, don't
> appear when I use the general search.
>
> -Nancy Upshaw
>

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