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From: Chuck Knuthson <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Need help reading surname
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 17:03:49 -0800
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Rodina,

Without checking anything else, it looks to me like "Bosshom" or
"Bosshons." I am quite certain that what looks like a "fs" or a "p" is a
double-s. I did an Ancestry.com search of the 1850 census for Dade
County, GA using only the first name "Martin" and found him (and
Juliann) indexed as BASSHAM. (I guess it could also be BASSHOM.) I did a
search on the surname BASSHAM (and on Bass* and Bassh*) and there are
several BASSHAMs listed in the 1850 census with a TN birth. I think
BASSHAM is a good possibility although I would probably do some more
checking. What does their listing look like in 1860 . . .1870 . . . ?

Chuck




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>APG members,
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>I could really use some help reading a last name on an 1850 census record.
>The record can be found on M432, roll 67, page 1B, dwelling 13, family 13, Dade
>County, Georgia. The head of household is James Richmond. Within the household
>there is a Martin and Julian B______, ages 28 and 26. Any help in deciphering
>this surname is greatly appreciated.
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>Rondina P. Muncy
>Grapevine, Texas
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