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Subject: Re: census enumerators
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:38:48 EST


If I may put my two cents in regarding census enumerators, I was looking for
the Fahey family who was living on Ravenswood Avenue from around 1902 until
around 1928. I found them in the 1910 census and 1920s city directories but
could not find them in the 1920 census.

I looked block by block and could not find the address above a certain
number. I think their address was in the 7100 block and the enumerator only
went up to 6900. I know they were still there in 1928 because I spoke with
the 97 year old wife of the son. She and her husband lived at the Ravenswood
address from 1926-28.

Nora


>
> Just thought I'd interject - -
>
> The enumerators, while they did a tremendous job, occasionally missed
> people. The tenement where my grandparents were living had one family
> listed at the address (not my grandparents) and I know there were at
> least five other families in the building - same thing for the adjacent
> building.
>
> Regards,
> Jim
>


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