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From: "TONYA SMITH" <>
Subject: Re: [ILROOTS] Clue to researching the 1930 census
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 10:21:09 -0700
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Searching with given name only can be a very good idea. I asked a question
on another list, and a very kind list-member was able to find the particular
family group in the 1880 US census by searching on a given name alone. And
I might never have found them, because I wouldn't have thought of doing it
that way...

Tonya
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"Neil/Smit Genealogy"
Chasing wild geese and elusive ancestors since 1990;
specializing in my surnames Cobb and Boekweg
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~claymaresindex


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Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 9:06 AM
Subject: [ILROOTS] Clue to researching the 1930 census


> I just wanted all those who are having trouble finding those elusive
> relatives on the 1930 census, that there is another way to find them.
>
> Type in their first name only, then list the county and state. If you know
> the township, list that too. Most likely you will get a lot of hits. Most
can
> easily be discounted. As you probably know many last names are misspelled.
>
> I hope this helps someone.
>
> Susan
>
>
>
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life might have occurred, you might be able to find a clue in how to search
for this information at the Illinois GenWeb Project's - Unknown IL Counties
Web Site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilunknow/
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