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From: "Karen Rice" <>
Subject: Re: 1880 Census
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 18:41:56 -0500
References: <cd.de6354f.2908e80c@aol.com>


Way to go, girls!!! I'm so proud of you! And the rest of you, remember -
some of those "mistakes" may have been the original census takers. They
spelled many names phonetically. So maybe your great-grandma was named
Leticia, but the census taker wrote Latisha - and that's what the
transcribers have to put, just what the census taker wrote. Now there are
real mistakes - like me mistaking an old-fashioned "Q" for a "J" and those
we can fix and will be glad to, so let us know.
Alice, I don't know either how long it will take them to get the
transcription to us, but we'll all be anxiously awaiting it. I was reading
all of Ward 4 on the 1880 yesterday and wishing for a transcription.
I am shamed by your diligence into going back to work on the 1920. I put it
off as long as I could - even finished the 1820 and the 1830 as a perverse
kind of avoidance. Roy is proofreading the 1820 for me, but I don't have a
proof reader for the 1830 yet. I'll send the images to anyone who is
willing to give all or part of it a go.
Also, hearty pats on the back for those plugging away at the other
transcriptions - Bruce Odom on 1840, Mary Margaret Selig-Trahan on 1870,
and Allana Bosch on 1910.

Karen

----- Original Message -----
From: <>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:59 PM
Subject: 1880 Census


> To Karen and All,
> I sent the transcribed ward one census for 1880 in today (48 pages). I
don't
> know how long it will take to get it on line.
>
> PLEASE be kind when you find mistakes. It was extremely hard to read and
> very time consuming. I thought as a third grade teacher I could read
> anyone's handwriting. Was I ever wrong!!!!!!!
>
> Mary Davis-Odom was my proofreader and did a great job - not only in
> proofreading but in giving me encouragement when I was having so much
trouble.
>
> We are almost through with wards two, six, and three.
>
> Thank you, Alice Ogles
>
>

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