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Subject: [LDR] Re: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-D Digest V02 #248
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 05:20:53 EDT
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> Subject: [LDR] Census Taking == The Witch Occupation
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> Another thought from a different angle.
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> ...Going back to our earlier discussions on census, census taking, etc (
> and
> my own experiences on the 1920 census)....How about Nancy Dix really was a
> mid-wife and local lady who everyone went to when someone was sick or
> needed
> mending....John Purnell, being an affable sort (though maybe some of you
> know
> better), "sat a spell" when he came to take her census...When they got to
> the
> "occupation" part he said what should I say? Midwife? And she says I'm
> more
> than that (she probably suggested leaving it blank, but his instructions
> said that wasn't an option)
>
> So the conversation continues with great fun and she says..well 300 years
> ago
> they would have called me a "Witch". So John Purnell says, Yes (fist in
> air). Maybe it will get by my "boss", and stick for all eternity. He
> finishes the rest, and they have more of her special home brewed ale using
>
> local plants indigenous to LDR. (We don't talk about stills and such
> here...Did the Presbyterians and Baptists, etc. have such a grip that no
> one
> dared hide one in a swamp somewhere?)
>
> Right now Nancy Dix and John Purnell may be having a good laugh at us now.
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> Janet Hunter
Well that gets my vote. They do get to know you well, especially with the
long form! I am sure that some of
my ancestors answered questions on census just to confound me!
I have another question to add off subject but about census,
one of the members of our Sussex County site is trying to
tie in alot of different families and she would like to know the following:
Hi everyone, I am in the process of taking all the census 1850-1900 for
Indian RIver and Broadkill. and trying to make some sense out of it. I have
found some interesting things in it.
Also, she would like to hear from anyone with Barker, Houston, Virden, Dodd,
Lingo, Argoe, Veazey surnames in their databases.
Thanks Becky
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