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From: "Virginia W. Kelly" <>
Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Census CD's
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 17:27:04 -0500
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From: "wward" <>
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Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Census CD's


> Carol,
>
> Just a note on the Allegany County 1870 census: one particular enumerator
> seemed to have gotten the instructions wrong and checked the boxes for
> read/write if the person could read and write! I noted this in the
> Frostburg District.
>
> RE:
>
> >The 1870 census adds a few more items. Basically a "Check Here" type of
> >box is provided. There are places to indicate if parents are of foreign
> >birth and to check if the named person cannot read or cannot write. If
> >the named person was born or married within the year, the month of that
> >event is requested.
>
> I have the 1870 Allegany Census on CD and a full name index for it. I had
> a little trouble with the index CD which the manufacturer (not S-K)
> corrected for me and now I can use it again. I am willing to do lookups
as
> long as the index CD holds up!
>
> While I am on the topic of censuses, it is amazing what you find when you
> can read a whole district. I saw things that I would not have normally
had
> the time to look for in the library, like different surnames in the same
> house hold that gives some indication or relationship. This is not true
in
> every case, but it sure leads to clues to look for. I have just recently
> found a missing orphan and enough information to trace Frostburg's John
> Miller Standish all the way back to his 5th great grandfather, Myles
Standish!
>
> Wally
Wally.
The Frostburg Memorial Park has a large tombstone of Miles? Standish. Do you
live near Frostburg, if not when I return in May I will take a picture of it
and send it to you but please remind me since I will be in Fla. until then
and I may forget----senior moments you know. Virginia
>
>
>
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