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From: Agnes <>
Subject: Re: census copies
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 16:41:13 -0600
In-Reply-To: <200408052200.i75M0NhP029351@lists8.rootsweb.com>

In addition:
The census posted on line by Genealogy.com clearly shows both in the index
and in the census itself that the gentleman was indeed William Hooker. It
does not however, show his status as a Doctor.
As to the entry for the gentleman, Buel Giddings both the Genealogy.com
index and the census itself show that the census taker recorded him as Buel
Gideons, however someone could read "Gideongs"
It is a hard read. There appears to be a tail on the next to the last letter
of the surname.

No accounting for what a census taker wrote - nowhere is there a guarantee
that they were without error, sometimes major, depending upon what
generation of film copy the indexer is using, variations often occur.
I most consistently find that Genealogy.com has the more reliable index and
the most readable images, on line.

No I do not work for them no do any of my kinfolk. Yes, I do have access to
both Genealogy.com and Ancestry.com, and yes, I do tend to cross reference
anything that puzzles me.

Agnes VWC


On 8/5/04 4:00 PM, ""
<> wrote:

> From:
> Date: 5 Aug 2004 03:29:26 -0600
> To:
> Subject: Re: 1820 Dutchess County census now online
>
> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
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> Classification: Query
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> Message Board URL:
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> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FUB.2ACI/5958.1
>
> Message Board Post:
>
> That is just GREAT!! I have tried to find some folks in this census from the
> Ancestry.com index but without much luck. I live in a house that was probably
> enumerated on page 46 of this census and I know the names of many individuals
> who are there, but not in the Ancestry.com index.
> I have found that there are a few mistakes that indicate to me that you
> desperately need a proofreader, as an example. on page 47 you show
> line 29 | William Hecker
> I know him to be Dr. William Hooker, a prominent physician, with a monsterous
> monument in the cemetery for this neighborhood. In 1830 he took possion of
> all property of Prince Hoag and his father Natanial Hoag (page 46) that
> included my house, which he sold to Henry G. Hoag, a son of Prince, in 1837.
> Another "typo" is on page 46. line 43.
> 43 | Buel Gideon
> I know him to be Buel Giddings, he and a son would buy my house on Sept 4,
> 1849. Ancestry.com read his name as "Buel Gideons" that is more like what it
> looks like on their image.
> I would be happy to help with this project.

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