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From: "Joan" <>
Subject: Re: [ALL] 1930 Census
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:55:13 -0500
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Bev,
It WORKS! I will try other names I've struggled with, now, and with those
"finds" I'm hoping to get, will send you a mental thank you!!
Appreciated.......
Joan

-----Original Message-----
From: Beverly Morris
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 2:18 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [ALL] 1930 Census

Joan:
Bev,

When I can't find someone I type in the first 3 letters and then *, i.e.,
Ski* or Skin*
Sometimes I even leave out the last name altogether unless it's a real
common first name. Sometimes I use the wife's name or one of the children.

~Bev in Calif.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joan" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [ALL] 1930 Census


> Thanks, Larry. Do I have any alternate way I'm not aware of, to search for
> them?
> I have another question: Have there ever been any classes offered by this
> group on how to do these "alternative" things? (Confusing "things", to
> ME...maybe I'm alone in that, though!).
> This is such a great group of researchers, so willing to help one another!
> Its interesting...and fun to see people step in and help other members!
> Thanks to the transcribers, too,....as well as these unselfish helpers!
> You're very much appreciated by members....and surely by our ancestors who
> are grateful to be permanently remembered!!!!
> Joan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Thompson
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 11:32 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [ALL] 1930 Census
>
> Joan:
> It happens quite often. One possible reason is the neighbors gave the
> information and didn't really know the family, so they're there but the
> information is so garbled you wouldn't recognize it. I found one census
> page that all of the ages were offset one line from the names, so
> searching for name and date of birth would come up with nothing.
>
> Larry
>
> On 2/20/2012 1:54 AM, Joan wrote:
>> Group....
>> I’ve looked for my paternal grandparents, Joseph P and Elizabeth E
>> Skinnell (both born about 1885), and my father, John M. Skinnell, (oldest
>> child, and born about 1913) with younger siblings, Lucille M. Skinnell,
>> Joseph P. Skinnell, JR and Robert C. Skinnell. I haven’t been able to
>> find
>> them in the 1930 Census. They lived here in PGH , and for a brief period
>> of time in Youngstown, OH about 1920, but returned to PGH again. They
>> should have been in Brookline about 1930. Do families sometimes not show
>> up in Census records if they are renting? Thanks for any help . Joan
>>
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