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From: gagliardi <>
Subject: Re: [PABEAVER-L] Index- not always right...
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 19:48:09 -0400


If I'm not to late could you look up COLEMAN, particularly John or Jonathan.
Thanks

Ruth <>

wrote:

> I got the "Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, PA" by John
> Jordan thru Interlibrary loaning. I was disappointed not to find my SCOTT's
> listed in the index. But I started looking thru the pages and noticed other
> names connected to my SCOTT's. After a while I did find my SCOTT's. They were
> listed under another name...WALLACE... which were in-laws. And because the
> WALLACE family is a more predominant family in the area, they were listed.
> Anyways, the moral to this story is not to leave any rock unturned. (And
> indexes aren't always correct.) I believe I had had someone look up the name
> of SCOTT in this book before and of course it wasn't listed in the index. (at
> least not JOHN SCOTT) But I went ahead and ordered the book, just cuz I
> wanted to look for other names. Boy am I glad I did.
> Well, while I have the book, I might as well do look-ups... oh, and I
> won't just use the index...
> Lynn
>
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