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From: Kathy Gunter Sullivan <>
Subject: Re: [TGF] Need Help with Occupation on Census
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:19:33 -0400
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Melissa,

It looks like Trager to me, too. The "Tra" agree with the enumerator's
writing for the surname Travis (previous page). I Googled trager and
found nothing explanatory. Do his earlier or later occupations give a clue?

Kathy

Melissa Barker wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> Can some of you please take a look at the occupation listed for William P. Davis in the 1880 Franklin County, TN. censue and please tell me what is truly says. It is transcribed by Ancestry.com as "Trager" but I just can't tell what it says for sure, need some more eyes to look at it.
>
> Here is the link to the image:
>
> http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6742&iid=TNT9_1254-0731&fn=William+P.&ln=Davis&st=r&ssrc=&pid=15523119
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Melissa Barker
> Genealogist for Tennessee and Kentucky
> Website: www.freewebs.com/genealogyservices
>

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