tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post2788274454065957026..comments2024-03-26T10:28:48.252-07:00Comments on The Enthusiastic Genealogist: Success! Finding Incorrectly Transcribed Names on Census RecordsDana Leedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-64226856841724156962016-04-26T19:55:36.099-07:002016-04-26T19:55:36.099-07:00Thanks, Tina. Best wishes on your search! Thanks, Tina. Best wishes on your search! Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-82661853441616378682016-04-26T19:53:48.791-07:002016-04-26T19:53:48.791-07:00I see so many transcription errors, especially on ...I see so many transcription errors, especially on the census forms. Some are understandable, due to illegible writing. But a lot of times I look at the transcription and just shake my head. I'm going to try your tip on a couple of ancestors I can't seem to find a certain census for. Maybe I'll get lucky. :) Thank you.Art Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823330163207932636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-80905641728358284172016-04-26T19:06:56.943-07:002016-04-26T19:06:56.943-07:00Marilyn, I'm not familiar with the Steve Morse...Marilyn, I'm not familiar with the Steve Morse website. I just opened it up & will have to look around... thanks! Yes, sometimes the names are just horribly transcribed. My Koechle ancestors were transcribed as Boecker on the ship manifest on Ancestry! Happy Hunting!Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-90556062355600704322016-04-25T21:34:37.004-07:002016-04-25T21:34:37.004-07:00I know what you mean about bad transcriptions. My...I know what you mean about bad transcriptions. My Pozdech family was well documented once they came to the US in 1906, but I couldn't find them in the 1920 Census. Luckily they were listed in City Directories so I used the Steve Morse website and looked them up by the address & found them. Their name had been transcribed as Paxcleigh (not even close). I never would have found them, but I will try your method on my next missing family. Thanks for the post.<br />Marilyn Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383370202552158682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-44492613552458863392016-04-22T12:13:50.460-07:002016-04-22T12:13:50.460-07:00Thanks, Jana! I was just over there looking at you...Thanks, Jana! I was just over there looking at your post & saw my post listed. :) I really appreciate it & am glad you enjoyed my post!Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-22544735929769356192016-04-22T11:33:40.106-07:002016-04-22T11:33:40.106-07:00Dana,
I want to let you know that two of your blo...Dana,<br /><br />I want to let you know that two of your blog posts are listed in today's Fab Finds post at http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2016/04/follow-friday-fab-finds-for-april-22.html<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-66561824617342854702016-04-21T13:20:54.065-07:002016-04-21T13:20:54.065-07:00Thanks, Anna! I don't remember where I read ab...Thanks, Anna! I don't remember where I read about it before. I've tried this technique in the past. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. But, it's worth a try! Enjoy the hunt!Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-8775903582367346082016-04-21T13:18:11.495-07:002016-04-21T13:18:11.495-07:00Great suggestion, I'll have to try this.Great suggestion, I'll have to try this.Anna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900231457574329121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-644684688814956962016-04-20T18:38:58.234-07:002016-04-20T18:38:58.234-07:00You're quite welcome! I hope it helps! I tried...You're quite welcome! I hope it helps! I tried another one last night, and the family had evidently moved. I found the correct address, but my family wasn't living there.<br /><br />No, I don't know if there's a listing for missing or lost census records. I'm sure there are places online that would list any census records that are missing. You might try Cyndi's List.Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-55331807255001078362016-04-20T14:47:57.125-07:002016-04-20T14:47:57.125-07:00This is a brilliant suggestion! It hasn't work...This is a brilliant suggestion! It hasn't worked out (yet) for my grandfather's (and family) 1920 census, but I haven't given up yet. I'm actually having to work backward from the 1930 census (rather than forward from the 1910 census) because my grandfather purchased land and married in 1915 in a different enumeration district than his parents. Do you happen to know if there is any kind of listing for "missing" or "lost" census records, especially for the 1920 census?<br /><br />This is a tip I expect to use again and again...many thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com