Michele, I've been doing my entries a couple of different ways over the years, and read these threads with great interest.
Two questions: 1. Do you enter all of that detail (the whole household) for EVERY individual in the household? 2. Which Legacy reports do you use the most? Thanks, --Paula in Texas ----- Original Message ---- From: Michele Lewis <cranberryf...@charter.net> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:01:57 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Entering US Census Information Here is what I do... Event: 1870 United Stated Federal Census Description: population schedule Date: 31 Jul 1870 Place: , Marion County, Mississippi, USA B.F. Graham, age 35, male, white, farmer, value of real state $50, born in MS, unable to read or write Sarah Ann Graham, age 30, female, white, wife, born in MS, unable to read or write Archibald Graham, age 6, male, white, at home, born in MS Sarah E. Graham, age 5, female, white, at home, born in MS Isabella Graham, age 1, female, white, at home, born in MS William Graham, age 9/12, male, white, at home, born in MS, born in Sep Here is one from 1900 for you... Event: 1900 United States Federal Census Description: population schedule Date: 11 Jun 1900 Place: , Marion County, Mississippi, USA James E. Simmons, head, white male, born Feb 1870, age 30, married 11 years, farmer, born in MS, both parents born in MS, can read/write/speak English, owns home free and clear, farm, #81 on farm schedule Corine E. Simmons, wife, white female, born Oct 1870, age 29, married 11 years, mother of 7 children, 6 living, born in MS, both parents born in MS, can read/speak English, unable to write Francis A. Simmons, daughter, white female, born Jul 1890, age 9, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS Mary Simmons, daughter, white female, born Oct 1891, age 8, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, did not attend school this year, unable to read or write, speaks English Jesse Simmons, son, white male, born Apr 1894, age 6, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS Walter Simmons, son, white male, born Mar 1896, age, 4 single, born in MS, both parents born in MS Lemuel Simmons, son, white male, born May 1900, age 1/12, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS Here is one that is not a population schedule... Event: 1850 United States Federal Census Description: slave schedule Date: 24 Sep 1850 Place: , Columbia County, Georgia, USA John Lewis 20 year old black male 14 year old black male 2 year old black male 1 year old black male 24 year old black female 4 year old black female And yet another.. Event: 1880 United States Federal Census Description: mortality schedule Date: 31 May 1880 Place: , Columbia County, Georgia, USA John Lewis, age 81, male, white, widowed, born in GA, both parents born in GA, farmer, died in May, cause of death - paralysis, attending physcian - J. Maddox Michele ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Jones" <a...@ajsquared.us> To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:34 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering US Census Information >I have seen many post about how to document/source Census information > and the different styles and to be honest I have not made up my mind and > won't till I have really done enough to decide. What I have seen less > discussion of and really wanted to know more of is how to others > document the lines/columns in a Census or do you even bother? > > 1. In Legacy you have an event called Census. What others enter do and > find works best and why for the related event fields? > -Description: > -Date: > -Place: > -Notes: > > 2. How do you enter specific fields such as in the 1900 US Census like: > Relation, Color or Race, Attended School, Can Read, Can Write, Can > speak English, Owner or rented home, Farm or House .. or even my > favorite in the 1870 Census is "Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or > idiotic..... > > Do you actually type "Can Read:" then Yes or No etc.....? For each field? > > Where do you put that info so it looks right and shows up. > > 3. Do you do anything different if they are Head of House Hold vs not? > > 4. If you find an occupation field do then also enter that information > into a new occupation event? Same thing > > This information sorta seems like source text, but that did not seem > like the best place to put it so it would show up "right" in most reports. > > I could see how some would even put it in two places event and source > text and I don't mind doing that if that were the "best thing" > > How do others handle all the fields and fun details so it shows right in > reports or do you just say they were listed in the Census and provide no > detailed information? > > More details the better. > > thanks for any all suggestions > > > Alan > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. 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