An event, fact or anomaly? My great grandfather was counted in the 1930 census only because his casket and body were lying in the parlor at the time. He was a jokester and nicknamed "Ha Ha" dying on April Fool's Day no less. I guess the joke was on him this time.
I included him for the 1930 census only because it is in the record, but the date of the census was taken post death so this is very odd. In this case, the census might be an event for him. He participated, but never knew it. This makes me wonder how many people were dead at the time a census was taken. This could lead many researchers down empty roads if no obituary or other proof could be found because they would think the person was still alive at that time. ------- Bill Boswell -----Original Message----- From: Mike Fry [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 7:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Facts, Events and Sources Ron, Must be our common background, that we agree on so much :-) I'd question whether the Census had any effect on an ancestor. One or two of mine (and the wife's) seem to have made it a point of honour, to make it as difficult as possible, for their descendants to find traces of them. Sue certainly has a grandfather who disappears about March every 10 years or so. And no. He wasn't inside. I'm still at a loss to know where he was in 1901! Albert SHERMAN. Where are you! Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
