[or-roots] Census copied and copied and . . . .

[W David Samuelsen]

it's a rarity. It would be absolute news if such documents are found.

David

Leslie Chapman wrote:
> Wow;
> 
> Ya larn sumpin new every day. I had no idea. And all this time I been bad
> mouthing poor Mr. Reed for not knowing how to spell Milan!
> 
> So if a county still had this information it would be at the courthouse??
> 
> Thanks Barb.
> 
> Les C
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barbara Wulf
> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 5:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Ornery Ancestors
> 
> One other thing to think about with census records.  The image we see is the
> third rendition [and the guy who wrote it was hired for his handwriting].
> 
> The census taker, [he had a horse], wrote the information onto the forms.
> His copy went to the county.  The county copied over the census and sent
> that to the state.  The state copied over the census and sent it to the
> feds.  The microfilm copy we see is the feds copy.
> 
> SOMETIMES the original still exists with the county.
> 
> Barb
> wulf at bendcable.com
> http://home.bendcable.com/wulf/Project/siteMapNoImage.htm
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