[or-roots] Question on 1860 census

[Ronda Howard]

Wild guess, but maybe it's serving in the military during the Civil War???
Ronda
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Harguess, Dale 
  To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:17 AM
  Subject: [or-roots] Question on 1860 census


  First let me say that I have an extracted book of the Linn County 1860 census if anyone would like me to look something up for them.  Second I have a question regarding the wording that I don't understand.  In the column of the census where it would give occupation or whether children were in school what does the term "serving" mean?  I have two young men listed that way and I don't know what it means.  The father is listed as a farmer, wife as keeping house, the young children listed as at school, one daughter listed as works outside the home as a servant and these two young men as "serving".

  Any ideas out there?

  Thanks

  Dale
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