[or-roots] Question on 1860 census

[Barbara Wulf]

Back to the translation of the occupation of the guy above Samuel Deford.

Would you believe 'Livery'

Remember in 1860 the 'L' and the 'S' look just alike.  Besides this is the third iteration of the record.  The census taker wrote it and gave it to the county.  The guy at the county copied it over and sent it to the state.  The states' copy was copied again and sent to the feds.  What we see is the feds copy.

Barb
wulf at bendbroadband.com
http://home.bendcable.com/wulf/Project/siteMapNoImage.htm

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sue Steward 
  To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 8:37 PM
  Subject: Re: [or-roots] Question on 1860 census


  Hi Barbara, I went looking myself to Heritage Quest.
  1860 Oregon - Linn County, Lebanon PO.  I searched for Samuel Deford and it is on Roll 1055 page 370.  I noticed the word he had mentioned on line 4 and line 22.  Then I went to page 371 and saw it again there.

  Sue
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Barbara Wulf 
    To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us 
    Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 5:53 PM
    Subject: Re: [or-roots] Question on 1860 census


    Do you have a page reference for where I can find this word.  I have access to the images.  Would like to look at it myself.

    Barb
    wulf at bendbroadband.com
    http://home.bendcable.com/wulf/Project/siteMapNoImage.htm

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Harguess, Dale 
      To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us 
      Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:33 PM
      Subject: RE: [or-roots] Question on 1860 census


      I wondered about that but I didn't think it had started by 1860.  I really don't know when it started do you?

      Dale



      -----Original Message-----
      From: or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us [mailto:or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Ronda Howard
      Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:23 PM
      To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
      Subject: Re: [or-roots] Question on 1860 census



      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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