[or-roots] more whining about census FACTS

[maryeatwell at charter.net]

---- Leslie Chapman <reedsportchapmans at verizon.net> wrote: 
> Just spent a good portion of the day chasing one of my paternal something or
> other great Uncles in New York, from 1860 to 1900 he is indexed as Omner,
> Martin, Minard and Mynard, but except for the last one I'm positive I have
> the right guy, his wife Reba in 1860 and Rhoda in the next two with a
> consistent birth date of about 1825 to 1830 in NY all of a sudden in 1900 is
> Julie b. 1834 in Vermont. Married 51 years! The capper is next door is son
> Charles and wife Amia ma 29 years who I find in 1880 with one child wife
> listed as Amy and Charles claims his parents both born in NY, but in 1900
> his mom in Vermont.
> 
> So did Julie/Reba/Rhoda lie early or late, or is she two people. I am
> inclined to the latter, but then why the whopper about length of
> marriage????
> 
> I had a life then I discovered genealogy.
> 
> Les C
> 
> Les look at it this way at least you found them, I have a couple who I cannot find just to find out they traveled during the 1880 census and missed it, found out by tracing their children. Good luck, Mary in The Dalles
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