This tip can be very helpful when looking for elusive ancestors. I have
found siblings living with other siblings and their name missed spelled in
Census Indexes and that is what makes them so hard to find. In my own life, I’ve
had my youngest brother lived with me for about a year. My husband’s brothers
have lived with us on and off over the years. Currently my two mentally
disabled sisters live with us.
I also told my class today, that looking at neighbors might help find
your ancestor. Let’s say you find your relative in the 1900 and the 1920 census
but not in the 1910 Census. If the 1900 and the 1920 are the same area, look at
neighbors from both census records and see if any are the same. If they are,
then look for the neighbor in the 1910 census and see if you can find your
relative. Indexes were created by people, and maybe they skipped your family or
the name was very difficult to make out and it spelled in such a way you would
have never guessed.
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