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Census Humor

Posted in Census Records, Wacky News of Yesteryear, tagged , , on 31/03/2009 | Leave a Comment »

Taking the Census.
– How many males are there in this family?
Do you mean children and all?
Certainly.
Ah, then there ain’t none — cause my children’s all galls ‘cept John, and he ain’t my child. D’ye count John?
How many females are there in the family?
Females! Let me see there ain’t none but Biddy, the hired gal.
I understood [...]

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Hineman, Wigginton and Harris: PA and OH

Posted in Census Records, Death Certificates, Genealogy, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 03/03/2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hypothesis: I have been researching this John Hineman for months, because I just KNOW he is related to our Hineman’s.
This is something I noticed today, searching census records: David and Letitia Hineman had a grandson living with them in 1870 and 1880. 1870 census lists him as John INMAN, age 1. 1880 census lists him [...]

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