Marvin A. Huggins's Page

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"There are lots and lots of transcription errors like that in the census records on Ancestry. Sometimes it is also the error of the original census taker. Bad handwriting compounds the problem. Your discovery highlights one of the ways to get around…"

"Those with Pennsylvania ancestors who served in the Civil War may want to check the Civil War Veterans' Card File of the Pennsylvania State Archives available online: http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/."

"Wild card might have helped on this one: Tonight I just tracked Gus Magnuson, a Swede, through the censuses from 1900 to 1930 in Kansas, including state censuses in years ending in "5". He name appears in the records as Gustof, Gustav,…"

"What does seem to work for me in narrowing down a search, more than focusing on a field, is to limit the search to specific records by type and date. For example, if I am trying to track a family through decades in the census records and they…"

"I agree about the weaknesses of bad transcriptions and poor search results, but I have found a great deal of new information through this service. On balance, I consider it worthwhile. One should always check the original records to verify…"

"Sandy, a term for an occupation would not be inserted among given names. It is common in German, however, to address or refer to people more formally by including the occupation with the surname. "Herr Aktuar Mueller" would be the…"

"Louise, the tombstone inscription means: "Rest gently in your grave until the Redeemer calls you.""

""Aktuar" is an occupation: actuary. "Frau Aktuar Mueller Ww." would mean the wife (widow) of the actuary whose surname was Mueller."

"I am working on Ellsworth County families, primarily Pflughoeft, Huggins and Black families."