1930 census problem

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1930 census problem

Legg inn av jburns » 26. januar 2008 kl. 17.01

I've tried every possible combination using Ancestry.com to find someone on
the 1930 census without any luck. I'm assuming that the transcriber misread
his name and I can't find him by searching. I wonder if the 1930 census for
Tennessee has been indexed by someone besides Ancestry-like Ancestral Quest
or a local genealogy group or? I'm trying to find; Cyrus Arthur Moore born
1899 Missouri. His father was born in Delaware his mother in Missouri. From
1924 to 1934 he was in Memphis TN. He was working in advertising at a
newspaper. He may have been married but I don't know who to. He died in CA
in 1986. His SSN was issued in Texas. I have found him in 1900, 1910, & 1920
and his draft registration.
I've started going through the census page by page but there are too many of
them. There are 249 districts with maybe an average of 40 pages per
district=over 9,000 pages.
If anyone has access to an index besides Ancestry.com could they please
check it for me?
John

Hugh Watkins

Re: 1930 census problem

Legg inn av Hugh Watkins » 26. januar 2008 kl. 22.25

jburns wrote:
I've tried every possible combination using Ancestry.com to find someone
on the 1930 census without any luck. I'm assuming that the transcriber
misread his name and I can't find him by searching. I wonder if the 1930
census for Tennessee has been indexed by someone besides Ancestry-like
Ancestral Quest or a local genealogy group or? I'm trying to find; Cyrus
Arthur Moore born 1899 Missouri. His father was born in Delaware his
mother in Missouri. From 1924 to 1934 he was in Memphis TN. He was
working in advertising at a newspaper. He may have been married but I
don't know who to. He died in CA in 1986. His SSN was issued in Texas. I
have found him in 1900, 1910, & 1920 and his draft registration.
I've started going through the census page by page but there are too
many of them. There are 249 districts with maybe an average of 40 pages
per district=over 9,000 pages.
If anyone has access to an index besides Ancestry.com could they please
check it for me?
John

Try and find his adderess in other records

telephone books?

his children ?


Hugh W

jburns

Re: 1930 census problem

Legg inn av jburns » 26. januar 2008 kl. 22.46

His children don't know. I guess if I was in Memphis I could look at old
phone books if they are around.
John
"Hugh Watkins" <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote in message
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jburns wrote:
I've tried every possible combination using Ancestry.com to find someone
on the 1930 census without any luck. I'm assuming that the transcriber
misread his name and I can't find him by searching. I wonder if the 1930
census for Tennessee has been indexed by someone besides Ancestry-like
Ancestral Quest or a local genealogy group or? I'm trying to find; Cyrus
Arthur Moore born 1899 Missouri. His father was born in Delaware his
mother in Missouri. From 1924 to 1934 he was in Memphis TN. He was
working in advertising at a newspaper. He may have been married but I
don't know who to. He died in CA in 1986. His SSN was issued in Texas. I
have found him in 1900, 1910, & 1920 and his draft registration.
I've started going through the census page by page but there are too many
of them. There are 249 districts with maybe an average of 40 pages per
district=over 9,000 pages.
If anyone has access to an index besides Ancestry.com could they please
check it for me?
John

Try and find his adderess in other records

telephone books?

his children ?


Hugh W

Hugh Watkins

Re: 1930 census problem

Legg inn av Hugh Watkins » 26. januar 2008 kl. 23.00

were his children alive?

what were their names and date sof birth


sometimes a search for another family member succeeds

he could have been on holiday or visiting family or friends


Hugh W


jburns wrote:
His children don't know. I guess if I was in Memphis I could look at old
phone books if they are around.
John
"Hugh Watkins" <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:601mq0F1olfmbU1@mid.individual.net...
jburns wrote:
I've tried every possible combination using Ancestry.com to find
someone on the 1930 census without any luck. I'm assuming that the
transcriber misread his name and I can't find him by searching. I
wonder if the 1930 census for Tennessee has been indexed by someone
besides Ancestry-like Ancestral Quest or a local genealogy group or?
I'm trying to find; Cyrus Arthur Moore born 1899 Missouri. His father
was born in Delaware his mother in Missouri. From 1924 to 1934 he was
in Memphis TN. He was working in advertising at a newspaper. He may
have been married but I don't know who to. He died in CA in 1986. His
SSN was issued in Texas. I have found him in 1900, 1910, & 1920 and
his draft registration.
I've started going through the census page by page but there are too
many of them. There are 249 districts with maybe an average of 40
pages per district=over 9,000 pages.
If anyone has access to an index besides Ancestry.com could they
please check it for me?
John

Try and find his adderess in other records

telephone books?

his children ?


Hugh W

jburns

Re: 1930 census problem

Legg inn av jburns » 26. januar 2008 kl. 23.49

He didn't have any children until several years later. Even if he was away
he should have been caught on the census where ever he was.
John
"Hugh Watkins" <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:601oshF1of2o3U2@mid.individual.net...
were his children alive?

what were their names and date sof birth


sometimes a search for another family member succeeds

he could have been on holiday or visiting family or friends


Hugh W


jburns wrote:
His children don't know. I guess if I was in Memphis I could look at old
phone books if they are around.
John
"Hugh Watkins" <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:601mq0F1olfmbU1@mid.individual.net...
jburns wrote:
I've tried every possible combination using Ancestry.com to find
someone on the 1930 census without any luck. I'm assuming that the
transcriber misread his name and I can't find him by searching. I
wonder if the 1930 census for Tennessee has been indexed by someone
besides Ancestry-like Ancestral Quest or a local genealogy group or?
I'm trying to find; Cyrus Arthur Moore born 1899 Missouri. His father
was born in Delaware his mother in Missouri. From 1924 to 1934 he was
in Memphis TN. He was working in advertising at a newspaper. He may
have been married but I don't know who to. He died in CA in 1986. His
SSN was issued in Texas. I have found him in 1900, 1910, & 1920 and his
draft registration.
I've started going through the census page by page but there are too
many of them. There are 249 districts with maybe an average of 40 pages
per district=over 9,000 pages.
If anyone has access to an index besides Ancestry.com could they please
check it for me?
John

Try and find his adderess in other records

telephone books?

his children ?


Hugh W

Liz_in_Calgary

Re: 1930 census problem

Legg inn av Liz_in_Calgary » 26. januar 2008 kl. 23.55

The library is your friend.

http://www.memphislibrary.org/history/index.html

they may do lookups for you in their telephone directories.

take care
Liz





On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:46:32 GMT, in alt.genealogy "jburns"
<johnburns@telus.net> wrote :

His children don't know. I guess if I was in Memphis I could look at old
phone books if they are around.
John

jburns

Re: 1930 census problem

Legg inn av jburns » 27. januar 2008 kl. 18.07

Thanks Liz. I sent them a request (their minimum charge is $30!).
John
"Liz_in_Calgary" <misnomer@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:elenp3p0rk2lplrh3uc26hcc7o7npqssar@4ax.com...
The library is your friend.

http://www.memphislibrary.org/history/index.html

they may do lookups for you in their telephone directories.

take care
Liz





On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:46:32 GMT, in alt.genealogy "jburns"
johnburns@telus.net> wrote :

His children don't know. I guess if I was in Memphis I could look at old
phone books if they are around.
John


Gjest

Re: 1930 census problem

Legg inn av Gjest » 27. januar 2008 kl. 21.59

On Jan 27, 11:07 am, "jburns" <johnbu...@telus.net> wrote:
Thanks Liz. I sent them a request (their minimum charge is $30!).
John"Liz_in_Calgary" <misno...@shaw.ca> wrote in message

news:elenp3p0rk2lplrh3uc26hcc7o7npqssar@4ax.com...



The library is your friend.

http://www.memphislibrary.org/history/index.html

they may do lookups for you in their telephone directories.

take care
Liz

On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:46:32 GMT, in alt.genealogy "jburns"
johnbu...@telus.net> wrote :

His children don't know. I guess if I was in Memphis I could look at old
phone books if they are around.
John- Hide quoted text -

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1-27-2008

Exactly what information do you hope to try to find when and if you
find him on the 1930 census?
If the record you found shows names of his brothers and sisters, try
searching the 1930 census for the brothers and sisters names to see if
anything comes up (although if he was an adult by 1930 he may have
moved out and therefore not living with them anymore unless he chose
to do so voluntarily). What state and county did you find him in for
the 1900, 1910 and 1920 census records? If he is not listed on the
1930 census, please specify what information you are looking for, so
that some alternate sources (other than the census) could be checked
to try to find what you want.

GENEALOGICAL RESEARCHER
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Liz_in_Calgary

Re: 1930 census problem

Legg inn av Liz_in_Calgary » 27. januar 2008 kl. 22.38

Holy moley... all the libraries I have contacted usually
have a limit on the number of names or the number of books
(3) they will look at for free.

I am surprised.

take care
Liz



On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:07:27 GMT, in alt.genealogy "jburns"
<johnburns@telus.net> wrote :

Thanks Liz. I sent them a request (their minimum charge is $30!).
John

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