Originally Posted by pookie ookie
In genealogy, census information is notoriously inaccurate. Hilariously so on good days. Another inaccurate source: death certificates with the info provided by immediate family members! People were just as clueless then as they are now. Use a primary source instead.
In 2000, I was asked to provide info on a neighbor. He was brand new to the 'hood so I said, "He's in his early twenties and Hispanic." That's it. No name. The census troll could never catch him at home and we didn't have names on our mailboxes.
This is a political topic btw. Corruption, fraud, redistricting, overreach, partisan politics, etc. Isn't politics verboten?
My oldest Daughter has found lots of family history and people by the old census forms and we have proven them to be right, she has followed through and has talked to some elderly relatives that knew of or heard of the people and as I stated earlier, a distant cousin sent a picture of my Great Grandparents, if she hadn't found him, I would have never been able to obtain a picture of them and also a copy of their Marriage license. There are so many public records out there, anyone with S.S. number can be found. I filled ours out and sent back 3 days later. If they didn't know where we were, how did we get the census form ?
Never let facts stand in the way of a good conspiracy.