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nitpicker

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15. And he even knew what year he was born!

Sun Apr 3, 2022, 01:12 PM

Apr 2022

Versus the 1940 census when he got a year shaven off his age...

((of course, back in the days of big families, some confusion could ensue...))

((P.S. the local recorder/undertaker mistook his name and date of birth amongst other things, so I rate him as 5 minutes to midnight))

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The 1950 Census Data Is Up and Searchable - How-To Information [View all] MineralMan Apr 2022 OP

Thanks. I've been looking forward to this info. Previously, I found census data from Hoyt Apr 2022 #1

That was the year I was born. msfiddlestix Apr 2022 #2

Very cool kimbutgar Apr 2022 #3

Excellent! MineralMan Apr 2022 #14

Directions from a computer browser (I use Firefox) LiberalFighter Apr 2022 #4

Yeah. I mentioned another link on that landing page, too. MineralMan Apr 2022 #13

Thanks, MineralMan! Glorfindel Apr 2022 #5

My pleasure. MineralMan Apr 2022 #12

I found my mother and her parent's household but not my father's. LiberalFighter Apr 2022 #6

My first appearance. 😆 jaysunb Apr 2022 #7

Yay. And there you are, duly counted. MineralMan Apr 2022 #10

Hoping to see myself show up next time nitpicker Apr 2022 #16

Some of the data will be unsearchable nitpicker Apr 2022 #8

Yes. Automated reading of handwriting is sort of spotty. MineralMan Apr 2022 #9

And the searching mangled my father's name too nitpicker Apr 2022 #11

And he even knew what year he was born! nitpicker Apr 2022 #15

Thanks, MineralMan! Mariana Apr 2022 #17

Cool. We can't find my wife's parents. MineralMan Apr 2022 #18

I've seen a lot of mangled names in previous censuses. Mariana Apr 2022 #22

Sure. That's why immigrants ended up with different spellings MineralMan Apr 2022 #24

Thanks. Hope other search engines will use better software leftstreet Apr 2022 #19

The biggest problem is in machine reading of handwriting. MineralMan Apr 2022 #21

Thank you! SilverDawg Apr 2022 #20

Good for you for making error corrections. MineralMan Apr 2022 #23

Some of this seems an invasion of privacy, not a large one after 72 years, still... hunter Apr 2022 #25

I suppose so, although I don't feel like my privacy has been invaded. MineralMan Apr 2022 #27

Privacy is the reason it's been kept sealed until now. Ms. Toad Apr 2022 #33

It is remarkable how "spinster aunts" and "bachelor uncles" managed to get on with their lives... hunter Apr 2022 #49

You can help make the data more searchable by adding transcriptions Ms. Toad Apr 2022 #26

Thanks. My goal was just to help get people started, really. MineralMan Apr 2022 #28

I just figured a response to you would get more attention to a nested response. Ms. Toad Apr 2022 #32

I'm sure you will. Maybe with a different spelling of his name. MineralMan Apr 2022 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author MineralMan Apr 2022 #35

DAMN! I was mis-gendered already in 1950! dumbcat Apr 2022 #29

Oopsie! MineralMan Apr 2022 #31

'very interesting, thanks for the instructions msfiddlestix Apr 2022 #30

My daughter has been doing genealogy for about 27 years. llmart Apr 2022 #36

Those ages could be from the date the census was taken. MineralMan Apr 2022 #37

The record I saw had all my siblings correct (there were seven of us). llmart Apr 2022 #38

Ah, that explains it. MineralMan Apr 2022 #39

My parents claim life was a blur whenever me and my siblings recall things from our childhoods... hunter Apr 2022 #43

That is so true. llmart Apr 2022 #47

Hypothetical: you want to look up a "Joseph R. Biden" in Scranton brooklynite Apr 2022 #40

+100! MineralMan Apr 2022 #46

Thanks! I just spent about 4-1/2 hours going through all that stuff FakeNoose Apr 2022 #41

LOL! MineralMan Apr 2022 #45

I can't read it...it is faded cursive... Demsrule86 Apr 2022 #42

The ones I looked were OK when enlarged. MineralMan Apr 2022 #44

I had no trouble reading it. llmart Apr 2022 #48

There were a few that were challenging. Ms. Toad Apr 2022 #50

Not finding my parents... myccrider Apr 2022 #51