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Census records are the bases for many people’s research but how complete are the census records? Washington commented on the 1790 census “the real number will greatly excess the official return.” Many complain that the family was there in 1900 and 1920 but cannot be found in 1910. So how many were missed and was there any pattern to the omissions. What other sources that can be used when your ancestors were missed by the census taker.
Julia Coldren-Walker has spent over thirty years researching her families and ten years assisting others. She has a BS from SUNY-Regents (history); and an MA (international relations). She is a member of NGS, NEHGS, APG, NIGRAA, and Prince Georges County (Maryland) Genealogy Society. Julia has been a DAR member since 1988. She is a graduate of NSDAR Volunteer Genealogist Course and served seven years as local chapter Registrar. She attended NIGR in 1998. Julia specializes in American Revolutionary War and records at the DAR Library, Mashpee/Gayhead Indians and Descendants of Ezekiel Maine of Stonnington, Connecticut.