tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post5682158120041960452..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Dealing with Transcription Errors in Census RecordsOlive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-29159468069856371572009-10-13T18:31:45.503-04:002009-10-13T18:31:45.503-04:00I have submitted numerous corrections to Ancestry ...I have submitted numerous corrections to Ancestry for census transcription errors, just in the past couple of months. Where are they getting these people to transcribe the censuses? How can anybody misread a "J" (with, admittedly, a Victorian flourish) as a "Z," and come up with "Zackson" instead of "Jackson?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-10832992707841242542009-06-29T15:13:28.240-04:002009-06-29T15:13:28.240-04:00I have been there, too - took me over a year to fi...I have been there, too - took me over a year to find Vermeulen in 1920 census and I, too, knew exactly where they were in the US - it was under Bar Mulen - I think the census enumerator was either coming from or thinking about going to the bar (smile)Marlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-74599316576747683542009-06-21T15:21:51.120-04:002009-06-21T15:21:51.120-04:00And did you submit a correction on Ancestry?And did you submit a correction on Ancestry?Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-80640985892319215142009-06-20T12:32:23.328-04:002009-06-20T12:32:23.328-04:00Glad you were able to find your man again. A good ...Glad you were able to find your man again. A good cautionary lesson about using indexed databases!<br />BrendaBDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798944688122545676noreply@blogger.com