I have been looking for one of my ancestors for years in the 1800 Census. He lived in Baltimore County, Maryland. It seemed as though the entire county was missing from every source I looked at.
Well, I finally discovered why.
During a trip to my local public library I pulled the book “Maryland 1800 Census Index” from the shelf. I decided to read the introductory pages…and there it was:
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| Jackson, Ronald Vern., and Gary Ronald Teeples. Maryland 1800 Census Index. Bountiful, UT: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1973. Print. |
So, read the introductions of sources to find out what is and what isn’t there. I have known this tip but obviously haven’t followed it. Maybe if I write it down I will now practice what I preach.
Aunt Barb's Papers 