Accuracy StatementAccuracy - The information in these transcriptions should be at least 95% accurate. Please don't take it as the final word on your 1850s genealogical research. The trail of information from your potential ancestor's lips has been a long and arduous one, fraught with opportunities for error to creep in. If you assume that this information is 100% correct, then you are assuming that 1) People always knew the right answer to the question, 2) People always decided to answer correctly, 3) The enumerator always understood the answers, 4) The enumerator never became fatigued or confused, 5) The census schedules survived the last century in pristine form, with nary a rip, smudge, or rain streak, 6) The microfilm copy used as a source was photographed in perfect focus, under perfect lighting conditions that did not let text from the other side of the paper show through, 7) The calligraphy and personal handwriting quirks of the enumerator were perfectly legible, and 8) The person who transcribed this information never became fatigued or confused while taking down the information or typing it in. If you do happen to find an obvious mistake, please let me know and I'll be happy to look into it. Remember the golden rule in genealogy - verify your information!
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