1850 Census

I found during my research that Census Records can be very deceiving.
The enumerators did their spelling by "ear" therefore a great variation
in the way names were spelled. Also it seems that some people could have
been counted twice or missed all together. If they were on the trails or
helping neighbors in the fields they were "assumed" to be a part of that family.
I learned to try many variations of the spelling of names and search through
all the "neighbors" for similar names. GOOD HUNTING!!!!