Person missed in Census Index
I found a census page that has been indexed but one line/person was missed. How can that person be added to the existing index? ( The enumerator wrote "Here ends Block 23" at the beginning of the line 11, and that appears to have caused the indexer to ignore the rest of the line.)
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From previous reports and experience I would say it is extremely unlikely this will be remedied.
The only way I can see Marie Germer being included in future is if the whole collection is re-indexed - perhaps if a substantial number of errors are discovered in the current one.
Many of us have encountered similar problems and the responses given here have not been positive, I'm afraid.
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Unfortunately, the index correction function on FamilySearch can neither remove nor add fields or entries. I have no idea whether there are any plans to change this fact.
Fortunately, the index does have the person's spouse, and the images are fully accessible, so a reasonably-determined researcher should be able to find her, and can cite the image directly instead of attaching the index.
Aw, the heck with it. The hinting system came right up with Henry Leonard, so I went ahead and attached the source citations to both him and his wife.
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This page is missing an entire block of indexed lines (10 through 19). How can this be remedied?https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-SQHW-K9SR-2?personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A6FMR-BV6N
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@CaSchwegerBell First, a tip about effective posts in Community. Tagging your new question on the end of another discussion often results in your question not being noticed (as was the case here). It's almost always better to start a new post.
Thank you for giving us the URL to the census page so we can see exactly what you are talking about. Right now, we are not reporting issues with the index of the 1950 US Census to our engineers. That record collection is not yet complete on FamilySearch. Hopefully soon, you will be able to fully edit the index of the computer-indexed 1950 US Census--including adding items that are missing in said index.
Meanwhile, you can use that image as your source in Family Tree. Notice the words "Source Box" above the image and to the right of the image viewer. Click Source Box and add the image. Then you can attach the image from your source box to your family members. Here are some Help Center articles that provide additional details:
Alternatively, you can copy the URL of the image and use that in the Sources area for an ancestor in Family Tree to create a source. Again, here is a Help Center article that gives the steps:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-create-a-source-in-family-tree
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