1910 Census for MN has duplicate names/page and missing names/page
The 1910 Census for Minnesota - Wilkin - Campbell - ED 267 has a page of duplicate information (names) and is probably missing a page of information (names). I have been searching for 2 of my great-grandfathers who lived next to each other in MN. I have not been able to find them listed anywhere in the 1910 census. They are listed in the 1905 census and in the 1920 census (same place, living next to each other) so I'm sure they were there in 1910 as well. As I analyzed it more, I noticed that a number of people/families were listed twice, and in the same sequence. There are 14 pages in ED 267. Page 10 and 11 are exact duplicates with one name bleeding over to the next page. Very odd. And then my great-grandfathers and their families are not listed at all and they should be. One of my questions is, was there a page that wasn't microfilmed? Or, I read somewhere once that the original census pages are actually transcribed from the census takers forms? Something is amiss here and I'm not sure where to go from here...
Citation:
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch
: 24 June 2017), Minnesota > Wilkin > Campbell > ED 267 >
image 11 of 14; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington,
D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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Image 10 is Sheet 7B, lines 51 through 100.
Image 11 is Sheet 8A, lines 1 through 50.
Image 12 is Sheet 8B, lines 51 through 100.
I see no duplicated images in that series.
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The sheets themselves are not duplicated, but the list of people on pages 10 and 11 are duplicated. Same names, everything... the first and last person listed on the pages mentioned bleed over to the previous/next.
Page 9 (Sheet 7A, line 50) William Ahrends. His name appears 1st on the duplicate.
Page 10 (Sheet 7B, lines 51 through 100)
Albert Ahrends, Etta Ahrends, Benjamin Ahrends, Henry Ahrends, William Ahrends, Jacob Schellinger, Louisa Schelinger, Joe Schelinger, ... Rising ... Olson ... Edward Joy, Ella Joy, Jeane Joy, Verne Joy, ... Voss ... Kurtzer ... Burg ... Cross ... Waite ... last entry (100) Anna Durner
Page 11 (Sheet 8A, lines 1 through 50)
William Ahrends, Albert Ahrends, Etta Ahrends, Benjamin Ahrends, Harry Ahrends, William Ahrends, Jacob Schilling, Louisa Schilling, Joe Schilling ... Rising ... Olson ... Ed Joy, Ella Joy, Geane Joy, Verne Joy ... Voss ... Katzer ... Burg ... Cross ... Waite ... last entry (50) Louise Waite. Anna Durner appears on the 1st line of the next page (Page 12, Sheet 8B, line 51).
The entire 2 sheets are duplicated.
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Image 10 begins with _____ Albert on line 51 and ends with Durner, Anna on line 100
Image 11 begins with Ahrends, William on line 1 and ends with Waite, Louise on line 50
Image 12 begins with Durner, Anna on line 51 and ends with Scott, Elsie on line 100
Image 13 begins with Scott, L* on line 1 and ends with Scheinedelecker, Henry, on line 50
I believe you may be referring to the index of those images. I am looking at the image of the census, where there is no duplication. And the Image is the census. The index was created many years later and may have errors unrelated to the enumeration or the microfilming.
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@CharleneBrowne1 - yes, I see what that there are two pages of the Census that contain the same names. It appears that for some reason, or accidentally, two pages were create which duplicated the enumerators information. This would likely have been done when the 1910 Census was put put together.
To say that the pages are duplicates would not be correct. On image number 10, the page ends with Anna Durner; however, she is not on image 11, but start the pages on image 12.
The effect that these repeated name have is that each instance of the person's name will have a different index record. That the index records are different is seen when viewing the Document Information, which will show difference "Sheet number and Letter" information.
Very interesting.
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But then aren't we missing a census page? That's what I believe. My 2 great-grandparents and their families were living there both before and after the 1910 census. They were farmers, lived next to each other. Their farms didn't move. Neither of them appear on the 1910 census anywhere in Minnesota. Reviewing the census page by page, name by name, is where I found the duplicates.
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Does anyone know if the original census taker records are available?
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@CharleneBrowne1, the images are the original census taker records. What more are you looking for?
Can you tell us more about the people who are missing from the index? Have you looked through the images that have been mis-indexed, to see if your missing people are there?
It seems to me that you're taking the index as Gospel. It isn't. It's supposed to be merely a finding aid for the records. Obviously, with the error, it's being less than effective at this purpose, but that's not a fault or failing of the census itself.
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First of all, I want to thank all those who have responded to my query. I really appreciate your help and comments.
Regarding the last reply about indexes, I totally agree with you that the indexes are only an aid for searching. I didn't find them in the index. My query and comments are not about the index records. I have searched the census images, page by page, name by name through the entire area where they lived to be sure they were not just misspelled or mis-indexed. That's why when I came across 2 pages of actual images with 50 duplicated names, I started to think something was amiss. I find it difficult to believe that census takers counted those people twice and missed another whole group of people.
The 1905 MN State Census for Wilkin Co, Campbell Twp, Village of Tenney, ED 20
Census Column 1: Consecutive Number of Enumeration: (Andersen #6 thru #15, Waite #16 thru #23).
Andersen, Andrew P; Andersen, Mary; Andersen Carl W; Andersen, Constance C; Andersen, Jens C; Andersen, Peter N; Andersen, Chris N; Andersen, Mary C; Andersen, Mattie F; Andersen, Margaret E.
Waite, Thomas B; Waite, Jennie D; Waite, David E; Waite, Roger H; Waite, Florence; Waite, Carrie; Waite, Bessie; Waite; Waite, Margaret.
These 2 families, farmers, living next to each other.
NOT LISTED IN THE 1910 US CENSUS.
The 1920 US Census for MN, Wilkin Co, Campbell Twp, ED 257
Column 3: Number of dwelling house in order of visitation by enumerator (Andersen is #7, Waite is #8)
Column 4: Number of family in order of visitation by enumerator (Andersen is #7, Waite is #8)
Andersen: AP, Mary, Margaret, Nels C, Goldie, Alma A.
Waite: Thomas B, Jennie D, Roger, Margaret.
These same 2 families, farmers, still living next to each other.
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