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russellporter1
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June 16, 2022 edited August 16, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing

So on this batch the first name.... its got cursive am or ann handwritten diagonally. I don't know what that means and could use a second opinion on it. Plus, the indexer that I'm reviewing for thought it meant like and, as in Greely as a second person instead of a first name. I don't know which is right.

Thanks for any thoughts on this.


https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/batch/2eb2a682-46ae-46ef-88fc-cdc8b1ac78fa


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  • maryellenstevensbarnes1
    maryellenstevensbarnes1 ✭✭✭✭✭
    June 20, 2022 edited June 20, 2022 Answer ✓

    @russellporter1 - In the Project Instructions there is an example of How to Index a Personal Estate Register - If you follow the project instructions, you would index 2 names Ferguson and Greely as 2 separate entries because they are surnames --their occupations listed as Teamsters -- not necessarily a company or the Teamsters Union which is made up of many individual people who might be named Ferguson or Greely---- in reviewing, the indexer was correct and the reviewer should mark the entries made as correct and move on --- when researchers see the document, they will determine how to use all the information in their work😎

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  • genthusiast
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    June 16, 2022

    Line E Ferguson and Greely (Teamster company name - likely means the company was a partnership between two persons one surnamed Ferguson and one surnamed Greely - and had horses and wagons to carry freight commercially). Line F next is a stable by Joseph N Ayer - likely where the horses were kept when not at work.

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  • maryellenstevensbarnes1
    maryellenstevensbarnes1 ✭✭✭✭✭
    June 16, 2022 edited June 16, 2022

    Line E does say Ferguson and Greely - when you enlarge the script , you can see how the "d" is angled to fit everything on the same line --kind of like using an ampersand & in place of the word

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  • Melissa S Himes
    Melissa S Himes ✭✭✭✭✭
    June 16, 2022

    So, do those two names even get indexed since it is a company?

    • Index all names except those listed in the "Owner" or "Remarks" columns, or names of companies or trusts. Often, names of owners appear on the right side of the image; these names should not be indexed.


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  • russellporter1
    russellporter1 ✭
    June 20, 2022

    I don't know Melissa. Hah, this is why I have to keep asking for second opinions. Something always comes up.

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  • Melissa S Himes
    Melissa S Himes ✭✭✭✭✭
    June 20, 2022

    I wouldn't have indexed them since they are most likely a company. I agree with @genthusiast the teamsters designation lends to a freight carrier and the use of "and" with no given names, a business. It also does no harm to index the names though. As @maryellenstevensbarnes1 mentions, the researchers can make their own determination of how to use the information.

    All we can do is try our best and use our best judgement.

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