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Why am I finding families on 1950 Census only idexed by surname?

LawanBrown
LawanBrown ✭
March 6, 2023 edited July 27, 2024 in Search

I have found several families on 1950 Census indexed only by Surname when the given names are on original? Also it is hard to attach as a source when they are not listed by anything but Surname.

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  • MinnWisRoots
    MinnWisRoots ✭✭✭✭
    March 6, 2023 Answer ✓

    LawanBrown

    You are correct. Several households were not indexed on that page. I will send a feedback note to the project engineers.

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  • Maile L
    Maile L ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 6, 2023

    Do you have an ID or a url link for the problem record?

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  • LawanBrown
    LawanBrown ✭
    March 6, 2023

    I am looking for Milan McLain (GV41-CFL) and family in 1950 Census. When I search and narrow it down to the 1950 Census, I find the surname listed in Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, United States, which is where they were then. When I on view the image, it comes up showing them by name but looks like that part did not get indexed(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-SQH4-W2FD). And I find no way to add the source to the members of the family

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  • LawanBrown
    LawanBrown ✭
    March 7, 2023

    Thanks for doing that. What should I do if I find others with the same problem?

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  • MinnWisRoots
    MinnWisRoots ✭✭✭✭
    March 7, 2023

    Similar problems should be sent to the software engineers via a Feedback button.

    While in the Census page image, look on the left side of the screen and see if there is a vertical Feedback button available. If so, click on it, and enter the problem there so the engineers will be able to add it to an error spreadsheet.

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    Otherwise, post any future problems in the FamilySearch Help-Search section. The 1950 US Census is no longer an active indexing project, so it may not get a quick response posted under Indexing.

    Note: I was able to add most of the individual information fields for the McLain family with the access I have. However, the "Census" place information at the top of the forms is not available for me to add. The software engineers are backlogged right now, so please be patient.

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