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The index for my some of my ancestors are incorrect.

BobbyGoins
BobbyGoins ✭
July 20, 2021 edited July 20, 2021 in Search

In searching for some of my ancestors, I noticed that they are incorrectly indexed to Hawkins County, Arizona in the 1840 US Census, not Hawkins County, Tennessee.

(NOTE THAT ARIZONA DID NOT ACHIEVE STATEHOOD UNTIL 1912.)

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For example, the citation for Elijah Goins, Alexander Goins, and Vardemon Collins are noted as follows:

"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-YXT : 2 March 2021), Elijah Gowin, Hawkins, Yavapai, Arizona, United States; citing p. 232, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-YFN : 2 March 2021), Alexr Gowin, Hawkins, Yavapai, Arizona, United States; citing p. 232, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-YXY : 2 March 2021), Vardy Collins, Hawkins, Yavapai, Arizona, United States; citing p. 232, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

*** It appears that many listed on the same page of the Hawkins County, Tennessee, 1940 US Census (image 87 of 158), are indexed incorrectly.

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Conversely, the citation for Robert Collins, who is listed on the page before the above men (image 86 of 158), is noted as follows:

"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-YNC : 8 December 2020), Robert Collins, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 233, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

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Please address this issue.

Bobby Goins

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  • MNuttall
    MNuttall ✭✭✭
    July 20, 2021 edited July 20, 2021

    Hello, @BobbyGoins.

    It appears that this is one record where you can edit the place:

    Gowin, Elijah - 1840 census.JPG

    Click on the Event Place Edit button and you can make a change to the place.

    Here is the knowledge article that explains the process in detail:

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-fix-indexing-or-transcription-errors-in-historical-records

    On the other hand, there may be other transcription errors that you can't correct:

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/why-cant-i-fix-indexing-or-transcription-errors

    Hoping this helps you.

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  • N Tychonievich
    N Tychonievich mod
    July 25, 2021

    @BobbyGoins We can move these kinds of issues that impact so very many records to a team of specialists for correction. We will do that in this case. You could be contacted by a member of the team if they need more information.

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