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Missing husband

So you look at the census and the husband is not listed. The wife is listed as head of the family. You assume that he died. Don't. I was looking for my husband's great grandfather and didn't find him with his wife and family. I thought he died until my mother in law mentioned that her father was always bitter because his father had left them. I took another look and found him in the home of someone else. He was not listed as the head of the family so I don't know if he

Don't Forget to Look Through the Entire Book

Look through the entire yearbook. You not only want the photos of your ancestors in their classes, but also any candid photos. If somehow you inherited your ancestor's yearbook, look for the written comments his/her friends wrote. These can be helpful when writing the ancestor's stories. They can be helpful, too, when looking for friends, family, neighbors, etc.

Christmas Holiday

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and took advantage of visiting with family. Perhaps you were able to identify someone in a picture or were able to acquire a document that will help you with your search. One of the things I did was to try to get rid of excess paperwork. I came across an ancestor chart that I had printing out a few years ago. As I read it, I came across several errors, contradictory dates and notes that were incomplete. I thought it was a wonderful