Family Associations & Organizations

I know of a few Family Associations. 
 Please let me know about yours and I will add it in.

 

1920 Census Transcriber Issue

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1920 Census of the USA

When working in family history you never know how someone else will pronounce or write your name down.

As in this example of my Grandad Clifford DuCap

1920 United States Federal Census
about Clifford J Ducap

Name: Clifford J Ducap [Clifford J Ducay]  Age: 14 Birth Year: abt 1906 Birthplace: Michigan Home in 1920: Sherman, Iosco, Michigan Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Henry Ducap Father's Birthplace: Canada Mother's Name: Margaret G Ducap Mother's Birthplace: Michigan Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Henry Ducap 38 Margaret G Ducap 36 Clifford J Ducap 14 Garald A Ducap 12 Joseph M Ducap 10 Viole E Ducap 4

Thank goodness for diligent fellow ancestry members.  Had they not noticed the transcribers error.  Well who knows how long before I would have found him on the 1920 census.  Everyone helps another when they notice a transcription error.  Thank-You to all that help.
* copied from Ancestry.com

DuCap Grave Stone Clifford & Etta

Family Trees Whos in Yours?

Ok Now that you know something about a family tree, or maybe your just beginning.

Time for it to come together in a family tree:   So here I have scoured the internet to show you some examples.  You can always show me what you have by posting a comment.  Thanks.