Those that transcribe the census do make errors and
little r's and s's look alike, as do a's and o's.
Unfortunately, that's the Carson name! Carron and
Casson are all legitimate names, Corson and Carsan too
(though I don't think they're popular). Casson and
Corson are probably the top two errors. But don't
forget Karson, soundex won't help you with that one,
though I've rarely seen it (I had a Kierson once).
When you just KNOW someone is there, I've tried
searching by their first name, age, and place of birth
and left the surname blank.
Best regards,
Stephanie
--- Marilyn Bess <bess(a)penn.com> wrote:
Today we expect to find our surname spelled
correctly in public documents. However in the past
this was not always true. I could not find a family
member of the 1830 census in Cortland County so I
ran his first name and found him index under Casson.
I then ran that spelling and found a brother never
found before in the neighboring township. I am
wondering what variable spelling of the Carson name
others have found. Thanks Marilyn
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