For another loop and from a lot of transcribing, it appears to me that the
first letter is an E, if you look at the E under it they are identical other
than a skip in the line between the top loop and the middle loop. I believe
it is just a simple case of the enumerator's pen skipping.
Jan B.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marjorie" <pruness(a)hotmail.com>
To: <migen(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: [MIGEN] Can anyone help deciphering a name?
I appreciate your taking the time to lookup this information for me.
Thank you.
Marjorie
> From: TrischHall(a)centurytel.net
> To: migen(a)rootsweb.com
> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 20:09:06 -0400
> Subject: Re: [MIGEN] Can anyone help deciphering a name?
>
> This is on
FamilySearch.org pilot search. It is definitely Thomas and is
> also female. This is from the Michigan State records. Check the Midland
> County, Michigan records. Since the record went from the county to the
> state, it may have been recorded differently. I found my grandmother with
> incorrect parents and when I viewed the entire page, saw that the clerk
> had
> simply rewritten the parents above again.
>
> These records were collected at the township level back then, and by the
> time they reached the state, they were hand transcribed by different
> people
> about five times. With poor ink and pennmanship, and tired clerks, this
> kind of error was common.
>
> This child may have died.
>
> Go to the
FamilySearch.org site and under the pilot search you can
> enlarge
> it nicely and clearly.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marjorie" <pruness(a)hotmail.com>
> To: <migen(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 6:37 PM
> Subject: [MIGEN] Can anyone help deciphering a name?
>
>
> >
> > Does anyone have the time to help decipher a name on a birth
> > registration?
> >
> > The link is posted below.
> >
> > Line # 76 - The child is the 'Jarvis' female born on November 1, 1870
> > at
> > Porter Township.
> >
> > It was transcribed by
Ancestry.com as 'Thomas' and that isn't
correct.
> > She's definitely female. I know what I think it is but don't want to
> > cloud anyone's perception.
> >
> > The first letter of the name is not like any other on the page. Any
> > ideas?
>
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