The biggest mistakes are when you “think you know everything” or when you’ve researched a family for so long that you forget things you located years ago.
This overlooked 1860 census entry raised more questions than it answered–was there a relationship with either of the two farmers the young couple was living with? Was the teenager related to young husband?
Always check and review–especially when you’ve been researching a family for a while.
One response
Yes, I found some family members were hired out to either families or friends that showed up on the censes. Also vise versa. There were children of others hired by our family that were in the censes.