Years ago in an article, I referred to a “birder house.” I was mentioning in passing the little shed where my Grandma Neill had kept her baby chickens. She always said it like “birder house.” And it seemed like a logical name for a building that kept little birds. What she actually meant was “brooder house.” Referring to a brood of chickens, not a “bird.” Is there a name, a word, or a placename that you heard “wrong” from a relative? Is that the reason you cannot find it? Perhaps Grandma was pronouncing it in her own way. If no one else used that pronunciation, you may have difficulty in finding the correct location. Grandma always said she was born in “Tiogee” but that’s another story for another […]
Remember that relationships in the census are given with respect to the head of household. They may or may not be the children of the spouse in the household. Don’t draw conclusions that are not supported by the enumeration. Of course in many households the husband and wife are the parents of all the “children” listed as the head of household’s children. But sometimes they are not. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
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