The 1900 census entry for Gardner and Mary Ramsey finds the couple living in Santa Monica, California. Their entry is at the very bottom of the census page and it would seem reasonable that after being married fifty years, the seventy-five year old Gardner and seventy year old Mary would find themselves without children in the household. But a quick look at the following page indicated that there were two grandchildren living with them.
Something that could have been missed had I neglected to see what was on the top of the next page. When viewing any record, always make certain you’ve looked at the whole thing. With census records, it means viewing the entries until you have seen the start of the next household. With deeds books written in a ledger, it means reading until the next one starts (and sometimes reading the names listed to make certain your person didn’t record all their deeds at one time). Generally speaking it means looking at whatever you are looking at until you’ve located a new record, different entry, new person’s information, etc.
It’s not usual to see a “please turn the page” at the bottom of a record if there’s more on the next page. Do your genealogy research a good turn and flip over that page.
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