A few
weeks back, I found myself trying to locate SCHMIDT in the Town of
Hartland -- I looked from 1860 - 1930 and THOUGHT this would be an easy
one -- no misspellings on Schmidt, right? Wrong -- I looked for an entire
evening and finally tracked them through all the censuses - SCHMIDT, SCHMITH, SMITH, etc. I sure wish the census takers could see us now,
looking over every pen stroke to see if it was an "a" or a sloppy "o"...
some are very neat but sometimes I think this might have very well been their first grasp at
penmanship! Needless to say, these records are a great source of
information!
The
1930 Federal Census Index here is just that, an index. The actual
census has so much more information, but this should at least help you
locate your family in the census, whether you view it on microfilm or
online. (BTW, that's why Hartland Twp. is completed first --
the rest will eventually follow -- I promise!)
Enjoy!!
ATCz
P.S. The
Menominee Reservation was part of Shawano County in 1930 so that is why I
included it here in the Shawano site -- I get frequent questions regarding
this and thought it might be helpful to other researchers. The
Menominee Reservation is divided into 3 sections -- Township 28, Township
29, and Township 30.
MENOMINEE RESERVATION - T 28N R15E - Keshena Agency
Enumerated on April 2, 1930 by Mrs. Ella G. Martin, Enumerator
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