tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676976466758846813.post502001294076375721..comments2024-01-18T12:15:37.604-08:00Comments on Tracing My Roots: Who Do I Think I Am?: Mystery Monday - Enumerated Twice in the 1850 Census?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14022447289636195047noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676976466758846813.post-64820077965779939242013-05-20T17:34:52.260-07:002013-05-20T17:34:52.260-07:00I agree. I found on a census that one of my 2nd G...I agree. I found on a census that one of my 2nd Great Granfathers was also in an asylum in DC for a census. In that same year, his wife listed her self as a widow, which is because of the stigma that would have been associated with it at that time. It was the early 1900's. I also saw a piece in a DC newspaper that talked about his pension being cut because his previous employer, the DC fire department was paying for his stay and treatment in the asylum, and that was a few years before that census. So it looks like he may have been in and out of an asylum, but for what I haven't found out yet.<br /><br />But can you imagine it being printed in a city newspaper that you or your husband or father was in an asylum.<br /><br />I'd love to find out more about his stay there and the reason.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022447289636195047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676976466758846813.post-45992091228535832732013-05-20T05:52:17.919-07:002013-05-20T05:52:17.919-07:00I have an instance in my family tree where one of ...I have an instance in my family tree where one of the sons was listed as a sanitarium with TB and then he is listed at his home with his family in the 1900 census. The census records were take two weeks apart, plenty of time for him to recover and be back home. If it wasn't for the census I would never have discovered he had TB. Double listings are quite informative!Rose Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08696661765459700400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676976466758846813.post-43279205947041874282013-05-14T19:28:29.196-07:002013-05-14T19:28:29.196-07:00I think it's need also. I just wish that phys...I think it's need also. I just wish that physical addresses were on the earlier census. In DC, they just gave the wards, so I just have the general area in the city they lived.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022447289636195047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676976466758846813.post-39711902777404997712013-05-14T18:22:53.165-07:002013-05-14T18:22:53.165-07:00Several of mine were, too, but more often a child ...Several of mine were, too, but more often a child "working out" on a farm or as a housekeeper. It's kind of neat to establish the geography of a person's life.SallySearcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085309109469827084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676976466758846813.post-66473675624611674402013-05-14T18:12:30.806-07:002013-05-14T18:12:30.806-07:00This is the first time I've found a family mem...This is the first time I've found a family member enumerated twice in a census for a particular year.<br /><br />I just checked, and the City Directories for Washington, DC on Ancestry.com start 1862, so it won't help me find William in 1850. But I can confirm the other addresses both both of these brothers.<br /><br />I guess for now, I'll assume that my explanation is correct unless I find information/records that say otherwise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022447289636195047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676976466758846813.post-76629895714910371002013-05-14T14:08:37.690-07:002013-05-14T14:08:37.690-07:00It always intrigues me to find family enumerated t...It always intrigues me to find family enumerated twice in the same census. I have found it a few time for my family. Your explanation seems plausible. I'm not familiar with D.C. research. Are there city directories for the time in question - 1840's through 1860's? That might help confirm your theory.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.com