Category Archives: Census Research
The 1900 Census got the Menaud’s all wrong
I missed this entry in the 1900 Census for several years. I was looking for Romain and Madeleine Menaud, with daughter. Mary Lacazette (from Madeleine’s first marriage). But, they were nowhere to be found. It took learning more about the family to root them out. The Menaud surname is rare in California in 1900. Even …
Newsreel Promoting the 1940 Census
I came across this today and thought that I would share. It’s a newsreel produced by the US Government promoting the upcoming enumeration of the 1940 US Federal Census. The newsreel explains the history of the census and why it is important. It then plays on the patriotic duty of all Americans to do what …
Is This My Martin Kelly in the Tax List
In my last post, I wrote about the entries I found in the San Mateo County Index to Deeds that referred to my Gr Gr Gr Grandfather, Martin Kelly. My next step is to determine what the property was that Martin Kelly owned in San Mateo County since his address from 1860 to 1899 when …