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From: "Pat Ash" <>
Subject: Re: [IlPiatt] CENSUS ON ANCESTRY.COM
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 23:06:54 -0700
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Dear Joann:

In order to use it, I have to access it through my library system.
I live in King County (Seattle) and so I access through what is called
Databases, then they have a Genealogy category - - and HeritageQuestOnline
is there.

If you don't have access to it through the library system in your area (they
have to subscribe to it) - - I can try to look up what might be of help to
you, with a census lookup.

Also, these are some of the books that were in the data base - -

1. Piatt, Emma C. [View Citation] [View Image]
History of Piatt County : together with a brief history of Illinois from the
discovery of the upper Mississippi to the present time
Evansville, Ind.: Unigraphic, 1977, 716 pgs.

2. Anonymous [View Citation] [View Image]
Portrait and biographical album of De Witt and Piatt Counties, Ill. :
containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and
representative citizens of the county : together with portraits and
biographies of all the presidents of the United States and governors of the
state.
Chicago, Ill.: Chapman Bros., 1891, c1885, 993 pgs.

3. Anonymous [View Citation] [View Image]
Past and present of Piatt County, Illinois : together with biographical
sketches of many prominent and influential citizens
Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1903, 491 pgs.


Hope this of some help.
Pat Ash

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joann Coleman" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [IlPiatt] CENSUS ON ANCESTRY.COM


> Pat: I can't seem to pull up HeritageQuest...Do you have the correct site
> for that? Thanks for your help. Joann
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pat Ash" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 2:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [IlPiatt] CENSUS ON ANCESTRY.COM
>
>
> > Hi - - I use Ancestry.com a great deal - - and have made it work for me.
> It
> > has provided a number of contacts with other researchers as well as its
> > various data bases.
> >
> > However, there is another resouce.
> >
> > A number of Public Library systems have a data base titled
> > HeritageQuestOnLline.
> >
> > It includes Search Census with indexing for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820,
1860,
> > 1870, 1890, 1910, and now a start on 1920.
> >
> > I also has a Books section with many, many books scanned including some
of
> > those elusive county histories. just entered the words Piatt County
into
> > the Place site and there came up 205 results!
> >
> > The price - - if it is available through your library system - - only a
> > public library card.
> > Hope this is of help to some of you.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Pat Ash
> > Seattle, Washington
> > Researching MARTIN and THOMPSON in Piatt, Illinois
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rebel Kreklow" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 12:00 PM
> > Subject: [IlPiatt] CENSUS ON ANCESTRY.COM
> >
> >
> > > Joann et al.....
> > >
> > > In several instances I have found that Ancestry.com has apparently
> missed
> > > some people in the indexing of the their on-line census records. I
had
> to
> > > ask my father (85 years old and a good thing he is still around) for
the
> > > names of the farmers living around his family before I could finally
> > locate
> > > his family. Also, just like each of us, the translation of a written
> name
> > > on a census is in the eye of the beholder. My family name is Kreklow.
> > > However, in order to find the goods I have had to enter Kreklow,
> Krecklow,
> > > Kreglow, Kreklon, Crecklow and Kreeklow to find my family.
> > >
> > > Regarding the quality of the files. You pays your money and takes
your
> > > chance. It's just like buying a roll of census film from the National
> > > Archives, renting it from an LDS Family History Center or buyng a
census
> > CD
> > > and finding out the quality of the image is still poor because the
> orginal
> > > source was poor.
> > >
> > > Regarding contacts, if you go to the "Help" icon in the upper right
hand
> > > corner, it will lead you to the answers for 362 frequently asked
> > questions.
> > > This also lets you contact someone interactively on-line to discuss a
> > > problem or issue. I had a nice discussion with a person regarding the
> > > omission of my father's family in their 1930s indexing.
> > >
> > > By and large it is better than most (you can buy census CDs from
> Heritage
> > > Quest.....probably same quality though).
> > >
> > > Now if I just had digital telephone service so I could speed things
up.
> > >
> > > Best rgards to all.
> > >
> > > Rebel Kreklow
> > >
> > >
> > > > [Original Message]
> > > > From: Joann Coleman <>
> > > > To: <>
> > > > Date: 4/19/2003 8:21:02 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [IlPiatt] CORRECTION TO CENSUS ON ANCESTRY.COM
> > > >
> > > > Elmer: "Buyer Beware" is always something to think about before
> buying
> > > > Ancestry.com. Joann
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "ELMER BAYLES" <>
> > > > To: <>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 6:59 AM
> > > > Subject: [IlPiatt] CORRECTION TO CENSUS ON ANCESTRY.COM
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > CORRECTION: BELOW SHOULD READ "PLEASE POST SUGGESTIONS AND ADVICE
TO
> > THE
> > > > PIATT CO. LIST"
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: ELMER BAYLES
> > > > > Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 6:57 AM
> > > > > To: rootsweb illinois
> > > > > Subject: CENSUS ON ANCESTRY.COM
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > I am glad you wrote, I, too, am having a lot of trouble finding
> stuff
> > on
> > > > the Ancestry.com census.....just the 1920 and 1930 names seems to be
> on
> > > the
> > > > correct page.
> > > > >
> > > > > There is no email address to contact Ancestry.com and I am
beginning
> > to
> > > > feel like I wasted my money.
> > > > >
> > > > > I like the way Familysearch.com put out the 1880 census, it is so
> easy
> > > to
> > > > find families and read the information.....I hope they put on other
> > census
> > > > years.
> > > > > Does anyone know if Familysearch.com plans to do this?
> > > > >
> > > > > Is anyone else having a problem with Ancestry.com's census?
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anyone have any suggestions or advice?
> > > > >
> > > > > Please post on the Peoria List.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanking you in advance.
> > > > >
> > > > > Marie in Illinois
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From:
> > > > > Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 4:45 AM
> > > > > To:
> > > > > Subject: [IlPiatt] 1860 census index lookup
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am looking for any Mackey family in the Piatt area in 1860. I
need
> > it
> > > to
> > > > be
> > > > > indexed because when I go into Ancestry by page number I get lost
> and
> > > > can't see
> > > > > it. Some of them are so bad I don't know why they put them online.
> > > > >
> > > > > Many thanx
> > > > >
> > > > > Glo
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > > > ==============================
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> > > records,
> > > > go to:
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> > > > >
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> > > > go to:
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> > > >
> > > >
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> > records,
> > > go to:
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Rebel Kreklow
> > > ---
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> > >
> > >
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> records,
> > go to:
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> > >
> >
> >
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> mailto:
> >
> > ==============================
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records,
> go to:
> > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
> >
> >
>
>
>
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> To contact the list Coordinator, Richard M. Howland.
mailto:
>
> ==============================
> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records,
go to:
> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
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