From: "Rick Spears" <rspears@...>

Marie, You may be able to go to your main library in your town and look it
up. Start with the 1920 Census. Have the librarian help you find the
soundex
spelling of the name which will look something like: K-122 etc. Then look
in
the census book for the correct microfilm for that particular soundex. The
microfilm will be an alphabetical index of each soundex name. Find the
correct soundex on the film, there may be many on one film and search for
the last name you are looking for and then the first name. If you are lucky
to find the correct name, THEN you can go seach the actual census using the
information on the index to find the exact microfilm that has his census.

Rick Spears

No, the soundex is not in alphabetical order. Once you find the microfilm
that has your soundex code, you have to scroll to the code - and then it
goes in alphabetical order by first name, not last.

But I'm not sure what Marie means about looking up an address in the census.
If you just want an address, you can find directory's >from whatever year
you want - on microfilm.

The 1920 census is indexed by soundex code, so you can find anyone's census
- for that year, and 1900 which is fully indexed as well - quite easily.

For most of the States, 1910 is not indexed and you'll have to know the
persons address to find the census. So you'll have to find a directory and
"look up" the person you're looking for.


But then you'll needed to find out what E.D that address is located in. For
Brooklyn, I would guess the NY public library would have those ED's and
maybe the the Fed. Archives on Varick St.

Steve Gabai

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