Cen-Enum Tag - Data Entry Tips


Cen-Enum Tag - Data Entry Tips:

Principal One: The entry that identifies the specfic Census person.
Principal Other: The person ID number that is listed with the Census Head.

Example of Principle One: 1137 1900 US Census IN Koscuisko County
Example of Principle Two: 328 Margaret Jennie (last name not known)

Date: __ ___ 1900 (Date of the census record.)
Detail: Washington Twp.
City: Pierceton
County: Koscuisko County
State: IN

Memo:
wife of Jacob J. Snyder, age 39 and born in IN||Margaret J. Snyder

Include in the Witness field the number of the head of household.

Witness is: 327

Principal Sentence Structure:
[:CR:]* [P2] was enummerated as [M2], <[M1]>.

Witness Sentence Structure:
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Example Output:

* Margarret Jennie (--?--) (328) was enummerated as Margaret J. Snyder, wife of Jacob J. Snyder, age 39 and born in IN.

The 1900 US Census (1137), dated 1900, listed Margaret Jennie (--?--} (328) in addition to John W. Snyder (1138), Orange C. Snyder (1139), William F. Snyder (1140), and Abner Sipes (1140) in the household of Jacob J. Snyder (327), in Washington Twp., Pierceton, Kuscuisko County, IN, white, 42, born in Ohio.