Deconstructing a Conflicted Census Enumeration: Carrie Peterson aka Clara Moore

J. H. ("Jay") Fonkert, CG®
Dec 22, 2022
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About this webinar

Census enumerations offer invaluable snapshots of families, but like any record, can lead researchers astray. Names may be mangled, ages fudged, or individuals or families be enumerated twice – or not at all. This entertaining presentation follows a Norwegian immigrant family forward and backward in time to untangle the makeup of a 1910 Minnesota family.

About the speaker

J. H. (“Jay”) Fonkert, CG, specializes in 19th-century Kentucky and Midwest family history research. His passions are family migrations and historical geography. He was Coordinator for the Midwest cou...
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  1. CA
    Carolyn Atkinson
    3 years ago

    This was a very good webinar. Just like one of my rabbit holes.

  2. HS
    Helen Schenkelaars
    3 years ago

    Really enjoyable and thought provoking lecture. Thank you.

  3. FU
    Fran Ussery
    3 years ago

    Love this. thanks!

  4. DC
    Deborah Campisano
    3 years ago

    Very detailed and inspirational! I now have another approach to solving a brickwall!

  5. PH
    Peggy Hall
    3 years ago

    Thanks, Jay. for a great lecture. It really helped me see your 3-D Genealogy concept very well. How you made all these connections still doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but I'll watch the lecture again and more pieces should fit into the puzzle.

  6. AD
    Arlene Dukanauskas
    3 years ago

    This is amazing research and shows a great deal of imagination on the part of Mr. Fonkert. The changes in family names and locations would baffle any genealogist.

  7. JN
    Jill Nock
    3 years ago

    Excellent presentation. The tables are so helpful in making sense of the conflicting information.

  8. BD
    Brenda Dixon
    3 years ago

    Amazing how you figured all this out. Not only entertaining, but insightful. Thanks

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