Hoyt Family Tree
I mentioned in my last post that spelling is something that I don’t consider a conflict. There are many reasons for this. People may not have been able to spell (yes, even their own names). If the person writing was listening to someone say their name, they may have misheard. A person reading an old record may have had trouble making out the letters. And the list goes on.
This is what happened for the 1910 Census for Lottie. The record was found on Ancestry under either Lattie D. Bery or Lottie D. Bery. (And as I will add a correction, it will eventually be found under the correct spelling.)
Here is her family in 1910, living on Jefferson Ave.:
- Lottie D. Bery, head, female, white, 35, single, Michigan, New Jersey, Michigan, Own Income, owner of home free & clear.1
- Adlatie H. Bery, aunt, f, w, 79, s, England (English), England, England, immigrated 1860.
- Sarah W. Bery, aunt, f, w, 73, New York, England, England.
- C. V. Marshal, cousin, f, w, 51, s, Louisiana, Virginia, England.
- Four servants: Herriete Teaple, Johanna Layer, Elen Scriver, Mary Seanschank.
And again nearby are her two sisters. Alice is on Jefferson Ave. as well:
- Edwin Lodge, Male, White, age 60, Married (First) for ten years, born Michigan, parents born England, England, Doctor of medicine.2
- Allice Lodge, Wife, F, W, 38, 3 births, 2 living children, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan.
- Joseph B. Lodge, Son, M, W, 3, Michigan.
- Adlaid Lodge, Daughter, F, W, 2/12, Michigan.
- Three servants: Elizabeth Materson, Anna McClain, Elizebeth Smith.
And Charlotte is on McKinley Ave:
- Charlotte B. Sherrard, Female, White, age 40, widowed, three children, all living, born in Michigan, father born in New Jersey, mother born in Michigan, own income.3
- Joseph B. Sherrard, Son, M, W, 17, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan.
- Valeria G. Sherrard, Daughter, F, W, 12, Michigan.
- Laura D. Sherrard, Daughter, F, W, 10, Michigan.
- Two servants: Anna O’Connor and Reba Graham.
If the Bery spelling had been even more butchered, I’d have tried to trace the sisters to see if they were nearby on this census, thereby giving a reason for why it can be helpful to collect data on relations you are not directly focusing on.
1. 1910 U.S. census, Wayne County, Michigan, population schedule, Grosse Pointe, enumeration district (ED) 288, sheet 16B, p. 90 (rev.), dwelling 65, family 65, Lottie D. Bery household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Jul 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 678.
2. 1910 U.S. census, Wayne County, Michigan, population schedule, Grosse Pointe, enumeration district (ED) 288, sheet 16B, p. 90 (rev.), dwelling 66, family 66, Edwin Lodge household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Jul 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 678.
3. 1910 U.S. census, Wayne County, Michigan, population schedule, Grosse Pointe, enumeration district (ED) 288, sheet 16B, p. 90 (rev.), dwelling 69, family 69, Charlotte B. Sherrard household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Jul 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 678.