Roxanne, it is correct to include the district number. In different years and different states/counties, the official divisions were called various things, including "district." We use the terminology used in that census year and place.
See page 267 of _Evidence Explained_ (Elizabeth Shown Mills). In fact, you would benefit from reading the entire census chapter. (I just read it again, as I looked for the page reference for your question - and learned several things that I missed the first time!) The book, if you don't have it, is an invaluable guide to citing your sources. It is available both as a hard cover book and as a pdf. I keep a copy on my shelf, and a pdf copy in my computer, and refer to it constantly. I am so looking forward to seeing the new Sourcing function in Legacy 7, which is (as I'm sure you know) based on the Mills citation method. I love it that Legacy worked so closely with Mills in writing this part of the software. Hopefully, that last comment kept this post on-topic (-: Janis Walker Gilmore From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roxanne Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 11:06 PM To: Legacy Subject: [LegacyUG] Question Regarding Location/ Census Records I rely heavily on census records in my individual records. For those of you who transcribe such records, how do you handle locations where towns/townships are not listed? I am tempted to use things like, "District 4, Rhea County, TN, USA", but aside from personal preference, is there a standard approach? Roxanne Baird Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
