This folder contains two files. 1) AlphaHeads: a pseudo-alphabetical listing of heads of families contained in Kinsmen. It is more or less an index of the families I have found. Legend for Alphaheads: Col A=My Reference # Col D=Given Name Col B=Census Page and house # Col E=AgeCol F=Census year Col C=Surname Col G=App. Year born [F-E) Col H=Notes 2) Kinsmen: it should be used more than any other for census material. It contains the important information contained in the miscellaneous and spreadsheet files. What follows is a description of my shorthand for the entries. NOTE: THOSE GROUPED TOGETHER ARE THOSE I THINK ARE IN THE SAME FAMILY. THOSE WITH AT LEAST ONE BLANK LINE BETWEEN THEM ARE THOSE I THINK ARE IN DIFFERENT FAMILIES OR I JUST DON�T KNOW!!!!! As an example: 1900-80-183=HEINRICH (listed as Heinrichs): Joseph(1819) [ID=Aust 1860] & Anna(1841) [{5-5} ID=Aust 1860] + Ferdinand(1871) + Carolina Kainer(1887) [servant] + Joseph Roeder(1880) [ID=Aust 1900. Listed as Reder. Laborer]. [Fay 8-4343] indicates census year 1900, page #80 house visited=183, then surname(spelling), : Given name(app. year of birth) "ID=" = Immigrated from Austria in 1860, "&" signifies wife, "{5-5}" signifies had 5 children and all 5 survive on the date, "+ " signifies children at home + others in household "[Fay 8-4343]" signifies Fayette County precinct 8 with -4343 meaning my reference # to spreadsheet. I realize that this form of entry may be confusing to most people (after working on it for years, I sometimes still confuse myself), but I'm hesitant to put it in prose form -- I AM NOT A WRITER. Anyway, I hope it informs, amuses, bemuses, or entertains the reader. If it does, I'm glad it helped. It it doesn't, I'm sorry I wasted your time with it.