Making It Count

The latest issue of Family Tree Magazine came yesterday, and I read “Master the Census” (May 2007). I've been looking for my Schwochow ancestor since I started doing genealogy in 1978, and couldn't find him in the 1880 census. He and his wife arrived in 1874; both died in the early 1880s. I tried every spelling I could think of - nothing. I thought they must've hidden when the census taker came around. After reading your article, I decided to give the tips a try.