"N" on a death index.
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Re: "N" on a death index.
 jdweintraub
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Posted: 25 Jun 2008 1:35AM GMT |
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It would be helpful to give us a specific example, or at the minimum what index you are looking at, in these types of queries. Is this an Ancestry index?
If it's the one at:
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/idphd...)
I had to do a search on John Smith (example) to even see where the "N" might appear.
Did you see one warning on the bottom of the website home page that:
"Other errors in the index include showing the wrong sex or race for the decedent. For example, a female decedent may be shown as being a male (M) or a white decedent (W) might be shown as being a Negro (N). The abbreviation N/S in the sex/race field means NOT STATED. The date of death may also be incorrect. For example, some deaths occurring in 1936 were entered as 1935 deaths."
If it's the one at:
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/idphd...)
I had to do a search on John Smith (example) to even see where the "N" might appear.
Did you see one warning on the bottom of the website home page that:
"Other errors in the index include showing the wrong sex or race for the decedent. For example, a female decedent may be shown as being a male (M) or a white decedent (W) might be shown as being a Negro (N). The abbreviation N/S in the sex/race field means NOT STATED. The date of death may also be incorrect. For example, some deaths occurring in 1936 were entered as 1935 deaths."