Two census records with different names?????

Question

I have a guy that has two 1860 census records with different names. LeRoy and Henry are the names. The dates seem to be the same.  Parents and siblings seem to be the same.

Anyone else ever run across this??  Or am I missing something obvious.  

The records are attached to LeRoy Tidwell

Thanks,

Sheila

Comments

Thanks everyone.  Ya'll have been a big help!

Sheila

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I submitted changes to FS so they now show as Samuel and Leroy

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Thanks, Linda.  I didn't know we could do that! Hmmm....I learn something everyday on here!

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On FS source pages, if there is an image visible, 'usually' there is an edit button at the top, so you can change some of the indexed info, using a highlighter box around the info being changed in the image.

On Ancestry source pages, there is a button on the left side 'Add or Update information', where you can change some information. You can also use the Report a Problem button.

Answer 1

I just had a look at both links. To me they both say Leroy. The Familysearch one is indexed incorrectly which is strange since it is the clearer image of the two.

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Weird.  I am going to shut down my computer and clear the cache.  Maybe it is my computer.

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Not sure if that will help. Both links go to different versions of the same page on the census but the Familysearch one is much clearer. The index on Ancestry is correct but there are several errors on the Familysearch index. Samuel is called Edward, Leroy is called Henry and Sallie is called Allie.

Answer 2

After looking at the two of them, I think they are the same.  I think that the brothers Samuel and Leroy were transcribed on FS as Edward and Henry.  

If you can enlarge both they quite clearly read Samuel and Leroy.  

It can happen and we are are at the mercy of how tired and how keen our transcribers are.

I hope this helps.

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I submitted changes to FS for Samuel and Leroy