CAPTURING EVIDENCE (cont.)

The results of such an entry would be a source citation that would look like this in your notes:

1900 CENSUS: WI, Green Co., Monroe Twp, George O. Nelson household, 1900 U.S. census, Greene County, Wisconsin, population schedule, township of Monroe, enumeration district [ED] 43, supervisor's district [SD] 1, sheet 13A, line 14; National Archives micro publication T00, roll 32.

George O. Nelson, white, male, 40 years old born Jun 1860 OH, father born OH, mother born NY, can read and write, owns home freely, occupation farmer; Ellie [Mary Elizabeth's nickname was Ellie], white, female, wife, age 38, born Sep 1862 born Canada, parents born NY, housekeeper, can read and write; George, 18, born Nov 1882, OH, father born OH mother born NY, farmer laborer, can read and write; Mary, 16, born Oct 1884, IL, father b. OH, mother b. NY, going to school … Monroe, son, age 3, born May 1897, WI, father b. OH, mother born Canada.

Such an entry is often used in genealogy computer programs which have a general area for entering notes. In the samples of entering notes provided when you click the little icon below are instructions for entering notes using the Family Tree Maker (FTM) program. All students should view this information so you can compare the commonality between the general notes area of the program you are using with Family Tree Maker. The version shown in the example is an older version, but the note entering areas have remained consistent. Please study and compare the information in the notes area with the information that was required in the chart at the beginning of this lesson. In the next few pages, examples of entering information in the PAF program will also be shown.