142 birth records were added this week from the Minnesota Department of Health’s Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002. Of those, approximately 20 were pre-existing. 21 birth records were added from the California Department of Health’s California Birth Index, 1905-1995.
16 marriage records were added from the Minnesota Department of Health’s Minnesota Marriages Index, 1997-2001. 21 marriage records were added from the Wisconsin Department of Health’s Wisconsin Marriages Index, 1973-1997.
All new citations include the certificate number.
Earlier in the week I spent a few evenings working on my son’s surname line, Korth. I made great progress via the censuses. Along those lines, I finally discovered why a search of the 1930 census didn’t turn up any Sweere’s in Minnesota (we know they were there!). Apparently the census indexer incorrectly listed the name as Sweese. Boo. Hiss. I found the mistake by utilizing a surrounding neighbor’s search function on the index. I knew the Sweere farm was near the Polman farm in Butler, so I after coming up with nothing on several searches I finally searched the neighbor’s of Polman’s and walla! There was Henry and Willemina Sweere in Butler township…with their name misspelled a Sweese! More Polman info was added, too.
It’s all good.ex animo ~J