Re: J.D. DAVE BOLTON " ALABAMA"
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In reply to:
J.D. DAVE BOLTON " ALABAMA"
DANIEL E.BOLTON 12/06/03
I looked on
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asphttp://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp
It is a good starting place. I didn't find him. I tried these names , all with birth year1872 (+/- 2)
1) Dave Bolton, b. 1872 (+/- 2) - 8 hits, none in Alabama.
2) D. Bolton - 0 hits
3) J. D. Bolton - 2 hits, none in Alabama
4) ___ (given name blank) Bolton, Alabama only - 36 hits, none that looked like him, unless the "D" was really "Dudley".
You should play around with it. You may know something we don't. If he really isn't there it means either:
1) They missed him completely in 1880
2) Your data is off
3) They got him in 1880 but put the wrong name or birth year
If, for instance, he was born in Mississippi and moved to Alabama in 1881, he'd be in Mississippi in 1880 but Alabama for the rest of his life.
Have you tried for a death certificate? It might have his exact birth place and parents' names.