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Shirley Yarber's 1900 Census for
Forks and Forksville, PA

The 1900 census for Forks and Forksville is transcribed by Shirley Yarber and co-edited by Bob Sweeney.

Shirley Yarber was born in Philadelphia, PA. Her family moved to Southern California when she was a child. She resided there until she retired in 1990 and moved to Morganfield, KY. She is a great-granddaughter of Sylvellin A. DIEFFENBACH and Margaret Eldora Brown Dieffenbach. Other ancestors of hers from Sullivan County include: ZANER, HOFFA, BARTLEY and BROWN. This detailed and critical contribution by Shirley is greatly appreciated. We are working from copies of the original handwritten records. Therefore, there are several places where we have posted question marks due to our uncertainty as to what is actually written on the original record or because the original copy is smudged or stained with ink. Moreover, the original census takers often made errors in spelling based on what they heard or thought they heard from illiterate citizens or immigrants with a limited knowledge, if any, of English. It is also possible that we have, despite all efforts to the contrary, made occasional errors in spelling. Let us know if you think there is a mistake of any kind and we will post the correction immediately upon comparison with the original records. Please send proposed corrections directly to Bob Sweeney.

Editor's Note: We are grateful to Lyle Rockwell for selected updates and additions to the Rinebold listings, contributed in December 2007. You can read more about this family at Descendants of William Rinebold.

** Editor's Note: In May 2009, we were contacted by Tim Vargeson, of Addison, NY, the great great grandson of Uriah and Emily Vargeson. Tim tells us that the correct spelling is "Vargeson", not the "Vargason" recorded in the census. We presume that the census taker just wrote down what he thought he heard. We appreciate Tim's input on this matter. You will find Tim's Vargeson great grandparents and grandparents in the 1900 Federal Census for Hillsgrove, PA. There, the surname was also spelled wrong, but in a different way!

Shirley Yarber's 1900 Census for Forks and Forksville, PA

Shirley Yarber's 1900 Census for
Forks and Forksville, PA