in those far away days, "enumerators" frequently DID "make things up" (SOME enumerators in the 19th century got paid for "counting people",therefore MANY of the "counted" didn't exist, except "on paper".), as they knew their work wouldn't be "checked" for accuracy. this "problem of accountability" is why the DAR & several other heritage groups will NOT accept "naked census data", absent other independent proof of lineage.
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Odd as it may seem, not everyone resorts to the same tactics as you do.