Am I reading this right? Does that really say this woman's name was Easter Ham? It may be a misspelling of Esther, but it made for a chuckle as I went through the page and transcribed exactly what I saw today.
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What was her name?
Okay, so I'm going through the steps as a volunteer indexer for FamilySearch. I've heard of some rather interesting names in my own research, but the name that I spotted today has got to be my favorite so far. Here's a partial extract of the relevant page from the 1930 U.S. census; take a look at the name that is highlighted:
Am I reading this right? Does that really say this woman's name was Easter Ham? It may be a misspelling of Esther, but it made for a chuckle as I went through the page and transcribed exactly what I saw today.
Am I reading this right? Does that really say this woman's name was Easter Ham? It may be a misspelling of Esther, but it made for a chuckle as I went through the page and transcribed exactly what I saw today.
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