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As an example, consider locating Agnes Rockwell in the Mercer County, Pennsylvania 1800-[1971] estate index. Start with the [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28782-30893-5 volume for surnames starting with R]. L is the first key letter after the initial R in Rockwell. A is the first letter of the given name, Agnes. Check the [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28782-32030-27 guide to key letters] In the front of the volume to find the section number associated with the key letter L and given names starting with A. It is section 11. Go to [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28782-30807-89 section 11] and scan the chronological entries for Agnes Rockwell. | As an example, consider locating Agnes Rockwell in the Mercer County, Pennsylvania 1800-[1971] estate index. Start with the [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28782-30893-5 volume for surnames starting with R]. L is the first key letter after the initial R in Rockwell. A is the first letter of the given name, Agnes. Check the [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28782-32030-27 guide to key letters] In the front of the volume to find the section number associated with the key letter L and given names starting with A. It is section 11. Go to [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28782-30807-89 section 11] and scan the chronological entries for Agnes Rockwell. | ||
=== Split Column Indexes<br> === | |||
Some indexes split a name column to make it easier to scan the page for desired entries.<br> | |||
Some Irwin Hodson indexes have a surname column split into four. In the column headings, the clerk could write in different letter ranges for each column. For example, Aa, Aba-Abd, Abe-Abq, Abr-Abz. As the clerk entered records, surnames could be entered into the respective columns. For an example, see "Washington, County Records, 1856-2009," images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-24072-12155-74?cc=1910364&wc=M9HM-YV4:n1101196143 : accessed 02 Jan 2014), Pierce > General index grantee 1915-1917 A-C > image 2 of 335.<br> | |||
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