[Genealib] birthplace "via"

[Kathy Rippel]

Using Ancestry, I find four Thomas Johnson. It appears one is born in 
Ohio, one in North Carolina, and two in Iowa (Ia). It could be a 
matter of interpretation of the abbreviations, but I don't see a "via".

Kathy

At 06:35 PM 4/21/2008, Laurie Wilcox wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Does anyone know what "via" in birthplace means on the 1850 census?
>
>Thomas Johnson of Morgan county IN has this listed. After some 
>searching on ancestry there is a large number of others throughout 
>the country with this listed as their birthplace.
>
>Thank You
>
>
>Laurie Wilcox
>Local History Associate
>Oral History Specialist
>Boone County Public Library
>1786 Burlington Pike
>Burlington, KY 41005
>lwilcox at bcpl.org
>859-342-2665 ext: 8134
>
>
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