1905 State of Kansas Census

(To  listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) Robert Borchart  Son by Adoption by Jim Potter The 1910 US Census successfully answered a major question of mine about Robert Parks. His original surname was Borchart. In the column next to the twelve-year-old’s name was his relation to the head of the household, Henry P. Parks. The cursive writing said, “Son by adoption.” I didn't specialize in foreign languages, but Robert's surname sounded as German as … [Read more...] about Researching Robert