Ancestry.com just sent me an email about a possible match to my great grandfather, Frederick Hiram Wait! It was the 1910 Census, which I’ve been searching on/off for since I started on him a few months ago. I thought I’d just let it sit for a while and come back to it when I was ready. Well, they must have decided I was ready today, because they found him!
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Frederich H Waits (s/b Frederick H) | 33 |
| Nella H Waits (s/b Uella) | 25 |
| John W R Waits (nickname Ray) | 9 |
| Frederick L Waits (nickname Roy) | 7 |
| Verne L Waits (nickname Vernie) 2 | |
No wonder I couldn’t find him! Every single name on the list was different than what I was searching for. You’d think I would have gone in and checked again for this census after finding Elvie listed as “Anetta E” and Harriet listed as “Loretta S” on the 1920, but I didn’t. Oh well, this saved me some time reading through all of the census forms. 
I’ve been hitting dead ends looking for Ray and Roy, so maybe this will steer me in the right direction! Although it’s a little disconcerting… my Dad was named after his dad Roy Frederick… now his name wasn’t Roy at all? Then how is my Dad a Jr? Oh dear…
It is maddening but hang in there. I’ve had folks change not only names but gender between censuses.
LOL… Congrats! So much fun.. so much fun!