We checked the 1920 census for him and he wasn t here. I m not knocking small town libraries in general. I ve had some send me as much as 30 pages of material, at no charge, or a very small fee. If none are right, the person who gave the info lied, or a neighbor gave the info. If the kids ages are right, the mother s age is too young, and the father s age is too old, the parents were probably out in the fields and the kids gave the info.
Kids know each other s ages, think their mother is young and their father is old.
We ve enclosed the names and addresses of some professional researchers who will be happy to help you. I usually gave them the book and page number of the record I wanted. They would only have had to copy a page from a book. Why not hire more people, charge enough for the copies to pay them, and turn a small profit for the county too. Most people don t mind paying a small fee for a record.