THE COMPLETE SOUNDEX GUIDEWillis I. Else This book offers a complete explanation of the Russell Soundex encoding and filing system that was used by the Census Bureau and the Immigration and Naturalization Service to index 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. population censuses and various INS customs lists, passenger lists, and naturalization records. Although most genealogical textbooks and booklets published by the National Archives and others contain brief instructions for using the Russell Soundex system, none of them include a complete set of Soundex rules nor do they completely explain the system, none of them include a complete set of Soundex rules nor do they completely explain the system. This incompleteness makes it virtually impossible for researchers to find certain surnames in Soundex indexes. This book sets the record straight and offers much information not available elsewhere. Principal attributes of this book are: ? It is the first to reveal the Soundex rules actually used by the Census Bureau and the Immigration and Naturalization Service when those organizations indexed federal records (the rules previously published by the National Archives and others are incomplete and are therefore inaccurate.) ? It is the first to reveal the history of the Soundex system: its inventor, what it is, when it began to be used, why it was used, who used it, and how it was used.
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