Daily AncestorAn age written as 10/30
1880 U.S. Census, Mortality Schedule, Armstrong Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, enumeration district 74
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[illegible] | Brune Mary | 5/12 | F | W | / | Indiana | Prussia | Indiana
[illegible] | Bahl Andrew | 6 | M | W | / | Indiana | Alecas | H Darmstadt
208 | [illegible] | 10/30 | M | W | / | Indiana | Indiana | Indiana
216 | Pfeil Elisabeth | 13 | F | W | / | Indiana | Prussia | Prussia
218 | Wardon Ida | 3/30 | F | W | / | Indiana | Ohio | Indiana
224 | [illegible] Christian | 16 | F | W | / | Indiana | Prussia | Baden
196 | Hill John | 18 | M | W | / | Indiana | Pa. | Indiana
231 | Buchert John | 14 | M | W | / | Indiana | Indiana | Indiana
How old was the baby boy on the third line when he died?
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The age column's printed heading says: if under 1 year, give months in fractions (3/12); if under 1 month, give days in fractions (9/30). So 5/12 on the first line is five months, and 10/30 means 10 days old; Ida's 3/30 a few lines down is 3 days. Reading these as dates is a common mistake.
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