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Finding a missing personFinding a missing person

There as a child – then gone

1920 U.S. Census: North Carolina, Guilford, Greensboro, Ward 3, image 31

1920 U.S. Census: North Carolina, Guilford, Greensboro, Ward 3, image 31 1920 U.S. Census: North Carolina, Guilford, Greensboro, Ward 3, image 31

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1920 U.S. Census: North Carolina, Guilford, Greensboro, Ward 3, image 31

About 1911About 19

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City Directory: 1931, Greensboro, page 259, image 135 City Directory: 1931, Greensboro, page 259, image 135

City Directory: 1933, Greensboro, page 184, image 95 City Directory: 1934, Greensboro, page 186, image 99

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City Directory: 1935, Greensboro, page 192, image 100 City Directory: 1936, Greensboro, page 199, image 105

City Directory: 1937, Greensboro, page 173, image 86

City Directory: 1938, Greensboro, page 182-3, image 92

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City Directory: 1944, Palo Alto, California page 169, image 83

City Directory: 1944, Palo Alto, California page 169, image 83

City Directory: 1948, Santa Barbara, California City Directory: 1948, Santa Barbara, California page 169, image 83

City Directory: 1920, Greensboro, North Carolina

page 308, image 167

City Directory: 1921, Greensboro, North Carolina

page 344-5, image 175

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City Directory: 1929, Greensboro, North Carolina

page 344-5, image 175

City Directory: 1930, Greensboro, North Carolina

page 257-8, image 132-3

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305 Bennett, Greensboro, North Carolina305 Bennett, Greensboro, North Carolina

Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina

Bennett College is a private four-year historically black liberal arts college for women. It was founded in 1873 as a normal school educating newly emancipated slaves. It became a women's college in 1926 and is one of only two historically black colleges that enroll women only. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

305 Bennett, Greensboro, North Carolina

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1940 U.S. Census: North Carolina, Guilford, Greensboro, ED 41-27, image 5

1940 U.S. Census: North Carolina, Guilford, Greensboro, ED 41-27, image 5

1940 U.S. Census: North Carolina, Guilford, Greensboro, ED 41-27, image 37

City Directory: 1940, Greensboro, North Carolinapage 445, image 223

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Will this process work for the 1930 Census?

Today’s Google Map of Greensboro, North Carolina

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1930 U.S. Census: North Carolina, Guilford, Greensboro, Dist. 15, image 52

1930 U.S. Census: North Carolina, Guilford, Greensboro, Dist. 15, image 52

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is a public, coeducational,historically black, research universitylocated in Greensboro, North Carolina, founded in 1891. It is one of the oldest Ayantee

Agricultural and Technical State University

9public universities in the United States.

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The Cott Key Indexing System

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The California Eagle, Los Angeles, 30 Oct 1952, pg 7

The Pittsburgh Courier, Pittsburgh, PA

21 Jul 1956

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San Bernardino County Sun, San Bernardino, California

3 Apr 1957, pg 23

Independent Star News, Pasadena, California, 8 Apr 1961, pg 5

ca‐lost‐money.org/list/00/21/07/99.html

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But???

Theo de Percy Headen

Matthew Headen

Mattie

Minister

Viola R.Lambert

John RoseburrLulaByers

Divorced Divorced

StroudByers

21 Dec 1943Los Angeles

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1910 U.S. Census: North Carolina, Guilford, Greensboro Ward 3, Dist. 0105, image 30

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