"Too drunk to answer"

[Keiri]

For those of you with ancestry, I came across a Michael Dorry on the 1890 Veteran's schedules in Winnebago, Winnebago, Wisconsin. The answer to his unit in the war? "Too drunk to answer." I'm not sure the census taker should have written that down

http://tinyurl.com/zen6prc

 

[JPK Huson 1863]

Oh no!! Could the census guy have asked someone? I'm not sure that was part of his official duties, either. Hoping no one has occasion to look the guy up for their family tree!

 

[diane]

Guess he was a temperance guy and Mr Dorry was not!

That does bring up something that's always bothered me. One's paper trail - which is often all your descendants have to know you by - quite frequently presents a picture that is definitely not who you were, and no way to explain...! Now, in this day and age where nobody writes a letter or diary, wonder how the electronic trail will work out.

 

[OVI]

THAT IS AWESOME!!

 

[dlavin]

LOL, that is funny. He was being honest I guess.

 

[BillO]

So there are beings here without ancestors?

 

[Jim in Wisconsin]

Darn, he would have to be from Wisconsin!

 

[Reb]

Guess he was a temperance guy and Mr Dorry was not!

That does bring up something that's always bothered me. One's paper trail - which is often all your descendants have to know you by - quite frequently presents a picture that is definitely not who you were, and no way to explain...! Now, in this day and age where nobody writes a letter or diary, wonder how the electronic trail will work out.

This is hilarious. I just found out a couple of days ago that I actually have a Union ancestor. His name was George Caleb Prusia, Cpl., Co A, 24th Iowa Infantry, aka the "Temperance Regiment".

 

[lakertaker]

Darn, he would have to be from Wisconsin!

Packer fan, too, I'll bet!

 

[Yankeedave]

so muheasier to click thatn write. exept to change song. and theres why this stuff takes so long. (sic)