Saturday, April 23, 2011

Family Search Doesn't Automatically Soundex

Goldenstein and Goldenstien are soundex equivalents. However, searching for Voke Goldenstein and Voke Goldenstien in the 1880 census at Familysearch (http://www.familysearch.org) does not give the same results. Voke Goldenstein does not bring up any results. Voke Goldenstien brings up one result--in Adams County, Illinois.

Name "matches" in Familysearch do not necessarily catch each and every Soundex equivalent.

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