<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18882"><o:SmartTagType name="State" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US link=blue bgColor=#ffffff vLink=purple> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">I'm guessing this is the entry, P. Hanselman, Clinton, Renova, PA?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><A href="">http://search.ancestry.ca/iexec/?htx=View&r=5543&dbid=7163&iid=4278548_00135&fn=P&ln=Hanselman&st=d&ssrc=&pid=9775360</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">I think what looks like "red" is an abbreviation for something (look at the nearby occupations which use them).  Not sure too that the second word is gentleman.  Maybe something related to railroad or railroad equipment manufacture?  Is there that kind of activity apparent in that locale?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">Larry</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV>Larry Boswell BA, PLCGS<BR><A href="http://www.TheBackstairs.com">www.TheBackstairs.com</A><BR><A href="http://thebackstairs.com/blog/">http://thebackstairs.com/blog/</A><BR>"Historical & Genealogical Research Services"<BR>Ottawa, Ontario, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:laboswell@rogers.com">laboswell@rogers.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=floridasearch@verizon.net href="mailto:floridasearch@verizon.net">Alvie L. Davidson CG</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=stubbytate@yahoo.com href="mailto:stubbytate@yahoo.com">'Tate'</A> ; <A title=apgpubliclist@apgen.org href="mailto:apgpubliclist@apgen.org">apgpubliclist@apgen.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 06, 2010 5:01 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [APG Public List] Occupation question "Red Gentleman"</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hi Lynita<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">If you had posted this person’s name other’s might be able to read the actual penmanship on the census.  Your information does not permit me to search the census and view it.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Alvie L. Davidson CG<BR><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lakeland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State></st1:place><BR><A href="http://alviesgenealogyspot.blogspot.com">http://alviesgenealogyspot.blogspot.com</A></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the <BR>Board for Certification of Genealogists <BR>used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center SIZE=2 width="100%"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> apgpubliclist-bounces@apgen.org [mailto:apgpubliclist-bounces@apgen.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Tate<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Saturday, March 06, 2010 4:27 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> apgpubliclist@apgen.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [APG Public List] Occupation question "Red Gentleman"</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I'm researching an ancestor in PA and the 1870 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Federal Census Clinton County</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Pennsylvania</st1:State></st1:place> lists his occupation as "Red Gentleman"<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">What, pray tell, was/is a "Red Gentleman"?<BR> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thank you very much!<BR><BR>Lynita <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>