<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.5969" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Yes, of course!  Thank you, all.  I had something like that rattling around in my mind, but I hadn't looked in the "dem..." part of dictionary.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/5/2010 7:04:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time, librarytraveler@gmail.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid">According to this governmental authority http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/ocsm/comd-dir.htm it can be either a kind of billing clerk or a kind of logger. Harold On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Alvie L  Davidson <floridasearch@verizon.net> wrote: > The word is > > Demurrage > > This is a person who handles freight fees and charges for railroad or any > freight service. > > > > Alvie L. Davidson CG > > Lakeland, FL > > http://www.floridadetective.net > > > > From: apgpubliclist-bounces+floridasearch=verizon.net@apgen.org > [mailto:apgpubliclist-bounces+floridasearch=verizon.net@apgen.org] On Behalf > Of JFonkert@aol.com > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 7:54 PM > To: apgpubliclist@apgen.org > Subject: [APG Public List] help with occupation in census > > > > I am looking at an occupation on a census manuscript that appears to be > soemthing like: > > > > - dinuarge man, RR > > - dimurage man, RR > > - diumrage man, RR > > > > Does anyone have any idea what this might be? Viewed on ancestry.com image > -- 1920 U.S. Census, Everett, precinct 13, Snohomish County, Washington, > Sheet 9A, Earl G. Moore. > > > > Jay Fonkert, CG > http://fourgenerationsgenealogy.blogspot.com/ > Saint Paul, MN > > Director, Association of Professional Genealogists > (professional profile at www.apgen.org) > Member, Genealogical Speakers Guild > (professional profile at http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/) > Member, International Society of Family History Writers and Editors > > CG (Certified Genealogist) is a service mark of the Board for Certification > of Genealogists, used under license by Board-certified associates after > periodic competency evaluations. -- Harold Henderson Research and Writing from NW Indiana midwestroots.net</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jay Fonkert, CG <A href="http://fourgenerationsgenealogy.blogspot.com/">http://fourgenerationsgenealogy.blogspot.com/</A> Saint Paul, MN Director, Association of Professional Genealogists (professional profile at <A href="http://www.apgen.org)/">www.apgen.org)</A> Member, Genealogical Speakers Guild (professional profile at <A href="http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/)">http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/)</A> Member, International Society of Family History Writers and Editors CG (Certified Genealogist) is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by Board-certified associates after periodic competency evaluations. </DIV></BODY></HTML>