I was very disheartened when I found a "Daniel Norwood" age 50, with wife Elizabeth and a son named Harvey in an 1870 census for Tuscaloosa county Alabama. I had already found a Tuscaloosa 1870 census with Daniel Norwood age 50, wife Elizabeth, son Harvey in a different census dated 3 days earlier. So I thought what a coincidence, 2 Daniels, same age with the same last name, wife same name and oldest son same name. What a mess. How will I ever be able to confidently trace him now?
But then I also found a 2nd entry for another relative in Tuscaloosa 1870. Nickolas Turner, wife Mary Ann and daughter Manerva. With another census taken a few days earlier with almost the exact same entries. Nicoli Turner, wife Ann, daughter Manervia.
What a miraculous turn of events. ;-)
Is this common?