During my study of the Census files at http://www.ancestry.com, it became obvious that many records were missing. In some cases the name "Biega" had been misspelled in the original Census records. By searching with various possible spellings, I found some of them, and was able to verify that I had found the correct records by comparing birthdate and other data with records in the Census of other years. Others could not be found, although from other available information I knew that a Biega family had been resident in the area at the time of the census. The reasons have been given in the introduction to Part 1. It is also possible that the original census pages had been lost or misplaced at the time that Ancestry.com performed the scanning.
    The fact that approximately 20% of the "Biega" records are missing from the 1920 and 1930 Census (based on information from other sources) raises a serious concern about the accuracy of American statistics regarding relative percentages of immigrants of central European origin in the overall population.

   Although a couple of "Biega" records came up with other national origin than Poland, it appears that they may be the result of misspellings in the Census. For example, the records show that there are many families in the U.S.A. of Italian, Spanish or Mexican origin with the name "Bega", "Biegi" or "Biagi".

    New records for 1930 start with the reference number "100". Any records with a lower number indicate that these entries were also in the 1910 or 1920 Census, and are now updated.

    I will appreciate any inputs with new information about any "Biega " families living in the United States, or for that matter anywhere else in the world. Please write to me.

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