all the gold in the census
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FederalChurchColonialIndianSchoolState Territorial
Census Types in the US
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PopulationAgriculturalDefectiveIndianInstitutionsManufacturing/IndustrialMerchant SeamenMilitary/Naval ForcesMortalitySlaveSocial StatisticsVeterans
Federal Census Schedules
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Every decade since 1790Many early (pre 1850) returns missingAlmost entire 1890 set of returns destroyedMore genealogically significant from 1850
US Population Schedule
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Family Search.orgHeritageQuest.comAncestry.com
Online Locations
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Image qualitySearch returnsSearch algorithmsAvailability
What to Compare
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Start with youngest relative who was alive in 1930
Build your pedigree chart as you trace ancestor in the census.
Follow each family member’s entire life in the census
Build a timeline using census entries as framework
Fill in timeline with other sources alluded to in the census
Finally expand search with all sources
Census-based Research Method
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Use a mapRead local historiesConsider historical eventsAlternate spellings
Tips for Tracking in the Census
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RelocationDeathDivorce/SeparationRemarriageInstitutionalizedMilitaryTravelYoung Adult moved outAdolescent entered apprenticeship or hired
out
When an Individual is Missing
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Travel: check relatives, former residencesMissed: search page by page, neighbor
search, dwelling searchRelocation: expand searchAlternate Spellings: Google to find alternate
spellings, search under given names, neighbor search
Alternate Head of Household: maiden name, other relative surnames, remarried
When Household is Missing
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Analyze each question for clues to other records
Use census info to narrow search timeframes and locations
Using Census to Find Other Records
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WealthSocial ClassOccupationEducationLocationNeighborhoodHome OwnershipSize of HouseholdSlave Ownership
Social Information from Census
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Homeownership rateImmigration/Emigration rateAgesHousehold number VS dwelling numberPopulation densityOccupationsRacesLiteracy rate
Neighborhood Information
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1910 Demo
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1870 Demo