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U.S. FEDERAL CENSUS POINTERS & TIPS

The U.S. federal census for all counties in the state of Texas from the first census in 1850 through 1930 are in the Gladys Harrington Library.

The U.S. federal census for all states from the first in 1790 through 1850 are in the Gladys Harrington Library.

Many indexes are in the collection on CD-ROM and printed format.

 

SOUNDEX & MIRACODE

Soundex - all cards are filed by their code under each state

Miracode - uses soundex codes

  •            lists visitation number assigned by the enumerator

  •            no page and line number on which the person appears

  •            gives volume number and enumeration district

  •            separate card for each person in the household

  •            covers only  the following 21 states:

                                AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX,  VA, WV

 

Coding a Surname

                  1 = b, p, f, v.

                  2 = c, s, k, g, j, q, x, z.

                  3 = d, t.

                  4 = l.

                  5 = m, n.

                  6 = r.

 

No code is assigned to the vowels a, e, i, o, u, and  y, w, h.

      Initial letter of name is not coded. If there are not three codable letters then zeros are added. Double letters count as ONE number.

                         K400 =  KELLEY

                        G663 =  GERARD

                        S365 =   STRONG

                        J523  =  JOHNSTON

                        S524 =  SINGLETARY

                        Z232 =  ZACHOWITZ

 

ENUMERATION DAYS 1790 — 2000. The information is correct as of that day of the decade. This is important to remember because a marriage may have taken place that year, but after the enumeration date. In that case, the marriage will not be recognized on the census. Ditto for births of children, etc.

                  1790                          02 August

                  1800                          04 August

                  1810                          06 August

                  1820                          07 August

                  1830 thru 1900       01 June

                  1910                          15 April

                  1920                          01 January

                  1930 thru 2000       01 April

 

FEDERAL CENSUS, 1920 CENSUS

  • Does not ask mothers about number of children living or born

  • Does not ask if anyone in THE BIG WAR — W.W.I

  • The 1900 census for all counties in the state of Texas are in the Gladys Harrington Library.

1910

  • Index for 21 states.

  • 1910 Census has a street index on microfilm for some large cities (see pp. 224-5, Greenwood).

  • No month and year of birth for anyone.

  • If naturalized and how long

  • Property owned, rented or mortgaged

  • How long married

  • Deaf, dumb, blind

  • Speak English?

  • Language spoken

  • Number of children born to mother and number now living

  • Civil War veteran? Union? Confederate? Widow of either?

  • The 1900 census for all counties in the state of Texas are in the Gladys Harrington Library.

1900 CENSUS

  • Address (street & house no. in large cities)

  • If naturalized and how long

  • Property owned, rented or mortgaged

  • How long married

  • Speak English?

  • Number of children born to mother and number now living

  • Civil War veteran? Union? Confederate? Widow of either?

  • The 1900 census for all counties in the state of Texas are in the Gladys Harrington Library.

 

1890 CENSUS

The census for only 14 states, alphabetical from A thru Kansas & part of KY, are lost.

 Microfilmed on roll M-407;  3 rolls exist

  • Check this if you have anyone in the general area

  • Index  Microfilmed on M-496 — 2 Rolls of film

Extant Rolls Remaining are:

  • Perry Co. AL

  • District of Columbia-10 Streets exist

  • Muscogee Co. GA

  • McDonough Co. IL       

  • Wright Co. MN

  • Hudson Co. NJ

  • Westchester and Suffolk Co. NY

  • Gaston & Cleveland Co. NC

  • Hamilton & Clinton Co. Ohio

  • Union Co. SD

  • Ellis, Hood, Rusk, Trinity, Kaufman Co. TX

All extant rolls of the 1890 census are in the Gladys Harrington Library collection.

Recommended citation: 
"U.S. Federal Census Pointers & Tips" by Brenda Kellow, B.A., CG, CGI, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>Accessed: [Today's date]

 

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