PRAIRIE CREEK, VIGO CO., IN
CENSUS ONLINE
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Please remember, this is my interpretation of the enumerator's handwriting and may not reflect the actual written word. While I have tried to be as accurate as possible, each enumerator had his own unique style of writing. Think of variants of your families' surnames while viewing. Also, while I have proofed each census, I'm sure there are typos. The spelling is that of the enumerator's - ie: medisen for medicine.
At the bottom of the page, you will find a "mini-guide" to each census with a brief explanation of the problems I encountered with each one. This might bring to light some errors in my interpretation of the documents. Enjoy!
1807 INDIANA TERRITORY CENSUS
Prairie Creek was in Knox Co. at this time.
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1820 PRAIRIE CREEK FEDERAL CENSUS
Not yet available
1820 Vigo County Federal Census
Vigo Co. Public Library
1820 Indiana Federal Census Index
Ripley County, INGenWeb
1830 PRAIRIE CREEK FEDERAL CENSUS
Now Online!
1830 Vigo County Federal Census
Vigo County, INGenWeb
1840 PRAIRIE CREEK FEDERAL CENSUS
Not yet available
1840 Vigo County Federal Census Index
USGenWeb - Index Only
1850 PRAIRIE CREEK FEDERAL CENSUS
Indexed by Surname!
1850 Prairie Creek Mortality Schedule
Deaths June 1849 - May 1850
1850 Vigo County Federal Census
Vigo County, INGenWeb
1860 PRAIRIE CREEK FEDERAL CENSUS
Indexed by Surname!
1860 Vigo County Federal Census
Vigo County, INGenWeb ~ Partial
1870 PRAIRIE CREEK FEDERAL CENSUS
Indexed by Surname!
1880 PRAIRIE CREEK FEDERAL CENSUS
Not yet available
1880 Vigo Co., IN Federal Census
1% Sampling
1880 U.S. Federal Census
LDS ~ Fully Searchable
1890 PRAIRIE CREEK FEDERAL CENSUS
Destroyed by Fire.
1900 PRAIRIE CREEK FEDERAL CENSUS
Not yet available
1910 PRAIRIE CREEK FEDERAL CENSUS
Not yet available
1920 PRAIRIE CREEK FEDERAL CENSUS
Not yet available
1930 PRAIRIE CREEK FEDERAL CENSUS
Not yet available
FEDERAL CENSUS FROM 1940 - PRESENT
Not available to the public.
Application may be made by family members for limited information.
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1830 Census: Mr. Elisha W. Brown was the enumerator and wrote very neatly. However, there were a lot of markings on the pages making the tallies hard to count at times. Some of the pages were faded, making reading difficult. Mr. Brown frequently miscounted his tallies. As for his handwriting, some of his letters were hard to distinguish - his capital 'I' and 'J' were identical. His 'S' and 'L' were very similar, as were his 'T' and 'F's. At times, he used the old style cursive "s" (which looks like a cursive "f"). Overall, Mr. Brown's handwriting was clear and easy to read.
1850 Census: Mr. S.A. Burnet was the enumerator and had a bold, flowery script. Some of his letters were impossible to distinguish - his capital 'I' and 'J' were identical. His 'S' and 'L' were very similar, as, at times, were his 'T' and 'F', 'C' and 'E', 'B' and 'R', and 'e' and 'i'. Overall, however, Mr. Burnett had a clear, easy to read handwriting.
1860 Census: Mr. W.M. Rigney was the enumerator and wrote very faintly. There were a few spots with splashed ink where reading was impossible. As for his style, Mr. Rigney wrote his capital 'T', 'L' and sometimes 'F' in an identical manner. The same can be said, at times, about his 'H' and 'K', his 'W' and 'M', and his 'A' and 'S'. His lower case 'm' 'n' and 'v' were sometimes difficult to distinguish. Keep this in mind while reading and you may find, for example, a Srena M. Lally was actually Arena W. Tally.
1870 Census: Mr. J.F. Morris enumerated this census and wrote quite clearly. Most often, his handwriting is easy to read and very legible. However, when Mr. Morris did not know how to spell a name, he appeared to scribble it making it more difficult to interpret (I've placed ? after those names). Additionally, Mr. Morris would write a name that he did not know how to spell phonetically, sometimes spelling it different each time (ie - Whilkanac and Whitkinac). Overall, his handwriting was clear and easy to read.
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