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From: "Lura" <>
Subject: Re: [NCCEN] Census info
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:35:24 -0500


Linda,

Thank you for posting that helpful information.

Lura


----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Chan" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 11:24 AM
Subject: [NCCEN] Census info


> I've noticed from reading many of these posts that not everyone
seems to
> have a grasp of what information is contained in the Census.
They did not
> begin listing the names of the wife and children until the 1850
Census, so
> if you are counting on the 1790-1840 Censuses to discover the
names of your
> ancestor's parents,etc., you will be wasting your time for the
most part,
> unless you are trying to pin down a specific area and want to
see whether
> your "John Doe" lived in a certain county at a certain time.
The 1790-1840
> only lists the number of males and females of a certain age in
each
> household, not their names, and in some cases, how many slaves
they owned.
> The 1890 Census of the U.S. was destroyed, unfortunately, and
you have to
> rely on other types of records for searching ancestors in that
time period.
> The 1880 Census lists where the parents of the head of
household were born,
> but does not list their names. The 1900 Census lists the month
and year
> that each person enumerated was born.
>
> Linda Chan
>
>
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