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Katie Derby
katiederby@gmail.com
All the Gold in the Census
FederalChurchColonialIndianSchoolState Territorial
Census Types in the US
PopulationAgriculturalDefectiveIndianInstitutionsManufacturing/IndustrialMerchant SeamenMilitary/Naval ForcesMortalitySlaveSocial StatisticsVeterans
Federal Census Schedules
Every decade since 1790Many early (pre 1850) returns missingAlmost entire 1890 set of returns destroyedMore genealogically significant from 1850
US Population Schedule
Family Search.orgHeritageQuest.comAncestry.com
Online Locations
Image qualitySearch returnsSearch algorithmsAvailability
What to Compare
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
Use a mapRead local historiesConsider historical eventsAlternate spellings
Tips for Tracking in the Census
RelocationDeathDivorce/SeparationRemarriageInstitutionalizedMilitaryTravelYoung Adult moved outAdolescent entered apprenticeship or hired
out
When an Individual is Missing
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
Analyze each question for clues to other records
Use census info to narrow search timeframes and locations
Using Census to Find Other Records
WealthSocial ClassOccupationEducationLocationNeighborhoodHome OwnershipSize of HouseholdSlave Ownership
Social Information from Census
Homeownership rateImmigration/Emigration rateAgesHousehold number VS dwelling numberPopulation densityOccupationsRacesLiteracy rate
Neighborhood Information
1910 Demo
1870 Demo
Presentation available online at
genquery.com
Katie Quick Derbykatiederby@gmail.com
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