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Federal Census from 1850 (to learn the exact content from a given census year,go to the Census Forms extra.)
Almost always include:
Names and ages of all people in a household
Sex of all
Color of all
Birthplace of all
Occupation of all
Whether able to read and write
Whether attended school within last year
May also include:
Name of street and # of house
Relationship to head of household
Month of birth, if born within that year
Whether naturalized and whether papers had been filed
# of years in the U.S.
Value of personal estate
Value of real estate
Whether home and farm free of mortgage
Marital status
Whether married within the year
Whether disabled
Whether suffering from chronic disease
Whether crippled, maimed or deformed
Time unemployed in census year
Whether deaf, dumb, blind or insane
Whether a pauper
Whether a prisoner or homeless child
Whether a convict
Whether able to speak English
Birthplaces of parents
Whether father or mother of foreign birth
# of children born and still living, if a mother
Whether soldier, sailor or marine during the Civil War, or widow of
# of years in present marriage
Mother tongue
those who died in the past year
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National Archives:
www.archives.gov
General compiled sources such as the FHL Catalog:
http://www.familysearch.org/
Search/searchcatalog.asp
State or local libraries, archives or societies and/or compiled records for that locality can be found in
the Resource Guide section
of the Ancestors web site.
university & special libraries (e.g., DAR)
Online & CD transcription projects
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to track your ancestors' movement over time
to find names and rough birth years
to determine relationships
to learn birthplaces
to find clues to the previous generation (e.g., birthplace)
to learn street address
to learn whether a slave or a slave owner
to learn occupations
to learn other country of birth
to learn of other children who likely died young
to learn year of immigration and/or naturalization
to note naming patterns in your family
to find clues to your family's economic status
to find some clues to education
to find some clues to military service
to find some clues to medical conditions
to narrow year and place of marriage
to learn about employment status
to learn about exceptional circumstances, such as convicts and homeless children
to learn native tongue
to narrow death dates
to identify other potential branches of your family living nearby
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