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=== Step Six: Search the Census === | === Step Six: Search the Census === | ||
Federal Census Records are taken every ten years and are available from 1790 through | Federal Census Records are taken every ten years and are available from 1790 through 1940. Some local and state census records are also available depending upon the venue. | ||
Census records contain: name, age, race, occupation, house number, occupants, literacy, military experience, home/farm ownership, value of property, neighbors and much more. | Census records contain: name, age, race, occupation, house number, occupants, literacy, military experience, home/farm ownership, value of property, neighbors and much more. | ||
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Begin searching with the name of a person you know who would have been included in the 1930 census. | Begin searching with the name of a person you know who would have been included in the 1930 census. | ||
If you have trouble finding the person, look for siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles. Most families lived only a few doors from each other. | If you have trouble finding the person, look for siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles. Most families lived only a few doors from each other. | ||
=== Step Seven: Search at the State and County Level === | === Step Seven: Search at the State and County Level === | ||