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Researching African American Genealogy (view source)
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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. | ||
Begin searching with the name of a person you know who would have been included in the | Begin searching with the name of a person you know who would have been included in the 1940 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. | ||