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'''1850-1860 Slave Schedules-- '''Censuses list the names of slave owners, but do not usually list the names of the slaves. They give the number of slaves, whether male or female, and the slaves’ age-ranges. Alabama slave schedules at the Family History Library are cataloged with the population schedules. The 1850 and 1860 mortality schedules list the names of slaves who died during the 12 months preceding June 30, 1850, and June 30, 1860.  
'''1850-1860 Slave Schedules-- '''Censuses list the names of slave owners, but do not usually list the names of the slaves. They give the number of slaves, whether male or female, and the slaves’ age-ranges. Alabama slave schedules at the Family History Library are cataloged with the population schedules. The 1850 and 1860 mortality schedules list the names of slaves who died during the 12 months preceding June 30, 1850, and June 30, 1860.  


===== Veterans’ Censuses =====
===== Veterans’ Censuses =====


'''1840 Federal Census--'''A listing was made of Revolutionary War veterans that included the age of the veteran, the place where he was living, and the name of the head of the household . An index is:  
'''1840 Federal Census--'''A listing was made of Revolutionary War veterans that included the age of the veteran, the place where he was living, and the name of the head of the household . An index is:  
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*<span id="1214924210518S" style="display: none">&nbsp;</span><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1214924210216_311"></span>''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. ''(FHL book 973 X2pc 1840; film 2321.)<br>
*<span id="1214924210518S" style="display: none">&nbsp;</span><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1214924210216_311"></span>''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. ''(FHL book 973 X2pc 1840; film 2321.)<br>


====== Confederate Veterans’ Censuses (1907, 1921, 1927) <br> ======
====== Confederate Veterans’ Censuses ======
 
'''1907, 1921, 1927--'''Special censuses of Confederate veterans who were receiving a pension were taken. Microfilm copies are available at the Alabama Department of Archives and History, and at the Family History Library:
 
Alabama. State Auditor. Confederate Soldiers in Alabama: 1907–1927. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On ten FHL films beginning with 1533727.) The films for 1907 are first, followed by 1921 and 1927.
 
The 1907 census includes each person’s name, place of residence, date and place of birth, rank, date of entry into military service, date and place of discharge or separation, and name of military unit. The 1907 lists have been abstracted, indexed, and published. They are available in:
 
1907 Alabama Census of Confederate Soldiers. Cullman, Alabama: Gregath, 1982. Five Volumes. (FHL book 976.1 X22c 1907; on four films beginning with 1421815 item 23; on eight fiche beginning with 6093367.) The film and fiche have information for these counties: Bibb, Calhoun, Chilton, Choctaw, Cleburne, Coffee, Coosa, Cullman, Dale, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Marion, Mobile, Monroe, Morgan, Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties. The volumes are alphabetical by county. This book gives the soldier’s name, full birth date, city and state of birth, when and where enlisted, unit, and mustering-out date.
 
The 1921 census provides each veteran’s name, place and date of birth, place of residence, length of Alabama residence, occupation, wife’s age and place of birth, marriage date and place, names of living children, occupation, and post office box. The forms also contain the veteran’s rank, company, regiment, captain and colonel’s name, battles, wounds, captures, imprisonments, and transfers.
 
The 1927 census contains the veteran’s name, his widow’s name, her age and birth date, and their marriage date. The records are arranged by county, then alphabetically by the name of the widow. This series is not complete. Some of the returns are found in the Confederate Pension Applications.
 
Many of the territorial and state census call numbers are found in:
 
Buckway, G. Eileen. U.S. State and Special Census Register. Revised Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1992. (FHL book 973 X2be 1992; fiche 6104851–52.)  
 
 


=== State Censuses  ===
=== State Censuses  ===
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Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''Alabama, 1831–1839, Decennary Census Index''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1983. (FHL book 976.1 X22j 1831–1839.) This book was prepared from marriage records for 1830 to 1839 and Mobile residents’ lists for 1837 and 1839. These names are not included in AIS Search Three.  
Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''Alabama, 1831–1839, Decennary Census Index''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1983. (FHL book 976.1 X22j 1831–1839.) This book was prepared from marriage records for 1830 to 1839 and Mobile residents’ lists for 1837 and 1839. These names are not included in AIS Search Three.  
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=== Confederate Veterans’ Censuses (1907, 1921, 1927)  ===
Special censuses of Confederate veterans who were receiving a pension were taken in 1907, 1921, and 1927. Microfilm copies are available at the [http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/census.html Alabama Department of Archives and History,] and at the Family History Library:
Alabama. State Auditor. ''Confederate Soldiers in Alabama: 1907–1927''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On ten FHL films beginning with 1533727.) The films for 1907 are first, followed by 1921 and 1927.
The 1907 census includes each person’s name, place of residence, date and place of birth, rank, date of entry into military service, date and place of discharge or separation, and name of military unit. The 1907 lists have been abstracted, indexed, and published. They are available in:
''1907 Alabama Census of Confederate Soldiers.'' Cullman, Alabama: Gregath, 1982. Five Volumes. (FHL book 976.1 X22c 1907; on four films beginning with 1421815 item 23; on eight fiche beginning with 6093367.) The film and fiche have information for these counties: Bibb, Calhoun, Chilton, Choctaw, Cleburne, Coffee, Coosa, Cullman, Dale, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Marion, Mobile, Monroe, Morgan, Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties. The volumes are alphabetical by county. This book gives the soldier’s name, full birth date, city and state of birth, when and where enlisted, unit, and mustering-out date.
The 1921 census provides each veteran’s name, place and date of birth, place of residence, length of Alabama residence, occupation, wife’s age and place of birth, marriage date and place, names of living children, occupation, and post office box. The forms also contain the veteran’s rank, company, regiment, captain and colonel’s name, battles, wounds, captures, imprisonments, and transfers.
The 1927 census contains the veteran’s name, his widow’s name, her age and birth date, and their marriage date. The records are arranged by county, then alphabetically by the name of the widow. This series is not complete. Some of the returns are found in the Confederate Pension Applications.
Many of the territorial and state census call numbers are found in:
Buckway, G. Eileen. ''U.S. State and Special Census Register''. Revised Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1992. (FHL book 973 X2be 1992; fiche 6104851–52.)
Other Alabama census sources can be found in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
ALABAMA- CENSUS
ALABAMA- CENSUS- [YEAR]
ALABAMA- CENSUS- [YEAR]- INDEXES
ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- CENSUS
ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- CENSUS- INDEXES


=== Web Sites  ===
=== Web Sites  ===
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http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/al/census.html  
http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/al/census.html  


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