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Thorndale and Dollarhide’s Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920, cited in the “Maps” section of the United States Research Outline under “Locating Township and County Boundaries.” Tennessee is represented on pages 314–325. | Thorndale and Dollarhide’s Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920, cited in the “Maps” section of the United States Research Outline under “Locating Township and County Boundaries.” Tennessee is represented on pages 314–325. | ||
== Special Censuses == | |||
At times the state, county, or city may have a census taken for various reasons. The Family History Library has copies of a few special censuses taken in Tennessee: | |||
Reed, Sue S. Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. (FHL book 976.8 X2r 1891). Each of the eight volumes in the record is individually indexed for the counties listed. All counties not included in this work are on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. | |||
Reed, Sue S. | |||
Marshall County, Tennessee Agricultural Census, 1857. Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives (FHL film 977522). This record is arranged by districts within Marshall County and then alphabetically by surname. | |||
Memphis, Tennessee Census, 1869 (3rd Ward), 1897. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives (FHL film 375237 item 3: contains 1869, item 6: contains 1897). | |||
Mortality Schedules (1850–1880). Mortality schedules list persons who died during the twelve months before the 1850–1880 federal censuses were taken. In addition to providing the same information about the deceased person that the regular census schedules provided for the living, mortality schedules also state the month, cause of death, and the number of days ill. The Tennessee State Archives has these schedules, and the Family History Library has copies: | Mortality Schedules (1850–1880). Mortality schedules list persons who died during the twelve months before the 1850–1880 federal censuses were taken. In addition to providing the same information about the deceased person that the regular census schedules provided for the living, mortality schedules also state the month, cause of death, and the number of days ill. The Tennessee State Archives has these schedules, and the Family History Library has copies: | ||
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Jackson, Ronald Vern. Tennessee 1890 Census Index. Salt Lake City, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1990. (FHL book 976.8 X2j 1890.) <br>A resource for finding Tennesseans in Texas during the 1890 Civil War Veterans census is: | Jackson, Ronald Vern. Tennessee 1890 Census Index. Salt Lake City, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1990. (FHL book 976.8 X2j 1890.) <br>A resource for finding Tennesseans in Texas during the 1890 Civil War Veterans census is: | ||
1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennesseans in Texas. Evanston, Illinois: n.p., 1978. (FHL book 976.4 X2e 1890; fiche 6087374.) <br> | 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennesseans in Texas. Evanston, Illinois: n.p., 1978. (FHL book 976.4 X2e 1890; fiche 6087374.) <br> <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
== State Censuses == | |||
Prior to becoming a state, the area comprising the state of Tennessee was part of North Carolina. Two sources for censuses taken prior to Tennessee becoming a state are: | |||
*Fulcher, Richard C. ''1770–1790 Census of the Cumberland Settlements: Davidson, Sumner and Tennessee Counties'' (In What is Now Tennessee). Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1987. (FHL book 976.8 X2f.) | |||
*McGhee, Lucy Kate. ''Partial Census of 1787 to 1791 of Tennessee as Taken from the North Carolina Land Grants.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FHL films 1728882 item 4: parts 1 and 2; 1683130 item 3: part 3). | |||
No state or territorial censuses were taken by Tennessee. | |||
== Web Sites == | == <br>Web Sites == | ||
Tennessee State Library and Archives: http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ | Tennessee State Library and Archives: http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ | ||
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