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 == Indexes  ==
+If possible, use online indexes first. Use other indexes if the ancestor was not found.
 ==== Online  ====
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 '''1810–1930: '''All existing federal census records for Tennessee are indexed online at [[Www.ancestry.com|www.ancestry.com]]&nbsp;($$).
-'''1810–1850; 1870; [***other years]:''' Indexed online at [http://www.heritagequestonline.com www.heritagequestonline.com].
+'''1810–1850; 1870; [***other years]:''' Indexed online at [http://www.heritagequestonline.com www.heritagequestonline.com]. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
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 ==== Book  ====
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 '''1810–1870, [*** More years?]:''' Statewide book indexes for Tennessee exist.
-Use online indexes for these and other years, where possible.
+The&nbsp;books typically&nbsp;index only the first person listed&nbsp;for each household—usually the father or head of the house.
-Statewide book indexes represent every household in the existing Tennessee censuses.&nbsp;
-- The&nbsp;books typically&nbsp;index only the first person listed&nbsp;for each household—usually the father or head of the house.
-- Many families, however, had relatives or friends with a different surname living with them when the census was taken. In those cases, the first person of each surname in the household is included in the index.
+'''1850 and later:''' Index includes the first person listed in the census—usually the father or head of the house. The Index also includes the first person by any other surname listed in the household.
-'''County indexes:''' Do a '''Place Search''' for for the county&nbsp;in the Family History Library Catalog, and choose from selections under '''Census'''.
+'''County indexes:''' Do a '''Place Search''' for for the county&nbsp;in the Family History Library Catalog, and choose from selections under '''Census'''. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
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 ==== Film  ====
 All years available at the Family History Library. Do a '''Place Search''' for Tennesse and choose from the '''Census''' options.
 ==== Soundex  ====
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 Maps are good tools to use with censuses because of the many boundary changes over the years. A publication that shows boundary changes during census years in Tennessee is:
-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. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
+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. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
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