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== Special Censuses == | == Special Censuses == | ||
Mortality Schedules | ==== Mortality Schedules ==== | ||
The Kentucky State Archives has mortality schedules, which list persons who died during the 12 months before the | '''1850-1880--'''The Kentucky State Archives has mortality schedules, which list persons who died during the 12 months before the 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 of death, cause of death, and the number of days ill. | ||
The Family History Library has copies of the schedules: | |||
| *United States. Bureau of the Census. ''Federal Mortality Census Schedules and Related Indexes: Kentucky, 1850; 1860; 1870; 1880. ''National Archives Microfilm Publications, T0655. Washington, DC: National Archives and Record Service, 1962. (Family History Library films 422419–27) | ||
Slave Schedules | ==== Slave Schedules ==== | ||
1850-1860--Slave schedules list the names of slave owners but do not normally list the names of the slaves. The numbers of slaves, their sex, and their age ranges are given. <br> | |||
==== Veterans Schedules ==== | |||
'''1840--'''In the federal census a listing was made of the Revolutionary War veterans, giving their ages, their residences, and the names of the heads of the household. The following index is available, listing these veterans for all states: | |||
*''A General Index to a Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Service, 1840''. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing, 1965. (Family History Library fiche 6046771, film 899835). The book with the actual 1840 census information is: | |||
*''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Service: With Their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census''. Washington DC: Printed by Blair and Rives, 1841. (Family History Library film 1064759 item 3) | |||
A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Service: With Their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington DC: Printed by Blair and Rives, 1841. (Family History Library film 1064759 item 3) | |||
For a list of Kentucky pensioners, see: | For a list of Kentucky pensioners, see: | ||
Minix, Sharroll K. 1840 Special Federal Census of Kentucky Pensioners of Revolutionary or Military Service. | *Minix, Sharroll K. ''1840 Special Federal Census of Kentucky Pensioners of Revolutionary or Military Service''. Salyersville, KY: Magoffin County Historical Society, 1983. The names of the pensioners and heads of the household are listed by county. | ||
In the | '''1890--'''In the census of Kentucky Union Army veterans of the Civil War, the census enumeration was destroyed for about half of the counties. For the remainder of the census, see: | ||
United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0123. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1948. (On 118 Family History Library films, beginning with 338160). The films for Kentucky are Family History Library films 338160–2. Each schedule may contain the following information: the veteran’s name (or if he did not survive, the names of both the widow and her deceased husband); rank; company; regiment or vessel; date of enlistment and discharge; length of service in years, months, and days; post office and address; and disabilities incurred. The schedule also contains remarks necessary for a complete statement of his term of service. Many Confederate veterans were accidentally enumerated. | *United States. Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. ''Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War.'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0123. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1948. (On 118 Family History Library films, beginning with 338160). The films for Kentucky are Family History Library films 338160–2. Each schedule may contain the following information: the veteran’s name (or if he did not survive, the names of both the widow and her deceased husband); rank; company; regiment or vessel; date of enlistment and discharge; length of service in years, months, and days; post office and address; and disabilities incurred. The schedule also contains remarks necessary for a complete statement of his term of service. Many Confederate veterans were accidentally enumerated. | ||
For an index to the 1890 veterans schedules, see: | For an index to the 1890 veterans schedules, see: | ||
Dilts, Bryan Lee. 1890 Kentucky Census Index of Civil War Veterans or Their Widows. Salt Lake City, Utah: Index Pub., 1984 (Family History Library fiche 6331355). This does not circulate to Family History Centers. This index contains the name of the veteran or his widow, his county of residence, a supervisor’s district, and an enumeration district number. | *Dilts, Bryan Lee. ''1890 Kentucky Census Index of Civil War Veterans or Their Widows''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Index Pub., 1984 (Family History Library fiche 6331355). This does not circulate to Family History Centers. This index contains the name of the veteran or his widow, his county of residence, a supervisor’s district, and an enumeration district number. | ||
==== School Censuses ==== | |||
Many counties took school censuses at various times between 1888 and 1932 (mostly 1895 to 1910). These list every person in the household. As of June 1999 the Family History Library has copies of school censuses from 18 counties, such as: | Many counties took school censuses at various times between 1888 and 1932 (mostly 1895 to 1910). These list every person in the household. As of June 1999 the Family History Library has copies of school censuses from 18 counties, such as: | ||
Monroe County Kentucky. Clerk of the County Court. School Census, 1893–1903. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969. (Family History Library film 589661). This school census lists the children’s name, age, sex, and parents’ names. | *Monroe County Kentucky. Clerk of the County Court. ''School Census, 1893–1903''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969. (Family History Library film 589661). This school census lists the children’s name, age, sex, and parents’ names. | ||
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