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 == Special Censuses  ==
-In addition to the "population schedules," the Federal government took other schedules, sometimes called "non-population schedules." These include:
+In addition to the "population schedules," the Federal government took other schedules, sometimes called "non-population schedules." These include:<br>
+'''Agricultural schedules: '''Few are at the Family History Library, with the following exception:
-'''Agricultural schedules'''
-The following is at&nbsp;the Family History Library:
 *Marshall County, Tennessee Agricultural schedule, 1857. Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives (FHL film 977522). This record is arranged by districts within Marshall County and then alphabetically by surname.
-'''Slave schedules''', taken with&nbsp;the 1850 and 1860 censuses, list the names of slave owners but seldom list the names of the slaves. The numbers of slaves, whether male or female, and the slaves’ age-ranges are given. Tennessee slave schedules at the Family History Library are cataloged with the population schedules.
+'''Slave schedules:''' Taken with&nbsp;the 1850 and 1860 censuses, list the names of slave owners but seldom list the names of the slaves. The numbers of slaves, whether male or female, and the slaves’ age-ranges are given. Tennessee slave schedules at the Family History Library are cataloged with the population schedules.
 Slaves who died during the twelve months before the 1850 and 1860 censuses were taken (30 June 1850 and 30 June 1860) are included in the mortality schedules.
-'''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.
-United States. Bureau of the Census. Federal Mortality Census Schedules and Related Indexes: Tennessee; 1850–1860
+They provide&nbsp;the month and cause of death and the number of days ill for each deceased person, in addition to the same information&nbsp;provided in&nbsp;the regular census schedules&nbsp;for the living. The Tennessee State Archives has these schedules, and the Family History Library has copies:
-Tennessee Mortality Schedules. Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler and Associates, 1984. (FHL book 976.8 X2t; film 1697901 item 5.) This record covers the census years 1850–1860 and 1880 in a combined format.
+*United States. Bureau of the Census. Federal Mortality Census Schedules and Related Indexes: Tennessee; 1850–1860
+*Tennessee Mortality Schedules. Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler and Associates, 1984. (FHL book 976.8 X2t; film 1697901 item 5.) This record covers the census years 1850–1860 and 1880 in a combined format.
-'''Veterans Schedules:''' (1840 and 1890). The 1840 and 1890 federal censuses included a list of Revolutionary War and Civil War veterans, respectively. A book with the actual 1840 census information is:
+'''Veterans Schedules (1840 and 1890):''' The 1840 Federal Census included a list of Revolutionary War veterans, and the 1890 census included&nbsp;Civil War veterans. A 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. (FHL book 973 X2pc 1840; film 1064759 item 3.)
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 The following indexes these veterans for all states:
-A General Index to a Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Service, 1840. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. (FHL book 973 X2pc 1965 index; fiche 6046771; film 899835 items 1–2.)
+*A General Index to a Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Service, 1840. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. (FHL book 973 X2pc 1965 index; fiche 6046771; film 899835 items 1–2.)
 For the 1890 census of Tennessee Union Army veterans of the Civil War, see: