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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Tennessee_Census|Census]]''  
''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]]  [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]]  [[Tennessee_Census|Census]]'' {{Adoption TNGenWeb}}  
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| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
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*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.  
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.  
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*Study&nbsp;others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]].
*Study&nbsp;others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]].


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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Tennessee Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Tennessee Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
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==== Microfilm images  ====
==== Microfilm images  ====


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==== Online indexes and images  ====
==== Online indexes and images  ====


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| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" align="center" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Tennessee'''</font>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Tennessee'''</font>
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| bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" | '''Free'''  
| bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Pay'''
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9900" width="10%" align="center" | '''Type'''  
| align="center" width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Census Bureau'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Google Book'''  
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Heritage Quest'''  
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry FHL'''  
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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| '''1890'''  
| '''1890'''  
| width="20%" | Veterans  
| width="20%" | Veterans  
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| '''1880'''  
| '''1880'''  
| width="20%" | Mortality  
| width="20%" | Mortality  
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| '''1870'''  
| '''1870'''  
| Mortality  
| Mortality  
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| '''1860'''  
| '''1860'''  
| Mortality  
| Mortality  
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| '''1850'''  
| '''1850'''  
| Slave owner  
| Slave owner  
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| '''1850'''  
| '''1850'''  
| Mortality  
| Mortality  
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| '''1840'''  
| '''1840'''  
| Pensioners  
| Pensioners  
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| align="center" | [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf BookLink]  
| align="center" | [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf BookLink]  
| align="center" | [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&dq=1840+census+pensioners&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=W0XUmfgahX&sig=WRyMIVwiePLwKmlxhbchJl1ZeeA&hl=en&ei=SJ0MSvSrBqOMtgf19I2FCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#PPA61,M1 BookLink]  
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Tennessee&nbsp;took censuses in the years between the federal censuses. The dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.  
Tennessee&nbsp;took censuses in the years between the federal censuses. The dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.  


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| bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" align="center" | '''Tennessee state, territorial, and colonial census schedules'''<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 104.</ref><ref>Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948), 60.</ref>
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" | '''Tennessee state, territorial, and colonial census schedules'''<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 104.</ref><ref>Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948), 60.</ref>
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| bgcolor="#99cc99" width="18%" align="center" | '''Exact Date'''  
| align="center" width="18%" bgcolor="#99cc99" | '''Exact Date'''  
| bgcolor="#99cc99" width="600" align="center" | '''Population Schedules'''
| align="center" width="600" bgcolor="#99cc99" | '''Population Schedules'''
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| align="left" | '''1865, 1869, 1897'''  
| align="left" | '''1865, 1869, 1897'''  
| align="left" | County of Shelby: Memphis<ref>Joe Bledsoe, ''Memphis, Tennessee Census, 1865, 1869, 1897'' (Nashville, Tenn.: Tennessee State Library and Archives, [19--])[[{{Bledso}}]].</ref>
| align="left" | County of Shelby: Memphis<ref>Joe Bledsoe, ''Memphis, Tennessee Census, 1865, 1869, 1897'' (Nashville, Tenn.: Tennessee State Library and Archives, [19--])[[{{Bledso}}]].</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1891'''  
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1891'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Exist: enumeration of 21 years and older of male citizens of Tennessee.<ref>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. ([{{ReedSS}}]). 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]].</ref>
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Exist: enumeration of 21 years and older of male citizens of Tennessee.<ref>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. ([{{ReedSS}}]). 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]].</ref>
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| align="left" | '''1833'''  
| align="left" | '''1833'''  
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=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===


For a list of available and missing Tennessee censuses, [[Tennessee Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
For a list of available and missing Tennessee censuses, [[Tennessee Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>  


=== Why use a census?  ===
=== Why use a census?  ===
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*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/census/census1880.htm Making the Best Use of Tennessee Census Index Books, 1880-1930]
*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/census/census1880.htm Making the Best Use of Tennessee Census Index Books, 1880-1930]


See the&nbsp;[[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee Archives and Libraries]] article for facilities with regional collections which might include census records.&nbsp;
See the&nbsp;[[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee Archives and Libraries]] article for facilities with regional collections which might include census records.&nbsp;  


=== Sources and footnotes  ===
=== Sources and footnotes  ===
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