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=== SEE CLUES! === | === SEE CLUES! === | ||
There are many clues on a census page that are frequently overlooked. Studying the ages of family members, for example, may spur ideas:<br>• Look for large gaps between children. [There may a missing child or a second marriage.]<br>• Compare the ages of husband and wife. [If one is much older than the other, it may be a clue there was a second marriage.]<br>• Notice how the age of the wife compares with the oldest and the youngest child. [If she was too old or too young, this might be the child of a previous wife.]<br>• Ages and places of birth of the children can be clues to:<br> | There are many clues on a census page that are frequently overlooked. Studying the ages of family members, for example, may spur ideas:<br>• Look for large gaps between children. [There may a missing child or a second marriage.]<br>• Compare the ages of husband and wife. [If one is much older than the other, it may be a clue there was a second marriage.]<br>• Notice how the age of the wife compares with the oldest and the youngest child. [If she was too old or too young, this might be the child of a previous wife.]<br>• Ages and places of birth of the children can be clues to:<br> - Where the parents were married.<br> - Migration from state to state.<br>• The more you study the census page, the more clues you’ll find.<br> | ||
=== IDENTIFY POSSIBLE RELATIVES OR IN-LAWS === | === IDENTIFY POSSIBLE RELATIVES OR IN-LAWS === | ||
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'''1) Your Family '''<br>1790–1840 Heads of families are the only persons named. Other males and females in the household are marked according to their ages. These censuses are valuable, even without names of the family members because of family makeup, where they lived (location), and names of neighbors. | '''1) Your Family '''<br>1790–1840 Heads of families are the only persons named. Other males and females in the household are marked according to their ages. These censuses are valuable, even without names of the family members because of family makeup, where they lived (location), and names of neighbors. | ||
1850–1930 The name of each person is given, with age and state or country of birth. Each census asks for slightly different information. [See 200 Years of Census Taking ( | 1850–1930 The name of each person is given, with age and state or country of birth. Each census asks for slightly different information. [See 200 Years of Census Taking (FS Library book 973 X2thy) for full details.] | ||
'''2) Location! Location! Location!'''<br>Where your family lived is the KEY to finding other records created about them!<br>• County level: Marriages, deeds, wills, county histories, etc.<br>• Town level: Church, cemetery, etc.<br>• State level: Statewide vital records, military records, statewide indexes, etc. | '''2) Location! Location! Location!'''<br>Where your family lived is the KEY to finding other records created about them!<br>• County level: Marriages, deeds, wills, county histories, etc.<br>• Town level: Church, cemetery, etc.<br>• State level: Statewide vital records, military records, statewide indexes, etc. | ||
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'''Tip 6: '''The census closest to birth is dangerous! You’ll be so excited to find someone that looks right, you may not even verify that this is—or is not—YOUR ancestor! | '''Tip 6: '''The census closest to birth is dangerous! You’ll be so excited to find someone that looks right, you may not even verify that this is—or is not—YOUR ancestor! | ||
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Handout prepared by WA & PXH<br><br> | Handout prepared by WA & PXH<br><br> | ||
=== Exercise 1 === | === Exercise 1 === | ||
For a printed census form for any of these exercises, you can print forms for each census in PDF format from links on this page in the FamilySearch Research Wiki: | For a printed census form for any of these exercises, you can print forms for each census in PDF format from links on this page in the FamilySearch Research Wiki: [[United States Census Forms]] | ||
Subject: Ephraim Smith, b. Jul 1793 in Rhode Island; d. 22 Mar 1868, m. abt 1823 to Armida, b. 1803 in New York, | Subject: Ephraim Smith, b. Jul 1793 in Rhode Island; d. 22 Mar 1868, m. abt 1823 to Armida, b. 1803 in New York, | ||
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Tasks: | Tasks: | ||
1. Find Ephraim Smith in all applicable censuses. | |||
2. What do the censuses tell us about Ephraim? | |||
3. What suggestions do they give about Ephraim? | |||
4. What further ideas come from the information about his neighbors? | |||
5. With the above, what 5 things would you search next if the goal is to find Ephraim's parents? | |||
6. Why would you search them? | |||
[[Category:United_States_Census Research Strategies]] | |||
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