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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[West Virginia|West Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[West_Virginia_Census|Census]]'' | |||
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| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center> | |||
*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. | |||
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime. | |||
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show each person's census listings. | |||
*Study 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, [[West Virginia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. | |||
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=== Online West Virginia indexes and images === | |||
{{Census Online West Virginia}} | |||
=== Federal population schedules === | |||
==== Microfilm images ==== | |||
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]''' | |||
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West Virginia became a state in 1863. Census records prior to 1863 can be found in Virginia, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Virginia_Census click here] | |||
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]''' | |||
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| | | 1940 N/A | ||
| | | [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-04.html#west-virginia 1910 T624] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-02.html#west-virginia Soundex T1279] | ||
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#west-virginia 1870 M593] | |||
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| [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp 1930 T626] | |||
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-08.html#west-virginia 1900 T623] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-06.html#west-virginia Soundex T1078] | |||
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| | | [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-09.html#west-virginia 1920 T625] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-06.html#west-virginia Soundex M1594] | ||
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#west-virginia 1880 T9] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#west-virginia Soundex T778] | |||
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=== | West Virginia became a state in 1863. National Archives film numbers for census records prior to 1863 can be found under Virginia, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Virginia_Census click here] | ||
Federal non-population schedules | |||
{| | ==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book ==== | ||
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of West Virginia, [[West Virginia Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]] | |||
=== Federal non-population schedules === | |||
==== Online indexes and images ==== | |||
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for West Virginia'''</font> | |||
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| | | align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" | '''Free''' | ||
|at | | align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually with library card) | ||
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Pay''' | |||
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| | | align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year''' | ||
| | | align="center" width="40%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type''' | ||
| | | align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search''' | ||
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Census Bureau''' | |||
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Google Book''' | |||
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Heritage Quest''' | |||
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry FHL''' | |||
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library''' | |||
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Ancestry Home''' | |||
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| | | '''1890''' | ||
| | | width="20%" | Veterans | ||
| | | align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1610551 Link] | ||
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
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| | | '''1880''' | ||
|Mortality | | width="20%" | Mortality | ||
| | | align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1417683 Link] | ||
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
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|1870 | | '''1870''' | ||
|Mortality | | Mortality | ||
| | | align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1438024 Link] | ||
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
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|1860 | | '''1860''' | ||
|Slave | | Slave owner (part of Virginia) | ||
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| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B8457527%3B-1%3B8%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=4479091&hitcount=5479 Link]<ref name="HQSlave">HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.</ref> | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
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|1860 | | '''1860''' | ||
|Mortality (part of Virginia) | | Mortality (part of Virginia) | ||
| | | align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1473181 Link] | ||
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
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|1850 | | '''1850''' | ||
|Slave | | Slave owner (part of Virginia) | ||
| | | align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1401638 Link] | ||
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| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B12159696%3B-1%3B7%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=8194799&hitcount=4245 Link]<ref name="HQSlave" /> | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
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|1850 | | '''1850''' | ||
|Mortality (part of Virginia) | | Mortality (part of Virginia) | ||
| | | align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1401638 Link] | ||
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| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
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|1840 | | '''1840''' | ||
|Pensioners (part of Virginia) | | Pensioners (part of Virginia) | ||
| | | align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1786457 Link] | ||
| 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] | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link] | |||
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=== | ==== Microfilm images ==== | ||
*[[West Virginia Censuses Existing and | |||
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==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book ==== | |||
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of West Virginia, [[West Virginia Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]. | |||
=== State and colonial censuses === | |||
No record of a state or colonial census has been found.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], no listing.</ref><ref name="Dubes">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)[[{{Dubes}}]], 62.</ref> | |||
=== Existing and lost censuses === | |||
For a list of available and missing West Virginia censuses, [[West Virginia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br> | |||
=== Why use a census? === | |||
A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family. | |||
== | === More about censuses === | ||
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as: | |||
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]] | |||
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]] | |||
:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]] | |||
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]] | |||
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]] | |||
=== Sources and footnotes === | |||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{USCensus}} {{West Virginia|West Virginia}} | {{Place|West Virginia}} {{USCensus}} {{West Virginia-stub}} {{West Virginia|West Virginia}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:West_Virginia|Census]] |
Revision as of 10:27, 24 April 2012
United States U.S. Census
West Virginia
Census
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Online West Virginia indexes and images[edit | edit source]
Template:Census Online West Virginia
Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]
Microfilm images[edit | edit source]
1940 N/A | 1910 and Soundex | 1870 | |
1930 and Soundex | 1900 and Soundex | ||
1920 and Soundex | 1880 and Soundex |
West Virginia became a state in 1863. Census records prior to 1863 can be found in Virginia, click here
1940 N/A | 1910 T624 and Soundex T1279 | 1870 M593 |
1930 T626 | 1900 T623 and Soundex T1078 | |
1920 T625 and Soundex M1594 | 1880 T9 and Soundex T778 | |
West Virginia became a state in 1863. National Archives film numbers for census records prior to 1863 can be found under Virginia, click here
Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of West Virginia, click here
Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]
Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]
Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for West Virginia | ||||||||||
Free | Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card) | Pay | ||||||||
Year | Type | Record Search | Census Bureau | Google Book | Heritage Quest | Ancestry FHL | Ancestry Library | Ancestry Home | ||
1890 | Veterans | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
1880 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
1870 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
1860 | Slave owner (part of Virginia) | - | - | - | Link[1] | Link | Link | Link | ||
1860 | Mortality (part of Virginia) | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
1850 | Slave owner (part of Virginia) | Link | - | - | Link[1] | Link | Link | Link | ||
1850 | Mortality (part of Virginia) | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
1840 | Pensioners (part of Virginia) | Link | BookLink | BookLink | - | Link | Link | Link |
Microfilm images[edit | edit source]
Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of West Virginia, click here.
State and colonial censuses[edit | edit source]
No record of a state or colonial census has been found.[2][3]
Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]
For a list of available and missing West Virginia censuses, click here.
Why use a census?[edit | edit source]
A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.
More about censuses[edit | edit source]
Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.
- ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], no listing.
- ↑ Henry J. Dubester, 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)[[Template:Dubes]], 62.
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