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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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