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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Texas|Texas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Texas|Texas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Texas_Census|Census]]'' | ||
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| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center> | | 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]]. | *If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]]. | ||
*Download a digital image of the page where each ancestor's name appears. Identify where you found it. | *Download a digital image of the page where each ancestor's name appears. Identify where you found it. | ||
*Transcribe the entire household onto the appropriate year's [[ | *Transcribe the entire household onto the appropriate year's [[United States Census Forms|census worksheet]], making note of important information like number of years married, age at first marriage, number of children born to this mother, year of immigration, etc. Information gathered differs for each census. | ||
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime. | *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. | *On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show each person's census listings. | ||
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{{Adoption Hidden Ancestors}} | {{Adoption Hidden Ancestors}} | ||
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[ | *For a list of the exact date of each federal census, see [[Actual census dates|Actual Census Dates]]. | ||
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