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===== Book Indexes ===== | ===== Book Indexes ===== | ||
'''1820-1870--'''Statewide indexes are available in book format. These list the names of heads of households | '''1820-1870--'''Statewide indexes are available in book format. These list the names of heads of households | ||
===== Film Indexes ===== | ===== Film Indexes ===== | ||
'''1870 Census Card Index-- '''The cards list name, age, race, gender, birth place, occupation, real estate and property value, mortality information, county, page, beat (area visited by census taker), post office, precinct, range, and township. The page number on each card refers to the page number in the census copies held by the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Some of the information may not be accurate. The schedules mentioned on the cards refer to Schedule One, which lists residents. Schedule Two is the mortality schedule, and Schedule Three is for agriculture. A card for each family, beginning on FHL Film 1556985, is available for the following 31 counties: | '''1870 Census Card Index-- '''The cards list name, age, race, gender, birth place, occupation, real estate and property value, mortality information, county, page, beat (area visited by census taker), post office, precinct, range, and township. The page number on each card refers to the page number in the census copies held by the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Some of the information may not be accurate. The schedules mentioned on the cards refer to Schedule One, which lists residents. Schedule Two is the mortality schedule, and Schedule Three is for agriculture. A card for each family, beginning on FHL Film 1556985, is available for the following 31 counties: | ||
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*Baker | *Baker | ||
*Baldwin | *Baldwin | ||
*Barbour | *Barbour | ||
*Bibb | *Bibb | ||
*Blount | *Blount | ||
*Bullock | *Bullock | ||
*Calhoun | *Calhoun | ||
*Chambers | *Chambers | ||
*Chilton (see Baker County) | *Chilton (see Baker County) | ||
*Clarke | *Clarke | ||
*Colbert | *Colbert | ||
*Conecuh | *Conecuh | ||
*Coosa | *Coosa | ||
*Crenshaw | *Crenshaw | ||
*Dale | *Dale | ||
*Dallas | *Dallas | ||
*Dekalb | *Dekalb | ||
*Elmore | *Elmore | ||
*Escambia | *Escambia | ||
*Etowah | *Etowah | ||
*Geneva | *Geneva | ||
*Greene | *Greene | ||
*Hale | *Hale | ||
*Henry | *Henry | ||
*Houston (see Henry County) | *Houston (see Henry County) | ||
*Jackson | *Jackson | ||
*Jefferson | *Jefferson | ||
*Lauderdale | *Lauderdale | ||
*Lowndes | *Lowndes | ||
*Macon | *Macon | ||
===== Online Indexes ===== | ===== Online Indexes ===== | ||
[http://www.ancestry.com/census/ www.Ancestry.com/census/] ($) | [http://www.ancestry.com/census/ www.Ancestry.com/census/] ($) | ||
[http://www.hertiagequestonline.com/ www.hertiagequestonline.com] | [http://www.hertiagequestonline.com/ www.hertiagequestonline.com] | ||
===== Soundex | ===== Soundex ===== | ||
(phonetic) indexes are available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses. | (phonetic) indexes are available on microfilm for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses. | ||
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Feldman, Lawrence H., Anglo-Americans in Spanish Archives: Lists of Anglo-American Settlers in the Spanish Colonies of America; A Finding Aid. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1991. (FHL book 973 X2fe.) Included in this book are lists for Mobile and Tombecbe (now St. Stephens, Washington County) 1781, 1785, 1786, 1791, and 1795. These give the names of men or women who were heads of household. | Feldman, Lawrence H., Anglo-Americans in Spanish Archives: Lists of Anglo-American Settlers in the Spanish Colonies of America; A Finding Aid. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1991. (FHL book 973 X2fe.) Included in this book are lists for Mobile and Tombecbe (now St. Stephens, Washington County) 1781, 1785, 1786, 1791, and 1795. These give the names of men or women who were heads of household. | ||
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===== Mortality Schedules ===== | ===== Mortality Schedules ===== | ||
(1850–1880). Mortality schedules exist for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. They list persons who died during the 12 months before the census was taken. For 1830 to 1900, the day set by law to begin taking the censuses was June 1. The mortality schedules are at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. The Family History Library has the 1850 to 1880 schedules on microfilm: | (1850–1880). Mortality schedules exist for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. They list persons who died during the 12 months before the census was taken. For 1830 to 1900, the day set by law to begin taking the censuses was June 1. The mortality schedules are at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. The Family History Library has the 1850 to 1880 schedules on microfilm: | ||
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Barefield, Marilyn Davis. Alabama Mortality Schedule 1860. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1987. (FHL book 976.1 X2bm.) This book is arranged by county and is indexed. It includes the person’s name, age, gender, marital status, state or country of birth, month and cause of death, and occupation. | Barefield, Marilyn Davis. Alabama Mortality Schedule 1860. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1987. (FHL book 976.1 X2bm.) This book is arranged by county and is indexed. It includes the person’s name, age, gender, marital status, state or country of birth, month and cause of death, and occupation. | ||
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===== Slave Schedules ===== | ===== Slave Schedules ===== | ||
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=== State Censuses === | === State Censuses === | ||
(1820-1866) | (1820-1866) | ||
State censuses exist for 1820, 1850, 1855, and 1866. The Family History Library has copies of many of the 1820, 1855, and 1866 state censuses on microfilm. These were filmed at the Department of Archives and History. The library does not have copies of the 1850 state census. | State censuses exist for 1820, 1850, 1855, and 1866. The Family History Library has copies of many of the 1820, 1855, and 1866 state censuses on microfilm. These were filmed at the Department of Archives and History. The library does not have copies of the 1850 state census. | ||
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The 1866 state census is available at the Alabama Department of Archives and History and microfilm copies for most counties are at the Family History Library. It lists the heads of households, regardless of color, and gives the number of persons in the various age ranges. It also indicates the number of deceased or disabled Confederate soldiers who were members of that family. | The 1866 state census is available at the Alabama Department of Archives and History and microfilm copies for most counties are at the Family History Library. It lists the heads of households, regardless of color, and gives the number of persons in the various age ranges. It also indicates the number of deceased or disabled Confederate soldiers who were members of that family. | ||
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=== Territorial Censuses === | === Territorial Censuses === | ||
(1795-1810) | (1795-1810) | ||
The censuses of Washington County, Mississippi Territory, which included present-day Alabama, for 1801, 1808, and 1810 can be found in: | The censuses of Washington County, Mississippi Territory, which included present-day Alabama, for 1801, 1808, and 1810 can be found in: | ||
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