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U.S. federal censuses of Tennessee were taken every ten years from 1810 to 2000. For 1810 only the Rutherford County census survived, and for 1820 only the censuses of Tennessee’s eastern counties survived. The 1890 census was destroyed. The 1890 Union veterans schedule and index for most of the state is available. All other federal censuses through 1920 are available to the public. | U.S. federal censuses of Tennessee were taken every ten years from 1810 to 2000. For 1810 only the Rutherford County census survived, and for 1820 only the censuses of Tennessee’s eastern counties survived. The 1890 census was destroyed. The 1890 Union veterans schedule and index for most of the state is available. All other federal censuses through 1920 are available to the public. | ||
Census Substitutes <br>Records that identify a person’s place of residence are often used as substitutes for censuses during times when censuses were not required or when censuses are missing. Some census substitutes include city directories, tax lists, and voting records, described in the “Directories,” “Taxation,” and “Voting Registers” sections. These records may be published as statewide census indexes, which often provide only vague references to the source of the information indexed. Slave schedules for the 1850 and 1860 censuses list the names of slave owners but do not normally list the names of the slaves. The numbers of slaves, whether male or female, and the slaves’ age-ranges are given. Tennessee slave schedules at the Family History Library are cataloged with the population schedules. The 1850 and 1860 mortality schedules list the names of slaves who died during the twelve months preceding 30 June 1850 and 30 June 1860. | |||
Other Tennessee census sources can be found in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | |||
TENNESSEE - CENSUS | |||
TENNESSEE - CENSUS - [YEAR] | |||
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - CENSUS | |||
UNITED STATES - CENSUS - INDEXES <br> | |||
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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
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Thorndale and Dollarhide’s Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920, cited in the “Maps” section of the United States Research Outline under “Locating Township and County Boundaries.” Tennessee is represented on pages 314–325. | Thorndale and Dollarhide’s Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920, cited in the “Maps” section of the United States Research Outline under “Locating Township and County Boundaries.” Tennessee is represented on pages 314–325. | ||
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'''Mortality Schedules (1850–1880).''' Mortality schedules list persons who died during the twelve months before the 1850–1880 federal censuses were taken. In addition to providing the same information about the deceased person that the regular census schedules provided for the living, mortality schedules also state the month, cause of death, and the number of days ill. The Tennessee State Archives has these schedules, and the Family History Library has copies: | '''Mortality Schedules (1850–1880).''' Mortality schedules list persons who died during the twelve months before the 1850–1880 federal censuses were taken. In addition to providing the same information about the deceased person that the regular census schedules provided for the living, mortality schedules also state the month, cause of death, and the number of days ill. The Tennessee State Archives has these schedules, and the Family History Library has copies: | ||
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Tennessee State Library and Archives: http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ | Tennessee State Library and Archives: http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ | ||
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