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== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||
The easiest way to search the census is by using an index. | The easiest way to search the census is by using an index. | ||
==== Online ==== | ==== Online ==== | ||
1790-1930 Online Index--All federal census records for Tennessee are indexed online at [[www.ancestry.com|www.ancestry.com]]. | |||
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==== Book ==== | ==== Book ==== | ||
Statewide indexes represent every household in the existing Tennessee censuses. | Statewide indexes represent every household in the existing Tennessee censuses. | ||
- The books typically index only the first person listed for each household, who was usually the father or head of the house. | - The books typically index only the first person listed for each household, who was usually the father or head of the house. | ||
- Many families, however, had relatives or friends with a different surname living with them when the census was taken. In those cases, the first person of each surname in the household is included in the index. | - Many families, however, had relatives or friends with a different surname living with them when the census was taken. In those cases, the first person of each surname in the household is included in the index. | ||
The following indexes are available at the Family History library: 1790-1850 Indexes--The Family History Library has statewide indexes for the 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 censuses in book and microfiche format. 1850-1870 Indexes--The library also has a partial index of some counties and some towns for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. Maine Census Indexes, 1850-1870. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1953. (FHL films 009734-8) Sorted alphabetically by town, then census year. Lists head of household and page number in census. | |||
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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. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | 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. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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== Special Censuses == | == Special Censuses == | ||