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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
Each time the people of Utah or Deseret applied for statehood a census was taken. Utah became a territory in 1850 and gained statehood in 1896. Censuses were taken 1856, 1862, 1872, 1882, 1887, and 1894. See | Each time the people of Utah or Deseret applied for statehood a census was taken. Utah became a territory in 1850 and gained statehood in 1896. Censuses were taken 1856, 1862, 1872, 1882, 1887, and 1894. See Availability | ||
== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||
== Special Censuses == | == Special Censuses == | ||
'''<span id="1216241928355S" style="display: none">1852 Bishops Report --</span>''' | |||
'''<span id="1216241928355S" style="display: none">1850-1880 </span>Mortality Schedules--'''Mortality schedules list persons who died during the 12 months before the 1850-1880 federal censuses were taken. In addition to providing the same information about the deceased person that census schedules provide for the living, mortality schedules also state the month and cause of death and the number of days ill. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 schedules and the indexes for all four schedules (1850, 1860, 1870, 1880). | '''<span id="1216241928355S" style="display: none">1850-1880 </span>Mortality Schedules--'''Mortality schedules list persons who died during the 12 months before the 1850-1880 federal censuses were taken. In addition to providing the same information about the deceased person that census schedules provide for the living, mortality schedules also state the month and cause of death and the number of days ill. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 schedules and the indexes for all four schedules (1850, 1860, 1870, 1880). | ||
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*A published index for this census is: 1890 Utah Census Index: Special Schedule of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans of the Civil War. Salt Lake City, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1983. (FHL book 979.2 X22jv 1890 index.) This index includes every name of the Union veterans or their widows. It gives the county of residence and page of enumerations. | *A published index for this census is: 1890 Utah Census Index: Special Schedule of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans of the Civil War. Salt Lake City, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1983. (FHL book 979.2 X22jv 1890 index.) This index includes every name of the Union veterans or their widows. It gives the county of residence and page of enumerations. | ||
'''1850-1880 Agricultural Schedules--'''The Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has copies.<br>Utah manufacturing schedules for 1860, 1870, and 1880 | '''1850-1880 Agricultural Schedules--'''The Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has copies of these schedules.<br>Utah manufacturing schedules for 1860, 1870, and 1880 | ||
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