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== Availability  ==
== Availability  ==
===Federal Census===
*'''1800 Census--'''Lists of territorial residents in 1800 also exist for Washington County.
*'''1810 Census--'''Returns for the 1810 were almost entirely destroyed. All that remains of the 1810 census are the returns for Washington County.
*'''1820-1930 Census--'''The Family History Library has the U.S. Federal censuses of Ohio for 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930.
*'''1890 Census--'''Returns for the 1890 were almost entirely destroyed. All that remains of the 1890 census are military schedules listing widows and pensioners from the Civil War.


'''1820-1930 Census--'''The Family History Library has the U.S. Federal censuses of Ohio for 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930.  
:'''Census Substitute--'''Some early tax records have been compiled and indexed to substitute for the early censuses. <ref>Jackson, Ronald Vern, ed. ''Early Ohio Census Records''. Second Edition. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1974. (Family History Library book 977.1 X2p.)</ref>


'''1800 Census--'''Lists of territorial residents in 1800 also exist for Washington County.
==Historical Background==
 
'''1810 Census--'''Returns for the 1810&nbsp;were almost entirely destroyed. All that remains of the 1810 census are the returns for Washington County.
 
'''1890&nbsp;Census--'''Returns for the 1890 were almost entirely destroyed. All that remains of the 1890 census are military schedules listing widows and pensioners from the Civil War.
 
'''Census Substitute--'''Some early tax records have been compiled and indexed to substitute for the early censuses. One example is:
 
*Jackson, Ronald Vern, ed. ''Early Ohio Census Records''. Second Edition. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1974. (Family History Library book 977.1 X2p.)
 
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== Historcial Background ==


== Indexes  ==
== Indexes  ==


'''Ancestry--'''All federal census years available for Ohio are indexed on [[Www.ancestry.com|Ancestry]].  
'''Ancestry--'''All federal census years available for Ohio are indexed on [Www.ancestry.com Ancestry].  


===State Wide Indexes===
Statewide indexes for the 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1880 censuses are available in book format. Soundex (phonetic) indexes are on microfilm for the 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses. Be aware that the 1880 soundex index is incomplete and includes only those families with children born between 1870 and 1880. Either check the 1880 index in book format or search the actual census for the place where your ancestors lived.  
Statewide indexes for the 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1880 censuses are available in book format. Soundex (phonetic) indexes are on microfilm for the 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses. Be aware that the 1880 soundex index is incomplete and includes only those families with children born between 1870 and 1880. Either check the 1880 index in book format or search the actual census for the place where your ancestors lived.  


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Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumerations Districts.  
Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumerations Districts.  


:1830 Family History Library&nbsp;film 1402857 item 1<br>
:1830 Family History Library <ref> film 1402857 item 1<br></ref>
:1840 Family History Library&nbsp;film 1402857 item 2<br>
:1840 Family History Library <ref> film 1402857 item 2<br></ref>
:1850 Family History Library&nbsp;film 1402858 item 1<br>
:1850 Family History Library <ref> film 1402858 item 1<br></ref>
:1860 Family History Library&nbsp;film 1402858 item 2<br>
:1860 Family History Library <ref> film 1402858 item 2<br></ref>
:1870 Family History Library&nbsp;film 1402859<br>
:1870 Family History Library <ref> film 1402859<br></ref>
:1880 Family History Library&nbsp;film 1402862<br>
:1880 Family History Library <ref> film 1402862<br></ref>
:1900 Family History Library&nbsp;film 1303025<br>
:1900 Family History Library <ref> film 1303025<br></ref>
:1910 Family History Library&nbsp;film 1374009<br>
:1910 Family History Library <ref> film 1374009<br></ref>
:1920 Family History&nbsp;Library&nbsp;film 1842715<br>
:1920 Family History Library <ref> film 1842715<br></ref>
:1930 Family History Library&nbsp;film 2261295-6
:1930 Family History Library <ref> film 2261295-6</ref>


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*United States. Bureau of the Census. ''Cross Index to Selected City Streets and Enumeration Districts, 1910 Census''. (on 51 Family History Library fiche 6331481.) Often referred to as the 39 Cities Index, it lists street addresses with corresponding census enumeration districts for Canton, Cleveland, Dayton, and Youngstown.
*United States. Bureau of the Census. ''Cross Index to Selected City Streets and Enumeration Districts, 1910 Census'' <ref>  (on 51 Family History Library fiche 6331481.)</ref> Often referred to as the 39 Cities Index, it lists street addresses with corresponding census enumeration districts for Canton, Cleveland, Dayton, and Youngstown.


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== Web Sites  ==
== Web Sites  ==
 
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/ohio.htm Access Genealogy]  
Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]  
*[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]
 
*[http://www.census-online.com/links/OH/ Census Online]  
Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]  
*[http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/oh/census.html Genealogy Today]  
 
*[http://www.heritagequestonline.com Heritage Quest Online]  
Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/OH/ http://www.census-online.com/links/OH/]  
*[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules]  
 
Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/oh/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/oh/census.html]  
 
Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/ohio.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/ohio.htm]  
 
Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]  
 
== References  ==
== References  ==


''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Ohio.ASP Ohio Research Outline]. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
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