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== Indexes == | == 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 ==== | |||
'''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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==== Online Indexes ==== | |||
[http://www.ancestry.com/census/ www.Ancestry.com/census/] ($) | [http://www.ancestry.com/census/ www.Ancestry.com/census/] ($) | ||
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[http://www.hertiagequestonline.com/ www.hertiagequestonline.com] | [http://www.hertiagequestonline.com/ www.hertiagequestonline.com] | ||
==== 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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== Special Censuses == | == Special Censuses == | ||
==== Colonial Censuses ==== | |||
'''1706–1795--'''Early census records for 1706, 1721, and 1725 French settlements in or near Mobile, Alabama, have been published: | '''1706–1795--'''Early census records for 1706, 1721, and 1725 French settlements in or near Mobile, Alabama, have been published: | ||
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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. | ||
==== | ==== 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. | ||
==== Slave Schedules ==== | |||
'''1850-1860 Slave Schedules-- '''Censuses list the names of slave owners, but do not usually list the names of the slaves. They give the number of slaves, whether male or female, and the slaves’ age-ranges. Alabama 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 12 months preceding June 30, 1850, and June 30, 1860. | '''1850-1860 Slave Schedules-- '''Censuses list the names of slave owners, but do not usually list the names of the slaves. They give the number of slaves, whether male or female, and the slaves’ age-ranges. Alabama 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 12 months preceding June 30, 1850, and June 30, 1860. | ||
==== Veterans’ Censuses ==== | |||
'''1840 Federal Census--'''A listing was made of Revolutionary War veterans that included the age of the veteran, the place where he was living, and the name of the head of the household . An index is: | '''1840 Federal Census--'''A listing was made of Revolutionary War veterans that included the age of the veteran, the place where he was living, and the name of the head of the household . An index is: | ||
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*<span id="1214924210518S" style="display: none"> </span><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1214924210216_311"></span>''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. ''(FHL book 973 X2pc 1840; film 2321.)<br> | *<span id="1214924210518S" style="display: none"> </span><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1214924210216_311"></span>''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. ''(FHL book 973 X2pc 1840; film 2321.)<br> | ||
===== Confederate Veterans’ Censuses ===== | |||
'''1907, 1921, 1927--'''Special censuses of Confederate veterans who were receiving a pension were taken. Microfilm copies are available at the Alabama Department of Archives and History at [http://www.archives.state.al.us/ http://www.archives.state.al.us/], and at the Family History Library: | '''1907, 1921, 1927--'''Special censuses of Confederate veterans who were receiving a pension were taken. Microfilm copies are available at the Alabama Department of Archives and History at [http://www.archives.state.al.us/ http://www.archives.state.al.us/], and at the Family History Library: | ||
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http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/al/census.html | http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/al/census.html | ||
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