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Federal Censuses <br>Population Schedules (1790–1930). Many federal census records are at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The United States Research Outline provides detailed information regarding these records. | |||
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. | |||
== Historical Background == | |||
== Indexes == | |||
The easiest way to search the census is by using a statewide or multi-state index. If no index is available, use the other research aids listed below. | The easiest way to search the census is by using a statewide or multi-state index. If no index is available, use the other research aids listed below. | ||
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Multi-state indexes are composite master indexes of several census years, states, and census types: | Multi-state indexes are composite master indexes of several census years, states, and census types: | ||
FamilyFinder™ Index and Viewer. Version 4.0. | |||
FamilyTreeMaker Archives, index. [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, 1997. (FHL compact disc no. 9 1997 index.) This does not circulate to Family History Centers. It is a single composite index to Tennessee 1810–1860 federal censuses, 1850 and 1860 slave schedules, and 1870 and 1880 mortality schedules. | |||
An Internet edition of this index is also available in FamilyTreeMaker.com, which you can use for free: | An Internet edition of this index is also available in FamilyTreeMaker.com, which you can use for free: | ||
Internet FamilyFinder. It displays the census year and state for each name matching the search and may also list many vital records and genealogical collection citations.<br>www.familytreemaker.com/allsearch.html | |||
Once you know the census year and state, you must use the original index on compact disc, fiche, or book to obtain enough data to easily find the name in the original census schedules. | Once you know the census year and state, you must use the original index on compact disc, fiche, or book to obtain enough data to easily find the name in the original census schedules. | ||
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The FamilyFinder Index includes the Jackson indexes listed below. | The FamilyFinder Index includes the Jackson indexes listed below. | ||
Similar index information is also available for a subscription fee from Ancestry.com:<br> | Similar index information is also available for a subscription fee from Ancestry.com:<br>www.Ancestry.com/census/ | ||
Jackson, Ronald Vern. | Jackson, Ronald Vern. AIS fiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (No FHL fiche number but at many Family History Centers.) A composite mortality schedule index is on Search 8. Separate Tennessee 1790, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 indexes are on other searches. For further instructions see the Accelerated Indexing Systems, U.S. Census Indexes (on fiche) Resource Guide. | ||
Other research aids can help you search a census when indexes are not available or omit a name. For large cities, try to learn the person’s address by searching the city directory for the same year as the census. See the | Other research aids can help you search a census when indexes are not available or omit a name. For large cities, try to learn the person’s address by searching the city directory for the same year as the census. See the “Directories” section. Then look for that address on the original census schedules. | ||
Reference tools that help determine which census schedule and enumeration district to search for specific addresses include: | Reference tools that help determine which census schedule and enumeration district to search for specific addresses include: | ||
Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumerations Districts, (1880–1920). National Archives Microfilm Publications, T1224 and T1210. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Service, 1977–1978. The descriptions were prepared by the United States Bureau of the Census. The Family History Library film numbers are: | |||
1830 <br>FHL film 1402857 item 1 <br>1840 FHL film 1402857 item 2 <br>1850 FHL film 1402858 item 1 <br>1860 FHL film 1402858 item 2 <br>1870 FHL film 1402859 <br>1880 FHL film 1402862 <br>1900 FHL film 1303027 <br>1910 FHL film 1374011 <br>1920 FHL film 1842718 | |||
Maps are good tools to use with censuses because of the many boundary changes over the years. A publication that shows boundary changes during census years in Tennessee is: | Maps are good tools to use with censuses because of the many boundary changes over the years. A publication that shows boundary changes during census years in Tennessee is: | ||
Thorndale and Dollarhide’s | 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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'''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. | '''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. | ||
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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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