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''' | '''1790 and earlier:''' The area comprising the state of Tennessee was part of North Carolina until 1790. Two sources for censuses taken prior to Tennessee becoming a state are: | ||
*Fulcher, Richard C. 1770–1790 Census of the Cumberland Settlements: Davidson, Sumner and Tennessee Counties (In What is Now Tennessee). Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1987. (FHL book 976.8 X2f.) | *Fulcher, Richard C. 1770–1790 Census of the Cumberland Settlements: Davidson, Sumner and Tennessee Counties (In What is Now Tennessee). Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1987. (FHL book 976.8 X2f.) | ||
*McGhee, Lucy Kate. Partial Census of 1787 to 1791 of Tennessee as Taken from the North Carolina Land Grants. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FHL films 1728882 item 4: parts 1 and 2; 1683130 item 3: part 3). | *McGhee, Lucy Kate. Partial Census of 1787 to 1791 of Tennessee as Taken from the North Carolina Land Grants. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FHL films 1728882 item 4: parts 1 and 2; 1683130 item 3: part 3). | ||
''' | '''1810:''' Only the Rutherford County census survived. | ||
U.S. federal censuses of Tennessee were taken every ten years from 1810 to 2000. For 1810 only | '''1820:''' | ||
U.S. federal censuses of Tennessee were taken every ten years from 1810 to 2000. For 1810 only , 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. | |||
Other Tennessee census sources can be found in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | Other Tennessee census sources can be found in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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If no index is available, see Census Substitutes. [*** Needs to be written]<br><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | If no index is available, see Census Substitutes. [*** Needs to be written]<br><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||