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 == Indexes  ==
-The easiest way to search the census is by using&nbsp;an&nbsp;index.
 ==== Online  ====
-'''1810-1930: '''All existing federal census records for Tennessee are indexed online at [[Www.ancestry.com|www.ancestry.com]].
+'''1810–1930: '''All existing federal census records for Tennessee are indexed online at [[Www.ancestry.com|www.ancestry.com]].
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+'''1810–1850; 1870; [***other years]:''' Indexed online at [http://www.heritagequestonline.com www.heritagequestonline.com].
 ==== Book  ====
-Statewide indexes represent every household in the existing Tennessee censuses.&nbsp;
+'''1810–1870, [*** More years?]:''' Statewide book indexes for Tennessee exist.
-- The&nbsp;books typically&nbsp;index only the first person listed&nbsp;for each household, who was usually the father or head of the house.
+Use online indexes for these and other years, where possible.
-- Many families, however, had relatives or friends with a different surname living with them when the census was taken. In those cases, the first person of each surname in the household is included in the index.
+Statewide book indexes represent every household in the existing Tennessee censuses.&nbsp;
-The following indexes are available at the Family History library: 1790-1850 Indexes--The Family History Library has statewide indexes for the 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 censuses in book and microfiche format. 1850-1870 Indexes--The library also has a partial index of some counties and some towns for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. Maine Census Indexes, 1850-1870. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1953. (FHL films 009734-8) Sorted alphabetically by town, then census year. Lists head of household and page number in census.
+- The&nbsp;books typically&nbsp;index only the first person listed&nbsp;for each household—usually the father or head of the house.
-Statewide surname indexes for the 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses have been published. A reconstructed 1890 federal census index using tax lists is at the Memphis/Shelby County Public Library.
+- Many families, however, had relatives or friends with a different surname living with them when the census was taken. In those cases, the first person of each surname in the household is included in the index.
-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:
-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.
-The FamilyFinder Index includes the Jackson indexes listed below.
-Similar index information is also available for a subscription fee from Ancestry.com:<br>www.Ancestry.com/census/
+The Family History Library also indexes of some counties. Do a '''Place Search''' for Tennessee in the Family History Library Catalog, and choose from the various selections under Census.
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+A reconstructed 1890 federal census index using tax lists is at the Memphis/Shelby County Public Library.&nbsp;
 ==== Film  ====
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 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.
 The FamilyFinder Index includes:
 *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.
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 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 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. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
+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. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
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