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== Indexes  ==
== Indexes  ==


If possible, use online indexes first. Use other indexes if the ancestor was not found.
If possible, use online indexes first. Use other indexes if the ancestor was not found.  


==== Online  ====
==== Online  ====
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The books typically index only the first person listed for each household—usually the father or head of the house.  
The books typically index only the first person listed for each household—usually the father or head of the house.  


'''1850 and later:''' Index includes the first person listed in the census—usually the father or head of the house. The Index also includes the first person by any other surname listed in the household.
'''1850 and later:''' Index includes the first person listed in the census—usually the father or head of the house. The Index also includes the first person by any other surname listed in the household.  


'''County indexes:''' Do a '''Place Search''' for for the county&nbsp;in the Family History Library Catalog, and choose from selections under '''Census'''. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
'''County indexes:''' Do a '''Place Search''' for for the county&nbsp;in the Family History Library Catalog, and choose from selections under '''Census'''. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
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==== Film  ====
==== Film  ====


All years available at the Family History Library. Do a '''Place Search''' for [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=362&subject_disp=Tennessee&columns=*,0,0 Tennessee] and choose from the '''Census''' options.  
All years available at the Family History Library. Do a '''Place Search''' for [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=362&subject_disp=Tennessee&columns=*,0,0 Tennessee] and choose from the '''Census''' options. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
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==== Soundex  ====
==== Soundex  ====
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There is a SOUNDEX (phonetic) index on microfilm for part of the 1880 census and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses.  
There is a SOUNDEX (phonetic) index on microfilm for part of the 1880 census and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses.  


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==== Research Aids<br> ====


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.  
'''Maps''' show the many boundary changes over the years.  


Reference tools that help determine which census schedule and enumeration district to search for specific addresses include:  
*Thorndale and Dollarhide’s [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=545087&disp=Map+guide+to+the+U%2ES%2E+Federal+census%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920]. 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 --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
 
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:
 
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 --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
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