Census Records
KIPCUG Genealogy SIG
..................................................................................... October 18, 1999
Census Records
 | Census records are the group of records that document the population count. Records for social statistics, manufactures, agriculture, industry and slaves may be included. |
Primary Documentation
 | Documentation created at the time of the event for the event being documented. |
Secondary Documentation
 | Documentation used to document an event other than the event for which it was created. |
Sure Codes (TMG)
 | 3 - Primary Documentation
 | 2 - Secondary Documentation
 | 1 - Guess
 | 0 - No Information
 | - - Disproved Information | | | | |
Locating Records-US Census
 | National Archives
 | State Archives
 | Public Libraries
 | SAR
 | Filson Club
 | LDS Libraries | | | | | |
Types of Info 1790-1840
 | Name of head of household
 | Count for all family members by age, sex and "race"
 | Location including District or Town, County and State
 | Date of enumeration not listed | | | |
Additional Information
 | 1830 - First time uniforms and printed census forms provided.
 | 1840 - Census of military pensioners was included on the population forms and published separately. | |
Types of Info 1850-1870
 | Name of all people with age, sex and race
 | Location including District or Town, County and State
 | Date of enumeration listed | | |
Additional Information
 | 1850 - Married during the year, real estate values and occupations of males over 15
 | 1860 - Value of personal estate, birth place for all free persons
 | 1870 - Order of visitation, occupation, parents foreign born and born or married within the year for all persons | | |
Types of Info 1880
 | Indexed by Soundex for all households with a child <=10
 | Location including house# and name of street
 | Numbered enumeration districts
 | Relationship to the head of household for every person
 | Place of birth for all persons and their parents | | | | |
Soundex Codes
 | 1st letter of surname +3 numbers
 | 1 - b, p, f, v
 | 2 - c, s, k, g, j, q, x, z
 | 3 - d, t
 | 4 - l
 | 5 - m, n
 | 6 - r
 | Not coded - a, e, I, o, u, y, w, h | | | | | | | |
Soundex Rules
 | Double letters or letters with the same code number without a non-coded letter in between are coded only one time.
 | If all letters are coded without getting 3 numbers then 0's are used to complete the Soundex number. | |
Soundex Examples
 | Smith...............Smt......S530
 | Johnson...........Jnsn......J525
 | Schmitt...........Smt.......S530
 | Thompson.......Tmps....T512
 | Muzak.............Mzk.....M220
 | Reh..................R.........R000 | | | | | |
Types of Info 1890
 | Virtually destroyed (less than 1% survive)
 | Scattered areas
 | Confederate Veterans Schedules | | |
Types of Info 1900-1920
 | Marital status
 | # of children born and living for each mother (except 1920)
 | Immigration Information
 | Work, school and literacy info
 | Ownership of home
 | Farm Schedule number | | | | | |
Additional Information
1900-10 - # of years married
 | 1900 - Month and year born instead of age at last birthday
 | 1920 - Type of worker
 | 1900 and 1920 - Fully indexed
 | 1910 - Indexed if no State Vital Statistics System | | | |
Other Census Records
 | Special Federal Census
 | Indian Census
 | State Census
 | Local Census
 | Black Census | | | | |
Sources-Census-1810
 | Date: before 03 Nov 1810 (13)
 | Place: Middletown, Jefferson Co., KY
 | Source: 1810 U.S. Census, KY, Jefferson Co. (7)
 | Citation Detail: Page 31, 39th Entry | | | |
Sources-Census-1850
 | Date: 06 Aug 1850 (79)
 | Place: Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY
 | Source: 1850 U.S. Census, KY, Jefferson Co. (11)
 | Citation Detail: District No. 1, Louisville, Page 17A(33), Line 20, Dwelling 211, Family 284 | | | |
Sources-Census-1880
 | Date: 04 Jun 1880 (79)
 | Place: 152 South Southgate Street, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY
 | Source: 1880 U.S. Census, KY, Jefferson Co. (14)
 | Citation Detail: Louisville, Ward 11, Vol 16, ED 149, Sheet 19(417C), Line 41, House 152, Dwelling 161, Family 201 | | | |
Primary Tags
 | Only one tag of each item from the Tag Type List can be primary
 | Some reports can be set to print only primary tags
 | Tags can be filtered to display only primary tags
 | To enter each census record as a primary tag requires new tag types to be created | | | |
Conclusion
 | Omitting Citations simplifies TMG
 | Adding Sure Codes to Citations enhances TMG
 | Format of Citation is not critical - can change all Citations by changing the Source | | | |