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
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| Documentation created at the time of the event for the event being documented. |
Secondary Documentation
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| Documentation used to document an event other than the event for which it was created. |
Sure Codes (TMG)
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| 3 - Primary Documentation |
| 2 - Secondary Documentation |
| 1 - Guess |
| 0 - No Information |
| - - Disproved Information | | | | |
Locating Records-US Census
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| National Archives |
| State Archives |
| Public Libraries |
| SAR |
| Filson Club |
| LDS Libraries | | | | | |
Types of Info 1790-1840
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| 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
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| 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
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| Name of all people with age, sex and race |
| Location including District or Town, County and State |
| Date of enumeration listed | | |
Additional Information
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Smith...............Smt......S530 |
| Johnson...........Jnsn......J525 |
| Schmitt...........Smt.......S530 |
| Thompson.......Tmps....T512 |
| Muzak.............Mzk.....M220 |
| Reh..................R.........R000 | | | | | |
Types of Info 1890
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| Virtually destroyed (less than 1% survive) |
| Scattered areas |
| Confederate Veterans Schedules | | |
Types of Info 1900-1920
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| 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
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| 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
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| Special Federal Census |
| Indian Census |
| State Census |
| Local Census |
| Black Census | | | | |
Sources-Census-1810
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 | | | |