1790 The 1790
census included the name of the head of household, the number of free
white males under 16 and 16 or older, the number of free white females
of any age, the name of a slave owner, & number of slaves owned by them.
1800 The 1800 census included
the name of a head of household, the number of free white males and free
white females in specific age categories, the name of a slave owner, &
number of slaves owned by them. 1810
The 1810 census included the name of a head of household, the
number of free white males and free white females in specific age
categories, the name of a slave owner, and the number of slaves owned by
that person. 1820 The 1820
census included the name of a head of household, the number of free
white males & females in specific age categories, the name of a
slave owner, the number of slaves owned by that person, the number of
male & female slaves by age categories, & the number of foreigners (not
naturalized) in each home. 1830
The 1830 census included the name of a head of household; the number of
free white males & females in specific age categories; the name of a
slave owner & number of slaves owned by them; the number of male &
female slaves by age categories; the number of foreigners (not
naturalized); & the number of deaf, dumb, and blind persons in each
home. 1840 The 1840 census
included the name of a head of household; the number of free white males
& females in specific age categories; the name of a slave owner &
number of slaves owned by them; the number of male & female slaves by
age categories; the number of foreigners (not naturalized); the number
of deaf, dumb, & blind persons; the number & age of each person
receiving a military pension; & the number of persons attending school.
1850 The 1850 census listed the
names of EVERY person in a household, for the first time. The census
was started 01 JUN 1850. The categories included the following for each
person: name; age as of the census day; sex; color; birthplace;
occupation; value of real estate; whether married within the previous
year; whether deaf, dumb, blind, or insane; whether a pauper; whether
able to read or speak English; & whether the person attended school
within the previous year. No relationships between members of a
household were given. 1860 The
1860 census listed the name of every person in a household starting on
01 JUN 1860. The categories included the following for each person:
name; age as of the census day; sex; color; birthplace; occupation;
value of real estate; value of personal estate; whether married within
the previous year; whether deaf, dumb, blind, or insane; whether a
pauper; whether able to read or speak English; and whether the person
attended school within the previous year. No relationships between
members of a household were given. 1870
The 1870 census listed the name of every person in a household
starting on 01 JUN 1860. The categories included the following for each
person: name; age as of the census day; month of birth if born during
1870; sex; color; birthplace; occupation; value of real estate; value of
personal estate; whether married within the previous year; month of
marriage if married within the previous year; whether deaf, dumb, blind,
or insane; whether able to read or write; whether father or mother were
of foreign birth; & whether the person attended school within the
previous year. No relationships between members of a household were
given. 1880 The 1880 census
listed the name of every person in a household starting on 01 JUN 1860.
The categories included the following for each person: name; age as of
the census day; month of birth if born during 1880; relationship to the
head of house; name of street and number of house; sex; color;
birthplace; occupation; marital status; whether married within the
previous year; whether temporarily or permanently disabled; whether
crippled, maimed, or deformed; time unemployed during 1880; whether
deaf, dumb, blind, or insane; whether able to read or write; birthplace
of father and mother; & whether the person attended school within the
previous year. The indexes/Soundex to this census included only those
families with children ten years of age or younger. Those with a
different surname in the household were included.
1890 An act of March 1, 1889,
provided that the Superintendent of Census in taking the Eleventh Census
should "cause to be taken on a special schedule of inquiry, according to
such form as he may prescribe, the names, organizations, and length of
service of those who had served in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of
the United States in the war of the rebellion, and who are survivors at
the time of said inquiry, and the widows of soldiers, sailors, or
marines." If you are lucky enough to have one for your county then each
schedule ask the following information: name of the veteran (or if
he did not survive, the names of both the widow and her deceased
husband); the veteran's rank, company, regiment or vessel, date of
enlistment, date of discharge, and length of service in years, months,
and days; post office and address of each peson listed; disability
incurred by the veteran; and remarks necessary to a complete statement
of his term of service. Practically all of the schedules for the States
Alabama through Kansas and approximately half of those for Kentucky
appear to have been destroyed, possibly by fire, before the transfer of
the remaining schedules to the National Archives in 1943. The schedules
listed the name of each Union soldier, sailor, marine, or widow of a
veteran in a household; the veteran's rank; company; regiment or vessel;
dates of enlistment and discharge; length of service in years, months
and days; post office address; nature of disability, if any; and
remarks. 1900 The 1900 included
the name of every person in a household & their ages; relationship to
the head of house; name of street and number of house; sex; color;
birthplace; occupation; marital status; number of years in the U.S.;
birthplace of father and mother; whether parents were of foreign birth;
whether able to read or write, speak English, or attended school within
the previous year; month of birth for individual; number of years
married; number children born to mother and number of living children.
In some instances the names of large cities also appear.
1910 The 1910 census included the
name of every person in a household & their ages; relationship to the
head of house; name of street & house number; sex; color; birthplace;
occupation; marital status; number of years in the U.S.; birthplace of
father and mother; whether parents were of foreign birth; whether able
to read or write speak English, or attended school within the previous
year; number of years married, number of children born to a mother, &
number of children still living as of 1910. In some instances the names
of large cities also appear. 1920
The 1920 census included the name of every person in a household &
their ages; relationship to the head of house; name of street &
house number; sex; color; birthplace; occupation; marital status; number
of years in the U.S.; birthplace of father and mother; whether parents
were of foreign birth; whether able to read or write, speak English, or
attended school within the previous year. The original census includes
defects that affect the legibility & the original schedules no longer
exist. The census films are said to have been reproduced by the
NARA(National Archives and Records Administration) from high quality
negatives from the Census Bureau
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