I watched 5 youtube videos called “ know your records introduction to genealogy” they were
put out by the National Archives here is
some of the information that got. It also talks about the US census from
1790-1930 the information of the 1940 census I got from ancestry.com
Census
Records
1790-1940
Every 10 Years
Closed for 72 years after they were taken.
Arrangement
* Year.
* State.
* County.
* Start with the most
recent census and work backwards.
1790-1840
* List the head of the
household.
* Gives statistics on the
household members.
1850-1870
* List all members of the
household.
* Does not give
relationship to head of household.
1850-1860
* Separate Free and Slaves
Schedules.
1990
* Was destroyed as a
result of a fire in the department of commerce.
* Part of the 1890
Veterans census survived.
1880-1930
* Relationships to the
head of the household.
* 1900-1930 Citizenship Information.
* Year of
immigration.
* Naturalization
Statius (Naturalized-Na, Filed first papers-Pa, Alien-Al)
* 1880 Only in the cities Lists street addresses and Home .
* 1880-First and
last time only asks Health (Blind, Deaf or Dum named Crippled or disabled.
* 1920-year of naturalization.
* Arrangement by
Enumeration Districts.
* Soundexing begins.
1930
* For the first time how
much do you pay for rent or did you buy it and how much did they pay for it.
* Do you have a radio.
* Are you a veteran of any
wars.
* Occupation and the
industry.
1940
A variety of information will be available in the 1940 U.S. Census,
including:
For the basic name index available later this year: 2012
* State, County,
Township, ED
* Sheet #
* Street and
House Number
* Household #
* Relationship,
Marital Status
* Citizenship
Status
* Residence in
1935
* Whether or not
on farm
* Occupation code
* Race
* Institution
The advanced search index (available in 2013) will also include:
* Ward
* Home owned or
rented
* Value of home
* Attended school
and highest grade completed
* Employment
Status
* # of hours
worked, # weeks worked in 1939, annual wages, other wages other than income
* Supplemental (2
lines per form ask additional questions – so only a small % of records will get these added fields)
* Father and
Mother Birthplace
* Language spoken
* Veteran – if
child is veteran father dead
* Military
service
* Occupation,
Industry, class of worker
* Women – married
before? Age at first marriage, # children born
Census
Records – Availability
*Micofilm
*National
Archives Building & regional faclilties
*Family History
Centers www.family.org
*Online
* www.footnte.com (partial)
* Mail Order:
*for a fee
Immigration
Records
* U.S.
Customs Service
* 1820-1890
* Philadelphia
starts in 1800
*
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
* 1891-1957
Immigration
Records – Mojor Ports
* Philadelphia 1800-1952
* New York 1820-1957
* Baltimore 1820-1957
* Boston 1820-1943
* New Orleans 1820-1952
* San Francisco 1882-1957
* Boarder Crossings
* St Albans 1895-195
* Mexican ca. 1903-ca.1955
Immigration
Records- What Can I Find
*All Records
*Name of the
Vessel
*Name of the
Ships Master
* Ports of Arrivals and Embarkation
*Date of
Departure
* Date of Arrival
Immigration
Records- What Can I Find?
Early Records
* Name of
individual
* Age
* Occupation
* Country of
Origin
* Destination
Later Records
* Name of Individual
* Name of
traveling companions (if any)
* Age of personal
description
* Occupation
* Last residence
* Name and
address of relatives they are going t to join
*Weather they can
read or write
*Whether they are
a polygamist or an anarchist
*Amount of money
they are carrying
Census
Records – Availability
*Micofilm
*National
Archives Building & regional faclilties
*Family History
Centers www.family.org
*Online
* www.ellisisland.org 1892-1924
* www.castlegarden.org 1820-1913 no image
* Mail Order:
*for a fee
Compiled
Military Services Records
* Revolutionary War
(1775-83)
*Post- Revolutionary
Period (1784-1811)
* War of 1812 (1812-15)
* Indian Wars (1817-58)
* Mexican War (1846-48)
* Civil War (1861-65
* Spanish-American War (1898)
* Philippine Insurrection
(1899-1902)
Compiled
Military Service Records
* Full name of individual
* Date(s) of enlistment
* Period(s) of service
* Residence
* Personal description
* POW records
Registers
of Enlistment
*1798-1914
* Availability on
microfilm (M233)
*Arranged by time period
and then by first letter of surname
* Date of enlistment
Registers of Enlistment-What
can I Find?
* Name of solider
* Rank
* Physical description
(height, eye color, hair color, complexion)
*Occupation
* Date place of birth
* Enlistment information
* Discharge information
(usually gives where is was discharged)
* Usually gives a belief
summary of his character of a solider at the time of his/her discharge
Navy---Rendezvous
Reports
*Begin with the Mexican
War
* Weekly reports from the
recruiting officers
* Indexes:
*T1098 for before
and after the Civil War (1846-61, 1865-84)
* T1099 for Civil
War service (1861-65
* M1953, Weekly returns of
enlistments at Naval Rendezvous (“Enlistment Rendezvous”), January 6,
1855-August 8, 1891
Rendezvous
Reports- What can I Find?
* Name of sailor
* Date of enlistment
*Ranking (rank)
*Previous naval service
* Usual place of residence
* Place of birth
* Occupation
* Personal description
* Permanent marks or scars
Pensions
* Based on service in
the U.S. military between 1775 and 1916
* Note:
Confederate pension are held at the state level
* Different types of pensions:
* Disability
pensions
* Service
pensions
* Widow’s
pensions
* Many different
pension acts
* If rejected
under one act, could reapply under a later act
Penisions-
What Can I Find?
* Full name of individual
*Date(s) of service
* Period(s) of service
*Units individual served
with
* Residence
* Medical history
*Death dates
* Information about Widow
and/or Children
Military
Records – Availability
* Original and/or
Microfilm
* National
Archives Building in Washington, DC
* Some records
are available on microfilm in other locations
* Online
* Mail Order
* For a fee
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