Part 3 - Test of the Best

 

FamilySearch LIBRARY Results for "Franklin County" Search

Having a gauntlet thrown down, a member of our SOCIETY wondered what might be found about “Franklin County,” as in the Franklin County in Tennessee. Here’s what came up when using "Part 2 - Checking the Top Genealogy Library Catalogs"

Mayflower Families Vol. 1,2,3,12,17 &18 Silver Books

 GENS - Family History Research, Library and Archives at 897 Minard Ave NW Ocean Shores, WA

We just received a donation of six silver books - Mayflower Families Vol. 1,2,312,17 and 18 from Carol-Lee Perkins. Please visit us to explore your families that arrived on the Mayflower!

Find it FAST in the US Census

If you need to look up something in the US Census. Pretty much all the big genealogy sites can help you. However, it takes time to put all the information in and then look through the images. It turns out there are simple and quick ways to look up something in the census.

First Census Record of the United States

After the creation of the U.S. Constitution, and shortly after George Washington’s inauguration, the United States government rolled out its first decennial census population count. The historical information from census records is vital for charting and tracking United States population and economic growth.

Results of the 1st U.S. Census

Patriot Games: How to Find Revolutionary War Ancestors

By Shelley K. Bishop - from Familytree Magazine

Use a variety of genealogy records to step by step trace your Revolutionary War ancestry.

The fife and drums echo through many American families. Whether to confirm a family story, join a patriotic lineage society or satisfy your own curiosity, you may long to know more about your Revolutionary War ancestry.

Researching US Census Problems

Sometimes, our ancestors drop out easily when we search for them on one of the big sites such as FamilySearch or Ancestry. Sometimes they don't. The video, below, has a number of good suggestions about those thorny census problems.

US States did Censuses, Too!

Many US States did their own censuses for various reasons. In many cases, these were done before they became states, or for internal uses. Either way, that data can be GOLD for someone looking for information on ancestors in that state. Now that I've learned to do tables in a blog, y'all can benefit.

US Census - Myth of "The Day" and "Forms, We No Need Steenkin' Forms!"

Missing from this 1800 US Census Form - Year, Date Recorded, State, County
Which Column Went with Which Age Group and Sex

No Federal Requirement Existed Until 1850 to Record Names other than Head of Household
No Federal Form Existed Until 1830

The US Census has been an evolving process, with new methods and questions continually being implemented, and some older ones dying out. Most recently, in the news, asking about citizenship has become objectionable, though it was routine in censuses that have been published. Still, I can understand why, in today's environment, people might get nervous about government poking into that question.

Making Sense of the Census

Census Day is the “official day” on which the census is taken.

The first US Federal Census was taken in 1790, with the original 13 states included. The US Constitution specifies that censuses are taken every ten years and are, among other purposes, used to determine representation in Congress.