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'Rampin' Up the 1880 Census
[Exceprt]... When the 1880 census images recently came online for Hancock County, Illinois, I decided I would try and locate my Rampley familes in these records, starting from scratch. My review of these entries reminded me of several considerations when searching for families in census records...
1880 United States Census on CD-ROM
[Excerpt]... The release of the 1880 United States Census is a major announcement for several reasons. First, the availability of this resource on CD-ROM is news by itself. Next, this new resource contains a complete, nationwide index. The 1880 census has never been indexed before. In order to find a listed person, you had to already know where he or she lived at that time. If you have ancestors with unknown locations at that time, you probably were unable to find their census listings until now. Even if you knew they lived in a big city, finding their entries in the 1880 census was a tedious task until the release of this new CD-ROM tool....
Review of the FamilySearch 1880 U.S. Census and National Index CDs
[Excerpt]... Once again, the Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has produced a much-needed tool for those struggling with nineteenth-century research. The 1880 U.S. Census and National Index became available on CDs officially on 1 June 2001. I was able to obtain a review copy from the pre-production run and I'm very excited with what I've seen....
1880 Census Beginnings
[Excerpt]... I was so excited I nearly hyperventilated. When the brown truck pulled up in front of my house, I knew exactly what he was carrying: my 1880 United States Census and National Index from the Family History Library...
1880 Census Beginnings Part II: More Experimentation
[Excerpt]... Last week's article "1880 Census Beginnings" discussed my difficulty locating the family of Michael and Franciska Trautvetter in the 1880 United States Census and National Index from the Family History Library. A few readers took the time to search for the family themselves and a few also sent in problems of their own. This article will continue with the search for this family and hopefully will provide readers with some ideas on how to make use of this source. Of course, one can always revert to actually reading the actual census. These techniques are discussed as there are situations where it is not practical to manually search an entire state in order to locate an individual or family. When a specific locality is known, a manual search may be the best approach...
1880 Census Beginnings: Part III
[Excerpt]... I had hoped to search the 1880 census index for individuals surnamed Butler born in Missouri of Michigan-born parents. I realized that this approach was a long-shot, but was desperate, and other approaches had not been successful. I hoped that a national database like the 1880 census index would "catch" a relative of Ellen...
Advanced Queries in the 1880 Census CD-ROMs
[Excerpt]... The genealogical community has again been spoiled with the recent release of the 1880 U.S. Census on CD-ROM set by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This remarkable set of fifty-six discs includes a nationwide index, regional data discs, and the Resource File Viewer 4.0 for only forty-nine dollars...
Using 1870, 1880, and 1890 Censuses and Census Substitutes
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In 1880, census takers asked the same questions as they did in 1870, with the very valuable addition that family relationships are indicated for the first time. Other additional questions were asked regarding marital status, illness or disability at the time of the census, number of months unemployed during the year, and specific birthplaces of parents. The 1880 census was completely indexed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2001 and that index is also now available on Ancestry.com. The index can also be searched by state, county, township of residence, name, age, and birthplace. ..
1880 Census Transcription Search Tips
[Excerpt]... The National Index is a necessity when you have no idea where the individual was living in 1880. Like many records, the National Index is easiest to use when the name is not exceedingly common. It is also easier to use when an approximate date and place of birth are known. Searching for a common name across the entire United States is not an easy task and you may wish to carefully analyze other records for additional residential clues before searching the National Index for the 1880 census. Searching with the National Index (or any index) may be aggravated by:...
1880 Online Strategies: Part I
[Excerpt]... This week we will look at several searches from the 1880 online census index. This wonderful finding aid is available for free at both Ancestry.com and at FamilySearch. The interfaces are slightly different and there are times where one search interface is more effective than another. Learning the differences takes some time and practice...
1880 Online Strategies: Part II
[Excerpt]... Last week's article discussed the free online 1880 census database available at both Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.com. While both sites search the same data at no charge, there are differences in how the search interfaces are constructed, and there are times where one search interface is more effective than another. This week we continue our discussion by looking for various individuals whose names are not all that easy to find...
An 1880 Female Head of Household
[Excerpt]... At first glance the 1880 census entry for my third-great-grandmother looks unusual. The wife is enumerated first in the household and all relationships are given with respect to her. Not unusual for widows to be enumerated as household heads. The only difference is that her husband is enumerated as the last resident in the household!...
1880 Female Head of Household: Follow-up
[Excerpt]... If the husband is unable (or unwilling) to act as the head of the household, the wife (or an older son) may be the functional head of the household. A husband who has had a stroke or serious illness may not be listed as the household head. In the case discussed last week, there is no information indicating that Henry had a diminished mental or physical state, but it is possible. His obituary from 1912 indicates that up to a time shortly before his death, he could still recite entire chapters from the Bible. While this may be an exaggeration, Henry is known to have lived thirty-two years beyond his 1880 census enumeration. ..
Howell County, Missouri Census, 1880
[Excerpt].... Sharing a border with Arkansas, Howell County, Missouri, is now home of over 30,000 persons. However, at the 1880 federal census, the population was only about 8800. This database contains information on these residents of the county at that time. Taken directly from census records, it provides the names, township of residence, race, age, sex, marital status, and relationship to the head of the household for persons enumerated. For the researcher of ancestors from Missouri, this can be a great asset...
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