Significant
Information Hidden in the Census
Month and Year of Birth - 1900.
Birth Place of Parents - 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Parents Foreign Born - 1870.
Number of Children Born and Number of Children Living for Women - 1900, 1910, 1940.
Number of Marriages - 1910.
Age at First Marriage – 1930, 1940.
Number of Years Married - 1900, 1910.
Year of Immigration - 1900, 1910, 1920.
Year Naturalized (women may not be tallied in some early years) - 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Month, if Born within the Year - 1870.
Month, if married within the Year - 1870.
Address of Household - 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Residence, April 1, 1935 – 1940.
After 1860 there is information about individuals within a family group which is not mentioned here.
References:
Dollarhide, William, "The Census Book", 1998. (IND GR 929.373 Dol)
Trager. James, "The People's Chronology", 1979. (IND GR 902.02 Tra)
Derks, Scott, “This Is Who We Were: A companion to the 1940 Census”, 2012. (IND GEN 929.1072 Der)
Hinckley, Kathleen W., “Your Guide to the Federal Census”, 2002. (IND GR 929.0172 Hin)
On Line
Census Forms – http://www.ancestry.com/charts/census.aspx
Census Information - http://www.censusmicrofilm.com/
At left, click on “census microfilm”
then click on the year.
Sarah Clevenger November 2012