| How To Use The Census In Your Genealogy
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| | 19th Century.
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| Research
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| | Here's what these immigration records
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| 17th December 2005
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| | include: the full name, age, sex, place
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| Author: Debbie Pettitt
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| | of origin, and destination for every
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| You've gone through the preliminaries.
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| | passenger on the ship. The records even
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| You've collected all your household vital
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| | include those who were born or died
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| records, interviewed relatives, gathered
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| | during the voyage.
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| additional records from living relatives
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| | And there's more. You can also track down
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| and followed-up on some of the leads that
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| | some naturalization records through the
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| were developed. Now, you're stuck and
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| | U.S. National Archives and Records
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| not sure what to do next in your
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| | Administration. Naturalization is the
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| genealogy research.
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| | process by which a a person becomes an
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| If you've worked your way far enough
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| | American citizen. By law, a person can be
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| back, it might be time to start checking
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| | naturalized in any "regular" court. The
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| the Census.
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| | Immigration and Naturalization Service
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| But first, you'll want to understand that
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| | has records for the entire country
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| while the Census Bureau collects some
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| | beginning in 1906, but before this time,
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| great genealogical information, it has
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| | the procedure will only be located in the
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| the responsibility of confidentiality. As
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| | records of the court where it took place.
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| a result, the Decennial Census of
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| | These records often provide a person's
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| Population and Housing on individuals
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| | birth date and location, occupation,
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| does not become available to the public
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| | immigration year, marital status and
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| until after 72 years.
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| | spouse information, witnesses' names and
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| That's why you have to have worked your
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| | addresses, and more.
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| way far enough back in your research
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| | For Pre-1906 Naturalizations:
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| before you'll find the Census helpful.
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| | Contact the State Archives for the state
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| But here's what you'll really like ...
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| | where the naturalization occurred to
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| not only will the Census records help you
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| | request a search of state, county, and
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| locate where an acestor lived, after 1840
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| | local courts records.
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| the Census collected age, place of birth,
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| | Contact the NARA regional facility that
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| occupation, personal wealth, education,
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| | serves the state where naturalization
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| spouse, children, hired hands, and even
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| | occurred to request a search of Federal
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| immigration information. A gold mine for
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| | court records
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| genealogists.
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| | For Naturalizations After 1906:
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| Copies of the original decennial census
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| | After 1906, the courts forwarded copies
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| forms from 1790 through 1930 are
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| | of naturalizations to the Immigration and
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| available on microfilm for research at
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| | Naturalization Service (INS).
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| the U.S. National Archives and Records
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| | Naturalizations from Federal Courts are
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| Administration in Washington, DC ( at
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| | held in the NARA's regional facilities
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| Archives regional centers, and at select
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| | for the Federal courts for their area.
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| Federal depository libraries throughout
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| | Learn more:
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| the United States. In addition, these
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| | Here are some additional resources that
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| records are available at various other
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| | you might find helpful for learning learn
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| libraries and research facilities
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| | more about the Census and how to access
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| throughout the United States.
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| | all the incredible information available
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| You can also check with the reference
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| | to genealogy researchers:
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| librarian at your local library and see
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| | USGenWeb Census Project
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| if they're set up to borrow microfilm
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| | U.S. Census Bureau's Genealogy Page
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| through the National Archives' census
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| | Census Finder
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| microfilm rental program.
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| | There's nothing quite as exhilarating as
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| There's something else you're really
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| | uncovering new information about your
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| going to like ... immigration records are
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| | ancestors. If you've reached a point
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| also on microfilm at the National
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| | where you aren't quite sure what to try
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| Archives. These records have been
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| | next in your genealogy research, The
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| collected for all major U.S. ports since
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| | Census might just be your best bet. Even
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| 1820. They include Boston, New York,
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| | if you aren't at that point, it's a
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| Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Orleans.
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| | resource that you should familiarize
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| The western ports of San Franciso and
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| | yourself with. Sooner or later, it's
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| Seattle are also archived, though those
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| | likely that's where your research is
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| records weren't started until late in the
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| | going to led you.
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