Muskingum County, OH Census Data
- U.S. Census Schedules
USGenWeb Census Project
Local Census Records
- User submitted Census Information
- Purchasing Census Schedules
- 1930 Census Now Available
- 1930 Census Ancestry.com to Heritage Quest Image Conversion Table
- 1920 Census Ancestry.com to Heritage Quest Image Conversion Table
U.S. Census Schedules
Many federal census records can be found at the Family History Library (LDS) and National Archives (NARA) branch offices, as well as at other state and federal archives.
The Family History Library of the LDS church has the U.S. Federal Censuses of Ohio (1790-1920) on microfilm. The 1890 census was destroyed but the 1890 Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War is also available on microfilm.
Statewide indexes are also available through LDS Family History Libraries for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and the 1850 census. The 1860 and 1870 indexes are available in book and compact disk format.
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USGenWeb Census Project
There are two terrific Census Projects run by USGenWeb Project members. One can be accessed at http://www.us-census.org/. The other can be accessed at http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/ .
Search the USGenWeb Census Project Archives
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Local Census Records
The Muskingum County Chapter of the Ohio Geneaogy Society has publications of local census data for sale through their website located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mccogs/ and also on file at their location on the second floor of the John McIntire Library in Zanesville. Check out their list of publications at their website for what census information is offerred.
Many local libraries and university libraries in the state of Ohio include the Ohio Federal Census films as part of their genealogy properties. Check with your local or county library branches or univeristy library too see what years are available.
The Ohio Historical Society also has the Ohio U.S. Federal Census Schedules on microfilm and they may also be able to be borrowed through the inter library loan system. Check with your local libray to request these resources.
For township census indexes and census transcriptions, check the individual township pages found in the Muskingum County, Ohio Township Project.
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User Submitted Census Records
If you have census records for a Muskingum County ancestor you would like to share with other Muskingum County researchers, please submit the information to Denny Shirer. You may also consider submitting to the OHGenWeb Archives.
Newton Twp - 1800
The following is a "Return of Inhabitants" of Newton Twp. Muskingum County Ohio in 1800. It became part of Muskingum County in 1804. The information was found some time ago as we were researching our McCAN family. I have only this one page, there may have been others. Dorothy McCann-Phillips
| James Mann, Constable
John Heckenweiler
Peter Warner
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Samuel Seamons
Preserved Seamons George Ives J. Gorbus Charles Queens ? Richard Ladd Neel Mcgaffery Joel Tyler Samuel Morrison Zadock Dickerson Francis Foster George Moore Ralph Litton Thomas Cunningham Stephen Scoby Jacob Cooper Andrew Moore Elijah Austin James Fleharty Barton Richards Elias Hughes Joseph Harris John Livingston Meilal Thorn William Morissison Silas Hedges Jesse Hougland Benjamin Johnson Nyal Tuttle Lynas Tuttle Simeon Tuttle ......Elliot David Bayn John Mills Paul Brown John Harrod Robert Hays Isaac Parker John Rosse John McGlumfee William Spencer John Cain Robert Linton Thomas Rogers Bolser Flusher Patrick McCan Levi Jennings Thomas Ramsey Jonathon Walls Isaac Cordray |
Laurence McCan
Daniel McCan Valentine Johnson Joseph Scott Seth Car Carhartt Jacob Jackson John Richards Thomas Cardry Thomas Cardray Jr. William Adkins Daniel Cain Arnold Cain James Cain David Cain Elijah Stotts Joseph Stotts George Bemer Abraham Hendrick .??????.Chapman A.......B...... Joseph Smith John Hall Samuel Wilson Thomas Dyson Adam Boss ? James Hall Henry Bemer A..? B...? C...? D...? Jacob Ragan John Greene Abraham McCulloch James Beard William McCulloch James Ryan Ebenezer Ryan William Whitesides George Cookes Joseph Munro Jacob Burt William Whitten William Gardner Nathan Williams Jesse Williams Henry Crooks Solomon Hedges Jack Dunlap William Mausley |
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Purchasing Census Film
There are many companies that now provide census records on compact disk. This is a great way to research your family tree, without needing a microfilm or fiche reader! If you are interested in purchasing census records on CD, THe USGenWeb project has a page listing many vendors od such products. Please visit their Census CD Resources page for a complete listing of vendors.
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1930 Census Now Available
Unless you have been living in a vacuum, you are probably aware that the 1930 Census films are now available. Most Libraries with genealogy sections have them for their own states and many LDS Family Search Centers do as well. Ancestry.com has them although as of this date they didn't have all of the films online.
One thing to be aware of when using these films is that there was no soundex index created because the government was financially strapped. There are some third party indexes available from companies such as Ancestry.com but for the most part you must know where a person lived or be prepared to search through every name in several or hundreds of enumeration districts. While Muskingum certainly is not as large or as complicated as a county like Cuyahoga which has 840 enumeration districts on 28 rolls of film, it still is a daunting task to browse through Muskingum's 55 enumeration districts on 2 rolls of film. For this reason the NARA has listed the geographical boundaries of the enumeration districts.
You can visit the NARA 1930 Census site at http://1930Census.Archives.Gov and choose the state, county or city you want to view. It helps to have a map handy when viewing the district boundaries. MapQuest.com is a good choice in finding an area. You can enter an address and be shown the neighborhood and streets surrounding it making it easier to understand the district boaundaries.
I am also including the list here of the Muskingum County 1930 Enumeration Districts for easier access. Be aware that enumeration district numbering changes almost every census so you can't depend on the area they were living in in 1920 to be the same district number in 1930. The following link will take you to the 1930 Muskingum County Census Enumeration District list.
Also see the recently created 1930 Ancestry.Com to Heritage Quest Conversion chart for more information on using the Ancestry.com online index for 1930 even if you are not subscribed.
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This county is part of the USGenWeb Project, a non-profit genealogical resource web system, and is maintained by Denny Shirer
Last Revised: June 18, 2002