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Pennsylvania
Census
In addition to general information
about a person's residence, age and place, gender, and, occupation, the U.S.
census offer valuable clues about dates of marriage, immigration and
naturalization. In addition, the census may contain indications of a
person's military service, ownership of property, education and economic
data.
Most of these clues will lead the genealogy researcher to other records, such as
birth and marriage records, land records, military service and pension
files, and so forth.
Census Guides by year include census dates, census questions, and research tips to help you get the most from these valuable census resources.
1790
1800
1810
1820
1830
1840
1850
1860
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1920
1930
Many of these clues will not be found in transcribed or
printed records, which may include only the census "highlights" (for
example, only the name, gender, age and birth place) while leaving out
important details.
View Ancestry's complete indexed US census images 1790 - 1930 for FREE to see all the census details and clues!
Armstrong County
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RootsWeb / Ancestry
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PA Mailing Lists
Join the Pennsylvania genealogy mailing lists to
read or post queries. Includes PA Census Lookup mailing list.
PA Message Boards
Read posted biographies by county (Choose census
in "View Message Type')
1890 Census Substitute
This first definitive online substitute for the census destroyed
by fire. It includes fragments of the original 1890 census that survived, special veterans schedules, state censuses (1885 or 1895), city and county directories, alumni directories, voter registration documents, and several Native American tribe censuses for years surrounding 1890. (by Ancestry)
Census Records Basics
Census records are among the most widely used materials with which genealogists
work. They provide a good benchmark as to where our ancestors were (or were not)
located at a particular point in time. These records can also be among the most
frustrating to use for a variety of reasons.
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Census Sense
It is always important to record what a document or record says exactly. It is
just as important to remember what a document does not say. Facts may be implied
by the record or inferred by the reader (sometimes incorrectly).
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Finding & Using Census Records
The U.S. federal census records can be daunting, indeed, to a researcher
looking for his or her ancestors. You first need to know the state in which your
ancestor lived at the time of the census, and then narrow it down to county. You
are fortunate if you live near a library, an archive, or an LDS family history
center which has census microfilm and which has census finding aids such as the
indexes or Soundex/Miracode microfiche. These aids can help you zero in on
precisely the right county and page on which your ancestor's name appears. Not
everyone is so lucky.
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