Genealogy Time Line United States

1890 - 1899
1898 1898 1896 1892 1890 1890 1890 1890	Spanish American War ends Spanish American War begins Utah becomes 45 State Immigration Passenger Lists (until 1934-rest of ports) Wyoming becomes 44th State Idaho enters Union as 43rd State 1890 Federal Census Veterans Schedule taken 1890 Federal Census taken. Much of this census was destroyed

1880 - 1889
1889 1889 1889 1889 1883 1880	Washington State enters Union as 42nd State Montana becomes 41st State South Dakota becomes 40th State North Dakota enters Union as 39th States Immigration Passenger Lists (until 1945 - Port of Philidelphia) 1880 Federal Census taken

1870 - 1879
1870 1870 1870	Colorado becomes 38th State Virginia, Mississippi, Texas and Gerogia readmitted to the US 1870 Federal Census taken

1860 - 1869

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1860

Transcontinental Railroad completed
North and South Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Arkansas and Texas readmitted to the Union
Nebraska becomes the 37th State
Tennessee readmitted to the Union
US Civil War ends. Over 600,000 people are dead or wounded
Nevada enters the Union as the 36th State
West Virginia becomes 35 State
Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation
Federal tax records (personal property and wealth)
Federal tax records (personal property and wealth)
Era Civil War Tax Stamps on photos
Confederate forces bombard Fort Sumpter, Charleston, SC starting Civil War
Kansas is admitted to the Union
Federal Census Slave Schedule
1860 Federal Census taken

1850 - 1859
1859 1858 1855 1855 1850 1850 1850	Oregon becomes the 33th State Minnesota becomes 32 US State British Passenger lists Castle Gardens passenger lists California enters union as 31st State Federal Census Slave Schedule 1850 Federal Census taken

1840 - 1849
1848 1848 1848 1846 1846 1845 1845 1840	California Gold Rush. 80,000 people go west looking for Gold War with Mexico ends Wisconsin becomes 30th US state Iowa becomes 29th state Mexican War begins Texas enters the Union Florida becomes 27th state 1840 Federal Census taken

1830 - 1839
1839 1838 1837 1837 1837 1832 1830	Photographs Cherokee Indians movet ot Oklahoma "The Trail of Tears" Iowa becomes 29th state Arkansas enters the Union as 25th State Michigan becomes the 26th State Allows children to apply for Revolutionary War Pensions 1830 Federal Census taken

1820 - 1829
1825 1821 1820 1820 1820 1820	Erie Canal opens Mid-West to settlers Missouri bccomes 24th State US Customs passenger lists (until 1905) Revolutionary War pension records Maine is te 23rd state to enter Union 1820 Federal Census taken

1810 - 1819
1819 1818 1818 1816 1814 1812 1812 1812 1810	Alabama becomes the 22nd State Illinois becomes 21st state Mississippi admitted as 20th State Indiana becomes the 19th State War of 1812 ends The War of 1812 starts Tax records for war Louisiana admitted as 18th State 1810 Federal Census taken

1800 - 1809
1803 1803 1800 1800	Ohio admitted as 17th State US purchases the Louisiana Territory which will become all or parts of 11 states Washington DC becomes the Federal Capital 1800 Federal Census taken