Category: 1840 Federal Census

1840 Federal Census 1850 Census Census

1790 – 1850 Census

James L. Douthat

The taking of census is nothing new and certainly the United States did not invent the event. We can read in the Bible that the Hebrew children gathered under the sign of their tribe to be counted. Joseph took Mary to Bethlehem “as he was of the house of David” to be counted. Since that time, census have been taken so that leaders of the kingdom knew the number of people they had at their command, especially for men who were of fighting age. So it is natural that the…

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1840 Federal Census Family History Genealogy

1840 Federal Census

James L. Douthat

Everyone has “brick walls” in their research.  In many cases, it is because they did not gather all of the information they had in hand from the beginning.  Since I started in my teens to do genealogical research, I’ve had to repeat my steps many times.  We did not have copy machines, computers, microfilm/fiche readers nor any of the great helps we have today.  This meant a lot of mistakes and I copied minimal records at the time. The 1840 Federal Census is one of those sources we all consult…

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