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== Questions ==
 
== Questions ==
  
The numbered columns on the 1860 Census are as follows:
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The numbered columns on the 1870 Census are as follows:
  
 
'''Location:'''
 
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'''Occupation:'''
 
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<li> Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each person, male and female, over 15 years of age. </li>
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<li> Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each person, male and female. </li>
 
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'''Value of Estate Owned:'''
 
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'''Birth:'''
 
'''Birth:'''
 
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<li> Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory, or Country. </li>
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<li> Place of Birth, naming State or Territory of U.S.; or the Country, if of foreign birth. </li>
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'''Parentage:'''
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<li> Father of foreign birth. </li>
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<li> Mother of foreign birth. </li>
 
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</ol>
 
'''Other:'''
 
'''Other:'''
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<li> Married within the year. </li>
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<li> If born within the year, state month (Jan., Feb., etc.) </li>
<li> Attended School within the year. </li>
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<li> If married within the year, state month (Jan., Feb., etc.) </li>
<li> Persons over 20 years of age who cannot read & write. </li>
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<li> Attended school within the year. </li>
<li> Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict. </li>
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'''Education:'''
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<li> Cannot read. </li>
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<li> Cannot write. </li>
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<li> Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic. </li>
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'''Constitutional Relations:'''
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<li> Male Citizens of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards. </li>
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<li> Male Citizens of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards, whose right to vote is denied or abridged on other grounds than rebellion or other crime. </li>
 
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[[category:Census]]
 
[[category:Census]]

Latest revision as of 11:04, 5 September 2017

9th Census of the United States - 1870 Population

Introduction

The 1870 US Census was taken June 1, 1870. The population of the United States was 39,818,449, which was a 26.6% increase over the 1860 census.

For the Kleinmann Genealogy, there are 149 persons listed, an increase of 122.4% over 1860. Of those 149:

  • Record Found: 46 (30.9%)
  • Spouse, pre-marriage: 50 (33.6%)
  • Pre-immigration: 21 (14.1%)
  • Not yet found: 32 (21.5%)

Questions

The numbered columns on the 1870 Census are as follows:

Location:

  1. Dwelling-houses, numbered in the order of visitation.
  2. Families, numbered in the order of visitation.

Name:

  1. The name of every person whose place of abode on the first day of June, 1870, was in this family.

Description:

  1. Age at last birth-day. If under 1 year, give months in fractions, thus 3/12.
  2. Sex - Males (M.) Females (F.)
  3. Color - White (W.), Black (B.), Mulatto (M.), Chinese (C.), Indian (I.)

Occupation:

  1. Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each person, male and female.

Value of Estate Owned:

  1. Value of Real Estate.
  2. Value of Personal Estate.

Birth:

  1. Place of Birth, naming State or Territory of U.S.; or the Country, if of foreign birth.

Parentage:

  1. Father of foreign birth.
  2. Mother of foreign birth.

Other:

  1. If born within the year, state month (Jan., Feb., etc.)
  2. If married within the year, state month (Jan., Feb., etc.)
  3. Attended school within the year.

Education:

  1. Cannot read.
  2. Cannot write.
  3. Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic.

Constitutional Relations:

  1. Male Citizens of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards.
  2. Male Citizens of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards, whose right to vote is denied or abridged on other grounds than rebellion or other crime.