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Many names are misspelled in the index. It may be incorrect on the original census, the handwriting may have difficult to decipher, or the microfilm may have been too faded to read correctly. Use these hints to expand your search.
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  • Try a wild card search using an asterisk; i.e. John* in the surname field will bring up Johns, Johnston and Johnson
  • Try a wild card search using a question mark; i.e. Johns?n in the surname filed will bring up Johnson and Johnsen
  • Search only a particular county or town leaving the name field blank.
  • Search only on first names - even wildcarded first names.
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1870 Census
Census Date - June 1, 1870

1870 Census Finding Aids

  • Online 1870 Census Images
    Ancestry.com has posted online images for all states for this census. View it for free.

  • AIS Census Indexes
    Ancestry.com has the AIS Census indexes - 1790 Census Records Search to Federal Census Indexes, State Census Indexes, and indexes to various Federal non-population schedules (Mortality Schedules, Veterans Schedules, Slaves Schedules). Not considered as accurate as the Ancestry index, but may be another possible search option.

  • 1870 Census Index & Images
    Genealogy.com has the complete indexed 1870 U.S. Census. Index is by head-of-household. View for free.

  • Census Online
    Links to online transcribed census records.


1870 Census Questions:
Name
Age at last birthday
Sex
Race - (W - White, B - Black, M - Mulatto, C - Chinese, I - Indian)
Profession, occupation or trade
Value of real estate and personal property
Place of birth (state, territory or country)
Whether father is of foreign birth
Whether mother is of foreign birth
Month of birth if born within the year
Month of marriage if married within the year
Whether attended school within the year
Whether can read and write
Whether deaf, dumb (mute), blind, insane or idiot
Whether male citizen of the US aged 21 years and up
Whether male citizen of the US aged 21 years and up whose right to vote was denied or abridged on other grounds than rebellion or other crime

 



 

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    Guide to U. S. Federal Census. Includes census questions, census finding aids, and microfilm numbers.

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    Explanation and Limitations of Soundex Indexing to the U. S. Census

  •   1930 Census Help
    Guide to finding your ancestor in the 1930 census

  •   Census Comparison Chart
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  •   1890 Census Substitute
    by Ancestry.com. 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 other databases for the years surrounding 1890.

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  •   Finding & Using Census Records
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