1890 U.S. Census Substitute
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It is used by Ancestry.com because seventy-five percent of the original 1890 census records were destroyed in a 1921 fire in the basement of the Commerce Building in Washington, D.C. before census records were stored permanently in the National Archives. | It is used by Ancestry.com because seventy-five percent of the original 1890 census records were destroyed in a 1921 fire in the basement of the Commerce Building in Washington, D.C. before census records were stored permanently in the National Archives. | ||
| - | =Questions from the original 1890 census= | + | =Questions from the original 1890 census= |
| - | * address | + | * address |
| - | * number of families in house | + | * number of families in house |
| - | * number of persons in house | + | * number of persons in house |
| - | * whether a soldier, sailor or marine for the Union or Confederate army during the American Civil War, or widow of such person | + | * whether a soldier, sailor or marine for the Union or Confederate army during the American Civil War, or widow of such person |
| - | * relationship to head of family | + | * relationship to head of family |
| - | * race, described as white, African American/black, mulatto, quadroon, octoroon, Chinese American, Japanese American, or Native American | + | * race, described as white, African American/black, mulatto, quadroon, octoroon, Chinese American, Japanese American, or Native American |
| - | * sex | + | * sex |
| - | * age | + | * age |
| - | * marital status | + | * marital status |
| - | * mother of how many children and number now living | + | * mother of how many children and number now living |
| - | * place of birth of person and their father and mother | + | * place of birth of person and their father and mother |
| - | * if foreign-born, number of years in US | + | * if foreign-born, number of years in US |
| - | * whether naturalized | + | * whether naturalized |
* whether papers have been taken out | * whether papers have been taken out | ||
| - | * profession, trade or occupation | + | * profession, trade or occupation |
| - | * months unemployed during census year | + | * months unemployed during census year |
| - | * ability to read and write | + | * ability to read and write |
* ability to speak English, and, if unable, language or dialect spoken | * ability to speak English, and, if unable, language or dialect spoken | ||
* whether suffering from acute or chronic disease, with name of disease and length of time afflicted | * whether suffering from acute or chronic disease, with name of disease and length of time afflicted | ||
| - | * whether defective in mind, sight, hearing or speech, or whether crippled, maimed or deformed, with name of defect | + | * whether defective in mind, sight, hearing or speech, or whether crippled, maimed or deformed, with name of defect |
| - | * whether a prisoner, convict, homeless child, or pauper | + | * whether a prisoner, convict, homeless child, or pauper |
| - | * home rented, or owned by head or member of family, and, if owned, whether free from mortgage | + | * home rented, or owned by head or member of family, and, if owned, whether free from mortgage |
* if farmer, whether farm is rented, or owned by head or member of family; if owned, whether free from mortgage; if rented, post office box of owner | * if farmer, whether farm is rented, or owned by head or member of family; if owned, whether free from mortgage; if rented, post office box of owner | ||
[[Category: U.S. Census and Voter Lists]] | [[Category: U.S. Census and Voter Lists]] | ||
Current revision as of 23:54, 11 December 2012
The 1890 U.S. Census Substitute is a substitute for the original records of the 1890 U.S. Federal Census.
Purpose
It is used by Ancestry.com because seventy-five percent of the original 1890 census records were destroyed in a 1921 fire in the basement of the Commerce Building in Washington, D.C. before census records were stored permanently in the National Archives.
Questions from the original 1890 census
- address
- number of families in house
- number of persons in house
- whether a soldier, sailor or marine for the Union or Confederate army during the American Civil War, or widow of such person
- relationship to head of family
- race, described as white, African American/black, mulatto, quadroon, octoroon, Chinese American, Japanese American, or Native American
- sex
- age
- marital status
- mother of how many children and number now living
- place of birth of person and their father and mother
- if foreign-born, number of years in US
- whether naturalized
- whether papers have been taken out
- profession, trade or occupation
- months unemployed during census year
- ability to read and write
- ability to speak English, and, if unable, language or dialect spoken
- whether suffering from acute or chronic disease, with name of disease and length of time afflicted
- whether defective in mind, sight, hearing or speech, or whether crippled, maimed or deformed, with name of defect
- whether a prisoner, convict, homeless child, or pauper
- home rented, or owned by head or member of family, and, if owned, whether free from mortgage
- if farmer, whether farm is rented, or owned by head or member of family; if owned, whether free from mortgage; if rented, post office box of owner
