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Federal census takers were asked to record information about all those who were in each household on the census day, which was 1 June 1850<ref>http://www.census.gov/history/pdf/1850instructions.pdf</ref>. A census taker might have visited a house on a later date, but the information he collected was supposed to be about the people who were in the house on the census day. The basic census enumeration unit was the county. Each county was divided into enumeration districts, one for each enumerator. The completed forms were sent to the Census Office in the Commerce Department in Washington D.C.
 
Federal census takers were asked to record information about all those who were in each household on the census day, which was 1 June 1850<ref>http://www.census.gov/history/pdf/1850instructions.pdf</ref>. A census taker might have visited a house on a later date, but the information he collected was supposed to be about the people who were in the house on the census day. The basic census enumeration unit was the county. Each county was divided into enumeration districts, one for each enumerator. The completed forms were sent to the Census Office in the Commerce Department in Washington D.C.
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#"About the 1850 Census." National Archives. N.p.. Web. 15 May 2013. http://1940census.archives.gov/about/.
 
#"About the 1850 Census." National Archives. N.p.. Web. 15 May 2013. http://1940census.archives.gov/about/.
  
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Revision as of 18:50, 21 March 2014

Population Schedule

Agricultural Schedule

Searching

Manufacturing Schedule

Mortality Schedule

Searching

Record Description

Federal census takers were asked to record information about all those who were in each household on the census day, which was 1 June 1850[1]. A census taker might have visited a house on a later date, but the information he collected was supposed to be about the people who were in the house on the census day. The basic census enumeration unit was the county. Each county was divided into enumeration districts, one for each enumerator. The completed forms were sent to the Census Office in the Commerce Department in Washington D.C.

The U.S. federal census was taken at the beginning of every decade to apportion the number of representatives that a state could send to the House of Representatives in Congress. In the absence of a national system of vital registration, many vital statistics and personal questions were asked to provide a statistical profile of the nation and its states.

Federal censuses are usually reliable, depending on the knowledge of the informant and the care of the census enumerator. Information may have been given to a census taker by any member of the family or by a neighbor. Some information may have been incorrect or deliberately falsified.

  1. "About the 1850 Census." National Archives. N.p.. Web. 15 May 2013. http://1940census.archives.gov/about/.


Source Listing

Family Search

1850 U.S. census, population schedule. Georgia. Ware County. Digital Images. Familysearch.org. http://familysearch.org : 2013.

Ancestry

1850 U.S. census, population schedule. Georgia. Ware County. Digital Images. Ancestry.com. http://ancestry.com : 2013.

Link to Citation

Wiki Codes

Source Listing:
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Subsequent Note:
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Individuals in this Source

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