United States Census 1910

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Content
1910 Census was taken beginning 15 April 1910, thirty days or two weeks for populations 5,000+. The following information was recorded by the census taker:                       Name                        Relationship to head of household                        Sex                        Color or race                        Age at last birthday                        Marital status                        Length of present marriage                        For mothers--# of children &amp; # living                        Birthplace                        Birthplace of parents                        If foreign born, year of immigration and citizenship status                        Language spoken                       Occupation                        Type of industry employed in                        Employer, employee or self-emp                        # of weeks unemployed in 1909                        Read and write                        Attended daytime school since 1 Sep 1909                        Home rented or owned                        If owned, mortgage free? Home a house or farm? If Veteran of the Union or Confederate army or navy                       Blind in both eyes                        If deaf and dumb                        Indian schedule recorded tribe/band 1790-2000 Information: http://www.census.gov/prod/2000pubs/cff-2.pdf

Value
The 1910 census can be used to:1

Verify Civil War service                       Document ethnic origins                        Locate military/naval personnel in hospitals, ships, and stations &amp; those stations in Philippines

1850-1930 Search Tips: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1850-1930.html

Unique Features and Problems

 * 1) Listed whether the individual was an employer, employee, or self-employed
 * 2) Included territories, military &amp; naval personnel
 * 3) Indian schedules at the end of county population schedules
 * 4) Good naturalization information
 * 5) The quality of filming of the censuses was very poor. Many censuses are hard to read.
 * 6) The Soundex has many omissions (rate higher than other censuses) (need to check the actual census)
 * 7) Miracode and Soundex indexes are available for 21 states (Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia).
 * 8) Some cities and counties are indexed separately from the state in the 1910 Soundex and Miracode indexes:

States Covered and Missing

 * All states, District of Columbia, and the Territories listed below

No States Missing

Territories

 * Arizona
 * Alaska (unorganized)
 * Hawaii
 * New Mexico

Web Sites
1790-2000 Info: http://www.census.gov/prod/2000pubs/cff-2.pdf

1850-1930 Search Tips: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1850-1930.html

Bibliographic Citations
1. Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. The Source: A Guide book to American Genealogy. 3rd ed. (Provo, UT: Ancestry, 2006.)