Illinois, Non-Population Census Schedules - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection includes images of non-population census schedules including agriculture, manufactures, industry and social statistics from 1850 to 1880. The collection corresponds to NARA microfilm publication T1133 part of Record Group 29 Records of the Bureau of the Census

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Census
 * Date of enumeration
 * Township
 * Name of owner, agent or manager of the farm
 * Condition and value of the acreage
 * Value, kind of livestock and number of each kind
 * Value, type of produce and amount produced

How Do I Search the Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor who farmed
 * The name of the township where your ancestor lived

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the :
 * 1) Select the Schedule Type
 * 2) Select the County to view the images

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s census record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the township and farmer's name to search for land and property records
 * It is often helpful to extract the information on all families with the same surname in the same general area. If the surname is uncommon, it is likely that those living in the same area were related
 * Married family members may have lived nearby but in a separate household, so you may want to search an entire town, neighboring towns, or even a county
 * You may be able to identify an earlier generation if elderly parents were living with or close by a married child. You may be able to identify a younger generation if a young married couple still lived with one of their sets of parents
 * Additional searches may be needed to locate all members of a particular family in the census

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking for, What Now?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby counties
 * There is also the possibility that a family was missed in the census

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Illinois.
 * Illinois Guided Research
 * Illinois Record Finder
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.