1890 United STates Census
But I thought that was destroyed
But I thought that was destroyed
We have all heard that the 1890 census was destroyed and, if you are like many of us, that is the most important record you need to solve your family mystery. But not all of the 1890 census was lost. Today, we will search the remnants of the 1890 census to see what valuable information it can provide to those few lucky people who have ancestors on the remaining pages. To access the 1890 census go to https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1610551 and then “Browse the images”.
Hints
Sometimes records have more than one page. Explore more of the 1890 census to see all of the valuable information that has been lost.
Questions
1. Select Texas, Ellis, Mountain Peak, 172 and look at image 1 of 28. What is the surname of the family on this page?
2. How many children in this family had died before this census?
3. What was the age of the youngest child?
4. Who served in the Confederate Army?
5. What was the name of the 8-year-old son?
6. Did the family own or rent their home?
If it is easier to print the questions, before viewing the record. Click here for a printable version.