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1870 Census was taken beginning 1 June 1870, for five months. The following information was recorded by the census taker:

1790-2000 Information: http://www.census.gov/prod/2000pubs/cff-2.pdf

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

Unique Features and Problems

• Asked if the father or mother of the individual were foreign born
• Asked if born within the year and to give month
• Asked if a male citizen over 21 years of age
• Asked if a male citizen over 21 years of age, who has had their rights to vote denied other than because of the grounds of rebellion or crime
• If a male individual is missing in this Census, it may serve as a clue that he may have been a casualty of the Civil War
•  The census was to list only those abiding in the house as of June 1 (those who died or children born after June 1 may not have been accounted for by the enumerator if they counted the household after that date)
• It has been said that many people were missed in the South

States Covered and Missing

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• California
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New York
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Vermont
• Virginia
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
  

Territories

• Arizona
• Colorado
• Dakota
• Idaho
• Montana
• New Mexico
• Utah
• Washington
• Wyoming

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