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Boomerproud

(9,360 posts) Fri Jul 3, 2020, 06:27 PM Jul 2020

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I know the 1890 Federal census was destroyed in a

fire, unfortunately, but didn't the states keep their own statistics and archive them? Finding the 1890 Indiana census would help me immensely.

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I know the 1890 Federal census was destroyed in a (Original Post) Boomerproud Jul 2020 OP

Some did have some records but every state and local area varied Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #1

Latter day saints would have sussed out records if there were any. nt applegrove Jul 2020 #2

Good point. ...nt 2naSalit Jul 2020 #4

Thanks everyone. I appreciate your responses. Boomerproud Jul 2020 #3

Have you tried the state census? Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #5

I went to the Indiana GenWeb page and they have some Boomerproud Dec 2020 #6

I am not sure what specific information you are looking for, but church records Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #7

There is this site that says some states have and still conduct their own census. ShazamIam Mar 2021 #8

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

1. Some did have some records but every state and local area varied

Reply to Boomerproud (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2020, 06:29 PM

Jul 2020

there is nothing uniform.

applegrove

(133,085 posts)

2. Latter day saints would have sussed out records if there were any. nt

Reply to Boomerproud (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2020, 06:40 PM

Jul 2020

2naSalit

(103,806 posts)

4. Good point. ...nt

Reply to applegrove (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 3, 2020, 08:25 PM

Jul 2020

Boomerproud

(9,360 posts)

3. Thanks everyone. I appreciate your responses.

Reply to Boomerproud (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2020, 07:07 PM

Jul 2020

I guess the fragments they have found is the best we can hope for.

Irish_Dem

(82,318 posts)

5. Have you tried the state census?

Reply to Boomerproud (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2020, 01:49 AM

Dec 2020

Sometimes you can get census info that way.

Boomerproud

(9,360 posts)

6. I went to the Indiana GenWeb page and they have some

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 17, 2020, 11:29 AM

Dec 2020

counties uploaded but not the 2 I need, Jackson and Jennings. I will try to contact the county site curator and see if they have any information. Thank you for your reply.

Irish_Dem

(82,318 posts)

7. I am not sure what specific information you are looking for, but church records

Reply to Boomerproud (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 17, 2020, 11:34 AM

Dec 2020

might be helpful as well.

ShazamIam

(3,187 posts)

8. There is this site that says some states have and still conduct their own census.

Reply to Boomerproud (Original post)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 03:48 PM

Mar 2021

https://ancestralfindings.com/state-censuses-substitutes-for-the-1890-us-federal-census/

The article also says ancestry.com has every state census at their site.

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