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USGenWeb Census Project
15 October, 2004, Census Additions/Updates,
Week Ending October 14, 2004
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/nu/index.htm
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Please visit the USGenWeb Census Project at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/ if you are
interested in transcribing any county of any federal
census records. A copy of all transcriptions done
for this project are submitted to the appropriate
state File Manager for inclusion in the USGenWeb
Archives.
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The Original Census project announces its latest
initiative. Completion of the First US Census
transcription. This census was taken as required in
the newly adopted US Constitution on the effective
date of August 2, 1790. The new US Government tried
to count all known residents in the territory that
composed the United states at that time.
"The jurisdiction of the original thirteen states
canvassed an area of seventeen present states.
Schedules survive for eleven of the thirteen
original states: Connecticut, Maine (part of
Massachusetts at the time), Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and
Vermont. (Vermont became the fourteenth state early in
1791 and was included in the census schedules).
Enumerators were only required to make one copy of the
census schedules to be held by the clerk of the district
court in their respective area. In 1830, Congress passed a
law requiring the return of all decennial censuses
from 1790-1830. At this point it was discovered that many
of the 1790 schedules had been lost or destroyed. Thus, we
have about two-thirds of the original census from the time
period. The 1790 census suffered district losses of Delaware,
Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Virginia. However, some
of the schedules for these states have been re-created using
tax lists and other records. Virginia was eventually
reconstructed from tax lists as well as some counties from
North Carolina and Maryland."
excerpted from the
Ancestry.com 1790 Census headers.
We are seeking to have all known schedules transcribed and
made available for the public's use for free. If you can assist
in this effort contact Earnie Breeding at firefighter635(a)ev1.net
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To submit a transcription Please visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/info/comp.htm
for complete instructions.
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For any questions regarding your submission progress
please contact Janyce King at
qcmgr_us(a)ev1.net
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For corrections to census records please contact
Maggie Stewart at corr-cp(a)ev1.net
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NOTE ABOUT TRANSCRIPTION PROCESSING:
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The complete backlog of files has been reduced to less
than 20 now. We are trying to work new submissions
along with the older ones. Please feel free to contact
Janyce King at qcmgr_us(a)ev1.net to find out
the status of your submission. Thanks again for your
patience. Our year to date uploads are 407. Thanks
to everyone involved for your time and dedication.
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EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGES:
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If you need an email address change please
send your old and new eamil addresses to me
at census(a)ev1.net - If you are a transcriber
please include the year/state/county you
are transcribing so I get the information to
the proper State Census Coordinator. Thanks!
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/volunteer/legacy.htm
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Help Support The United States
http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/091101.htm
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Census Kidz - This project is setup to help kids
and teenagers wanting to transcribe a census for
a project-or just for fun.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/kidz/
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CALIFORNIA
1870 San Fransisco County, ED 49 - Partial
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/ca/sanfrancisco/1870/ed49/sanfrancisco/...
Abstracted by Edward A. Black, Sr.
Second Transcriber Needed
[For more information on San Francisco County, California,
Please visit the San Francisco County, CAGenWeb page at
http://www.sfgenealogy.com]
VIRGINIA
1860 Caroline County - Partial
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/va/caroline/1860/
Abstracted by Julie Lofurno
Second Transcriber Needed
[For more information on Caroline County, Virginia,
Please visit the Caroline County, VAGenWeb page at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vacaroli/]
Regards,
Maggie Stewart
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Coordinator, USGenWeb Census Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/