Category: Census Records

Indexing the 1910 Census Premium

You've got questions about discovering, preserving and celebrating your family history; our experts have the answers.

Refer to this handy timeline sort out ancestors ages as reported on the US censuses.

What's the Soundex? The 1880, 1900 and 1920 US censuses—plus parts of the 1910 and 1930 censuses—all use this system based on sounds in surnames.

Here's how to start researching your slave ancestors in census records by working backward.