Research Tips

By Jeannette Holland Austin

About Census

Records.

1790 Census, 12 reels

The original 1790 Census was reported by the federal government in 56 pages. It is best used by the researcher as a guideline to

counties/states where ancestors resided. If all else fails, one researches every county where surname similarities were known to reside in 1790. The Head of family is listed as the principal person of a residence, including any free person living alone. All other persons, whether children, slaves, or relatives, were noted in categories for age, sex, race and slavery. The Constitution excluded from the census all Indians not taxed. One may count the number of males over 16 years or age, and those under 16 years of age, number of females. The federal requirement was that the 1790 through 1810 censuses creates some conflict as to whether or not the burning of Washington in the War of 1812 destroyed many of the early census lists, as presumably the census lists were in such places as Boston, Philadelphia, and Nashville. Only statistical summaries of the early censuses were supposed to go to the federal capital.

1800 Census, 52 reels

Lists males 0-10, 10-16, 16-18, 26-45, 45 and up; females 0-10, 10-16, 16-26, 26-45, 45 +

1810 Census, 71 reels

Lists males 0-10, 10-16, 16-18, 26-45, 45 and up; females 0-10, 10-16,16-26, 26-45, and 45 +

1820 Census, 140 reels

Lists males 0-10, 10-16, 16-18, 26-45, 45 and up; females 0-10, 10-16, 16-26, 26-45, and 45 +

1830 Census, 201 reels

Only in 1830 did Congress order the clerks of the district courts to send all the old census lists to the State Department in Washington.

Presumably most of the missing early lists were either lost before 1830 or not sent to Washington, despite the 1830 law. The 1820 lists for Michigan territory remained, and still remains in Michigan. Probably the only name lists lost in the burning of Washington were those of the District of Columbia (1810 Census).

1832 Census of Creek Indians taken by Parsons and Abbott

1835 Census of Cherokees in Limits of Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia

1840 Census, 274 reels

1840 Census for pensioners of Revolutionary War or Military Services. Includes names, ages, place of residence of a census taken by federal marshals. Family history center, film #0002321, or, fiche #6046771 (5 fiche)

From 1850-1920 more family data is provided, names, ages, place of birth, no. of children born, parent information, etc.

Indian Mounds in Paulding County

Many people think that the Cherokees only occupied Lumpkin, Hall, Forsyth, White and Gilmer Counties in Georgia. However, they also resided in Paulding County, as evidenced by the above Indian mound, which is located near Pumpkin Vine Creek. Archibald Holland (1800-1868) drew in the 1827 Land Lottery, land in Atlanta (then DeKalb County), 202-1/2 acres located where Rich’s and Terminal Station now stands. Why did he not keep it? Well, because his cows kept getting bogged down in the mud. You see, this is “Underground Atlanta”. When I was growing up in the 1940s, there were a number of overpasses in this and the 5-Points area. The city was being built higher, to avoid the low spots. In 1833, Archibald received a letter from a friend indicating that had found him a nice farm west of Atlanta, in Paulding County. He moved his family to High Shoals Road and established his farm. Nearby lived a family of Cherokees. Their little children had bird names, and Archibald’s children played with them until they were forced to leave on the infamous “Trail of Tears”. Before they left, they buried an iron cooking pot full of silver at the edge of Pumpkin Vine Creek, which was later found!

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