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A beginner's guide to the U. S. census

"The United States census is one of the best initial resources available for the beginning genealogical researcher. From the census you can determine the relationships between members of a household, learn their ages and places of birth. People who were related generally lived near one another. Through the census you can discover the intermarried relatives--aunts, uncles, cousins and in-laws--of your ancestors. Sometimes as many as four generations were living near or next to one another. Their occupations, wealth (or lack of it) is recorded and on some censuses are indications of military service or service related injuries. There are also designations of mental and physical health as well as literacy among our forebears. All of these items add dimension to the faceless names on our ancestor charts. They add the human quality, the vulnerability, the personality and the character of our forefathers"--Page 1.

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