Genealogy Tid Bits

GENEALOGICAL TID BITS

Information Available In The Census Records

Some Historical Genealogical Socities You May Be Able To Join

How to Borrow Local Records on Microfilm

Waller County Historical Museum Research Library

The TexShare Library Program

Information Available In The Census Records

UNITED STATES CENSUS RECORDS
CENSUS YEAR INFORMATION PROVIDED

1790 Residence; name of head of family; # of free white males 16 yrs up; free white males under 16; # free white females; # slaves; # other persons.

1800 Residence; name of head of family; # of free white males and females under 10, 10-16, 16-26, 26-45, 45 up; all other free white persons except Indians not taxed; # slaves.

1810 Same as 1800.

1820 Residence; name of head of family; # free males & females, same age categories as 1810; foreigners not naturalized; male & female slaves & free colored persons under 14, 14-26, 26-45, 45 up; all other free persons except Indians not taxed; number of persons (including slaves) engaged in agriculture, commerce, and manufacture.

1830 Residence; name of head of family; # of free white males & females in 5 yr age groups to 20, 10 yr age groups to 100, over 100 yrs; # slaves & free colored persons in six broad age groups; # deaf & dumb under 14, 14-24, 25 up; # blind; foreigners not naturalized.

1840 Residence; name of head of family; # free white males & females in same age groups as 1830; # slaves & free colored persons in six broad age groups; # deaf and dumb; # blind; # persons employed in each of seven classes of occupations; # in school; # white persons over 20 illiterate; # pensioners for Revolutionary or military service.

1850 Residence; names of all household members; ages; sex; color (white, black or mulatto); profession, occupation, or trade for each male person over 15; value of real estate owned; place of birth; whether married within the yr; whether attended school within the yr; whether illiterate over 20; whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane or idiotic; whether a pauper or convict. Supplemental schedules for slaves listing slave's age, sex, color (B or M), fugitive from the state, # manumitted, deaf, dumb or idiotic.

1860 Same as 1850 plus value of personal property. Supplemental slave schedule adds # of slave houses.

1870 Same as 1860 plus whether parents were foreign born; month of birth if born within the yr; month of marriage if married within the yr; male citizens 21 and over, # of such persons denied the right to vote for other than rebellion.

1880 Same as 1870 minus citizen info plus street address; relationship to head of family; whether person sick or temporarily disabled, if so what condition; whether maimed, crippled or bedridden; place of birth of father and mother.

1890 Same as 1880

1900 Residence with street address; relationship to head of family; color or race (white, black, Chinese, Japanese, Indian); birth month & year; age; marital status; # yrs married; # children of wife; # children living; place of birth; parents' place of birth; citizenship; yr of immigration & # yrs in U.S.; citizenship status; occupation; can read, write & speak English; ownership of Home or Farm. Separate schedules for institutions, military establishments, and Indian reservations.

1910 Same as 1900 plus mother tongue of person and parents; whether out of work during the year; school attendance; whether a survivor of Union or Confederate Army or Navy.

1920 Residence with street address; name; relationship to head of family; sex; race; age as of Jan 1, 1920; marital status; if foreign born, yr of immigration, whether naturalized, and yr of naturalization; school attendance; literacy; birthplace of person & parents; mother tongue; ability to speak English; occupation, industry, and class of worker; home owned or rented, if owned whether free or mortgaged.

1930 Same as 1920 plus age at first marriage; if a veteran; value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented; do you own a Radio set .

For more info on the census', see U.S. bureau of the Census, or U.S. Census Records, or Finding Treasures in the U.S. Census.

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Some Historical Genealogical Socities You May Be Able To Join

SONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS: http://www.srttexas.org/
SONS of CONFEDERATE VETERANS http://www.scv.org/
SONS of UNION VETERANS of the CIVIL WAR http://suvcw.org/
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, NATIONAL SOCIETY: http://www.tsdar.org/
The NATIONAL SOCIETY MAGNA CHARTA DAMES and BARONS http://www.magnacharta.org/

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How to Borrow Local Records on Microfilm

Microfilm is available for loan to any public or private library that provides interlibrary loan services. When contacting your local library, your request should include the specific reel number for the item you wish to borrow, as well as the county name and lending institution. Requests from your local library should be sent to the institution housing the film, noted at the top of each county page. The loan of county records microfilm is subject to the following policies. These policies are implemented to ensure the availability of the film to researchers on a timely basis and to protect certain rights vested by law in the custodians of the original records.
Microfilm reels of local records are available for loan to libraries, not to individuals. Contact your local library to arrange an interlibrary loan of the materials you wish to view.

No more than five (5) reels of microfilm may be on loan to the same researcher at the same time.

Microfilm is loaned for a fourteen day period, but the period may be extended for an additional fourteen days if no other request for the microfilm has been received.

The Texas State Library, a regional historical resource depository, and requesting institutions are not permitted to provide certified copies of documents on microfilm. If a certified copy is needed, the researcher should obtain it from the county clerk or district clerk who is custodian of the original record. The current custodian of the records of the county superintendents of schools is the county clerk.

The microfilm is for in-library use only. Under no circumstances is it to be removed by the researcher from the premises of the requesting institution.

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WALLER COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
LOCATION
906 Cooper
Brookshire, Texas
HOURS
Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
Although not a library, the museum maintains a research library including
newspapers and clippings of pertinent historical facts of Waller County
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The TexShare Program
The TexShare card program is a reciprocal borrowing program between Texas libraries. It is designed to allow the registered users of participating institutions to directly borrow materials from the libraries of other participating institutions. Those libraries that choose to participate sign a form stating they agree to honor the Card Program Agreement, which specifies the roles and responsibilities of the home and lending libraries, and library patrons. Registered users must obtain a TexShare Card from their home institution before they are able to check out materials from other participating institutions.
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UNITED STATES CENSUS RECORDS
CENSUS YEAR	INFORMATION PROVIDED
1790	Residence; name of head of family; # of free white males 16 yrs up; free white males under 16; # free white females; # slaves; # other persons.
1800	Residence; name of head of family; # of free white males and females under 10, 10-16, 16-26, 26-45, 45 up; all other free white persons except Indians not taxed; # slaves.
1810	Same as 1800.
1820	Residence; name of head of family; # free males & females, same age categories as 1810; foreigners not naturalized; male & female slaves & free colored persons under 14, 14-26, 26-45, 45 up; all other free persons except Indians not taxed; number of persons (including slaves) engaged in agriculture, commerce, and manufacture.
1830	Residence; name of head of family; # of free white males & females in 5 yr age groups to 20, 10 yr age groups to 100, over 100 yrs; # slaves & free colored persons in six broad age groups; # deaf & dumb under 14, 14-24, 25 up; # blind; foreigners not naturalized.
1840	Residence; name of head of family; # free white males & females in same age groups as 1830; # slaves & free colored persons in six broad age groups; # deaf and dumb; # blind; # persons employed in each of seven classes of occupations; # in school; # white persons over 20 illiterate; # pensioners for Revolutionary or military service.
1850	Residence; names of all household members; ages; sex; color (white, black or mulatto); profession, occupation, or trade for each male person over 15; value of real estate owned; place of birth; whether married within the yr; whether attended school within the yr; whether illiterate over 20; whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane or idiotic; whether a pauper or convict. Supplemental schedules for slaves listing slave's age, sex, color (B or M), fugitive from the state, # manumitted, deaf, dumb or idiotic.
1860	Same as 1850 plus value of personal property. Supplemental slave schedule adds # of slave houses.
1870	Same as 1860 plus whether parents were foreign born; month of birth if born within the yr; month of marriage if married within the yr; male citizens 21 and over, # of such persons denied the right to vote for other than rebellion.
1880	Same as 1870 minus citizen info plus street address; relationship to head of family; whether person sick or temporarily disabled, if so what condition; whether maimed, crippled or bedridden; place of birth of father and mother.
1890	Same as 1880
1900	Residence with street address; relationship to head of family; color or race (white, black, Chinese, Japanese, Indian); birth month & year; age; marital status; # yrs married; # children of wife; # children living; place of birth; parents' place of birth; citizenship; yr of immigration & # yrs in U.S.; citizenship status; occupation; can read, write & speak English; ownership of Home or Farm. Separate schedules for institutions, military establishments, and Indian reservations.
1910	Same as 1900 plus mother tongue of person and parents; whether out of work during the year; school attendance; whether a survivor of Union or Confederate Army or Navy.
1920	Residence with street address; name; relationship to head of family; sex; race; age as of Jan 1, 1920; marital status; if foreign born, yr of immigration, whether naturalized, and yr of naturalization; school attendance; literacy; birthplace of person & parents; mother tongue; ability to speak English; occupation, industry, and class of worker; home owned or rented, if owned whether free or mortgaged.
1930	Same as 1920 plus age at first marriage; if a veteran; value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented; do you own a Radio set .

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