Ancestry.com digitizes entire 1790-1930 census
Ancestry.com has
released a press
release stating that they have finished digitizing and indexing the entire U.S.
Federal Census from 1790 to 1930.
Here are some excerpts from the press release:
Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history source, today
announced it has completed digitizing and indexing the entire U.S. Federal Census
from 1790 to 1930. Ancestry.com is the only source where all publicly released census
information can be found online.
The addition of the complete census collection makes Ancestry.com
the most comprehensive genealogical database ever compiled online with more than five
billion searchable names. Prior to the completion of this project, these priceless
pieces of American history were primarily found on microfilm at the National Archive
and Records Administration (NARA) offices and select libraries across the country.
The 14 available enumerations in the census collection reveal
some fascinating facts. For instance, Abraham Lincoln’s wife Mary, aged only seven
years between the 1850 and the 1860 enumerations (in other words, perhaps someone
wasn’t truthful about their age). Harry Truman lived with his mother-in-law just 15
years before he became President of the United States. According to the 1930 U.S.
Census, Tom Hanks’ grandfather, Clarence Frager, worked for “Rodent Control,” and
his daughter’s birth certificate listed the exact occupation as “squirrel inspector.”
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