1790 census

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1790 census

Legg inn av Gjest » 04 nov 2004 13:48:19

I've read that Virginia became a state in 1788, yet there is no census
for that state in 1790. Anyone know why? ........ Thanks - lulu

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Tara

Re: 1790 census

Legg inn av Tara » 04 nov 2004 15:19:04

Here's what Ancestry.com says on their 1790 census page.

"Enumerators were only required to make one copy of the census schedules to
be held by the clerk of the district court in their respective area. In
1830, Congress passed a law requiring the return of all decennial censuses
from 1790-1830. At this point it was discovered that many of the 1790
schedules had been lost or destroyed. Thus, we have about two-thirds of the
original census from the time period. The 1790 census suffered district
losses of Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Virginia. However,
some of the schedules for these states have been re-created using tax lists
and other records. Virginia was eventually reconstructed from tax lists as
well as some counties from North Carolina and Maryland."


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I've read that Virginia became a state in 1788, yet there is no census
for that state in 1790. Anyone know why? ........ Thanks - lulu

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