What Can I Find in Texas Census, 1820-1990?
This
collection contains the following indexes: 1850 Federal Census Index;
1850 Slave Schedule; 1860 Federal Census Index; 1860 Slave Schedule;
1870 Federal Census Index; 1880 Federal Census Index; 1890 Veterans
Schedule; Tax List Indexes 1820-1829; Tax List Indexes 1830-1839; Tax
List Indexes 1840-1849.
State censuses were often taken in the
years between the federal censuses. In some places, local censuses were
designed to collect specific data, such as the financial strengths and
needs of communities, tallies of school-age children, and potential
school populations to predict needs for teachers and facilities, etc.
They can fill in some gaps left by missing censuses. While you should
not rely solely on the Texas census to provide details about all
ancestors that lived in the state, it can provide useful details and
information, which should be recorded for further research. For
instance, if you find an ancestor listed in the Iowa Census and it
indicates the ancestor lived in the state in the year 1860, use the
Ancestry.com database to visit the 1860 census, where you can search
for an image of the original census document.
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