Listen to Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 264
Episode Show Notes
In this episode you’ll discover the best places to locate records that can substitute for the lost 1890 census. You’ll learn:
- what happened to the 1890 census
- which parts of the 1890 census survived
- Information that was provided in the 1890 census
- the best substitute records and where to find them
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From Tamara: I was re-listening to episode 264 tonight while driving and one resource that has helped me numerous times to locate ancestors between 1880-1900 (and before and after that time frame) has been the records of railroad bonds. The railroad was ever expanding during this time as well as developing technologically and people were excited about the railroad being able to get them from place to place “very quickly”. Thus they were interested in “purchasing” a piece of it. The University of Southern Mississippi – McCain Library and Archives houses many cubic feet of these precious pieces of history. True, companies and wealthy people bought large numbers of the bonds, but it is not uncommon to see other “townspeople” purchase a bond or two. This puts people into a specific time and place as well as narrow down death dates. I haven’t heard them mentioned yet on any of the podcasts. Check out https://lib.usm.edu/spcol/collections/manuscripts/finding_aids/m348.html. Also check out the link on that page to additional Railroad Collection 1913-1937 additional records!