FootNote
The new kid on the block, FootNote is known for digitizing historical
documents... many of which are genealogical gems. With naturalizations,
city directories, war records, newspapers, town records, etc... this new
kid is quickly being recognized as an alternative to Ancestry.
While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
Starting in 1790, the United States government took a census
every 10 years. Alabama residents are included in the censuses for 1820
through 1920.
Records exist for only 8 of the 30 enumerated counties in
the 1820 Federal Census. These counties include Baldwin, Conecuh, Dallas, Franklin,
Limestone, St. Clair, Shelby, and Wilcox.
The only extant records for Alabama in the 1890 census are
parts of Perryville (Beat No. 11) and Severe (Beat No. 8) of Perry County.
Sizeable state census exist for Alabama for the following
years:
1855--index (14 counties: Autauga, Baldwin, Blount,
Coffee, Franklin, Henry, Lowndes, Macon, Mobile, Montgomery [on film, but
not included in the index], Pickens, Sumter [not on microfilm and not
included in the index], Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa): name of head of
household; number of free white males and females in age categories;
number of slaves and free persons of color in age categories.
1866--no index: name of head of household for African-Americans and
whites; number of females and males in age categories.
