I have been playing with the 1870 Census as compiled by GENWEB genealogists.
If you transfer it into Excel, you can search it by name.  I can't
explain much about the process because someone much more
sophisticated about computer data bases did the tech work for me.


Date sent:              Tue, 25 Sep 2001 09:05:16 -0400
From:                   Randy Cabell <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:                Virginia Census Records by Individual
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> I am interested in tracking down information about Maj/Col Boyce, for whom
> Boyce Virginia was named.  Are there any 1860 and 1870 census records
> available on line that I can search?  I have tried GOOGLE.COM and
> everything seems to be aggregated data of one kind or another.
>
> Randy Cabell
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