Minnesota and Wisconsin also did censuses in 1895, and I think in 1885, too. On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 21:26:13 -0600 "Patricia J. Weisshaus" <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Although only those few states took advantage of the federal dollars, > I > think it's only fair to tell about those states that took the 1885 > and 1895 > censuses on their own. One state that I am most familiar with is the > state > of Iowa. > > Regardless of which jurisdiction paid for the censuses, these are > really > invaluable because they cover the time when we don't have the 1890 > census. > > Pat > > > > ]At 04:25 PM 2/17/2003 -0600, paul drake wrote: > >FYI > > > >1895 Census > > > >Although the 1890 census was largely destroyed and the only > >resource for > >that period is a census substitute based on tax records, > >etc, there is an 1895 federal census available for a few > >states. > > > >--------------------- On 3 March 1879, Congress passed an > >act that provided > >that any state or territory could conduct an inter-decennial > >census, which > >would be partially funded by the federal government. Only > >the states of > >Colorado, Florida, and Nebraska, and the Dakota and New > >Mexico Territories > >availed themselves of the opportunity. > > > > > >The 1885 census was conducted using the official "census > >day" of 1 June 1885 > >and consisted of four (4) schedules: > >--- Schedule 1: Inhabitants - Includes houses, inhabitants, > >their color, > >gender, age, relationship to head of household, marital > >status, occupation, > >place of birth, parents' birthplace, literacy, and any > >illness or > >disability. > >--- Schedule 2: Agriculture - Includes the name of the > >farmer, the duration > >of tenancy, acreage, farm value, expenses, value of farm > >products, type of > >livestock and numbers, and the type and quantity of produce. > >--- Schedule 3: Products of Industry - Includes the name of > >the owner or > >parent company, name of the business, amount of capital > >invested, number of > >employees, wages, hours, number of months operated each > >year, value of > >materials used, value of products, and the amount and type > >of power used in > >the production of the products. (This was the last > >manufacturing census > >conducted.) > >--- Schedule 5: Mortality - Includes information about > >persons who died in > >the year ending 31 May 1885. It includes the name, age, > >gender, color, > >marital status, place of birth, parents' birthplace, > >occupation, cause of > >death, and length of illness. > > > > > >What Records Exist? > >Copies of the census schedules were returned to the > >Department of the > >Interior in Washington, DC, and the originals were to have > >been retained by > >the states. There are, however, missing areas and some > >missing schedules. > > > > > >--- Colorado. The state copy exists at the Colorado State > >Archives in > >Denver; the federal copy is at the National Archives and > >Records > >Administration (NARA) and has been microfilmed as > >publication M158. > >Ancestry.com is in the process of posting the 1885 census > >database online at > >its subscription website. > >--- Dakota Territory. The census for the northern half of > >the territory is > >located at the State Archives and Historical Research > >Library in Bismarck. > >A searchable online database for all counties in the > >northern Dakota > >Territory except Grand Forks County > >--- Florida. The state copy is at the Florida State > >Archives at the Florida > >State Library and has been microfilmed. William T. and > >Patricia Martin > >have compiled an every-name index to this census which they > >sell bound for > >the entire state or at county level The federal copy also is > >at NARA and has > >been microfilmed as publication M84 (13 rolls). > >--- Nebraska. The state copy is at the State Historical > >Society in Lincoln; > >the federal copy is at NARA and has been microfilmed as > >publication M352 (56 > >rolls). Ancestry.com has the 1885 census database online at > >its > >subscription website. Also, visit the Nebraska USGenWeb > >site where a few > >counties have been transcribed by volunteers. > >--- New Mexico Territory. The state copy is at the State of > >New Mexico's > >State records Center and Archives in Santa Fe; the federal > >copy is at NARA > >and has been microfilmed as publication M846 (6 > > > > > >==== DRAKE Mailing List ==== > >http://www.xroyvision.com.au/drake/drakepage.htm > > > >To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the > instructions at > >http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the > instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html