I have two ancestors listed on the Heads of Fams.
at the First US Census VA, by the US Bureau of
Census. Washington DC, 1908.
Does anyone know what criteria was used in order
to be listed as a head of family on this census?
Did you need to be 18 and married or widowed?
Where did they get the info to make up the
census? Tax and property lists? I am assuming
this census is from 1790.
Also all the entries I have seen list the birth
year as 175?. I assume this was just a wag on the
part of whoever made up the census in 1908 since
mother and son have the same entry.
Clay
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