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- 1890: The 1890 census was destroyed in a records warehouse fire before microfilm was invented. There are no surviving Tennessee census records for 1890.
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Mar 26, 2022 · The 1890 US census was almost destroyed by fire. Here's what happened and what 1890 census substitute records are available.
Mar 5, 2013 · The Tennessee State Library and Archives has a published index to the 1880 census of Tennessee. The index is divided into three volumes: east, middle and west Tennessee. The index lists only the name, age & county of residence of the head of household, and a citation to the original census record.
1890 : The 1890 census was destroyed in a records warehouse fire before microfilm was invented. There are no surviving Tennessee census records for 1890. 1891 : Tennessee conducted an enumeration of male voters in 1891.
Jan 16, 2018 · Federal census records for Tennessee are lost for 1790, 1800, parts of 1810 and 1820, and all of 1890. Some territorial censuses (1791, 1795) were taken, but only statistical data remains.
Sep 8, 2016 · On January 10, 1921, a fire in the Commerce Department building, Washington, DC, resulted in the destruction of most of the 1890 census, to the woe of researchers ever since.
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Aug 12, 2024 · Tennessee Census Records. Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. Click here for more information about federal census records. Tennessee was admitted to the union as the 16th state on 1 June 1796.