The congressional guidelines for the 1860 census were the same as for the 1850 census. The census day was June 1, 1860, and the “census year” included the 12 months preceding census day. The census ...

When the Lone Star State was finally inducted into the United States proper, its newly-minted citizens became subject to the almighty census. Digging through the University of Virginia's handy ...

Have you ever meet a tinsmith, cooper, limeburner, trader, or stone mason? No? You are not alone! These professions, once common in 1850s Cape Girardeau County, have become extinct or extremely rare.

Census categories for race and ethnicity have shaped how the nation sees itself. Here’s how they have changed over the last 230 years. By K.K. Rebecca Lai and Jennifer Medina Oct. 16, 2023 Since 1790, ...

When she first saw the page, at home on her computer, Allison Seyler stopped. “It was a jarring moment,” she said, one that forced her to pause and think about what she was looking at. It was an 1850 ...

I recently discovered that I have an ancestor listed as “mulatto” on the 1850 and 1860 census records. Her name is Amelia “Millie/Milly” A. Moreland, born in 1818 in Virginia. She is listed as living ...

Editor’s note: The following information was taken from the book “50th Anniversary of the Port Lavaca Wave,” by Bobby Joe Paul. The book published about 70 years ago. In 1850 Port Lavaca was known ...

“I have traced my great-grandfather, Kinchen Bell, back on the 1850 Census Slave Schedule for Kentucky. He is listed in the slave owners’ column and indicated as being black. There is an adult female ...