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Digging for Deaths Part 2: Census Mortality Schedules

March 23, 2023 by Katharine - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 4 Comments

As discussed in the first installment of this series, Census mortality schedules can be used without official vital records to document the deaths of individuals who passed within a year of the official census date. However, a deeper understanding of the structure of each year’s schedule and an eye for detail may lead to additional discoveries. Asking the Important Questions: Differences Between Census Years The numbers and types of questions asked differed across census years. For example, in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Census, Genealogy Records and Resources, genealogy research, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices Tagged With: census, Mortality Schedules, records

Digging for Deaths: Understanding the Census Mortality Schedule

January 13, 2023 by Katharine - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 2 Comments

This is the first article in a series meant to introduce mortality schedules and the information contained within them. The follow-up article will include examples of interesting tidbits and intriguing stories that these records have helped to uncover.   Across most of the United States, consistent, statewide registration of vital events, such as births, deaths, and marriages, did not begin until the twentieth century. For genealogists, this creates a gap that is sometimes difficult to … [Read more...]

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