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A friend of mine worked the cencus last time, and the MAJOR hedge people had was the nicely organized collection of data. Fifty years would mean that many people would be alive and it would be simple to find their descendents who were alive. I think that is the main concern.
I'm looking for what happened to my Grandmother, her siblings and my G-Grandfather after my G-Grandmother died suddenly in 1935 and the children were all split up and sent to live with different people. I can't wait to see what surprises the 1940 census holds!
Interesting. They could be in orphanages, something that existed at the time. Or living with relatives or even friends. Could be difficult to find them, especially if their last names were changed due to adoption.
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Originally Posted by jghorton
There may be some surprises, but, the 72-year 'blackout' on census records is too long. 50-years would be more reasonable.
That would certainly be good for genealogists.
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What do you hope to find?
A treasure trove of information on family and relatives that died 50+ years ago before I got into genealogy.
The 72 year rule was implemented because of privacy issues and the life expectancy at the time. There was talk at one time of changing it up to 100 years now because people are living longer.
i'm not hoping to find anything more than my grandmother so I can show her that genealogy is not "guessing", lol. I already showed her the 1930 census with her in it, but I think she needs a bit more convincing
More on my maternal Great Grandfather. Will we be able to search on the US gov website or will we have to pay to join Ancestry.com?
I won't see myself in the census until I'm 79.
The census will be available for free, but it will not be indexed for a while. If you know where people lived, you may be able to find them by browsing.
The census will be available for free, but it will not be indexed for a while. If you know where people lived, you may be able to find them by browsing.
From what's been said its by cencus districts. If you know someone lived at an address in 1930, and can assume they still do, its worth going to the1930 cencus to get a general area.
question, does anyone know if it would list military presonal and wifes living out of the country?
From what's been said its by cencus districts. If you know someone lived at an address in 1930, and can assume they still do, its worth going to the1930 cencus to get a general area.
question, does anyone know if it would list military presonal and wifes living out of the country?
"The Sixteenth Census of the United States covered the continental United States, Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, the Panama Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the military and consular services abroad, and naval services abroad or in American waters, but not at a fixed station. Persons in the military services were enumerated as residents of the states, counties, and minor civil divisions in which their posts of duty were located (members of their families were enumerated at the place in which they resided). The crews of American merchant marine vessels were enumerated as part of the population of the port from which the vessel operated."
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