This may sound like a dumb question to a lot of folks, but I am not from Alabama and have never studied the history. However, I have ancestors from Alabama; that is why I am interested. ok, question: Why is there no 1890 Census records? Pat

I had seen somewhere that there was a fire that destroy the records. May be someone can give you more details. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat" <ananny@swbell.net> To: <AL-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 6:35 PM Subject: [AL-CEN] 1890 Census > This may sound like a dumb question to a lot of folks, but I am not from Alabama and have never studied the history. However, I have ancestors from Alabama; that is why I am interested. ok, question: Why is there no 1890 Census records? > Pat > > > ==== AL-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== > To Unsub from digest mail mode, send the command "unsubscribe" to > XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-D-request@rootsweb.com (Remove the XX and replace it with your state abbreviation ) > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >