Does anyone know which French families were near District 14 (Puryear) in Henry County during the 1880's? Is there a link that I can use to locate where the census enumeration districts were in Henry County at that time? John

1880 United States Federal Census Please choose an enumeration district in All Townships: District 68 First Civil District, Paris District 69 Second, Sixth and Nineteenth Civil Districts. District 70 Third Civil District District 71 Fourth and Eighteenth Civil Districts. District 72 Fifth and Tenth Civil Districts. District 73 Seventh and Twenty-fourth Civil Districts. District 74 Eighth and Twenty-fifth Civil Districts. District 75 Ninth Civil District District 76 Eleventh and Twelfth Civil Districts. District 77 Thirteenth and Twenty-first Civil Districts. District 78 Fifteenth, Twentieth, & Twenty-third Civil Districts. District 79 Sixteenth and Seventeenth Civil Districts. District 80 Fourteenth and Twenty-second Civil Districts. Census Records - Enumeration Districts U.S. Federal Census records are divided into groups by state, then county, and in many cases by townships and enumeration districts as well. Enumeration districts are subdivisions used by census takers and other governmental representatives to further break down the geography of a given area beyond the county and/or township level. Browsing the census records by enumeration district allows a researcher to see their ancestor in context of their closest neighbors. You may learn additional information about your ancestor by observing their neighbors over a succession of several years. I will look through them, Judith -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 3:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [FRENCH-L] Henry County French locations Does anyone know which French families were near District 14 (Puryear) in Henry County during the 1880's? Is there a link that I can use to locate where the census enumeration districts were in Henry County at that time? John

www.familysearch.com There is a lot you can learn from playing with the 1880 US census available here. These are transcriptions, and they have a great search engine. There is a pop-up menu for 'towns' which gives a list of the divisions used. Displays 65 FRENCH names for Henry Co. TN. This includes children & parents. I believe it is also linked to the actual census image at ancestry.com, but think you have to be a member to use this feature. search - census - 1880 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [FRENCH-L] Henry County French locations Does anyone know which French families were near District 14 (Puryear) in Henry County during the 1880's? Is there a link that I can use to locate where the census enumeration districts were in Henry County at that time? John