This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5d.2ADE/516.1 Message Board Post: There may have been a 1810 census, but from the info below it appears that portions of it was lost: "The official enumeration day of the 1810 census was 6 August 1810. All questions asked were supposed to refer to that date. The enumeration was to be completed within nine months, but the due date was extended by law to ten months. Schedules exist for 17 states and District of Columbia, Georgia territory, Mississippi territory, Louisiana territory, Orleans, Michigan territory, and Illinois territory. There was, however, a district wide loss for District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana Territory, Mississippi Territory, Louisiana Territory (MO), New Jersey and Tennessee. Partial losses included Illinois Territory, which had only two counties (Randolph is extant, St. Clair is lost.), and OH, all lost except Washington County. Some of the schedules for these states have been re-created using tax lists and other records." One source says that they (1810 census) were burned by the British during the War of 1812 [Records of the first three censuses of the population of the US for G! eorgia ~ taken in 1790, 1800, and 1810, were apparently destroyed during the War of 1812 in the British assault on Washington] Even more recent, I've not been able to find the 1880 Twiggs, other than a look up at the LDS website. As that is a transcription it's not as valuable a tool as the images of the census pages would be. We all know how often names are misspelled and left off transcriptions. Bernice

When I was doing some research in the National Archives in Washington, DC about 30 years ago, they told me that the British burned the warehouses in which the census records were stored in Alexandria, VA. Whether or not they did it on purpose or just in the fighting I am not sure. When the Brits captured Savannah in the Revolutionary War, they took the large old books that contained the Colonial Records of Georgia aboard their ships. Some threw them overboard and some kept them for spoils of war--the ones that were kept have been bought back and these are the only ones that we have. The information about the Colonial Records of Georgia was told to me by a genealogist who specialized in Georgia Revolutionary War history. He is dead now so I can't get any documentation for this information. There is a later census-1890(?) 1900(?) but during that time period that was burned by employees in Washington. Before they completed their "clean up" operation, someone stopped them. There are many people who see no value in keeping information of this type and unfortunately, they are hired by organizations and governments to be the "keepers of the info" for the rest of us. About 30 years ago a friend of mine who worked at the Library of Congress let me go into the basement to search for books. There were stacks and stacks of uncatalogued books stacked in the basement and on the shelves. Apparently there is neither the money nor the space to catalogue and store them. Go to Ancestry.com and you can view the different census years and information about each census. Ancestry has some valuable information on these pages, especially if they have copies of the original census records. As with any transcription of names, there is going to be error and mistakes in reading the handwriting. It beats going to a library and scrolling rolls of microfilm though. I am not advertising for Ancestry but you can join for $199.99 per year and I got my moneys worth during the first month by searching the census images at my house rather than at a library. Good luck with your quest. betty in ga ----- Original Message ----- From: <bernicebooks@comcast.net> To: <GATWIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 8:03 AM Subject: [GATWIGGS] Re: 1810 and 1820 Twiggs County census > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5d.2ADE/516.1 > > Message Board Post: > > There may have been a 1810 census, but from the info below it appears that > portions of it was lost: > "The official enumeration day of the 1810 census was 6 August 1810. All > questions asked were supposed to refer to that date. The enumeration was > to be completed within nine months, but the due date was extended by law > to ten months. Schedules exist for 17 states and District of Columbia, > Georgia territory, Mississippi territory, Louisiana territory, Orleans, > Michigan territory, and Illinois territory. There was, however, a district > wide loss for District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana Territory, > Mississippi Territory, Louisiana Territory (MO), New Jersey and Tennessee. > Partial losses included Illinois Territory, which had only two counties > (Randolph is extant, St. Clair is lost.), and OH, all lost except > Washington County. Some of the schedules for these states have been > re-created using tax lists and other records." One source says that they > (1810 census) were burned by the British during the War of 1812 [Records > of the first three censuses of the population of the US for G! > eorgia ~ taken in 1790, 1800, and 1810, were apparently destroyed during > the War of 1812 in the British assault on Washington] > > Even more recent, I've not been able to find the 1880 Twiggs, other than a > look up at the LDS website. As that is a transcription it's not as > valuable a tool as the images of the census pages would be. We all know > how often names are misspelled and left off transcriptions. > Bernice > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Thanks, Betty. I have since posted another message in which I advised that Ancestry.com says there is no 1820 census for Twiggs and two other counties. Ga. Secretary of State says the same thing. I do belong to Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest through Godfrey Library. Appreciate your interest. Ralph ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Bivins" <halbet@angus1841.com> To: <GATWIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 9:40 AM Subject: [GATWIGGS] 1810 and 1820 Twiggs County census > When I was doing some research in the National Archives in Washington, DC > about 30 years ago, they told me that the British burned the warehouses in > which the census records were stored in Alexandria, VA. Whether or not they > did it on purpose or just in the fighting I am not sure. > When the Brits captured Savannah in the Revolutionary War, they took the > large old books that contained the Colonial Records of Georgia aboard their > ships. Some threw them overboard and some kept them for spoils of war--the > ones that were kept have been bought back and these are the only ones that > we have. The information about the Colonial Records of Georgia was told to > me by a genealogist who specialized in Georgia Revolutionary War history. He > is dead now so I can't get any documentation for this information. > There is a later census-1890(?) 1900(?) but during that time period that was > burned by employees in Washington. Before they completed their "clean up" > operation, someone stopped them. There are many people who see no value in > keeping information of this type and unfortunately, they are hired by > organizations and governments to be the "keepers of the info" for the rest > of us. > About 30 years ago a friend of mine who worked at the Library of Congress > let me go into the basement to search for books. There were stacks and > stacks of uncatalogued books stacked in the basement and on the shelves. > Apparently there is neither the money nor the space to catalogue and store > them. > Go to Ancestry.com and you can view the different census years and > information about each census. Ancestry has some valuable information on > these pages, especially if they have copies of the original census records. > As with any transcription of names, there is going to be error and mistakes > in reading the handwriting. It beats going to a library and scrolling rolls > of microfilm though. I am not advertising for Ancestry but you can join for > $199.99 per year and I got my moneys worth during the first month by > searching the census images at my house rather than at a library. > Good luck with your quest. > betty in ga > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <bernicebooks@comcast.net> > To: <GATWIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 8:03 AM > Subject: [GATWIGGS] Re: 1810 and 1820 Twiggs County census > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5d.2ADE/516.1 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > There may have been a 1810 census, but from the info below it appears that > > portions of it was lost: > > "The official enumeration day of the 1810 census was 6 August 1810. All > > questions asked were supposed to refer to that date. The enumeration was > > to be completed within nine months, but the due date was extended by law > > to ten months. Schedules exist for 17 states and District of Columbia, > > Georgia territory, Mississippi territory, Louisiana territory, Orleans, > > Michigan territory, and Illinois territory. There was, however, a district > > wide loss for District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana Territory, > > Mississippi Territory, Louisiana Territory (MO), New Jersey and Tennessee. > > Partial losses included Illinois Territory, which had only two counties > > (Randolph is extant, St. Clair is lost.), and OH, all lost except > > Washington County. Some of the schedules for these states have been > > re-created using tax lists and other records." One source says that they > > (1810 census) were burned by the British during the War of 1812 [Records > > of the first three censuses of the population of the US for G! > > eorgia ~ taken in 1790, 1800, and 1810, were apparently destroyed during > > the War of 1812 in the British assault on Washington] > > > > Even more recent, I've not been able to find the 1880 Twiggs, other than a > > look up at the LDS website. As that is a transcription it's not as > > valuable a tool as the images of the census pages would be. We all know > > how often names are misspelled and left off transcriptions. > > Bernice > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > >