*HI: This was sent to me today by someone on one of my genealogy lists. *TINA* Guide to US Federal Census - 1790-1920: > >First Census: 1790 - one third of info has been lost - > apparently VA was one of the states included in the 'lost'. > Census info reflected living status on 1st Monday in August > >Second Census: 1800 - Again VA was not one of the fortunate > survivors of documentation. Census info reflected living status > on first Monday in August. > >Third Census: 1810 - VA was lucky this time and includes present- > day West VA. Reflects living status on the first Monday in August. > >Fourth Census: 1820 - VA including present day WVA, as well as > other states. Reflects living status on first Monday in August. > >Fifth Census: 1830 - Reflects living status on June 1. All states' records > survived, but six counties were lost or destroyed (not VA) > >Sixth Census: 1840 - Reflects living status on June 1. Two counties' > records were lost or destroyed. (not VA) > >Seventh Census: 1850 - Reflects living status on June 1. Four counties' > records were lost or destroyed. (not VA) > >Eighth Census: 1860 - Reflects living status on June 1. Several counties' > records were lost or destroyed but not VA. > >Ninth Census: 1870 - Reflects living status on June 1. Several counties' > records were lost or destroyed but not VA. > >Tenth Census: 1880 - Reflects living status on June 1. All records intact. > Only families with children 10 years or younger were indexed using a > Soundex system. The other families are listed in the actual census forms. > >Eleventh Census: 1890 - Reflects living status on June 1. Almost all records > for this census were destroyed in a 1921 fire. There are approximately > 6,160 names indexed on microfilmed for the 1890 population schedules. > >Twelfth Census: 1900 - Reflects living status on June 1. All records >intact and was > indexed completely using a Soundex system. > >Thirteenth Census: 1910 - Should list info that reflects living status on >April 15. > All records intact and indexed using a Soundex system for some states - >VA included. > >Fourteenth Census: 1920 - Should list info that reflects living status on >Jan. 1. > All records intact and indexed using a Soundex system - all states including > territories of Alaska & Hawaii, the Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, Guam, >American Samoa > and the Virgin Islands.