>I have copied the accompanying text for the 1890 census program available >from the Genealogy Forum on Compuserve. It appears (hadn't read that >closely before) that the information is available on disk for purchase. > > >Edda R. Pittman >Looking for Towns/Townes', Bookers, and of course, Pittmans! >Yalobusha and LeFlore Counties, Mississippi >9:03 PM 09/23/1998 > > > > Wright Electronic Publishing > announces > Index to 1890 Census on Disk for Windows* > > A 1921 fire destroyed most of the 1890 Census records. However, >schedules for approximately 1200 households (just over 6000 individuals) >remain and have been transferred to microfilm (available from the National >Archives or possibly your local genealogy library). > >Most of the surviving schedules pertain to Perry County, Alabama and >Washington, DC. Schedules for the following locations survive: > > Alabama Perry County: Perryville Beat No. > 11 and Severe Beat No. 8 > > District of Columbia Q, 13th, 14th, R, Q, Corcoran, 15th, > S, R, and Riggs Streets; and Johnson > Avenue > > Georgia Muscogee County (Columbus) > > Illinois McDonough County (Mound Township) > > Minnesota Wright County (Rockford) > > New Jersey Hudson County (Jersey City) > > New York Westchester County, Eastchester and > Suffolk County (Brookhaven Township) > > North Carolina Gaston County (South Point Township > and River Bend Township); Cleveland > County (Township No. 2) > > Ohio Hamilton County (Cincinnati) and > Clinton County (Wayne Township); > > South Dakota Union County (Jefferson Township) > > Texas Ellis County (J.P. No. 6, Mountain > Peak and Ovilla Precinct); Hood > County (Precinct No. 5); Rusk County > (No. 6 and J.P. No. 7); Trinity > County (Trinity Town and Precinct > No. 2) and Kaufman County (Kaufman) > > The Index to 1890 Census program lists the name, age, birthplace, >race, sex, relation to head of household, enumeration location and >microfilm index number for each individual. For example, the Davis >household of Trinity Co., Texas: > >Last Name First Name Age Birth Race/Sex Relation Enumerated Index > >Davis Noah 38 TX _ M head Trinity TX 1206 >Davis Lu 23 TX B F wife 5/4 Trinity TX 1206 >Davis Oscar 7 TX B M son Trinity TX 1206 >Davis Charles 4 TX B M son Trinity TX 1206 >Davis Minor 2 TX B M son Trinity TX 1206 >Davis Samuel 7m TX B M son Trinity TX 1206 > > >The index can be displayed alphabetically, by index number (equivalent to >viewing the entire household) or by county of enumeration. A surname >search >feature is also available. You must have Windows* to run this program. > >The index is available on 1.4MB 3.5" diskette for only $9.95 plus $3.00 >shipping/handling (check/money order only). Texas residents must add >7.25% sales tax ($.72 per diskette). It is available from > > Wright Electronic Publishing > P.O. Box 692446 > Houston, TX 77269-2446 > >*Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- African Ancestored Genealogy Discussion >- To unsubscribe, email: Majordomo@MsState.Edu >- In body of message: unsubscribe afrigeneas >- >- Afrigeneas archives: http://www.msstate.edu/listarchives/afrigeneas/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >