I should have added to the letter below that the web site I referred to does not give the complete list of questions asked on the various censuses. There were many questions asked which, in my opinion, do not have much bearing on genealogical research. If anyone really wants to know ALL the questions, contact me again. Cay Cay Merryman wrote: > > I can't give you the answers to all the Iowa State Census > questions but I can give you most of the years. State wide > censuses were for 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915 and 1925. > These are all available through a FHC. > > There were some earlier census records but I don't think anything > state wide. > > I have already transcribed the 1856 Mills County Census and am > now starting the 1856 Madison. If you will click on the > following URL there is an explanation for several of these census > records and the questions they ask. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamills/Census/censusndx.htm > > Cay Merryman > > M J Moser wrote: > > > > What information was asked for in the the state censuses from 1845 to > > 1900? How often and in what years ere they done? > > > > Same questions for the County Census. > > > > In a nutshell, what can I learn about my ancestors? > > > > Thank you > > Marilyn > > CT