You are correct but you have the years reversed. The 1890 census was the one lost in a fire. All the 1900 census is available. Bennie Agent9902@aol.com wrote: > > Correct me if I'm wrong but the 1900 Census is quite hard to attain b/c i > think it was lost in a fire or flood or some sort. There are bits and pieces > of it that were saved but I think that you have to go to the 1890 one and > then the 1910. And somehow, all of us always need the 1900 one, go figure. > I may be wrong though so keep checking. > -mary > > ==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== > Help yourself to some data at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi in the database, and be sure to leave a little for others. > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

The 1890 U. S. census was not lost in a fire. On January 10, 1921, there was a fire in the Commerce Building in Washington, D.C. that housed the U. S. census. None of the U. S. censuses (inclucing 1890) were distroyed in the fire. The fire was contained to the 1st floor. The 1890 U. S. census was in the basement. It was water damaged. In 1934, the 1890 U. S. census was distroyed by the Department of Commerce. In 1942, parts of the 1890 U. S. census were found to have survived the "destruction." In 1953, more of the 1890 U. S. census was found to have survived. The Fate of the 1890 Population Census: http://www.nara.gov/publications/prologue/1890cen1.html Bill Allen <misterbill@pdq.net> Bennie White wrote: > You are correct but you have the years reversed. The 1890 census was the > one lost in a fire. All the 1900 census is available. > > Bennie