THE 1850 CENSUS WAS THE FIRST TO RECORD EACH PERSON'S NAME, (answer to question #1) specific age, occupation of those over age 15, place of birth, and value of real estate. The slave schedules, however, name only the slave owner and indicate only if a slave was black or mulatto, and his or her sex and age. The 1860 schedules were almost identical to those of 1850, but the 1860 census was the first to inquire about the value of each free person's personal estate. The 1870 schedule asked if a person's father or mother were foreign born. Columns 19 and 20 cover "Constitutional relations." The enumerator checked column 19 if a male was a "citizen of the U. S. of 21 years of age and upwards." In column 20 the enumerator marked if a male citizen 21 years or older had had his "right to vote denied or abridged on other grounds that rebellion or other crime." In other words, was the person denied the right to vote in violation of the 14th amendment, which guaranteed citizenship, due process and equal protection under the law for men regardless of race. THE 1880 CENSUS WAS THE FIRST TO ASK ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF EACH INDIVIDUAL TO THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY, SPECIFYING WHAT COULD ONLY BE ASSUMED IN EARLIER CENSUS (answer to question #7). Moreover, the 1880 census was the first to inquire about the birthplace of each person's parents, including the country of those who were foreign born. The census gives the state or country of birth, not the city nor county. A FIRE DESTROYED MANY 1890 POPULATION AND SPECIAL SCHEDULE CENSUS (answer to question #9). What survived the fire was damaged by smoke and water. As a result the Government disposed of most schedules. The few remaining 1890 population schedules or fragments are indexed. The 1890 Special Schedules ..Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Veterans of the Civil War, are most important for providing data about the military service of veterans, including some Confederates. The information about post office addresses and sometimes street and house numbers can lead outside the National Archives to important non-Federal records, such as deeds, tax lists and other property records that are kept at local levels. These are the states whose 1890 Special Schedule of Union Veterans survived: KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WVA, WS, WY, WDC. More to come... Barb