Hello Fellow Listers: I certainly wish that the 1890 Census for our State would have survived!!!! Just found this in the Town and Country newspaper from Perry County, PA.: The 1890 Census will commence on June 2. A failure to answer makes a person refusing liable to a fine of $100. Appended are the questions: Christian name in full and initial of middle name. Surname. Whether a soldier, sailor or marine during the Civil War (United States or Confederate), or widow of such person. Relationship to head of family. Whether white, black, mulatto, quadroon, octoroon, Chinese, or Japanese or Indian. Sex. Age at nearest birthday. If under one year, give age in months. Whether single, married, widowed or divorced. Whether married during the census year (June 1st, 1889, to May 31st, 1890). Mother of how many childre, and number of these children living. Place of birth. Place of birth of father and mother. Number of years in the United States. Whether naturalized. Whether naturalization papers have been taken out. Profession, trade or occupation. Months unemployed during the census year. Attendance at school during the census year. Able to read; able to write. Able to speak English. If not, the language or dialect spoken. Whether suffering from acute or chronic disease, with name of disease and length of time afflicted. Whether defective in mind, sight, hearing or speech, or whether crippled, maimed, or deformed, with name of defect. Whether a prisoner, convict, homeless child or pauper. Is the house you live in hired, or is it owned by the head or a member of the family? If owned by the head or member of the family, is the house free from mortgaged, what is postoffice address of owner?

I amen that. I cannot find my fathers grandfather anywhere in the 1880 census. He should be somewhere with a 6 mo. old son. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Heller Zinn" <djzinn@pa.net> To: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 7:32 PM Subject: [PACUMBER] 1890 United States Census > Hello Fellow Listers: > > I certainly wish that the 1890 Census for our State would have survived!!!! Just found this in the Town and Country newspaper from Perry County, PA.: > > The 1890 Census will commence on June 2. A failure to answer makes a person refusing liable to a fine of $100. Appended are the questions: > > Christian name in full and initial of middle name. > Surname. > Whether a soldier, sailor or marine during the Civil War (United States or Confederate), or widow of such person. > Relationship to head of family. > Whether white, black, mulatto, quadroon, octoroon, Chinese, or Japanese or Indian. > Sex. > Age at nearest birthday. If under one year, give age in months. > Whether single, married, widowed or divorced. > Whether married during the census year (June 1st, 1889, to May 31st, 1890). > Mother of how many childre, and number of these children living. > Place of birth. > Place of birth of father and mother. > Number of years in the United States. > Whether naturalized. > Whether naturalization papers have been taken out. > Profession, trade or occupation. > Months unemployed during the census year. > Attendance at school during the census year. > Able to read; able to write. > Able to speak English. If not, the language or dialect spoken. > Whether suffering from acute or chronic disease, with name of disease and length of time afflicted. > Whether defective in mind, sight, hearing or speech, or whether crippled, maimed, or deformed, with name of defect. > Whether a prisoner, convict, homeless child or pauper. > Is the house you live in hired, or is it owned by the head or a member of the family? > If owned by the head or member of the family, is the house free from mortgaged, what is postoffice address of owner? > > > ==== PACUMBER Mailing List ==== > Visit Cumberland County USGenweb and get the latest updates! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacumber/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >