PETERS CENSUS RECORDS 1790 TO 1850: The Peters Census Records open up all kinds of possibilities that will help you to reconstruct the history of fellow Peters. In 1790 theUnited States took the first nationwide census. Although the census was at first intended as only a national "head count," it was later used by the government to collect other information. Census records have become a boon for genealogists because they provide statistics from every ten years since the first one in 1790. The information about Peters that research has discovered from the 1790 census was originally gathered United States marshals. The marshals collected information about all households and individuals in the United States in a house-to-house canvass. The law required that every household be visited and that the completed census schedules be posted in "two of the most public places within [each jurisdiction], there to remain for the inspection of all concerned." The marshals were required to list the members of each household, and to put them into one of the following categories: head of the family, "free white males" of 16 years and upward (to assess the country's industrial and military potential), "free white males" under 16 years, "free white females," "all other free persons, by sex and color," and "all slaves." The early Peters Census Records list only names for the Peters heads of households. From these early censuses we can only speculate that a male listed between the ages of 10 and 15, for example, was a son of the head of the household, or that a slave listed would later take on the Peters name. While these early Census Records do not list the names of every household member, they at least tell of the family's residence. Using this information it may be possible to reconstruct the family, keeping in mind that any of the individuals unnamed might be boarders, servants, or someone else unrelated. The information available about Peters from each census is varied, and often not all records are presented. Generally, the details improve as the government required that more information be collected in each successive census. Keep in mind that in every national census some people are missed. ----1850 Alabama---- Name: Cornelius Age: 25 Sex: Male Birthplace: GR Month Of Death: Aug Cause Of Death: Congefever County: Mobile ----1850 California---- Name: Sam Age: 30 Sex: Male Birthplace: NY Month Of Death: Sep Cause Of Death: Dilirium County: Calaveras ----1850 District Of Columbia---- Name: Rebeca Age: 6 Month Sex: Male Birthplace: DC Month Of Death: May Cause Of Death: Diarrhea County: Washington ----1850 Delaware---- Name: Daniel Age: 55 Sex: Male Birthplace: MD Month Of Death: Feb Cause Of Death: Bill Fever County: Kent ----1850 Florida---- Name: John Age: 45 Sex: Male Birthplace: NJ Month Of Death: Sep Cause Of Death: Yellow Fever County: Hillsborough ----1850 Georgia---- Name: John Age: 1 Month Sex: Male Birthplace: GA Month Of Death: Aug Cause Of Death: Unknown County: Randolph ----1850 Illinois---- Name: Mary Age: 12 Sex: Female Birthplace: IL Month Of Death: Sep Cause Of Death: Scarlatina County: Vermillion ----1850 Indiana---- Name: Christian Name: Elizabeth Name: John Age: 40 Age: 7 Age: 43 Sex: Male Sex: Female Sex: Male Birthplace: GR Birthplace: IN Birthplace: MD Month Of Death: July Month Of Death: March Month Of Death: March Cause Of Death: Gravel Cause Of Death: Pneumonia Cause Of Death: Pleurisy County: Warrick County: Jachson County: Floyd Name: John Age: 1 Sex: Male Birthplace: IN Month Of Death: May Cause Of Death: Infl Brain County: Jackson ----1850 Louisiana---- Name: Peter Age: 38 Sex: Male Birthplace: ME Month Of Death: Jan Cause Of Death: Cholera County: Orleans ----1850 Michigan---- Name: Abia Name: Meritte Name: Winn Age: 37 Age: 32 Age: 4 Month Sex: Female Sex: Male Sex: Male Birthplace: EN Birthplace: EN Birthplace: NG Month Of Death: June Month Of Death: Feb Month Of Death: Sep Cause Of Death: Inflammatn Cause Of Death: Unknown Cause Of Death: ** County: Lenawee County: Washtenaw County: Monroe ----1850 Ohio---- Name: Ann Name: Eli Name: Francis Age: 70 Age: 1 Age: 4 Sex: Female Sex: Male Sex: Male Birthplace: VA Birthplace: OH Birthplace: NG Month Of Death: Sep Month Of Death: Oct Month Of Death: Dec Cause Of Death: Consumption Cause Of Death: Fever Cause Of Death: Sore Throat County: Hancock County: Stark County: Pickaway Name: Franklin Name: Henry Name: John Age: 17 Age: 32 Age: 1 Sex: Male Sex: Male Sex: Male Birthplace: OH Birthplace: GR Birthplace: OH Month Of Death: Dec Month Of Death: Dec Month Of Death: July Cause Of Death: Accident Cause Of Death: Scarlet Fever Cause Of Death: Summer Comp County: Pike County: Hamilton County: Hamilton Name: John Name: John Name: Mary Age: 3 Age: 7 Age: 3 Sex: Male Sex: Male Sex: Female Birthplace: OH Birthplace: OH Birthplace: GR Month Of Death: Sep Month Of Death: July Month Of Death: June Cause Of Death: Flux Cause Of Death: Cholera Cause Of Death: Brain Infl County: Hamilton County: Montgomery County: Hamilton Name: Oliver Age: 6 Sex: Female Birthplace: OH Month Of Death: Feb Cause Of Death: Infl Brain County: Hamilton ----1850---- Name: Henry Age: 65 Sex: Male Birthplace: PA Month Of Death: July Cause Of Death: Apoplexy County: Lawrence ----1850 Tennessee---- Name: Catharine Name: Sarah Age: 63 Age: 1 Month Sex: Female Sex: Female Birthplace: TN Birthplace: TN Month Of Death: Aug Month Of Death: Aug Cause Of Death: Heartdisea Cause Of Death: Unknown County: Carter County: Knox ----1850 Texas---- Name: John Age: 1 Sex: Male Birthplace: TX Month Of Death: Aug Cause Of Death: Unknown County: Lamar ----1850 Virginia---- Name: Bluett Name: George Name: Graham Age: 60 Age: 3 Age: 6 Month Sex: Male Sex: Male Sex: Male Birthplace: VA Birthplace: VA Birthplace: VA Month Of Death: April Month Of Death: Feb Month Of Death: Aug Cause Of Death: Unknown Cause Of Death: Catarrh Cause Of Death: Unknown County: Rockbridge County: Alexandria County: Alexandria Name: Lucy Name: Martha Name: Mary Age: 20 Age: 56 Age: 6 Sex: Female Sex: Female Sex: Female Birthplace: VA Birthplace: VA Birthplace: VA Month Of Death: April Month Of Death: July Month Of Death: March Cause Of Death: Braininflam Cause Of Death: Consumption Cause Of Death: Catarrh County: Nelson County: Norfolk County: Alexandria ----1850 Vermont---- Name: Charlotte Name: Mary Age: 43 Age: 17 Sex: Female Sex: Female Birthplace: VT Birthplace: VT Month Of Death: Feb Month Of Death: Oct County: Chittenden County: Franklin