Judy Lee, A census was conducted in the United States every 10 years beginning in 1790. Except for a few rolls, the 1890 census was destroyed by fire. Someone may check me if I am wrong but the mortality index is a list of persons who died the year before the census was taken. Ralph Scioto-Valley-OH-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > Scioto-Valley-OH-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 159 > > Subject: Gen. Question, Years 1860 and 1890 > Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 09:08:05 -0400 > From: "Judy Lee Nichols" <dreamer7@bright.net> > To: Scioto-Valley-OH-L@rootsweb.com > > I was told that there wasen't any censuses done in these 2 decades, 1860 & > 1890. > > 1890, because they did the Civil war one then. I am pretty sure for this > one. > > Was there one that I am not aware of done in 1860, statewide? Or a special > one for Ross County, maybe bookform. > > Would anyone have access to this information. > > Also, this might sound dumb, but what is a mortality index, I suppose, its > a list of all people who lived and gone, and I think there is one on Ohio > or maybe a county for the period of 1860. Well anyway, the reason I am > asking, is I thought I seen one on Ohio, that costs money to buy, and I am > one who believes genealogy should be free. or at least capped at a certain > level. > > I bought the familytreemaker long time ago, and returned it because I > thought it costs too much, then I asked for one for x-mas and got it, and > for a long time couldn't find anything on it, til recently, of some > ancestors in SHelby county, but you know, now they got bundles 8-12 and 13 > thr 17, for 59.95 each; I haven't bought , so thats more money to boot, if > you want to access these, plus all the subscribtion things on net. > > I suppose some libraries loan genalogy cds, but ours doesn't in Logan > county. > > Would anyone have access to this info, the mortality index question, before > I got sidetracked. ha. ha.. > > I graciously thank you. > > Judy Lee Fry-Nichols > > Good day, y'all -- Ralph Hayes searching among others Hayes, Earles, Clonch, 10533 Crestridge Ct, NW Sullivan, Arthur, Thacker, Blankenship, Dillon, Albuquerque, NM 87114 Stubbs, Maddock, Hite, Doss, Elix and Booker alternate e-mail may be sent to rlhayes@juno.com My ancestor must be in a witness protection program! Whoever said Seek and Ye shall find was NOT a genealogist!