I believe that there are only federal census records available for Texas. I did a search online and found nothing regarding a state census for Texas. There are some records available (I think) for tax lists, etc. during Republic years and before, but not since we became a state. Lianne Muhl Houston, TX >From: "Linda Murray" <lhmurray@bellsouth.net> >To: TX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [TX-CEN] re: Texas state census Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 >21:33:56 -0400 > >Maybe try a "google" search, Linda. The description below your question >refers to the federal (US - all states) census. I don't believe I have >ever >had any experience with a Texas state census at all, so am sure that one of >the Texas research specialists can answer better. > > >Linda in Georgia >Census/Cemetery Lookup Volunteer >Genealogy is my ONLY business. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Linda Hawkins" <linhawk@keyway.net> >To: <TX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:16 PM >Subject: [TX-CEN] re: Texas state census > > > > Where can I find the Texas state census? Thanks, Linda > > > > ...The State of Texas has census records that date back to 1850. >Beginning with the 1850 census the placeof birth for each person was >listed. >Typically, only the state or country of birth was listed. In the 1870 >Census >the question was asked whether either parent was foreign born but did not >ask for the place of birth of the parents. Beginning with the 1880 Census >the place of birth of each person was included as well as the place of >birth >of both the mother and father of that person, but no names were given as to >who the parents were unless they were living with that person at the time >that the census was taken. > > In the 1900 Census we get more information including the year of >immigration and/or naturalization as well as the year and month of each >person's birth as well as their age, how long they have been married and >how >many children they had, and how many were still living or not. They also >told you what the relationship to each person in the family was. In 1910 >they went back to only listing the ages of each person and not the birth >year and month but continued with the relationships as well as places of >birth and marriage info. In the 1920 Census they added information about >whether the home is owned or rented as well as information about education, >citizenship and place of birth as well as native languages > > spoken. A persons occupation has always been on the census since 1850. >In >the 1930 census you were asked what age you were when you first married as >well as if you owned a radio set. They also did away with the language >question. > > > > > > > > ==== TX-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== > > To view completed census transcriptions online > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/inv/index.html > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > >==== TX-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== >Free Soundex code converter >http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/soundexconverter > >============================== >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 _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com