1850 United States Census
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In 1850, census takers transitioned to a new way of collecting and recording information from each household. Free people were enumerated on the population schedules. For the first time in United States history, each person was listed individually instead of as part of a family. This census asked thirteen questions:-number of dwelling house (in order visited)-number of family (in order visited)-name of every person whose usual place of abode on June 1, 1850, was in this family-age-sex-color-profession, occupation, or trade of each person over 15 years of age-value of real estate owned by person-place of birth-married within the year-attended school within the year -persons over 20 years of age who could not read or write -whether the person was deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict
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Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, Bureau of the Census. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 29. Micropublication M432.
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Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, Bureau of the Census. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 29. Micropublication M432.
