tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post1564317409463532045..comments2024-03-28T17:33:32.921-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: FishingPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-29995067739952192352018-02-14T12:10:43.722-05:002018-02-14T12:10:43.722-05:00The Census of 1890 was destroyed during a fire at ...The Census of 1890 was destroyed during a fire at the Commerce Department in Washington, Dc on 1/10/21. A large percentage of the census was actually ruined more by the water putting out the fire than the fire itself. Unlike other census's, each family was enumerated (counted) on it's own sheet of paper that year. No other census has been taken this way since. For those of us who do family history research, the loss of the 1890 Census is huge. LSD does have an awesome (and free) collection of records from all over the world. Some 6,000 records did survive and if you go on Ancestry, they are listed. None from Ocracoke. Hope this helps.<br /><br />NJ ReaderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-72232273863534857892018-02-14T07:26:34.766-05:002018-02-14T07:26:34.766-05:00If a local church had a church directory this woul...If a local church had a church directory this would serve as a source for population numbers. If this church was washed away in a hurricane the paper records may have been lost. Is it suggested that the National Archives has no Census data for 1890? It is my understanding that each state has a University library designated as a census depository site - now this is before the digital age but records are on microfilm or microfische. Certainly some site has this census data otherwise someone can extrapolate from geneology records I suppose or wait, Does not the Church of Latter Day Saints have a thing for geneology records. I know, contact that PBS guy who lost his key to is Harvard housing unit and see if his TV show can help OI find their Roots Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com