1810 - Territorial Census (as Indiana Territory) - none for Schuyler County

1818 - Territorial Census (as Illinois Territory)

1820 - Federal Census (indexed)
1820 - State Census

1825 - State Census - none for Schuyler County

1830 - Federal Census (indexed)
1830 - State Census - none for Schuyler County

1835 - State Census - none for Schuyler County

1840 - Federal Census (indexed)
1840 - State Census - not sure whether available for Schuyler County

1845 - State Census - none for Schuyler County

1850 - Federal Census (indexed)
1850 - Industry and Agricultural Schedule
1850 - Mortality Schedule

1855 - State Census

1860 - Federal Census (indexed)
1860 - Industry and Agricultural Schedule
1860 - Mortality Schedule

1862 - Military Census

1865 - State Census

1870 - Federal Census
1870 - Industry and Agricultural Schedule
1870 - Mortality Schedule

1880 - Federal Census (soundex)
1880 - Agricultural Schedule
1880 - Mortality Schedule

1900 - Federal Census (soundex)

1910 - Federal Census

1920 - Federal Census

1930 - Federal Census

FEDERAL CENSUS

1790 - Name of  head of household; free white males 16 years and older; free white males under 16; free white females; all other free persons; number of slaves.

1800 - Name of head of family; free white males and females in age categories: 0-10, 10-16, 16-26, 26-45, 45 and up; other free persons except Indians; slaves.

1810 - same as 1800.

1820 - Name of head of family; free white males and females in age categories: 0-10, 10-16, 16-18 (males only), 16-26, 26-45, 45 and up; foreigners not naturalized; number of persons engaged in Agriculture, Commerce, Manufacture; slaves and age categories; free colored persons and age categories.

1830 - Name of head of family; free whilte males and females in age categories: 0-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90, 90-100; categories for deaf, dumb, and blind persons.

1840 - Name of head of family; free whilte males and females in age categories: 0-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90, 90-100; categories for deaf, dumb, and blind persons; Revolutionary War pensioners and ages; number engaged in Mining, Agriculture, Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade; number engaged in Navigation of the ocean, Navigation of canals, lakes and rivers; number in learned professions and engineers; number in school; number in family over 21 who cannot read or write.

1850 - Names of all members of household; age; sex; color; profession, occupation or trade of males 15 and older; value of real estate; birthplace; whether married within year; whether attended school within year; cannot read or write; whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper or convict.

1860 - Names of all members of household; age; sex; color; profession, occupation or trade of males 15 and older; value of real estate; value of personal property; birthplace; whether married within year; whether attended school within year; cannot read or write; whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper or convict.

1870 - Names of all members of household; age; sex; color; occupation; value of real estate; value of personal property; birthplace; whether father was foreign born; whether mother was foreign born; month born if born during year; month married if married during year; whether attended school within year; cannot read; cannot write; impairment; whether eligible to vote (male only); whether ineligible to vote (males only).

1880 - Names of all members of household; color; sex; age prior to June 1st; month of birth if born in census year; relationship to head of house; single; married; widowed/divorced; married in census year; occupation; illness or disability on day of census; cannot read; cannot write; place of birth; place of birth of father; place of birth of mother.

1890 - Mostly destroyed by fire.

1900 - Names of all members of household; relationship to head of house; color; sex; month and year of birth; age; marital status; years married; mother of how many children; number of these children living; birthplace; father's birthplace; mother's birthplace; year of immigration; number of years in U.S.; whether naturalized; occupation; whether can read and write; whether can speak English; whether the home is owned or rented; whether the home is a farm; whether the home is mortgaged.

1910 - Names of all members of household; relationship to head of family; sex; color/race; age; marital status; years married; mother of how many children; number of these children living; birthplace; father's birthplace; mother's birthplace; year of immigration; whether naturalized or an alien; English/language; occupation; industry/establishment; whether employer, employee, or self employed; whether out of work on April 15, 1910; weeks off work in 1909; whether can read; whether can write; whether person attended school since Sep. 1, 1909; owns or rents home; whether free of mortgage; farm or home; whether a veteran of the Union or Confederate army or navy; whether blind in both eyes; whether deaf or dumb.

1920 - Names of all members of household who was living at address on January 1, 1920; relationship to head of household; home owned or rented; if owned, free or mortgaged; sex; color or race; age at last birthday; single, married, widowed or divorced; year of immigration to U.S.; naturalized or alien; year of naturalization; whether attended school any time since Sept. 1, 1919; whether able to read; whether able to write; place of birth; mother tongue; place of birth (father); mother tongue (father); place of birth (mother); mother tongue (mother); whether able to speak English; trade, profession; industry, business; employer, salary or wage worker.
 

MORTALITY SCHEDULES

Mortality Schedules list deaths for the 12 months prior to the census (1 June - 31 May). The schedule gives the dead person's name, sex, age, color, free or slave, married or widowed, place of birth, month death occurred, occupation, cause of death, number of days ill.
 

AGRICULTURE SCHEDULES

Farmer's name, acreage farmed, type of animal husbandry.
 

WHERE CAN YOU FIND THESE?

Schuyler County Historical Jail Museum and Genealogical Center
Illinois State Archives
Family History Library (through local Family History Centers)
National Archives
 

Sources:
The Source, A Guidebook of American Genealogy, edited by Arlene Eakle and Johni Cerny, Ancestry Publishing, 1984.
The Handy Book for Genealogists, Everton Publishers, Inc., 1991.
Ancestry's Redbook, edited by Alice Eichholz, Ph.D., C.G., Ancestry Inc., 1992.

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