SchuylerCounty, Illinois
CensusOverview
1810 – Territorial Census(as Indiana Territory) – none for Schuyler County1818 – Territorial Census(as Illinois Territory)
1820 – Federal Census (indexed)
1820 – State Census1825 – State Census – nonefor Schuyler County
1830 – Federal Census (indexed)
1830 – State Census – nonefor Schuyler County1835 – State Census – nonefor Schuyler County
1840 – Federal Census (indexed)
1840 – State Census – notsure whether available for Schuyler County1845 – State Census – nonefor Schuyler County
1850 – Federal Census (indexed)
1850 – Industry and AgriculturalSchedule
1850 – Mortality Schedule1855 – State Census
1860 – Federal Census (indexed)
1860 – Industry and AgriculturalSchedule
1860 – Mortality Schedule1862 – Military Census
1865 – State Census
1870 – Federal Census
1870 – Industry and AgriculturalSchedule
1870 – Mortality Schedule1880 – Federal Census (soundex)
1880 – Agricultural Schedule
1880 – Mortality Schedule1900 – Federal Census (soundex)
1910 – Federal Census
1920 – Federal Census
1930 – Federal Census
FEDERAL CENSUS
1790 – Name of headof household; free white males 16 years and older; free white males under16; 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 (malesonly), 16-26, 26-45, 45 and up; foreigners not naturalized; number of personsengaged 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 fordeaf, 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 fordeaf, dumb, and blind persons; Revolutionary War pensioners and ages; numberengaged in Mining, Agriculture, Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade; numberengaged in Navigation of the ocean, Navigation of canals, lakes and rivers;number in learned professions and engineers; number in school; number infamily over 21 who cannot read or write.
1850 – Names of all membersof household; age; sex; color; profession, occupation or trade of males15 and older; value of real estate; birthplace; whether married withinyear; whether attended school within year; cannot read or write; whetherdeaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper or convict.
1860 – Names of all membersof household; age; sex; color; profession, occupation or trade of males15 and older; value of real estate; value of personal property; birthplace;whether married within year; whether attended school within year; cannotread or write; whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper or convict.
1870 – Names of all membersof household; age; sex; color; occupation; value of real estate; valueof personal property; birthplace; whether father was foreign born; whethermother was foreign born; month born if born during year; month marriedif married during year; whether attended school within year; cannot read;cannot write; impairment; whether eligible to vote (male only); whetherineligible to vote (males only).
1880 – Names of all membersof household; color; sex; age prior to June 1st; month of birth if bornin 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; placeof birth of mother.
1890 – Mostly destroyed byfire.
1900 – Names of all membersof household; relationship to head of house; color; sex; month and yearof birth; age; marital status; years married; mother of how many children;number of these children living; birthplace; father’s birthplace; mother’sbirthplace; year of immigration; number of years in U.S.; whether naturalized;occupation; whether can read and write; whether can speak English; whetherthe home is owned or rented; whether the home is a farm; whether the homeis mortgaged.
1910 – Names of all membersof household; relationship to head of family; sex; color/race; age; maritalstatus; years married; mother of how many children; number of these childrenliving; 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 April15, 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 Unionor Confederate army or navy; whether blind in both eyes; whether deaf ordumb.
1920 – Names of all membersof household who was living at address on January 1, 1920; relationshipto 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 listdeaths for the 12 months prior to the census (1 June – 31 May). The schedulegives the dead person’s name, sex, age, color, free or slave, married orwidowed, 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 HistoricalJail Museum and Genealogical Center
Illinois State Archives
Family History Library (throughlocal Family History Centers)
National Archives
Sources:
The Source, A Guidebookof American Genealogy, edited by Arlene Eakle and Johni Cerny, AncestryPublishing, 1984.
The Handy Book for Genealogists,Everton Publishers, Inc., 1991.
Ancestry’s Redbook,edited by Alice Eichholz, Ph.D., C.G., Ancestry Inc., 1992.Copyright 1999-2006 Judi Gilker; all rights reserved. For personal use only. Commercial use ofthe information contained in these pages is strictly prohibited withoutprior permission. If copied, this copyright must appear with the information.