Census Records & Tax Lists
 

Records are the key to much of our research. You will find below, links to various census and tax records.

Census Records

Censuses are arranged by county, and within the county the names are usually not alphabetized. Decennial federal census were taken from 1790 through 1940 (1890 was burned).

From 1790 through 1840 only the head of the household is named and the number of other members of the household is reported according to sex and age group (but not their names). In 1850 and later the name, sex, age, and place of birth of each member of the household are given.

Where to find census information:

  • FamilySearch has all U.S. Census records with images for free when searching

  • Ancestry.com  a subscription service, includes all Census records

  • Census information in Person County Archives include these years:
     - 1800 Person County Census online - free (scans of the original handwritten census records)
    - 1870 Person County Census online - free (scans of the original handwritten census records)
    - 1880 Person Census online - free (scans of the original handwritten census records)

  • Heritage Quest - many libraries make available for home access through their websites to patrons online for free with the use of their library card. Check your local library to see if they have it.

  • USGenWeb Census Project - Various census available, including volunteers

  • U.S. Census - all years are available from the Internet Archives, free, browsable, not searchable

1850 Poor House List

Tax Lists

Thanks to Steven Denny (www.stevendenney.com) for sharing the following transcriptions of several tax lists for the Nash District of Person County. Note that these are pdf files.

 

 

 

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