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 The "Fuqua" Census

 

Beginning in 1790, the Federal Government attempted every ten years to enumerate all persons living in the U.S. Until 1850, only the heads of household were listed by name. From 1850 onward, all persons in each household were listed.

Census records are a gold mine for genealogists. Because filmed copies of almost all of the original records are available, information extracted from them can be considered to have been obtained from “primary” records.

As with all records, great care must be taken when considering the accuracy of the information. Magically, many women did not age ten years between each ten year census. Different places of birth were given from one census to the next. The given names provided for individuals frequently changed. Middle names were substituted for first names, and vice versa. Nicknames came and went and initials were substituted for names.

In general, the information was only as accurate as the knowledge of the person providing it to the census enumerator. Did they really know? Were they making a best guess for the part that they didn’t know for sure? Were they just a neighbor who was helping out because no-one was home when the census enumerator arrived?

Some families were not enumerated at all, for reasons which will probably never be known. Others were enumerated, but the hand writing of the enumerator was so bad that the records cannot be read. The spelling of many names was butchered so badly that only detailed knowledge of the family makes it possible to interpret what was written.

Claire Fuqua has compiled the census records for every “Fuqua” she could find from 1790 through 1940. She has not read every census record, line by line. The source of information is a combination of SOUNDEX listings, various INDEXES and SUBMITTED INFORMATION which was used to find, examine and compile each enumeration.

The process has been a massive undertaking, which has taken a long time. The effort has been completed, and is presented here for the benefit of Fuqua researchers.

For the most part, the information is presented as it appeared in the record, regardless of how suspect that information may be. It is a certainty that some misinterpretations and typos have occurred, as well as enumerations which Claire missed altogether. Caveat emptor! We now hope to live long enough to see the 1950 Census.

Please forward additions/corrections to Claire at: [email protected]

It should be noted that, for each head of household, a number appears which is not part of the census enumeration. These numbers relate to the three databases which Claire maintains. The numbers are only relevant to Claire but, for those who are curious, the databases are the main database which contains connected ancestors, a separate database to aid those who are researching black ancestors, and a database containing individuals for whom the ancestral connections have not been established.

In order to reduce search time, two compilations are presented. One is for Black/Mulatto heads of household, and one is for white heads of household.

To access a census, click on a state in the appropriate list. To return from a state census page to this page, use the "back" button. It should be noted that some of the files are quite large, and take some time to load. Be patient, it is worth the wait. 

Black/Mulatto Heads of Household

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Dakota Territory Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

White Heads of Household

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Dakota Territory Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

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