Monday, June 3, 2019

Census Records post-1940

U.S. census records are kept confidential for 72 years. The last one made public was the 1940 census; the 1950 census will be released in 2022. Read here about how to obtain records that have not yet been released.
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Slave surnames

This article  from the theroot.com  explains why determining the surname of an enslaved person can be difficult. 

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