• 1830 Federal Census: Territory of Michigan (Serials/Micro F 565 .U58 1830)
  
• Index to 1840 Federal Population Census of Michigan (Serials/Micro F 565 .M321)
  
• Index to the 1850 Federal Population Census of Michigan (Serials/Micro F 565 .M58)
  
• Index to the 1860 Federal Population Census of Detroit and Wayne County (Serials/Micro F 572 .W4 S93)
  
• Michigan 1870 Census index (Serials/Micro F 565 .M56 1991) and also on the web as http://envoy.libofmich.lib.mi.us/1870_census/

Additional Protocols:
• The letters a,e,i,o,u,y,w, and h are not coded.
• The initial letter of the last name is used by not coded.
• Every code must be a three-digit number; the last digit or digits may be 0.
• When two key letters or their equivalents appear together, they are coded as one. For example, Kelly is coded as K400 while Buerck is coded as B620.

Instructions for Using Soundex:

• Determine the Soundex code for the last name.
• Find the Soundex microfilm (Serials/Microforms X1209) for the year you need and look on the box cover to identify the reel covering that Soundex code.
• Once you insert the microfilm in the microfilm reader, you will find that names are alphabeted by Soundex code (even though the spelling of the last names may be different) and subarranged by the first name of the person. Example of Y620: Yarosky, Anna; Yurasi, Anna; York, Robert.
• Once you find a name on the index, note the following information in order:
  County
  Enumeration District
  Sheet Number
  Line Number
• Go back to the Census microfilm. Find the county. The side of the box will list the enumeration districts on that reel of film.
• Once you load the appropriate microfilm reel, note the enumeration district and sheet number in the upper righthand corner. The line number will appear on the left side
• For the 1910 Census the number refers to:
  Volume
  Enumeration District
  Family Visited (e.g. 3rd column from the left)

1. Identify the street address of the person being sought
2. Use conversion tables to determine the enumeration district number for that street on the census microfilm.

• Polk's Detroit City Directory
  • Detroit volume available on the web: http://name.umdl.umich.edu/acs8107
  • Printed volumes for 1928/29 and 1935 in Serials/Microforms: AY2001.D6 P8
• Polk's Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Washtenaw County Directory
  • 1930 volume in Serials/Microforms: AY2001 .A39
• For additional city directories, search Mirlyn
  • Use advanced search with city or county and directories as subject keywords
  • This will also identify materials in the Bentley Historical Library
    lansing or ingham - as subject
    directories - as subject

• For large cities (over 25,000) throughout the nation and the following Michigan cities: use Stephen Morse's Obtaining EDs for the 1930 Census in One Step [http://stevemorse.org/census/index.html]. This will provide the enumeration district number and reel number for every street.
  INSTRUCTIONS
  * Select State
  * Select City
  * Select Street from pulldown menu
  * If the street has more than one Enumeration District and you know a cross street, pull down the menu and select the new street. It should give you the correct ED number where the two streets intersect.
  * If you do not know a cross street, use the street address to view a map at the bottom of the page. Then go back and select the new street from the pulldown menu.

• For all other places, use
  • National Archives web site [http://1930census.archives.gov/beginSearch.asp] to search by state and county
    • This will give a description of the boundaries of each enumeration district
  • Microfilm 35099 in Serials Microform Room with Detroit filed as GLMR FILM X1209

• Identify the National Film Group and Reel Number using Federal Population Censuses located in the Documents Center's Statistical Reference Section (Doc.Cen. Z 7553 .C3 U54). EXAMPLE: the number for Blount County, Alabama, in the 1870 Census is M593, Reel 3.
• Since the University of Michigan Library does not have the printed indexes for other states, it is essential to know the state and location of the person being traced.
• Beginning in 1880, the Library may also borrow the Soundex Index. The reel numbers of the Soundex index are also located in Federal Population Censuses.
• An Inter-Library Loan form might read:
  United States Bureau of the Census. Federal Population Census Schedule: 1870, Blount County, Alabama, M593, Reel 3. Washington, National Archives.
• Give the completed form to the Graduate Library Information Center.

Comprehensive

• Heritage Quest (http://ancestrylibrary.proquest.com/) [UMich Only]
  • View images from the Federal Censuses, 1790-1930
  • Some indexes for the period
  • Court records, immigration lists, slave narratives, U.S. and European directories
  • Alternatives for the missing 1890 Census (burned in National Archives fire)

• Archives and Reference Sources for Family History (Tinney) (http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~vctinney/archives.htm)
  Annotated sources for archives, surnames, family trees, and military records.

• Ellis Island (http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/)
  Passenger manifests from Ellis Island, 1892-1924. May be hard to access due to popularity.

• Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org/)
  Web site of the Latter Day Saints archive in Salt Lake City, Utah. Covers birth and christening records for the 17th through 19th Centuries in the U.S. and abroad but does not index the U.S. Decennial Census. Search ancestor or parents by name. Extensive list of additional genealogical sources.

• Genealogy: A Guide to Family History Resources at the Graduate Library
  Guide to genealogical resources at the library, including passenger lists, census, vital records, and books.

• Genealogy Home Page (http://www.genhomepage.com/)
  Extensive list of free and commercial genealogy resources on the web, including general sources, religious records, and ship passenger lists. E-mail groups and mailing lists for genealogists

• Genealogy Resources (http://www.aclin.org/other/community/maic/genlgymdnt.htm)
  Annotated guide to archives, commercial sites, names indexes, and military records. Section on how to conduct genealogical research. Numerous hot links and evaluation of sources make this a "best of the net"

• General Land Office Records (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov)
  Patents (sales) awarded for federal lands, 1820-1908. Covers Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. Within state, indexed by name or description of property. Data includes name, date of sale, property description, and a tiff image of the original patent.

• Military Personnel Records
  • National Archives source for military and federal civilian personnel records is in St. Louis
  • Describe how to obtain historic records

• National Death Index
  (http://www.ancestry.com/ssdi/advanced.htm)
  Search decedents with Social Security numbers by name, SSN, birth date, death month/year. "Last location" is city/state where lump sum death benefit paid

• Vital Records Information State Index (http://www.vitalrec.com/)
  Where to write for birth, death, and marriage records for all states and most counties. Includes links to state and national genealogical web sites.

Michigan

• Burton Historical Collection (Detroit Public Library)
  • Resources for family history include all census schedules for all states
  • Many of the Soundex indexes
  • Detroit city directories and church records
  • Parts of the Ontario Census

• GENDIS, Genealogical Death Indexing System
  • Full text of 170,000 death records between 1867 and 1884
  • Searchable by first and last name of decedent, father's last name, county, and date
  • Information includes date and cause of death, marital status, exact age, parents

• Genealogy Guides for the University of Michigan Library
  • Series of guides written by Don Callard in 1987 and 1988 on major geneaology sources in the Graduate Library
  • File includes migrations between southern states and 1790-1930 Census questionnaires

• Library of Michigan (http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18635_18644---,00.html)
  Premier collection of Michigan genealogy with description of collection and instructions of research. Includes all census schedules east of Mississippi to 1920, Ontario schedules, mortality schedules, Civil War veterans and widows (1890), and the Durant census of Chippewas and Ottawas (1908). 717 West Allegan, Lansing, Michigan 48909. (517) 373-1580. info@libofmich.lib.mi.us

• Michigan 1870 Census Index (http://envoy.libofmich.lib.mi.us/1870_census/)
  Indexes 1870 microfilm by name of person. Can narrow search by county or township. Data includes name, county, township or city, and page on the film.

• Michigan Division of Vital Records
  • Instructions and application forms for obtaining birth, marriage, divorce, and death records

• Michigan in the Civil War
  • Burial places and regiments of all Michigan soldiers who died in the Civil War
  • Brief summaries of Michigan regiments
  • Additional information for purchase on CD-ROM

Canada

• Canada GenWeb Project
  • "Committed to the collection and distribution of Canadian geneaological data on the Web"
  • "Cool Canuck Site Award"

• Canadian Archival Resources on the Internet: Selected Genealogical Resources
  • Links to other sites
  • Archival indexes
  • From the University of Saskatoon Archives

• Canadian Genealogy and History
  • "A listing of Genealogical and Historical Web Sites from East to Western Sea"
  • Has new listings and many links

• FrancoGene
  • "Your gateway to Franco-American and French-Canadian Genealogy on the Internet"
  • Numerous links, search function, news

• Genealogy Today: Canadian Geneaology
  • Search by surname, topic, location

Non-Population Census Schedules

Census schedules for businesses have been microfilmed for 1850-1880. They appear in National Archives Microfilm Catalogs under Record Group 29 and have numbers in the T1128 to T1163 range. Many of these schedules for agriculture, manufacturing, and mortality are available at the Bentley Historical Library on campus. Search MIRLYN under the title: federal non population. Additional locations in OCLC's WorldCat under the title "Federal Nonpopulation Census Schedules."

Birth and Death Certificates

Certified copies of birth, death, marriage and divorce records since 1867 can be purchased from the Michigan Department of Community Health [http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-4645_4671---,00.html] for a reasonable fee. There are eligibility restrictions for ordering a birth certificate. Directions for finding vital records in other states is published by the National Center for Health Statistics [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm] and Ancestry.com [http://www.vitalrec.com/].

Denise Schoene, Reference Desk Coordinator, Documents Center
Grace York, Coordinator, Documents Center
University of Michigan Library
Send comments and suggestions to govdocs@umich.edu

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/censch.html

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