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US, Census - Federal, 1860 record example

US, Census - Federal, 1860

Records: 27,122,679Complete: 100%

Browse the 1860 US census by state, county, and civil division. This particular census is especially helpful in researching the Civil War era and the soldiers who fought in the imminent conflict. Information about each member of a household as of June 1, 1860, includes age, race, occupation, real and personal estate values, birth place, if married within the year, and if a person was deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict. Relationships are not detailed until the 1880 census.

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Example Records

Emily Dickinson in the 1860 Census
Emily Dickinson in the 1860 Census
Abraham Lincoln and His Family
Abraham Lincoln and His Family
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Source Information

Fold3, US, Census - Federal, 1860 ( : accessed September 23, 2023), database and images,

Publication Title
US, Census - Federal, 1860
Total Records
27,122,679Complete: 100%
Content Source
The National Archives logoThe National Archives
Publication Number
M653
Record Group
29
Published on Fold3
23 Jan 2008
Last Updated
16 Sep 2008
Description
NARA M653. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860 population schedules.