Difference between revisions of "1810 Census of Wayne County"

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From ''The History of Wayne County, <abbr title="Ohio">OH</abbr>'' by Ben Douglass, page 273.
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From ''The History of Wayne County, <abbr title="Ohio">OH</abbr>'' by Ben Douglass, page 273 and ''Our Wayne County Heritage'' by the Genealogical Section of the Wayne County Historical Society, page 70.
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"Ohio became a state in 1803...so the Federal Census of 1810 was the first one taken in the state.  The complete records do not exist however, as these wer among a few others that were in the national Capitol in Washington when it was burned in 1814...
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"Wayne County did not exist in 1810.  It had been authorized by the state [legislature] in 1808 but the organization was not completed until 1812.  The area that became Wayne County that year was included in the 1810 census as Killbuck Township of Columbiana County."
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*[[Alexander (surname)|Alexander]], Andrew
 
*[[Alexander (surname)|Alexander]], Andrew

Revision as of 13:03, 4 December 2014

From The History of Wayne County, OH by Ben Douglass, page 273 and Our Wayne County Heritage by the Genealogical Section of the Wayne County Historical Society, page 70.

"Ohio became a state in 1803...so the Federal Census of 1810 was the first one taken in the state. The complete records do not exist however, as these wer among a few others that were in the national Capitol in Washington when it was burned in 1814...

"Wayne County did not exist in 1810. It had been authorized by the state [legislature] in 1808 but the organization was not completed until 1812. The area that became Wayne County that year was included in the 1810 census as Killbuck Township of Columbiana County."