Prologue: The original 1890 census population schedules (the name lists) were involved in a 1921 fire that took place in the Commerce Building in Washington, DC. Of the 1890 population of nearly 63 million people, a total of 6,160 names were salvaged from the surviving fragments. As a result of this major loss of census information, family historians must find substitute name lists to fill in the period between 1880 and 1900. In Substitute Name Lists for the Lost 1890 Federal Census – Part 1, steps were given to locate the same people whose names were in the lost 1890 schedules, starting with the 1890 Census Originals (Fragments), and the Special Schedules of Union Veterans and Widows. This was followed by a look at the National Name Lists, and finally, the Statewide Name Lists, Alabama to Missouri. In this Part 2, a look at the National Name Lists is repeated (with added illustrations), followed by the continuation of Statewide Name Lists, Montana to Wyoming.
Finding 1890 Substitute Name Lists:
There are many, many Substitute Name Lists for the lost 1890 federal census. There are National Name Lists, and there are Statewide Name Lists (all States & DC). All of the name list databases listed below were extracted from Dollarhide’s 52 State Books, Censuses & Substitute Name Lists (AL to WY, plus DC & US Territories, Family Roots Publishing Co., Orting, WA, 2017-2018). For both the National Name Lists and Statewide Name Lists, the substitutes identified are databases mostly found on the Internet. There remains a wealth of printed and microfilm resources never digitized. Some important 1890 Substitute Name Lists not digitized yet are noted with a link to a FHL catalog page; or a reference to a state Censuses & Substitute Name Lists book, wherein more information is available. A GenealogyBlog article, What Are Name Lists? is available for those who may need an explanation and examples.
National Name Lists
The following list of databases identifies the main 1890 Census Substitutes available, those covering all or large portions of the United States. Another list begins after this one, with databases specific to each state. The first database listed below is probably the single most important source for finding the names of people living in the U.S. about the time of the 1890 Federal Census:
1890 Census Substitute – Ancestry.com. Over 45 million records. It is possible to scan the entire alpha list of 320+ individual databases in this compiled 1890 Census Substitute. This is ancestry’s collection of city directories and other name lists published at the time of the lost 1890 federal census. About 95% of the names are within the city directories collections, 1) U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995; 2) New England City Directories, 1885-1895; and 3) Other City Directories, 1885-1895, not part of the first two major compilations. About 5% of the names are from such databases as State Censuses (CO 1885, FL 1885, IA 1895, MI 1894, Riley Co KS 1885, NE 1885 & SD 1895); plus Farmers Directories; Chicago Voter Lists, 1889, 1890, 1891; and Georgia Tax Digests to 1892. Outcomes of a typical search in this huge collection provide the name of any individual database with hits, then a results list of names and places. To start a search, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/group/1890census.
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 – Ancestry.com. 1.56 billion records (for the period 1885-1895: about 40 million records). Source: Ancestry.com compilation. Search the entire database for a name, or select a state, city, year to search within a specific directory. Examples: choose Iowa, Des Moines, 1889, 1890, or 1891; or choose Kansas, Wichita, 1889, or 1891; or choose Washington, Seattle, 1889, 1890, or 1891; or choose Georgia, Atlanta, 1889, 1890, or 1891; or choose California, Los Angeles, 1888, 1890, or 1891. See https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
New England City Directories, 1890 Census Substitute – Ancestry.com. 63,404 records. Source: NEHGS. This database is a collection of city directories, 1885-1895, from various towns and cities in the six New England states (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT), see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8852.
1890 Census Substitutes – Cyndi’s List. For an array of 1890 Censuses and Substitutes online, see www.cyndislist.com/us/census/1890/online. As an example of online resources listed, see www.genealogybranches.com/1890census.html.
1891-1892 Confederate Citizens File – Fold3.com. 2,118,605 records. The papers reproduced in this database were created or received by the Confederate War and Treasury departments. Most are alphabetized vouchers that came into the custody of the US War Department after the Civil War, see www.fold3.com/title_60/confederate_citizens_file.
Rosters and Applications, United Confederate Veterans, 1892–1896 – FamilySearch.org. [Microfilm & Digital Capture]. The rosters include name, company or rank, regiment, state and remarks, and name and location of the camp. The applications include extensive information about a Confederate veteran’s family, residence, and military service. The Rosters and applications are organized by camp numbers. For access to the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/582952.
1892-1924 Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records – EllisIsland.org. Searchable index at the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation website. See www.ellisisland.org.
Statewide Name Lists – Montana to Wyoming
There are a great number of Substitute Name Lists for the period 1885-1895, related to the residents of one state. The statewide name lists may also include databases at the county or city level. Part 1 of the Statewide Name Lists covered about half the states, beginning with Alabama, ending with Missouri. The following Part 2 of the Statewide Name Lists covers the states beginning with Montana, ending with Wyoming.
MONTANA
1887-2011 Montana, Sweet Grass County Records – FamilySearch.org, 7,731 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2036960.
1887-2012. Montana, Judith Basin County Records – FamilySearch.org, 2,491 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2110919.
Montana City Directories, 1889-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Butte, 1890, 1893; Gallatin County, 1892; Helena, 1889, 1890, 1891; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Montana/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
Montana Marriages, 1889-1947 – FamilySearch.org, 20,784 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675397.
Montana, Select Marriages, 1889-1947 – Ancestry.com, 110,132 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60065.
1890-1996. Miscellaneous Death Records, Kalispell, Montana – USGenWeb Archives, for Surnames A thru K, see http://files.usgwarchives.net/mt/flathead/vitals/miscd1.txt. For surnames L thru Z, see http://files.usgwarchives.net/mt/flathead/vitals/miscd2.txt.
1890s-1999. Ravalli County, Montana Cemeteries – Ancestry.com, 3,091 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4354.
1890s-1999. Missoula and Ravalli County, Montana Cemeteries – Ancestry.com, 3,033 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5449.
1891-1892. Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana Directory – Ancestry.com, 8,190 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5296.
1894 City Directory, Billings, Montana – USGenWeb Archives, see http://files.usgwarchives.net/mt/yellowstone/history/billings1894.txt.
NEBRASKA
1885 Schedules of the Nebraska State Census – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/181869.
1885 Nebraska State Census – FamilySearch.org, 747,367 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810728. For the Ancestry.com version, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6585.
1890 Census Substitutes (Nebraska Locations) – Ancestry.com. Included are city directories for Adams Co NE; Beatrice, NE; Buffalo Co NE; Fremont, NE; Kearney, NE; McCook, NE; Omaha, NE; and the full 1885 NE State Census. Go to View All Collections Included in this Search for an alpha list of databases, by place (county, city, state), and year(s). See http://search.ancestry.com/search/group/1890census.
1890 Banner County Farmer List – RootsWeb, see www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nebanner/farmer.html.
1890-1891 Nebraska State Gazetteer, Business Directory and Farmer List, Lancaster County, Nebraska – USGenWeb Archives, see www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/NSHS/1890Gaz/lancfarm.htm.
1890-1908. Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records – FamilySearch.org, 39,373 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1840496.
1890-1957. Nebraska, Federal Naturalization Records – Ancestry.com, 32,628 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61205.
1891 Nebraska Resident Military Roster – Ancestry.com, 14,972 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4755.
1893 Roster of Nebraska Veterans/Nebraska Enlistees – USGenWeb Archives, see www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/holt/1893/nebraska.html.
1895 Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines of the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the War of the Rebellion, Residing in Nebraska – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23886.
NEVADA
1861-1964. Master Index to Pioneer Families, Information Collected in 1964 to Celebrate Nevada’s Centennial: Pioneer Families are Included in Each County History – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/781051.
1862-1923 Douglas County, Nevada Vital Records – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5013.
1862-1993 Nevada County Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 123,469 images, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1943751.
1867-1967 Carson City, Nevada, Birth Index – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9264.
1870-1900 Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada) – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4768.
1874-1885 Storey County Nevada Marriage Records – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5829.
1886-1892. Territorial Enterprise (Virginia City, Nevada) – Ancestry.com, 3,956 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3457.
1890-1896 Nevada Records of Marriages, Wills, and Miscellaneous Data [Microfilm Only], Scheduled to be digitized, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/175168.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947 – FamilySearch.org, 501,128 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520640.
New Hampshire Naturalization and Probate Records, 1643-1948 – FamilySearch.org, 444,393 images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138472.
New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947 – FamilySearch.org, 581,056 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601211.
New Hampshire, Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1947 – Ancestry.com, 825,529 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2555.
New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 – Ancestry.com 1,082,485 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5241.
New Hampshire, Birth Records, 1659-1900 – Ancestry.com, 478,413 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4582.
New Hampshire City Directories, 1888-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Concord, 1889, 1891, 1893; Dover, 1888, 1890, 1891; Franklin, 1888; Keene, 1893; Laconia, 1895; Manchester, 1889, 1890, 1891; Nashua, 1889, 1891; and Portsmouth, 1888, 1890, 1892; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/New Hampshire/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
New Hampshire, Cheshire County, Probate Estate Files, 1886-1900 – FamilySearch.org, 100,767 images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2103496.
Index to Divorces and Annulments Prior to 1938 – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], see www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/310806.
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980 – FamilySearch.org, 1,048,023 records, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1675383.
New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956 – FamilySearch.org,300,071 records, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803976.
1708-1985 Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records – Ancestry.com, 10,934,014 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451.
New Jersey Biographical Card Index, 1790-1900 [Microfilm & Digital Capture], documents of the New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, NJ, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/961103.
New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 – Ancestry.com, 1,122,330 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2540.
1800-1980, New Jersey Biographical Index: Covering Some 100,000 Biographies and Associated Portraits in 237 New Jersey Cyclopedias, Histories, Yearbooks, Periodicals, and other Collective Biographical Sources Published to about 1980 [CD-ROM], see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/240340.
New Jersey City Directories, 1889-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Atlantic City, 1891; Bloomfield, 1894; Camden, 1888, 1890, 1891; Cumberland, 1889, 1891, 1893; Elizabeth, 1888, 1890, 1895; Harrison, 1893; Jersey City, 1889, 1890, 1891; Montclair, 1893; Morristown, 1890; New Brunswick, 1890; Newark, 1889, 1890, 1891; Orange, 1888, 1890, 1891; Passaic, 1889, 1891, 1892; Paterson, 1889, 1891, 1892; Plainfield, 1887, 1889, 1895; and Trenton, 1889, 1891, 1892; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/New Jersey/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
New Jersey State Census, 1885 – FamilySearch.org, 1,294,279 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803972.
New Jersey, State Census, 1895 – Ancestry.com, 1,560,521 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1054.
NEW MEXICO
1885 New Mexico Territorial Census (Federal Copy) – FamilySearch.org, 59,040 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2110742. For the Ancestry.com version, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1976.
1885 New Mexico Territorial Census (Territory’s Copy) – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], this set is located at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. To access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/179492.
New Mexico County Databases, 1885-1899 – FamilySearch.org. There are 15 published New Mexico county name lists (deeds, probates, marriages, tax lists, etc.) that may serve as 1890 census substitutes. See the book New Mexico Censuses & Substitutes, 1600-2010, page 22-24. See www.familyrootspublishing.com/store/product_view.php?id=3267.
New Mexico, County Marriages, 1885-1954 – FamilySearch.org, 21,708 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2110325.
New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945 – FamilySearch.org, 167,925 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1546466.
New Mexico City Directories, 1889-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Albuquerque, 1892; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/New Mexico/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
New Mexico Certificate and Record of Death, 1889-1942 [Microfilm & Digital Capture], 29 rolls, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/763917.
NEW YORK
New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940 – FamilySearch.org, 1,740,063 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2143225.
1862-1948. New York, New York, Death Index – Ancestry.com, 4,716,858 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9131.
1866-1937. New York, New York, Marriage Index – Ancestry.com, 5,065,035 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9105.
1878-1909 New York, New York, Birth Index – Ancestry, 2,271,164 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9089.
1887-1921 New York Passenger and Crew Lists – FamilySearch, 5,800 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443349.
New York City Directories, 1889-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Albany, 1889, 1890, 1891; Amsterdam, 1889, 1890, 1891; Auburn, 1888, 1890, 1891; Binghamton, 1890, 1891; Brooklyn, 1889, 1890, 1891; Buffalo, 1889, 1890, 1891; Corning, 1893; Elmira, 1889, 1890, 1891; Glens Falls, 1888, 1890, 1891; Hudson, 1889, 1890, 1891; Little Falls, 1889, 1893; Mount Vernon, 1889, 1891, 1892; New York (City), 1888, 1889, 1891, 1892; Niagara Falls, 1889, 1891, 1892; Oswego, 1888; Poughkeepsie, 1889, 1890, 1891; Staten Island, 1886, 1890; Troy, 1889, 1890, 1891; Utica, 1889, 1890, 1891; Watertown, 1888, 1889, 1891, 1892; and Yonkers, 1888, 1892; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/New York/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1889 New York Times, Obituaries & Marriage Notices – Ancestry.com, 12,000 names, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5662.
1890 New York City Police Census – Ancestry.com, 51,556 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3519.
1890 New York City Directory – Ancestry.com, 384,407 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3605.
1892 New York State Census – FamilySearch.org, 3,766,108 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1529100. For the Ancestry.com version, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3212.
1892-1924 New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island) – FamilySearch.org, 24,414,218 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1368704.
NORTH CAROLINA
1741-2004. North Carolina, Marriage Index – Ancestry.com, 2,709,602 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8909. For the FamilySearch.org version, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675514.
1741-2011. North Carolina, Marriage Records – Ancestry.com, 10,884,574 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60548.
1762-1979. North Carolina, County Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 1,840,781 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726957.
1800-1909. North Carolina, State Supreme Court Case Files – Ancestry.com, 876,445 images, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60091.
1800-2000. North Carolina, Birth Indexes – Ancestry.com, 6,916,990 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8783.
1833-1970. North Carolina, County Records – FamilySearch.org, 594,183 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916185.
1860-1965. North Carolina City Directories – DigitalNC, Browse by City (111 NC cities), Browse by County, or Browse by Year. See www.digitalnc.org/collections/city-directories.
1866-1964. North Carolina Births and Christenings – FamilySearch.org, 156,281 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675484.
North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953 – FamilySearch.org, 189,158 records, See https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1911763. For the Ancestry.com version, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60089.
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota City Directories, 1884-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Bismarck, 1884; Fargo, 1891, 1893; and Grand Forks, 1889, 1891, 1893; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/North Dakota/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
Dakota Territory 1885 Census (Northern Counties) – ND State Univ. Institute for Regional Studies, 151,500 names. Each entry includes: name, age, nativity, occupation, county of residence, and exact location of the entry in the census schedule. Consult the Institute’s information page for the scope and content of the records, ordering copies, and access to the database, See https://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/dakota-territory-1885-census-database.
1861-1900s. North Dakota Biography Index – NDSU, see https://library.ndsu.edu/db/biography.
1865-1931. North Dakota Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank, digitized and indexed newspapers from Bismarck, Fargo, Fort Rice, Grand Forks, Mandan, Michigan, and Tower City, see www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/north-dakota.
1873-1952. North Dakota Naturalization Records Index – ND State Archives, see www.history.nd.gov/archives/datanaturalization.html.
1881-2015. Public Death Index – ND Dept of Health, see https://apps.nd.gov/doh/certificates/deathCertSearch.htm.
OHIO
1787-1973. Ohio, Births and Christenings Index – Ancestry.com, 13,086,969 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2541.
1789-1898. Ohio Marriages – Ancestry.com, 10,511 records. See http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3717.
1789-1996. Ohio Probate Records – FamilySearch.org, 6,997,828 records. See https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1992421.
1789-2013. Ohio, County Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 4,709,144 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804.
1800-1958. Ohio Marriages – FamilySearch, 2,198,000 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681001.
1810-2013. Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index – Ancestry.com, 2,532,564 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1671.
1821-1962. Ohio Births and Christenings – FamilySearch.org, 2,548,575 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680845.
1840-2001. Ohio, County Death Records – FamilySearch.org, 2,155,570 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2128172.
1841-2003. Ohio, County Births – FamilySearch.org, 4,049,847 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932106.
Ohio City Directories, 1888-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Akron, 1889; Canton, 1891, 1893; Cincinnati, 1889, 1890, 1891; Cleveland, 1889, 1890, 1891; Columbus, 1889, 1890, 1891; Dayton, 1889, 1890, 1891; Hamilton, 1888; Mansfield, 1888, 1891; Richland County, 1887; Sandusky, 1888, 1890; Springfield, 1890, 1892; Toledo, 1889, 1890, 1891; Youngstown, 1891; and Zanesville, 1890, 1892; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Ohio/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
Ohio Soldiers Home Records, 1888-1919 – FamilySearch.org, 5,426 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2139859.
Ohio, Naturalization Petition and Record Books, 1888-1946 – Ancestry.com, 395,871, records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2363.
1890 Federal Census Fragments – Ancestry.com, a few Ohio names were salvaged from Hamilton County (Cincinnati) and Clinton County (Wayne Twp.), see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1610551.
Ohio, Stark County Coroner’s Records, 1890-2002 – FamilySearch.org, 57,294 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922540. For the Ancestry.com version, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60101.
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY (State, 1907)
When Oklahoma Territory was created in May 1890, the unorganized Indian Territory was reduced in size. Indian Territory was never an official territory, but the term was used 1827-1907 to define the combined areas of as many as 30 separate Indian reservations. By 1890, the Indian Territory had been reduced to the reservations of the five civilized tribes (Cherokee, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and Seminoles), plus the Quapaw Agency area and the Cherokee Outlet. Oklahoma Territory in 1890 had seven (7) counties and fourteen (14) Indian reservations. The 1890 federal census taken in Oklahoma Territory was lost. However, some of the Indian tribes as well as Oklahoma Territory conducted their own census in 1890; In the case of the Oklahoma Territory Census, all seven counties survive. To visualize the patchwork of jurisdictions in place at the time of the 1890 census, a full map of Oklahoma/Indian Territory is necessary:
1841-1927. Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Marriage, Citizenship, and Census Records – Ancestry.com, 32,299 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9026.
1856-1933. Oklahoma, Historical Indian Archives Index – Ancestry.com, 80,327 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9205.
1870-1930. Oklahoma Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 9,655 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681007.
1870-1930. Oklahoma, Select Marriages – Ancestry.com, 24,708 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60105.
1884-1934. Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Land Allotment Jackets for Five Civilized Tribes – Ancestry.com, 204,413 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3999.
1885-1940. Indian Census Rolls – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], 692 rolls, Indian tribes from the entire U.S., including virtually every tribe of Oklahoma/Indian Territory in the 1880s and 1890s. To access the digital images of each roll, scan the list of film contents at the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/297519. For Ancestry’s digitized and indexed database, U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940, with 7,559,854 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1059.
1887-2008. Oklahoma Probate Records – FamilySearch.org, 6,044,798 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2063710.
1889-1926. Oklahoma, Land Run and other Land Records – Ancestry.com, (Image only database). There were eight land openings total: five were done by land runs, two by land lotteries, and one by sealed bid. Browse through the images, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9244.
1889-1951. Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Marriage Index – Ancestry.com, 205,434 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9233.
1889-1991. Oklahoma, Naturalization Records – Ancestry.com, 34,261 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2508.
1890 Territorial Census of Oklahoma – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], Includes the seven (7) counties in place in 1890: Beaver, Canadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma, and Payne counties. To access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/126946.
1890 Census of the Cherokee Nation – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], 129 rolls, included with correspondence, enrollment records, laws and acts, journals, national council and senate records, court records, vital records, probate records, land and property records, school records, and other miscellaneous documents. The Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory maintained its own constitutional government and records for many years in its districts (Canadian, Cooweescoowee, Delaware, Flint, Going Snake, Illinois, Salin, Sequoyah, and Talhequah) and at its capital at Tahlequah. To access the digital images of each roll, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/529945.
1890-1893. U.S., Wallace Roll of Cherokee Freedmen – Ancestry.com, 3,806 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3912.
1890 & 1907 Territorial Census of Oklahoma – Ancestry.com, 65,696 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8925.
OREGON
Early Oregonian Search – Oregon State Archives. This is an index to over 100,000 pioneers of Oregon, many still living in the 1890s. See https://secure.sos.state.or.us/prs/personProfileSearch.do?earlyOregonian=true&searchReset=true.
1838-2006. Willamette Valley, Oregon, Death Records – Ancestry.com, 86,174 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2468.
1840s-1900. Oregon Pioneers Card Index – Multnomah County Library, Portland, see the library’s genealogy webpage: www.multcolib.org/ref/gene.html#oregon.
1840s-1900s. The Oregon Historical Records Index (OHRI) – Oregon State Archives. This is a huge index to original Oregon records, such as delayed birth records, marriage returns, insane commitments, naturalizations, old age pensions, probates, women’s property registers, and a myriad of county records. To review and access the index, see http://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/genealogy/about-historical-records.aspx.
1840s-1933. Oregon State Archives Combined Military Alphabetical Index [Microfilm & Digital Capture], 37 rolls, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/987519.
1840s-1965. Oregon, Church and Cemetery Records – Ancestry.com, 77,910 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2527.
1842-1902. Oregon Statewide Delayed Filings of Births – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm/Digital Capture], 74 rolls, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1002406.
1848-1987. Oregon Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers for Astoria, Corvallis, Eugene, Lakeview, Monmouth, Oregon City, Portland, Salem, and St. Benedict, Oregon. See www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/oregon.
1849-1900. Marion County, Oregon, Marriage Records – Ancestry.com, 11,796 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2466.
1855-1911. Multnomah County, Oregon Marriage Index – Ancestry.com, 79,438 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70762.
1860-1952. Oregon Births – FamilySearch.org, 12,923 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2351853.
1868-1929. Oregon, Select Births and Christenings – Ancestry.com, 182,745 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60106.
1885 & 1895 Oregon State Census – Oregon State Archives. There are just a few counties extant for any state censuses. To see the list and availability, see http://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/aids-census_osa.aspx.
Oregon City Directories, 1889-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Albany, 1892; Astoria, 1890; Portland, 1889, 1890, 1891; Salem, 1889, 1890, 1891; and Wasco County, 1895; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Oregon/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1889-1900. Election Voter Register, Multnomah County, Oregon – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/758749.
1893. An illustrated History of the State of Oregon – FamilySearch.org [Printed Book/Digital Capture], 1,300 pages, to view the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/144260.
PENNSYLVANIA
1680-1938. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy – FamilySearch.org [Printed Book/Digital Capture], 6 vols., to view the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/185431.
1680-2015. Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania Card Catalog – FamilySearch.org, 946,124 images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2524622.
1681-1950. Pennsylvania Civil Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 241,745 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2466357.
1683-1993. Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records – FamilySearch.org, 1,926,283 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8802.
1683-1994. Pennsylvania Probate Records – FamilySearch.org, 3,200,560 images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999196.
1700-1914. Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography – FamilySearch.org [Printed Book/Digital Capture], 32 vols., to view the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/209588.
1708-1985. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records – Ancestry.com, 10,934,014 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451.
1709-1940. Pennsylvania Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 476,245 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681011.
1709-1950. Pennsylvania Births and Christenings – FamilySearch.org, 951,480 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681005.
1719-1996. Pennsylvania Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers for Allentown, Bedford, Brownsville, Bustleton, Carlisle, Chambersburg, Chestnut Hill, Doylestown, Easton, Erie, Germantown, Gettysburg Greensburg Harrisburg Hazleton, Kittanning, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montrose, Newtown, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, Scranton, Shippensburg, State College, Sunbury, Tunkhannock, Washington, Waynesboro, and Wilkes-Barre. See www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/pennsylvania.
1750-1940. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records – Ancestry.com, 922,365 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60592.
1794-1908. Pennsylvania, Naturalization Records from Supreme and District Courts – Ancestry.com, 19,698 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2393.
1795-1930. Pennsylvania, Naturalization Records from Circuit and District Courts – Ancestry.com, 417,869 records see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2717.
1803-1915. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates – FamilySearch.org, 2,442,468 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1320976.
1860-1906. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births – FamilySearch.org, 1,022,168 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951739.
1867-1921. PA National Guard Veteran’s Card File – PA State Archives, part of the Archives Records Information System (ARIAS). For access to 1.5 million records, see www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us.
1885-1889. Pennsylvania, Records of Marriages – Ancestry.com, 37,562 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2489.
1885-1951. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes – FamilySearch.org, 1,830,468 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1388247.
1888-1890s. Pennsylvania City Directories – Ancestry.com, includes Allentown, 1889, 1890, 1891; Altoona, 1888, 1890, 1891; Bethlehem, 1890; Bradford, 1889, 1890, 1892; Chambersburg, 1887; Chester, 1889, 1891, 1893; Columbia, 1892, 1894; Easton, 1894; Erie, 1889, 1890, 1891; Harrisburg, 1889, 1890, 1891; Hollidaysburg, 1888; Johnstown, 1887, 1889, 1893; Lancaster, 1888, 1890, 1892; Lebanon, 1889, 1891; McKeesport, 1893; New Castle, 1891, 1893, 1895; Norristown, 1888, 1890, 1892; Philadelphia, 1889, 1890, 1891; Pittsburgh, 1889, 1890, 1891; Pittston, 1888, 1890, 1892; Plymouth, 1887, 1891; Reading, 1889, 1890, 1891; Scranton, 1889, 1890, 1891; Shamokin, 1889, 1891; Titusville, 1887, 1890, 1893; Washington, 1886, 1889; West Chester, 1888; and Wilkes-Barre, 1889, 1890, 1891; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Pennsylvania/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
RHODE ISLAND
1636-1899. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts – Ancestry.com, 21 vols., 501,177 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3897.
1636-1930. Rhode Island, Births – Ancestry.com, 273,579 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4262.
1636-1930. Rhode Island, Deaths – Ancestry.com, 261,974 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4264
1636-1932. Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records – Ancestry.com, 106,591 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9079.
1636-1914. Rhode Island Births and Christenings – FamilySearch.org, 896,289 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675525.
1647-2008. Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index – Ancestry.com, 436,160 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70671.
1724-1916. Rhode Island Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 208,653 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675538.
1732-1921. Rhode Island Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers from Bristol, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, Warren, and Woonsocket. www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/rhode-island.
1802-1950. Rhode Island Deaths and Burials – FamilySearch.org, 838,777 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675536.
1885 Rhode Island State Census – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], 13 rolls, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/293179.
1885 Rhode Island State Census – FamilySearch.org, digitized and indexed, 321,999 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1794115.
1988-1890s. Rhode Island City Directories – Ancestry.com, includes Bristol, 1887; East Providence, 1892, 1894; Johnston, 1890, 1892; Newport, 1889, 1890, 1891; Pawtucket, 1889, 1890, 1891; Providence, 1899, 1890, 1891; Westerly, 1888, 1890, 1892; and Woonsocket, 1888, 1890, 1891; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Rhode Island/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1890-1992 Rhode Island, Indexes to Naturalization Records – Ancestry.com, 120,719 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2897.
SOUTH CAROLINA
1670-1980. South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9080.
1671-1977. South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes- FamilySearch.org, 222,656 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919417.
1675-1965. South Carolina Marriage Index – Ancestry.com, 69,131 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7840.
1681-1935. South Carolina Births and Christenings – FamilySearch.org, 14,805 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675535.
1695-1925. Combined Alphabetical Index (Land, Property, Court, Tax, Rev War) – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], from the SC State Archives, 19 rolls, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/485140.
1709-1913. South Carolina Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 4,154 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675541.
1735-2001. South Carolina Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers for Beaufort, Camden, Charleston, Columbia, Edgefield, Georgetown, and Pendleton. See www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/south-carolina.
1766-1901. South Carolina, Delayed Birth Records; and City of Charleston, South Carolina, Birth Records – Ancestry.com, 261,465 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1239.
1798-1928. South Carolina, Darlington County Records – FamilySearch.org, 331,447 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2144005.
1821-1961. South Carolina, Death Records – Ancestry.com, 1,168,304 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8741.
1889-1891 South Carolina City Directories – Ancestry.com, includes Charleston, 1889, 1890, 1891; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/South Carolina/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1894-1944. South Carolina, Clemson University Student Military Service Records – Ancestry.com, 8,413 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1951.
SOUTH DAKOTA
1859-1995. South Dakota Land Patents Database – USGenWeb Archives, see www.usgwarchives.net/sd/land/sdland.htm.
1861-1889. History of Dakota Territory – Ancestry.com, digitized and OCR indexed book, 2 Vols., 5,248 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25507.
1861-1941. South Dakota, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records – FamilySearch.org, 75,635 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2239227.
1861-2002. South Dakota Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank, digitized and indexed newspapers for Aberdeen, Artesia, Deadwood, Eureka, Fort Randall, Miner, Pierre, Sioux Falls, Vermillion, and Yankton, South Dakota. See www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/south-dakota.
1862-2008. South Dakota, Cemetery Index – Ancestry.com, 251,619 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9253.
1862-2014. South Dakota, Dept. of Health Index to Births and Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 693,053 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549807.
1865-1972. South Dakota, County Naturalization Records – FamilySearch.org, 124,277 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078640.
1879-1955. South Dakota, Death Index – Ancestry.com, 322,632 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8659.
1879-1970. South Dakota, School Records – FamilySearch.org, 4,753,816 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1389778.
1879-1971. Rapid City, South Dakota, Mortuary Indexes – Ancestry.com, 16,222 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9752.
1885 Dakota Territory Census (Southern Counties) – Ancestry.com, index and images of the 20 surviving southern counties of Beadle, Edmunds, Hand, Hyde, Marshall, Roberts, Stanley, Butte, Fall River, Hanson, Lake, McPherson, Sanborn, Turner, Charles Mix, Faulk, Hutchinson, Lincoln, Moody, and Spink counties, 76,472 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6247.
1887-1890s. South Dakota City Directories – Ancestry.com, includes Aberdeen, 1887, 1889; Pierre, 1890; and Sioux Falls, 1889, 1890, 1894; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/South Dakota/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1888 Methodist Episcopal Church Records, Sioux Falls, South Dakota – USGenWeb Archives, see http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/minnehaha/church/sf.txt. This database, one of several South Dakota locations, was extracted from the online book, Minutes of the …session of the Dakota Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, for details, see https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/101851506.
1889-1990. Pioneer Certificates, Sioux Valley Genealogical Society (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/441686.
1890 Federal Census Fragments – Ancestry.com, a few South Dakota names were salvaged from Union County, Jefferson Township, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1610551.
1895 South Dakota State Census – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm/Digital Capture]. Surviving counties: Beadle, Brule, Pratt, Presho, Campbell and Charles Mix counties. To access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/319716.
1895 South Dakota, State Census – Ancestry.com, digitized and indexed, 21,007 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6120.
TENNESSEE
1779-2008 Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records – Ancestry.com, 635,238 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9176.
1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriage Index – FamilySearch.org, 3,331,399 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1936414. For the Ancestry.com version, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169.
1783-1895 Tennessee, Early Tax List Records – Ancestry.com, 262,784 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2883.
1784-1946 Land and Property Records, Davidson County, Tennessee – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], 547 rolls, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/229234.
1790-1950 Tennessee, County Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 4,599,297 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1619127.
1793-1969 Tennessee Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers from Athens, Benton, Bolivar, Bristol, Brownsville, Camden, Carthage, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Cleveland, Columbia, Cookeville, Covington, Crossville, Dickson, Dresden, Ducktown, Fayetteville, Gainesboro, Greeneville, Humboldt, Huntingdon, Jackson, Johnson City, Jonesboro, Jonesborough, Knoxville, Lawrenceburg, Lexington, Loudon, Maryville, McMinnville, Memphis, Milan, Morristown, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Newport, Paris, Pulaski, Rogersville, Rugby, Rutledge, Savannah, Selmer, Sequatchie, Shelbyville, Sneedville, Somerville, Sweetwater, Tracy City, Union City, Wartburg, and Winchester, see www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/tennessee.
1796-1950 Tennessee Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 1,667,895 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681022.
1851-1900 Tennessee, Marriages – Ancestry.com, 292,425 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4125.
1872-1923 Tennessee, City Death Records Ancestry.com, cities of Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, 201,087 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5076.
1874-1955 Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index – Ancestry.com, 1,478,997 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2546. For the FamilySearch.org version, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681020.
1881-1915 Tennessee, City Birth Records – Ancestry.com, cities of Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. 70,804 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2491.
1869-1909 Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records – Ancestry.com, 337,621 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2282.
1889-1891 Tennessee City Directories – Ancestry.com, includes Chattanooga, 1889, 1890, 1891; Knoxville, 1889, 1890, 1891; Memphis, 1889, 1890, 1891; and Nashville, 1889, 1890, 1891; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Tennessee/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1885 Knoxville City Directory – Knoxcotn.org, see www.knoxcotn.org/old_site/directories/1885knoxville/index.html.
1891 Tennessee State Census – FamilySearch.org [Printed Book/Digital Capture], to view the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/461479.
1891 Tennessee State Census/Enumeration of Male Voters – Ancestry.com, 391,186 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2884.
1891-1965 Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows – FamilySearch.org, 379,476 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1874474. For the Ancestry.com version, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7875.
1895 Clarksville, Tennessee Directory – Ancestry.com, 5,470 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3848.
TEXAS
1716-2008 Texas, Land Title Abstracts – Ancestry.com, 442,615 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5112.
1800-1900 Texas, Index Card Collections (TX State Archives) – Ancestry.com, 102,875 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2265.
1800-1990 Texas Probate Records – FamilySearch.org, 1,164,427 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016287.
1813-2016 Texas Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers from Amarillo, Austin, Beaumont, Beeville, Bonham, Brazoria, Brenham, Brownsville, Bryan, Canyon, Clarksville, Cleburne, Corpus Christi, Corsicana, Dallas, Denison, Edinburg, El Paso, Fort Worth, Galveston, Gonzales, Greenville, Henderson, Houston, Huntsville, Jefferson, Kingsville, Laredo, Lubbock, Marshall, Nacogdoches, Palestine, Paris, Pittsburg, Pleasanton, Richardson, Rusk, , San Angelo, San Antonio, San Augustine, San Luis, San Marcos, San Saba, Shiner, Snyder, Sour Lake, Taft, Victoria, Waco, Waxahachie, and West Columbia, see www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/texas.
1830-1900 Texas Ranger Service Records – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1044059. https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1044059.
1837-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls – FamilySearch.org, digitized and indexed from 424 microfilm rolls at the TX State Archives, this is the main substitute for census-poor Texas with 4,575,333 records. To access the digital images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1827575. For the Ancestry.com version, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60184.
1837-1965 Texas, County Marriage Records – FamilySearch.org, 1,724,715 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803985.
1837-1973 Texas Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 695,783 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681052.
1833-1974 Texas, Wills and Probate Records – Ancestry.com, 110,887 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2115.
1837-1965 Texas, Select County Marriage Index – Ancestry.com, 3,185,816 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60183.
1837-1977 Texas, County Marriage Index – FamilySearch.org, 1,575,573 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803987.
1837-2011 Texas, Marriage Collection – Ancestry.com, 16,016,525 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8795.
1837-Current. Surname Index – Texas General Land Office, www.glo.texas.gov/history/archives/surname-index.
1838-1900 Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards – Ancestry.com, 116,060 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2059.
1840-1981 Texas Births and Christenings – FamilySearch.org, 515,974 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681015.
1870-1930. Confederate Pensions (Texas): Applications Approved and Rejected [Microfilm & Digital Capture], 699 rolls, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/70567. See also, Confederate Pension Index for Texas, 1870-1930 [Microfilm & Digital Capture], see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/777370.
1870-2012 Texas, County Marriage Records – Ancestry.com, 3,829,639 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9168.
1875-1945 Texas, Convict and Conduct Registers – Ancestry.com, 263,765 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2143.
Texas City Directories, 1888-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Austin, 1889,1891, 1893; Dallas, 1889, 1891, 1893; Denison, 1887, 1891; Fort Worth, 1888, 1892, 1894; Galveston, 1888, 1890, 1891, Houston, 1889, 1890, 1892; San Antonia, 1887, 1891, 1892; and Waco, 1889, 1890, 1892: part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Texas/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
Reconstructed 1890 Census Name Lists are in print for Bexar, Caldwell, Limestone, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Smith, Travis, Walker, Cass, Hamilton, Kerr, and Leon counties, Texas; see the book, Texas Censuses & Substitute Name Lists, 1716-2012, pp 23-24, see www.familyrootspublishing.com/store/product_view.php?id=3293.
1890-1976 Texas Deaths – FamilySearch.org, 4,543,234 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983324.
UTAH
1846-1900s List of Indexes – Utah State Archives, this page access over 70 indexed databases including statewide military death certificates, birth certificates, death certificates, countywide birth registers, divorce registers, and naturalizations, see http://archives.utah.gov/research/indexes/index.html#indexlist.
1847-1900s Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File – FamilySearch.org, 1,091,919 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078505.
1847-1966 Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 – FamilySearch.org, 18,924 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1542862.
1847-1966 Utah Death Registers – Ancestry.com, 307,098 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6967.
1847-2000 Utah Cemetery Inventory – Ancestry.com, 350,016 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5232.
1848-1992 Salt Lake City, Utah, Cemetery Records – Ancestry.com, 100,756 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7829.
1848-2001 Utah, State Archives Records – FamilySearch.org, 433,665 images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001084.
1849-1949 Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records – FamilySearch.org, 118,620 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1459704.
1849-1972 Miscellaneous Marriage Index (LDS) – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], 19 rolls, to access the digital images, see he FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/282764.
1850-2005 Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers – FamilySearch.org, 109,185 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2302011.
1851-1945. Utah Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank, digitized and indexed newspapers from American Fork, Cedar City, Coalville, Fillmore, Garland, Lehi, Logan, Mercur, Ogden, Price, Provo, Saint George, Salt Lake City, Spanish Fork, and Topaz, see www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/utah.
1860-1937. Utah, Early Mormon Missionary Database – FamilySearch.org, 42,039 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2517343.
1877-1918 Utah, LDS Mission Calls and Recommendations – FamilySearch.org, 39,590 records. See https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2553860.
1879-1934 Utah, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records – FamilySearch.org, 5,612 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2203361.
1887-1935 Utah Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 245,379 records. See https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675546.
1887-1937 Utah, Select County Marriages – Ancestry.com, 1,122,817 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60198.
1888-1946 Utah Deaths and Burials – FamilySearch.org, 144,303 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675547.
1888-1890s Utah City Directories – Ancestry.com, includes Ogden, 1890; and Salt Lake City, 1888, 1890, 1891; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Utah/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1890 Utah Directory: Salt Lake City, Logan, and Provo – Ancestry.com, 41,516 records. See http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4421.
1890-1915 Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records – FamilySearch.org, 33,262 records. See https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1464677.
VERMONT
1749-1908 Vermont, Vital Records – Ancestry.com, 1,426,900 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4661.
1749-1999 Vermont, Wills and Probates – Ancestry.com, 98,222 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9084.
1749-2005 Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records – FamilySearch.org, 6,910 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987653.
1760-1954 Vermont Vital Records (Town Clerks) – FamilySearch.org, 2,327,930 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1784223.
1760-2008 Vermont Vital Records – FamilySearch.org, 1,974,198 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075288.
1765-1908 Vermont Births and Christenings – FamilySearch.org, 221,5459 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675544.
1781-1960 General Alphabetical Card Index to Court Records, Rutland Co VT – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm/Digital Capture], 7 rolls, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1192384.
1781-2006 Vermont Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank, digitized and indexed newspapers from Barton, Battleboro, Bellows Falls, Bennington, Bradford, Brandon, Brattleboro, Burlington, Chelsea, Chester, Danville, Fair Haven, Granville, Hyde Park, Irasburg, Island Pond, Manchester, Middlebury, Montpelier, Morrisville, Northfield, Peacham, Poultney, Putney, Randolph, Royalton, Rutland, South Londonderry, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, Swanton, Vergennes, Westminster, Windsor, and Woodstock, see www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/vermont.
1800-1921 Vermont Probate Files – FamilySearch.org, 10,225 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1435692.
1840s-1960s School Lists, Caledonia, Orleans, and Essex Counties, Vermont – Nekg-Vt.com, see www.nekg-vt.com/submenu-schools.htm.
1886-1890s Vermont City Directories – Ancestry.com, includes Barre, 1890; Burlington, 1889, 1890, 1891; Montpelier, 1890, 1892; Rutland, 1889, 1891; St. Albans, 1886, 1891; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Vermont/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1850-2005 Vermont, Town Records – FamilySearch.org, 75,597 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1627819.
1850-1900 Vermont Land Records, Early to 1900 – FamilySearch.org, 169,270 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1409123.
1871-1908 General Index to Vital Records of Vermont – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm/Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/313352.
1894 Vermont Men – Ancestry.com, digitized and indexed from Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3337.
VIRGINIA
1607-1900s Virginia Memory – The Library of Virginia, the state library/archives has a long list of digital collections, all indexed, see www.virginiamemory.com/collections/collections_a_to_z.
1700s-1900s Digital Exhibits – Virginia Military Institute, statewide digital collections, all indexed, see www.vmi.edu/archives/digital-collections.
1700s-1900s Digital Collections – Virginia Commonwealth University, statewide digital collections, all indexed, see http://dig.library.vcu.edu.
1700s-1900s ImageBase – Virginia Tech, digital collections, emphasis on Southwest Virginia, all indexed, see https://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/browse.php.
1736-1986 Virginia Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers from Abingdon, Accomac, Alexandria, Berryville, Big Stone Gap, Boydton, Bristol, Charlottesville, Dumfries, Farmville, Fincastle, Fredericksburg, Irvington, Leesburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Mathews, Monterey, Newport News, Norfolk, Orange, Petersburg, Richmond, Roanoke, Staunton, Stephens City, Suffolk, Tazewell, Warrenton, Williamsburg, Winchester, and Woodstock, see www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/Virginia.
1785-1940 Virginia Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 1,219,044 records see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708698.
1785-1940 Virginia, Select Marriages – Ancestry.com, 6,102,360 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60214.
1779-1924 Index, Land Surveys (Virginia Land Office) – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], 92 rolls, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/415347.
1853-1912 Virginia Deaths and Burials – FamilySearch.org, 611,127 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708697.
1853-1917 Virginia Births and Christenings – FamilySearch.org, 1,991,095 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708660.
1853-1917 Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index – Ancestry.com, 757,683 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2558.
1854-2014 Virginia, Birth Records & Delayed Birth Records – Ancestry.com, 8,308,630 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9277.
1870-1912 Virginia, Richmond City Birth Index – FamilySearch.org, 50,615 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1929534.
1887-1890s Virginia City Directories – Ancestry.com, includes Alexandria, 1887, 1888; Danville, 1892; Lynchburg, 1887, 1890; Norfolk, 1889, 1890, 1891; Petersburg, 1888; Richmond, 1888, 1889, 1891, 1892; Roanoke, 1888, 1889; Staunton, 1888, 1890, 1892; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Virginia/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
WASHINGTON
1850-Current. The Washington Digital Archives – WA State Archives, since 2004, the nation’s first and largest digital archives is dedicated specifically to the preservation of electronic records. As of Oct 2018, they have over 216 million records preserved. 72 million records are indexed by surname, place, date, etc., and all are available online. To see the extensive list of Current Collections and access to the search screen, see www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections#RSID:5.
1850-1954 Washington, County Land Records – FamilySearch.org, 884,953 images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1762885.
1850-1982 Washington, County Naturalization Records – FamilySearch.org, 170,198 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932554.
1851-1970 Washington, Wills and Probate Records – Ancestry.com, 123,915 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9086.
1852-1950 Washington, County Divorce Records – FamilySearch.org, 127,147 images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1930340.
1853-1929 Washington, County Probate Records – FamilySearch.org, 587,055 images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1979435.
1853-1957 Washington, Western District, Naturalization Records – FamilySearch.org, 139,772 images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2296985.
1854-1902 Washington Marriages – Ancestry.com, 12,884 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7874.
1854-1927 Washington, King County Probate Records – FamilySearch.org, 33,530 images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1878788.
1854-1950 Washington, County Probate Case Files – FamilySearch.org, 4,310 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1454946.
1854-1955 Western States Marriage Index – Ancestry.com, 6,334 WA records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70016.
1854-1965 Washington Postmaster Indexes – FamilySearch.org, 15,381 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1404287.
1854-2000 Washington Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers from Aberdeen, Anacortes, Bellingham, Colfax, Colville, Edison, Ellensburg, Everett, Friday Harbor, Kennewick, Leavenworth, Lynden, Newport, Olympia, Oroville, Pasco, Port Townsend, Pullman, Puyallup, Ritzville, Seattle, Shelton, Spokane, Steilacoom, Tacoma, Vancouver, Walla Walla, Wenatchee, and Yakima, see www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/washington.
1854-2010 Washington, County Records – FamilySearch.org, 6,880,104 images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1910364.
1854-2013 Washington, Marriage Records – Ancestry.com, 10,074,966 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2378.
1855-2008 Washington, County Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 372,134 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1534448.
1855-2008 Washington, County Marriages Ancestry.com, 826,920 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60226.
1856-1954 Washington, County Records – Ancestry.com, 6,879,890 images, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60228.
1856-2010 Washington, County Records – FamilySearch.org, 6,880,104 images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1910364.
1857-1892. Washington State and Territorial Censuses (1987 Edition) – Ancestry.com, 772,246 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1018. Note: A 2003 Edition of this collection (online at WA Digital Archives only) has several more counties, and over 1 million records. Washington became a state in 1889. As 1890 Census Substitutes, there were WA Territorial Censuses conducted in 1885, 1887, and 1889; and WA State Censuses conducted in 1891, 1892, and 1894. See the WA Digital Archives to search for a name, or to search within a specific WA database, see www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections#RSID:5.
1871-1892 Washington State and Territorial County Censuses (2003 Edition) – Washington State Library [Microfilm Only], 35 rolls, see the WSL online catalog for the contents of each roll. see www.sos.wa.gov/library/catalog.aspx. Note: the images and indexes to these censuses are available at the WA Digital Archives, see www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections#RSID:5.
1869-1950 Washington Birth Records – FamilySearch.org, 159,323 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1463676.
1887-1890s Washington City Directories – Ancestry.com, includes Puget Sound, 1887; Seattle, 1889, 1890, 1891; Spokane Falls, 1889, 1890; Spokane,1893; Tacoma, 1889, 1892, 1893; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Washington/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1881-2015 Tacoma, Washington, Obituary Index (Tacoma Public Library) – Ancestry.com, 431,407 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70049.
1882-1965 Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists – Ancestry.com, 3,577,120 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8945.
1883-1960 Washington, Deaths – Ancestry.com, 1,035,372 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1208.
1887-1939 McNeil Island, Washington, U.S. Penitentiary, Photos and Records of Prisoners Received – Ancestry.com, 8,784 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1253.
1890 City of Ballard Census – FamilySearch.org [Printed Book Only], see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/336560. Note: In 1890, Ballard was the third largest city in the state until 1907, when it was annexed into the city of Seattle.
WEST VIRGINIA
1754-1899 Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25647.
1754-1985 West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records – Ancestry.com, 644,064 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9087.
1756-1971 West Virginia Will Books – FamilySearch.org, 325,731 images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909099.
1774-2003 West Virginia Military Research – USGenWeb Archives, see www.wvgenweb.org/wvmilitary/index.html.
1847-1912 West Virginia Land Grants – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], 56 rolls, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/334356. Indexed in Dyer’s Index to Land Grants in West Virginia – FamilySearch.org [Printed Book Only], see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/710251.
1780-1970 West Virginia Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 1,504,135 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408729.
1785-1971 West Virginia, Marriages Index – Ancestry.com, 2,887,474 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2538.
1791-1922 West Virginia Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers from Ceredo, Charles Town, Charleston, Clarksburg, Fairmont, Grantsville, Huntington, Keystone, Lewisburg, Martinsburg, Morgantown, Moundsville, Point Pleasant, Shepherdstown, Sistersville, Thomas, Volcano, Weston, and Wheeling, see www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/west-virginia.
1804-1938 West Virginia, Births Index – Ancestry.com, 3,629,631 records. See http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2537.
1814-1991 West Virginia Naturalization Records – FamilySearch.org, 64,939 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909003. For the Ancestry.com version, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60233.
1853-1928 West Virginia Births and Christenings – FamilySearch.org, 410,186 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708695.
1853-1930 West Virginia Births – FamilySearch.org, 1,289,392 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417341.
1853-1970 West Virginia Deaths – FamilySearch.org, 2,408,098 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417434.
1853-1973 West Virginia, Deaths Index – Ancestry.com, 2,446,976 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2568.
1854-1932 West Virginia Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 200,367 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708701.
1854-1932 West Virginia Deaths and Burials – FamilySearch.org, 48,702 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708700.
1863-1900 West Virginia Marriage Records – Ancestry.com, 178,740 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4484.
1888-1890s West Virginia City Directories – Ancestry.com, includes Wheeling, 1888, 1890, 1892; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/West Virginia/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
WISCONSIN
1800-1987 Wisconsin, Wills and Probate Records – Ancestry.com, 210,019 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9088.
1801-1928 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index – Ancestry.com, 4,138,236 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2544.
1807-1907 Land Patents, Brown County, Wisconsin – USGenWeb Archives, index to the patents issued to private purchasers of land at the first General Land Office in the Wisconsin area, located at Green Bay, Brown County (Michigan Territory until WI Territory was establish in 1836). See www.usgwarchives.net/wi/brown/old/brland.htm.
1818-1907 Land Patents, Crawford County, Wisconsin – USGenWeb Archives, index to the patents issued to private purchasers of land in Crawford County, created by Michigan Territory in 1818, and an original county of Wisconsin Territory in 1836. see http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/crawford/land.
1820-1907 Wisconsin, Birth Index – Ancestry.com, 1,065,005 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4750.
1820-1907 Wisconsin, Marriage Index – Ancestry.com, 1,368,708 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4997.
1820-1907 Wisconsin, Deaths – Ancestry.com, 439,245 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4984.
1820-1992 Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records [Online Database], 1,135,393 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046887.
1824-1910 Probate Index, Brown County, Wisconsin [Microfilm/Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/462336.
1826-1926 Wisconsin Births and Christenings – FamilySearch.org, 1,440,965 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708703.
1832-1907 Wisconsin, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 – Ancestry.com, 187,635 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2079.
1833-1995 Wisconsin Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers from Appleton, Beloit, Chilton, Dodgeville, Durand, Ellsworth, Fond du Lac, Fort Atkinson, Fox Lake, Galesville, Grafton, Gratiot, Green Bay, Janesville, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lancaster, Madison, Manitowoc, Mauston, Milwaukee, Mineral Point, Monroe, New Lisbon, Oconto, Oshkosh, Prescott, Racine, Richland Center, Sheboygan, Superior, Watertown, Waukesha, and Wisconsin Rapids, see www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/wisconsin.
1835-1900 Wisconsin Marriages – Ancestry.com, 27,383 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5230.
1835-1968 Wisconsin Deaths and Burials – FamilySearch.org, 34,943 records, see
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708699.
1836-1911 Wisconsin, County Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 755,345 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803973.
1836-1930 Wisconsin Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 197,702 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708704.
1848-1948 Wisconsin Probate Estate Files – FamilySearch.org, 1,399,485 images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1874190.
1848-1990 Wisconsin, Milwaukee Naturalization Index – FamilySearch.org, 76,412 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138589.
1867-1907 Wisconsin, Death Records – FamilySearch.org, 432,959 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803975.
1885 Wisconsin State Census – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm/Digital Capture], 10 rolls, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/176742.
1885 Wisconsin State Census – FamilySearch.org, digitized and indexed database, 407,138 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1443713.
1887-1890s Wisconsin City Directories – Ancestry.com, includes Appleton, 1887, 1889, 1891, 1893; Ashland, 1888, 1890, 1891; Eau Claire, 1889, 1891, 1893; Fond du Lac, 1893; Janesville, 1889, 1892; La Crosse, 1888, 1893; Madison, 1888, 1890, 1894; Milwaukee, 1889, 1890, 1891; Oshkosh, 1889, 1891, 1893; Racine, 1888, 1890, 1892; Superior, 1889, 1891, 1892, 1894; Watertown, 1885, 1895; Waukesha, 1892, 1895; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Wisconsin/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1895 Wisconsin State Census – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm/Digital Capture], 12 rolls, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/176967.
1895 Wisconsin State Census (Veterans Home) – ClarkCountyHistory.org, see www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/clark/facts/1895_KingVets.htm.
1895 Wisconsin State Census – FamilySearch.org, digitized and indexed database, 494,911 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1443712.
1895 and 1905 Wisconsin, State Censuses – Ancestry.com, 2,690,489 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055.
WYOMING
1864-1915 Wyoming, Wills and Probate Records – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60497.
1867-1945. Wyoming Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers from Cheyenne, Evanston, Heart Mountain, and Laramie, see www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/wyoming.
1867-1920 Laramie County, Wyoming, Naturalization Records – Ancestry.com, 2,776 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4360.
1867-1920. First Marriage Records of Laramie County – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the online FHL catalog: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2227847.
1867-2000 Western States Marriage Index – Ancestry [Online Database], 23,890 WY marriages, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70016.
1868-1970. The Historical Encyclopedia of Wyoming – FamilySearch.org [Printed Book/Digital Capture], 2 vols., 1,425 pages of biography, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/584256.
1868-1991 Wyoming Biographies – FamilySearch.org [Printed Book/Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/670113.
1869-1920. Marriage Records, Albany County, Wyoming – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm/Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/84693.
1874-1908 Wyoming, Laramie County, Homestead Records – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm/Digital Capture], 18 rolls, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2526478.
1876-1890 Wyoming, Laramie County, Military Bounty Land Records – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the online FHL catalog page. https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2526513.
1877-1920 Wyoming Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 13,941 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708702.
1892 Cheyenne, Wyoming Directory – Ancestry.com, 3,742 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5382.
Further Reading:
– Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920. Evolution of county boundaries.
– The 1890 Federal Census & Union Veterans: A Genealogists’ Insta-Guide. Part of the 1790-1950 Census “Quick Look” series.
– Censuses & Substitute Name Lists. 52 books (AL-WY, DC & US Territories).
GenealogyBlog Articles Related to Censuses & Substitutes:
– Substitute Name Lists for the Lost 1890 Federal Census – Part 1: National & Alabama to Missouri
– Common Census Questions. Census Takers, Census Bureau, etc.
– Are You Reading the Originals? Reading Federal Census Records. Census Copies, etc.
– Old City Directories – Before the Internet. Genealogy in City Directories, etc.
– County Name Changes and Abolished Counties Reflected in the 1790-1920 Censuses.
– Census Records and County Boundary Changes.
– Peculiarities of the First Federal Census. Facts about the 1790 census.
– Census Mistakes. Things to consider when using census records, and areas where mistakes are prevalent.
– Taking the Census in the Applegate Valley of Oregon. Census taker met by shotgun.
– The 1880 Census Short Forms & Where to Find Them. A list of 48 counties holding originals.
– The 1840 Federal Census: A New Look. The last head of households census.