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Breaking Through Brick Walls: The 90-60 Census Workbook Solution

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Are You Struggling with Early U.S. Census Records?

If you’ve ever researched ancestors in pre-1850 U.S. censuses—or pre-1870 for formerly enslaved ancestors—you know the frustration. These early records list only heads of households, leaving the rest of the family unnamed. I call these censuses PIPs (Partially Identified People). Tracking your ancestors across the PIP census decades can feel impossible.

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A 90-60 Census Workbook Case Study: Mystery of the Hanna Men

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Why were young men named Hanna starting to show up in multiple households of the sons of James Crook, the hub person of my current genohistory project? Getting an answer meant facing the PIP censuses, but with the 90-60, bring them on.

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Passably Equipped: Conquering PIP Censuses with the PASSED Method

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I felt reasonably smart as I began my genealogy education. Not MENSA smart, mind you, but at least a bit above average. My ego took a bashing though, when I first hit the infamous roadblock—the PIP censuses (often mislabeled “pre-1850”) that only name the head of household with a string of tally numbers. It mystified me that anyone found them useful. An old spreadsheet had bested me until the PASSED Method emerged, made viable by an alignment tool I call the 90-60 Census Workbook.

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Early Federal Census Drama: A Tool for Your Sanity

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Update Jan. 20, 2023: A new generation of this tool is now also available, using a Google Sheets foundation. See the 90-60 Census Workbook.

We love the U.S. federal censuses, don’t we?  We need them. Right back to 1850, they’re our bedrock — or 1870, if you descend from enslaved persons. Earlier than that, however, we dread them. Fear them, maybe. Avoid them, to our peril. While limited in value individually, however, the early federal censuses become gold when compared to each other. Comparing them is a hassle, though, right? Not any more. I have designed an Excel-compatible spreadsheet tool that makes early federal census tally-matching a game you actually want to play. Let the Early Federal Census Worksheet restore your sanity.

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