KNOX COUNTY CENSUS RECORDS

1783 Census

1787 Census

1807 Voter List

1820 CENSUS

1850 MORTALITY LIST

1860 Census

1870 Census

 

 

Special Census US Deaf and Hearing Relatives 1888-1895

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Taking the Census
The following is a dialogue between a census taker and a lady who answered the door,
How many males are in the family  madam?
"Five, Sir"
"Please, name them"
"Well there's my husband , myself two___ and three children which makes five"
You don't appear to understand me ma'am, "How many he's are there?"
"Oh, Yes I understand you, my husband is the only he about the house."
Is he able to do military duty?
" No, Sir"  "Then he is an alien I presume?"
"Yes Sir he is"  "Where was he born"
"He was born in New York"
"Well I thought you said he was and alien?"
"And so I did Sir, he has been ailing, for about five years, poor man"



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