The American Census Handbook


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Offers a guide to census indexes, including federal, state, county, and town records, available in print and online; arranged by year, geographically, and by topic.










David Young and Sarah Phillips Descendants, Wilson County, Tennessee, 1796-1994


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David Young was born Jan. 6, 1774. He married Sarah "Sally" Phillips on Dec. 9, 1796 in Davidson County, Tennessee. She was born Sept. 9, 1776 in North Carolina and died after 1840. David married second Mary "Polly" Petway before 1850. She was born ca. 1780 in Virginia. David died April 13, 1856 in Wilson County, Tennessee. David and Sarah were the parents of fourteen children all born in Wilson Co. They are: James, Elizabeth "Betsy or Betty", Delphy, Joseph, Doke, Carson, David Jr., Sarah "Sally", Alexander S., Alpha, Mary "Polly", Louisiana "Lucy Ann", and Frances "Fanny". Descendants live in Tennessee, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Ohio, California, New York and elsewhere and include among many others the names of Beard, Beasley, Bryan, Cooksey, Huddleston, Puryear, Quarles, Turner, etc.










The 1910 Federal Population Census


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Slave And Freeman


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Born in Tennessee in 1841, George L. Knox survived slavery and service with both Confederate and Union armies during the Civil War and afterward made his way north to find a chilly reception in Indiana. His autobiography covers the first 44 years of his life and tells how he persevered against threats, harassment, and physical intimidation to become a leading citizen of Indianapolis and an important figure of the Republican Party.







Slave And Freeman


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Born in Tennessee in 1841, George L. Knox survived slavery and service with both Confederate and Union armies during the Civil War and afterward made his way north to find a chilly reception in Indiana. His autobiography covers the first 44 years of his life and tells how he persevered against threats, harassment, and physical intimidation to become a leading citizen of Indianapolis and an important figure of the Republican Party.