Category Archives: Censuses

John Parsons, AGBI, and the 1790 Census

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday By Don Taylor Sometimes you encounter sources that don’t make sense. Recently, I encounter several trees that identified John Parsons being in the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Volume 131, Page 462, and that the AGBI was the source. … Continue reading →

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Joel Barnes & the 1840 Census

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday Roberts-Barnes By Don Taylor I know very little about my 3rd great-grandfather, Joel Barnes. He may have been born 1bout 1790 in Broome County, New York. He married Lucy Wilson Taft and they had at least one child, … Continue reading →

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Joel Barnes & the 1850 Census

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday Roberts-Barnes By Don Taylor I know very little about my 3rd great-grandfather, Joel Barnes. He may have been born 1bout 1790 in Broome County, New York. He married Lucy Wilson Taft and they had at least one child, … Continue reading →

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Nelson Barnes & the 1840 Census

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday Roberts-Barnes By Don Taylor Previously, I had looked at the lives of Nelson Barnes and his wife, Mercy Eliza Taft. (See Endnotes Below.)  I was unsuccessful in finding them in the 1840 Census. I thought I’d try again … Continue reading →

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William Hiram Vincent & the Early Censuses

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Don Taylor

Howell-Vincent Line Census Sunday By Don Taylor My wife’s third great-grandfather, Burkett Vincent, may have had 12 children, or he may have had eight.  He apparently had two wives, Elizabeth Rose and an unknown first wife. To attempt to understand … Continue reading →

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