1910 Census

The United States takes a census of its population every 10 years. After 73 years, it releases to the public the information gathered from the census. The most-recent census publicly available is the 1920 census, released in 1993. In 2003, the 1930 census will be released.

This image is from the 1910 census. Starting with line four, it shows the household of Issie Tartazky with his wife Rosie and children Louis, Walter, Sadie and Sammie. Also living with them is Issie's brother Abraham. The only person in this household living today is Sadie; Sally Waldman, the mother if Richard Waldman.

Other censsus information valuable for genealogical research include the ages of the persons (four columns after the name). It shows, for example, that Issie was 29 and Rosie 27. It shows how many years married (10 for the couple) and the fact that Rosie had 7 children, 4 of whom are still alive. Rosie was to lose Sammie, the twin brother of Sally Waldman, at an early age.

Census records lead to other records. If year of naturalization is shown, it provides a clue as tto where to find those records. Place of birth can lead to birth records. Census records may identify members of the family not previously known.