Linked 1860-1870 Sample
Introduction
The preliminary version of this sample contains information on 1,827 adult
males who were located in the manuscript schedules of the 1860 and 1870
Federal Population Censuses. The unit of observation is an individual male.
Each observation contains information on the male's characteristics as
recorded in the 1860 and 1870 census manuscripts, as well as information
on the male's county, city, and town in both years.
The sample was created by locating individuals who appeared exactly
once in both the 1860 and 1870 indexes to the federal manuscript schedules.
The 1870 index does not cover the entire U.S. The figure below shows its
coverage, as well as the areas that have been searched so far to create
this preliminary sample.
The sample was created with the assistance of a grant from the National
Science Foundation (Grant No. SES-9309689) and is freely available below.
Address all questions, comments, and suggestions to the author, Joseph
Ferrie,
ferrie@nwu.edu.
Documentation
The file contains 2 80-character records for each individual, laid out
as follows:
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record 1 col 1-10: last name
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record 1 col 11-14: first name
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record 1 col 15-16: 1860 age
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record 1 col 17-18: 1860 birthplace
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record 1 col 19-29: 1860 county
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record 1 col 30-31: 1860 state
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record 1 col 32-42: 1860 subdivision (town, city, etc.)
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record 1 col 43-56: 1860 occupation (alpha; as is)
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record 1 col 57-64: 1860 real estate wealth
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record 1 col 65-72: 1860 personal wealth
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record 1 col 73-73: did respondent marry in 1860?
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record 1 col 74-74: did respondent attend school in 1860?
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record 1 col 75-75: was respondent illiterate in 1860?
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record 2 col 1-10: last name
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record 2 col 11-14: first name
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record 2 col 15-16: 1870 age
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record 2 col 17-18: 1870 birthplace
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record 2 col 19-29: 1870 county
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record 2 col 30-31: 1870 state
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record 2 col 32-42: 1870 subdivision (town, city, etc.)
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record 2 col 43-56: 1870 occupation (alpha; as is)
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record 2 col 57-64: 1870 real estate wealth
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record 2 col 65-72: 1870 personal wealth
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record 2 col 73-73: did respondent marry in 1870?
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record 2 col 74-74: did respondent attend school in 1870?
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record 2 col 75-75: was respondent illiterate in 1870?
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record 2 col 77-80: id number (unique for each individual)
Codes for birthplaces
The Data
