United States Census Defective Schedules

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Availability
Some schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent (DDD) Classes for 1880 can be found on microfilm at the National Archives and for some states at the Family History Library. The National Archives has microfilms for Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia.

Historical Background
1880 schedule taken of delinquent, defective, and dependent classes.

Content
 1880 schedule lists individuals by name who were:

Insane

                       Idiots

Deaf-mutes

Blind

Homeless Children

Inhabitants in Prison

Pauper and Indigent

Web Sites
NARA: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/nonpopulation/