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Federal censuses 1850 and later list names, ages, and places of birth (the state or nation) for everyone in each household in the county. Later censuses give even more information.

'''Location! Location! Location!''' Where the family lived is where records about them were created. Censuses play a key roll in locating your ancestors.

Censuses give clues to migration, marriage, and more.

Links to censuses:
 * Washington Online federal census indexes and images found at FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, HeritageQuestOnline and others, including the years:
 * 1850 • 1860 • 1870 • 1880
 * 1900 • 1910 • 1920 • 1930 • 1940


 * Statewide printed indexes of federal censuses


 * 1890 Veterans Schedule


 * Check county indexes when online indexes fail. Created by people who knew the families of the area, they are often more accurate and they may have added insights. See periodicals and local libraries or other record holders.