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Obion County
Federal Census and Tax records

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Please note- the email contact  on the corresponding census and tax list pages for any year have not  been changed, while we probably cannot add to the information online, if you need to contact someone to contribute to what we have,  please do NOT send email to Jane Powell, return here or the main page for the county coordinator.


obion2.gif (3442 bytes)"Included in the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses were questions regarding those who died in the twelve months prior to the enumeration. They list persons who died between 1 June and 31 May of the year prior to the census.  Even though these lists of deaths are widely believed to under-report actual numbers of deceased, this is still a valuable source of  information.  In many states where vital records were not kept it provides a nation-wide death register for five years between 1849 and 1880.  The schedule lists the deceased name, sex, age, color, widowed or not, place of birth, month of death, occupation and cause of death.  In 1870 the parents' birthplace was added."

Off site links to census information 1. 2. 3. 4.

1. Census Maps off site
http://www.segenealogy.com/sgo03.htm
http://www.segenealogy.com/sgo03_tn.htm
http://www.segenealogy.com/tennessee/tn_censusmap.htm
 

2. Beginner's Guide to Federal Census
3. Calculating Birth Year
4. And County Formation Maps
http://www.segenealogy.com/tennessee/tn_map.htm

District Locations

Census and Color

1830 Obion Census
Names only head of household and schedule.
Schedule: Male-Females, 0-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20 then in increments of 10.

Obion Co. TN 1837 Tax List for District 8 ( Partial)

1840 Obion Census
Also see 
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/obion/census/1840/

Schedule: Given/Surname of head of household and number of males/females.
Males: 0-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, etc until 13th number, which is over 100.
Females are the 2nd group of numbers.
1840 Census pages no. 127-141: east end of county; Civil or Precinct Districts 1, 2, 6, 7.
Early map shows Dist. 1 in the upper NE corner, before the panhandle.

Dist. 2 to the W of it, with the KY line as the northern border.
Dist. 6 is below Dist 2 and contains the county seat, Troy. Dist. 7 is E of Dist 6 and below Dist 1.
Both 1 and 7 border Weakly Co.'s western line.
Page no. 142 to end: west end of county, Civil or Precinct Districts 3, 4, 5, & 8.
Dist. 3 is W of Dist. 2, going to the lake on the West.

Dist. 5 is below Dist. 3.
District 4 is W of Reelfoot Lake (bet. lake and Miss. River).
Dist. 8 is on the lower eastside of the county bordered by Dist. 6 & 7 on the N & E, Gibson Co on the S. Kenton would be in this district.

1850 Census Abstracts
From microfilm by Jane N. Powell. Most abstracts contain errors,  please check original records before accepting as fact. 
1850
District Locations      District Map to 1870
Dist 1    Dist 2     Dist 3    Dist 4    Dist 5     Dist 6 Troy,  Dist 7    Dist 8    Dist 9     Dist 10     Dist 11

1850 Mortality Census

1860 Census Index, Dist 1 - 1

Dist 1   Dist 2   Dist 3   Dist 4   Dist 5    Dist 6   Dist 7   Dist 8   Dist 9   Dist 10  
Dist 11   Dist 12  
Dist 13

"rv" means value of real estate in dollars, how much the property is worth
& it does not reflect the number of acres a person owns.
  "pv" means value of personal property in dollars, such has house, furnishings, personal use items, etc.
This would also apply to the 1870 Census.
Census Extract by Dora Burke, Gay Mathis, Sharon McAllister

1860 Mortality Census

1870 Obion Census Index by Surname
abstracts by Barry Archer, Dora Burke, Chuck Burress Jackie Davidson, Dotti McCollum Ferguson,
Laura Hoglin, Lynn Laster, Debra Lowe, Jane Powell, Joan Wells Pruett, Carole Schreiber
1870 Index by Districts
District Locations    
District Map 1870 to present
1870 Obion Co TN Census
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(big file, tiffs of actual pages)
Tips for Viewing 1870 Census

Misc. Tax Lists for Obion Co., TN
District 6 & 7 from 1871-1897

Lake County was formed and taken from Obion County 24 June 1870
Tiptonville is the county seat.
A small narrow county that borders the Mississippi River, Fulton CO., KY, and across the Mississippi is New Madrid and Pemiscott Counties in MO
1870 Lake Co Census Index

1880 Lake Co Census Index

1891 Voters List in Lake County

1880 Obion Census Index by Surname
Abstracts by Dora Burke, Dorothy Chance, Jackie Davidson, Debra Lowe, Diane Pinion, Jane Powell,
Joan Wells Pruett, Carole Schreiber, Susan Wilson
1880 Census Index by Districts
1880 Obion Co TNCensus, (big file, tifs of actual pages)

1880 Federal Census - Mortality Schedule

1890 Obion Co Veterans Census

1891 Voters List in Lake County

1900 Obion Census Index, abs. by Dora Burke
Dist.1 and Dist. 6

Maps - Roads - Railroads

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