Need 1880/1890 Census Record!!! Can you PLEASE access?

Question

My e-mail research partner who had access to these things has gone missing. I am desperately looking for the father and brother of my great grand father. He wasnt close to is fam, but I have these two leads:

He has a brother, Charlie Dickson (born approx 1870) who has children Holsie, Vertie, and "Red". And his father may be named George Dickson (born approx 1850, blacksmith?) from TN. As of 1920, both were listed in the Houston Co., TN 1920 census.

Can someone PLEASE share the records for George Dickson, Erin (city), Houston County, Tennessee that list his children in his home, perhaps the 1880 or 1890 census? Walter B. and Charlie should be in there cause they're only a year or two apart.

Answer 1

Here's what I found on ancestry.com:

1900 United States Federal Census
about George Dixon
Name: George Dixon
Home in 1900: Civil District 4, Houston, Tennessee
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: abt 1850
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Jennie
Race: Black
Occupation: View image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
George Dixon 50
Jennie Dixon 37
Harrie Dixon 20
John Dixon 17
Laura Dixon 17
Cleaveland Dixon 14
Hart Dixon 12
Hellen Dixon 10
Liza Dixon 9
Sidney Dixon 6
W Z Dixon 4
Charles Dixon 2
Ollie L Dixon 3.12
Ether Dixon 3.12

George's occupation as listed in the census is unclear. It could say farrier or farmer. There are 2 sons listed that could be Walter and Charlie.

But then I found Charles Dixon that would be much older than the Charles listed above:

1900 United States Federal Census
about Charles E Dixon
Name: Charles E Dixon
Home in 1900: Civil District 4, Houston, Tennessee
Age: 34
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Luticia
Race: Black
Occupation: View image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Charles E Dixon 34
Luticia Dixon 29
Theo B Dixon 9
Charles L Dixon 5
Lon V Dixon 1
Holsey M Dixon 0

Here there is Lon V, a daughter (Vertie?) and Holsey (Holsie?).

So I don't know which of these is your ancestor. Sorry I couldn't be more help. Good luck!

Answer 2

Houston, we have a meltdown.
The lds site (www.familysearch.org) has a transcription of the entire 1880 census.. and there is no 1890 available. Normally, I can "tweak" this search pretty well, and I gave it a good effort, looking through ovr 1500 Dicksons/Dixons in Tenn. NONE of these match your information or family group. I also used the first names Walter and Charles beyond Tenn, and still did not find it.
Couple things from experience... transcriptions are not perfect. Meaning, you would have to find microfilm of the county 1880 and go through that. Or they may have been missed entirely. it does happen.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnhousto/
this is the county genweb page for Houston county. It does not seem to have as many resources as some pages I have seen (marriages, so forth), but it does list what resources they do have. These are all volunteer sites, and not all counties have persons there to do transcriptions.
I don't know if you have gone through the entries on genforum.. it might help to post it there. Since George was still alive in 1920 (?), are there records of his death? where buried? You may have to closely re-examine the later records you have, and fill in that way, asking what you might find re the younger ones.
Wish I could help more.

Answer 3

Census records from that period might not include the names of all the children. Sometimes that would only list the 2 oldest by name. Also, keep in mind that in the south, teh economy was severely depressed from 1870 through the 1920's and a lot of people move to the cities during that period.

Answer 4

The Family History Center at the biggest LDS church in your county probably has a subscription to a census images collection. Call and ask. They are free and you don't have to be a Mormon (or even a Christian) to use them. Many FHC's are open some evenings.

As the gentleman before me said, the 1890 census was lost in a fire and the 1880 is free to the world, online.

Answer 5

Hey if you have a Latter Day Saints Family History center near you you can check out all the census etc for free (cept for maybe a $.05-.10 fee for copies)
just do a search online for Centers near you might luck out and find one. Good luck!

Answer 6

Forget the 1890 federal census--it was destroyed in a fire a long time ago.