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Census Information for Proffit, Virginia

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Census information is available from 1870, 1880, and 1890. The data fields include:

Number of Dwelling Home
Number of Family
Name of each person living in abode
Relationship to head of household
Color of person
Sex
Date of Birth
Age as of last birthday
Whether single, married, widowed, divorced
Number of years married
Mother of how many children
Number of children living
Place of Birth
Father's Place of birth
Mother's Place of birth
Year of Immigration
Number of years in the U.S.
Naturalization
Occupation, Trade or profession of each person ten years of age and over
Months not employed
Attended School (in months)
Can read
Can write
Can speak English
Owns or rents
Owned free or mortgaged
Farm or Home
Number of Farm schedule

© Created by Mieka Brand for the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies, University of Virginia, 2000