The material in this book has been transcribed from a microfilm of the original handwritten census sheets.  The transcription's accuracy is dependent not only on our reading of the document, but also the quality of the information recorded.  There are three sources of possible errors: the transcribers, the census taker, and the information given.  In dealing with handwritten documents, an element of uncertainty exists in correctly interpreting the handwriting.  The accuracy of the enumerator's information depended on his ability to hear what the data giver said and to correctly write down what he had heard.  The data provided was only as accurate as the knowledge or memory of the provider.  After locating information in our book, always verify your findings to the microfilm of the original record.

Space was left between initials so that you could write the complete name in if you so desire.  The names in parentheses are not in the microfilm, but were added as a way to help.  Unreadable information is left blank so that, if the microfilm you check with is readable, you will have a place to write in.

Header Lines
Recorded at the top of each census sheet was the location of those individuals listed on a particular sheet and the date they were enumerated.  The page number on the header line starts over at 1 for each district in the county.

Columns and Abbreviations
Some abbreviations the census taker used are not obvious and those appear as they were writen.  In the interest of space the column headings are not on each page.  The following is an explanation of what is contained in each column and any abbreviations used:
  column    1: dwelling number /family number
                 2: name of each person who lived on 1 June, 1900 in this family
                 3: relational to head of family
                 4: color
                 5: sex
                 6: month of birth
                 7: year of birth
                 8: age
                 9: single, married, widowed, divorced
               10: number of years married
               11: mother of how many children
               12: number of these children living
               13: place of birth
               14: place of birth of father
               15: place of birth of mother
               16: occupation
               17: number of months not employed
               18: number of months attending school
               19: can read
               20: can write
               21: can speak English
               22: home owned or rented
               23: home owned free or mortgaged
               24: farm or house

Written in as a line instead of a column, year of immigration to U.S.; next line: number of years in U. S.; third line: naturalization.

In the year of birth column, 1900 is shown as "0"

Place of Birth  Abbreviations
U. S.

Foreign
 

Number of Years Married: The following years were in the census and then crossed out. This indicates that the person had a previous marriage.
 
 
 

This census intro is by Delores (Pickering) Sanders, who transcribed the 1900 Census of Scott County in Mississippi.