This particular census was a big one for some of us baby boomers. It would be the first census we are enumerated.
Ron and I we were fortunate to be born during the first 3 months of 1950 because the census enumerated people in the household on April 1, 1950.
I was not disappointed and found both of us with our parents, on the very first day the census came out. While it wasn’t yet indexed, we had all learned ways to find our families by using enumeration indexes and other tricks. It’s all indexed now and can be searched by name.
To access the 1950 census and find your family, you can go to Ancestry, MyHeritage or Family Search
Here is the 1950 census with me as a baby and my parents.
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They are living in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Both myself and my parents were born in Detroit, as were many other family members. No surprise that my blog is called Michigan Family Trails. My Dad is working as a truck driver for Cartage Company. They are living at 16814 Winston. In fact I have a picture of them standing in front of that very house prior to my birth.
Here's a scrapbook page I created using that photo.
Here is the 1950 census with my husband Ron and his parents, Gordon & Dorothy. They are living in San Diego, California at 4339 35th St. Gordon is working as a Field Representative at the Pacific Finance Company. The census correctly states that Gordon was born in California, Dorothy in New York and Ron right there in San Diego.
Of course I have many more family members who appeared in this census and will write about them from time to time. Especially our grandparents, aunts and uncles.
There were no surprises in this census record in regards to our families.
- Have you found yourself in this census?
- How about family members?
- Were there any surprises for you?
Happy hunting,
Michigan Girl
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I look forward to reading your comments. If you have any connection to the people mentioned in this blog, please let me know. I write about mine and my husband's ancestors and would welcome new information or meeting a new cousin or two. Thanks for visiting and come back soon.