Census Records (Family Search)Census records are among the most rich and rewarding family history records available. Depending on which census your ancestor is in, you can learn where he or she lived at a particular place or time, learn his or her place of birth, and what he or she did for a living, among many other bits of valuable information.
Photo: "Folder 31: Form 1" from the Civic Services Committee Papers (Margaretta Childs Archives at Historic Charleston Foundation)