FamilySearch published
an index to the 1915
state census for Rhode Island. Currently, no images are available. The
index includes the following information: name, residence, age, estimated birth
year, birthplace, relationship to head of household, gender, race, father’s
birthplace, mother’s birthplace, and film number, page letter, and line number.
The census date was 15 April 1915. Records for Providence county, Providence
enumeration districts (ED) 247-265 (Vol. 253) and 301-320 (Vol. 300) are
missing.
The web site also
includes U.S. federal censuses, Civil War index pension cards, World War II
draft registration cards from 1942, and many international records. However,
not all collections are complete. For New England, there are partial indexes
for the 1855 and 1865 Massachusetts censuses and partial indexes for the
Vermont Probate files 1791-1919. (Look for the percentage completed when searching
a specific collection.) You can browse images from Vermont Enrolled Militia
Records 1861-1867 and Vermont Land Records Early to 1900, but the name indexes
are not available yet.
To help this site grow,
you’re invited to help with this massive indexing program. I’ve done some
census indexing for the FamilySearch site using their online data entry form.
It’s actually fun and easy to do. After all, the more people who volunteer, the
faster the collections go online.
