Does anyone have access to the 1900 census?

Question

Iam trying to find out the parents of Benjamin M. Faulkner who was born about 1885 in Alabama and died in 1940 in Dekalb CO.AL.He married Sallie Decker.

In the 1910 census he is listed as Benny Faulkner and living in Blount CO,AL.

In 1940 he was living in Dekalb Co,AL.

In 1905 he was living in Blount Co,AL

Iam thinking that in the 1900 blount co,census that he might be listed but I don't have access to it.I have seen the records for many other counties in AL for that year,but I can't find the blount Co,census to see if he is listed.

I have emailed people who have him listed on their family trees but they have no record of who his parents were.

His death record is available online I think but Iam not able to view it and I don't know if that lists his parent's names.

Answer 1

Actually, you do have access to the 1900 census.  Try this link

http://search.labs.familysearch.org/reco...

Scroll down and  under census and lists you will see  1900 United States Census

Click on that, put in your search terms and go!!!

Best of all...  FREE!!!!  I wasn't able  to find him in Dekalb county, but, maybe you can.

Answer 2

check out

www.cyndislist.com

access to lots of free genealogical sites, including

US Census records

Answer 3

Is it possible he was a Leathermaker in the Tannery industry at one time?  There's a Ben Faulkner, he and his parents were all born in Alabama, and he was living (widowed) in Essex, NJ in the 1930 census:

1930 United States Federal Census

about Ben Faulkner

Name: Ben Faulkner

Home in 1930: Newark, Essex, New Jersey

Age: 45

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885  

Birthplace: Alabama  

Relation to Head of House: Head  

Race: White

Household Members: Name Age

Ben Faulkner 45  

1920 United States Federal Census

about Benjamin M Faulkner

Name: Benjamin M Faulkner

Home in 1920: Johnsons, Dekalb, Alabama

Age: 34 years  

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886

Birthplace: Alabama

Relation to Head of House: Head  

Spouse's Name: Sallie

Father's Birth Place: Alabama  

Mother's Birth Place: Georgia  

Marital Status: Married  

Race: White

s*x: Male

Home owned: Rent  

Able to read: No  

Able to Write: No  

Image: 39  

Household Members: Name Age

Benjamin M Faulkner 34  (Farmer)

Sallie Faulkner 46  (born in TN, her father was born in Georgia, her mother was born in TN)

Lillie B Faulkner 16  (Farm Laborer, Home Farm)

Jessie L Faulkner 14  (Farm Laborer, Home Farm)

Velar Faulkner 12  (Farm Laborer, Home Farm)

Joe Faulkner 10  

Fred Faulkner 8  

Lander Faulkner 6  

Alice Adcox 20  (daughter, single, born in Alabama, father born in Alabama, mother born in TN)

1910 United States Federal Census

about Benny M Faulkner

Name: Benny M Faulkner

Age in 1910: 25

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885

Birthplace: Alabama

Relation to Head of House: Head  

Father's Birth Place: Alabama  

Mother's Birth Place: Georgia  

Spouse's Name: Sallie J

Home in 1910: Aurora, Etowah, Alabama

Marital Status: Married  

Race: White

Gender: Male  

Household Members: Name Age

Benny M Faulkner 25  (Farmer; they'd been married 8 years)

Sallie J Faulkner 36 (married 8 years;  gave birth to 9 children, 7 of whom were living)  

Lillie B Faulkner 7  

Jesse L Faulkner 5  

Vela J Faulkner 3  

Joe Faulkner 9/12  

Lawrence Adcox 16  

Alice Adcox 11  



Still looking for him in the 1900 Census...

edit -

Could this be his WWI draft registration record?

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

about Benjamin Marion Falkner

Name: Benjamin Marion Falkner

City: Not Stated  

County: De Kalb  

State: Alabama  

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1885

Race: White  

Roll: 1509379  

DraftBoard: 0  

[permanent home address:  3 Crossville, De Kalb, Alabama;  

date of birth:  March 30, 1885;

present occupation:  farmer;

nearest relative:  Sallie Falkner, 3 Crossville, De Kalb, Alabama;

date of registration:  9/12/1918;

height: tall;

build:  medium;

eyes:  blue;

hair:  dark;

his name was spelled Falkner all the way through the registration card, including the signature]

The Falkner spelling gave me a possible 1900 Census record of a Benjamin Falkner in Big Hickory, Hall, Georgia...  but he was born in August 1883 so I don't believe that's the right Ben Falkner.

I went a few more pages, and found an interesting record for that census:

1900 United States Federal Census

about Benie M Folkner

Name: Benie M Folkner

Home in 1900: Aurora, Etowah, Alabama

Age: 15  

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885  

Birthplace: Alabama  

Relationship to head-of-house: Servant  

Race: White  

Household Members: Name Age

Henry R Dobbs 55  (married to Sarah for 34 years;  Henry and his parents were all born in Georgia; Henry was a Farmer and was renting the home where they lived in 1900, which was on a farm)

Sarah A Dobbs 57  (married 34 years;  had given birth to 4 children, 2 of whom were still living; born in Alabama;  her folks were both born in South Carolina)

Benie M Folkner 15 (he had attended school 1 month;  he had been employed 3 months;  he was working as a Farm Laborer;  he was born in Alabama;  there is a squiggly line across the blanks where his father's and mother's birthplaces should go - - there was no attempt to write anything in those blanks at all)

I'm so sorry about the last record, but hope this helps...

Answer 4

I looked in the census of 1900, Alabama, All Counties and could not find him.  

I also looked for a WWI draft registration card on him and I couldn't find one of those either.

I did find his Alabama Death certificate but it only gave the basic info.  You have to order the original to get all the details.

He died 1/9/1940.

I have found that death certificates in the 1940's give a huge amount of information including parents names, mother's maiden name, etc.  It might be worth your efforts to order a copy of the original.

Sorry I couldn't find more.