Guidelines: The Surname Index to Location lists alphabetically all surnames enumerated in the 1900 Census of Nance Co. Each surname entry includes a soundex and the location (township, city, village etc) where the surname can be found. This index can be searched (using your browsers Find) by soundex or surname. If you do not know the soundex, click on Calculate a Soundex.

The archive files are organized by township or ward. To access a particular surname, find the location associated with the surname in the surname index. Then find and click on that location in the location column of the table of contents.

Each archive file is ordered as extracted. The file can be searched by Surname; Surname, Given name; or by the associated soundex. The surname spelling in as extracted with no attempt at spelling correction in either the archive file or the surname index.

Some things to watch out for: Each enumerator had his own peculiarities. Some were careless in entering birth dates and a considerable number are 10 years off. Some entered the number of deceased children in the Number of Children Living column. So be careful how much credence you give to the data. Remember that census extractions are a secondary record source.

NE ED 142

Beaver Township

NE ED 143

Belgrade Village

NE ED 143

Cedar Township

NE ED 144

Cottonwood Township

NE ED 142

Council Creek Precinct

NE ED 145

Fullerton City Ward 1

NE ED 145

Fullerton City Ward 2

NE ED 145

Fullerton City Ward 3

NE ED 145

Fullerton Township

NE ED 146

Genoa

NE ED 146

Genoa Indian School

NE ED 146

Genoa Township

NE ED 147

Loup Ferry Township

NE ED 147

Newman Township

NE ED 148

Prairie Creek Township

NE ED 144

South Branch Township

NE ED 143

Timber Creek Township