1930 Census and Native Americans

gwoodley · #1 Nov 4, 2005, 07:43 PM

How was the amount of Native American blood deceided on in the 1930 census?

fredg · Nov 5, 2005, 04:45 AM

Hi,
The blood was sampled by a mechanical reading device, and was discarded in 1933, for lack of accuracy. It was divided in about 4 stages.
Here is a link for more information:

http://genealogy.about.com/od/native...us_rolls_5.htm

I hope this will help.



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