Jefferson  County Illinois 1870 Census

Column 1 -  Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
Column 2 -  Families numbered in the order of visitation
Column 3 -  The name of every person whose place of  abode on the first day of June, 1870, 
was in this family.
Column 4  - Age at last birthday if under one year give months in fractions.
Column 5  - Sex Male (M) Female (F)
Column 6  - Color White (W) Black (B) Mullato (M) Chinese (C) Indian (I)
Column 7  - Profession, Occupation or Trade of each person male or female
Column 8  - Value of Real Estate
Column 9  - Value of personal estate 
Column 10 - Place of birth, naming state or territory of U.S. or the Country of foreign birth.
Column 11 - Father of foreign birth
Column 12 - Mother of foreign birth
Column 13 - If born within the year state month (Jan., Feb., etc.)
Column 14 - If married within the year state month (Jan., Feb., etc.)
Column 15 - Attended school within the year 
Column 16 - Cannot read
Column 17 - Cannot write
Column 18 - Wether deaf and dumb, blind, insane or idiotic
Column 19 - Male citizens of the U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards
Column 20 - Male citizens of U.S.  of 21 years of age and upwards, whose right to vote 
is denied or abridged on other grounds than rebellion or other crime.

*NOTE* Columns 11 through 20 are listed only if a mark appeared in that column on the census.
The number listed is the column number that was marked. All columns are listed above
as to what information they contain.

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Jefferson County 1870 census                                             
T4S R2E  Elk Prairie Twp
Enumerated on July 22, 1870
Enumerated  by:  Joseph Cunningham
Post Office: Marcy,IL
Transcribed By: Wanda Livesay

1  2 3                        4 5 6 7          8    9        10 Column 11 thru 20
 
1/1 DODDS,     John          44 M W Farmer   8255    3683    IL 19
               Emaline       47 F W Keeps House              IL  
               William       20 M W Works Farm               IL 15
               Susan C       16 F W At Home           `      IL 15
               John D        14 M W                          IL 15
               Wilburn N     12 M W                          IL 15
    QUINN,     Mary          76 F W  At Home                 NC 
 
2/2 REIDELBERGER, Peter      34 M W Farmer   -       1000    MD 11-12-19
                  Mary J     30 F W Keeping House            Ireland 11-12
                  Joseph J   10 M W                          IL 12-15
                  Richard P  11 M W                          IL 12
                  Edward      2 M W                          IL 12
  
3/3 MITCHELL, Wilson         44 M W Farmer   -       400     TN 19
              Menerva        48 F W Keeping House            TN 16-17
              Hariet         14 F W At Home                  IL 15
              Epharm         10 M W                          IL 15
              Noah            8 M W                          IL 15
  
4/4 CLARK,    Martin         41 M W Farmer   -       500     IL 19
              Celia          38 F W Keeping House            IN 16-17
              Willam         13 M W                          IL 16-17
              Thomas E        8 M W                          IL 
              Wilford         6 M W                          IL 
              Oliver          4 M W                          IL 
              John C       8/12 M W                          IL 13-Oct
 
5/5 BROOKSHIER, Wyatt        44 M W Farmer   -       400     KY 
                Elisabeth    29 F W Keeping House            TN 
                Mary          2 M W                          IL 
                Albert     8/12 M W                          IL 13-Oct
 
6/6 HAMLIN, Francis          32 M W Farm Laborer    -100     IL 16-17-19
            Nancy J          27 F W Keeping House            KY 17
            Caroline          7 F W                          IL 
            Isac              6 M W                          IL 
            Lydia             3 F W                          IL
            Elisabeth      6/12 F W                          IL 13-Dec
 
7/7 PEFFIN, Benj.            42 M W Farmer      -   500     Upper Cana. 11-12-16-17-19
            Nancy            30 F W Keeping House            IL 
            Albert           17 M W Farm Laborer             IL 
            Laura            11 F W                          IL  16-17
            John              7 M W                          IL 
            William           6 M W                          IL