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.

Page 10 Image # 485b     
Jefferson County 1870 census                                             
T4S R2E  Elk Prairie Twp
Enumerated on July 27, 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

67/62 MORELAND, John         31 M W Farmer  -       410      TN 16-17-19
                Julia        33 F W Keeps House              TN 
                Samuel       10 M W                          TN 15
                Wm.           8 M W                          IL 15
                Margaret      5 F W                          IL 
                Fountain      2 M W                          IL 
 
68/63 MARTIN,   John         56 M W Farmer   2400    1900    IN 19
                Julia        48 F W Keeps House              IL 17
                Elsbery      28 M W Works Farm       2000 -  IN 19
                Martha       15 F W                          IL 15
                John B        8 M W                          IL 15
      FORD,     James        14 M W                          AR
 
 69 NO ENTRY 
 
 70/64 PIERCE,  James        24 M W Farmer  1180    808      IL 19
                Sarah        22 F W Keeps House              IL 
                Mary       7/12 F W                          IL 13-Nov 
 
 71/65 ALLEN,   James        21 M W Farmer   1000    385     IL 14- Feb-16-17-19
                Mary         20 F W Keeps House              IL 14- Feb-16-17
 
 72/66 CASE,    James        52 M W Miller   200     1000    NJ 19
                Margarite    41 F W Keeps House            Ireland  11-12
 
 73/67 BAKER,   Wm.          29 M W Farm Hand                IL 16-17-19
                Mary J       23 F w Keeps House              IL 16
                Andrew        1 M W                          IL 
 
 74/68 HARTLEY, H.H.         29 M W Farmer   1120    800     KY 19
                Mellissa     25 F W House keeper             IN
                Mary          9 F W                          IL 15
 
 75/69 PITCHFORD, John       33 M W Farmer   -       370     IL 16-17-19
                Sarah A      32 F W Keeps House              KY 16-17
                Mary          9 F w                          IL 15
                James         5 M W                          IL 
                Saml.         3 M W                          IL 
                Margrite      1 F W                          IL 

76/70 SPRINGFIELD, Wm.       40 M W Farmer                   NC 19
                Manda        38 F W Keeping House            NJ 
                John         10 M W                          NJ 18- Idiotic
                Virginia      8 F W                          NJ 15
                Mary          4 F W                          NJ 
                Minnie        2 F W                          NJ 
 
77/71 ROBERSON, Thomas       21 M W Farm Hand   -    100     IL 19
                Rosindiea    19 F W Keeps House              IL 


 

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