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                                             
T3S R3E  Dodds TWP 
Enumerated on June 8, 1870
Enumerated  by: Samuel T Pace
Post Office: Mt.Vernon, Illinois
Transcribed By: Wanda Livesay

1  2    3                        4 5 6 7          8      9      10 Column 11 thru 20
        
65/66   GARRISON,William        40 M W Laborer                  IL 19
                Nancy A         35 F W Keeps House              TN  
                William         16 M W Laborer                  IL 16-17
                Mary E          14 F W                          IL 16-17
                Lititia A       10 F W                          IL 15
                Amanda J         6 F W                          IL 15
                Charles F        4 M W                          IL 
                George R         2 M W                          IL 
                Jane            58 F W                          IL 16-17
 
 
66/67   COWGER, Albert          44 M W  Farmer  900     350     VA 17-19
                Vermont         22 F W Keeps House              TN 
                Ida             11 F W                          KY 15
                Electra          9 F W                          IL 15
                Benjamin         7 M W                          IL 15
                Adam T           2 M W                          IL 
        LYNCH,  William         16 M W                          IL 16-17 
-/68    BRITTON,John            29 M W Laborer                  TN 19
                Martha          19 F W Keeps House              IL 
                Tina B           2 F W                          IL 
  
 
67/69   ATKINS, Patrick         67 M W Farmer                   VA 19
                Lirena C        30 F W Keeps House              TN 16-17
                Rufus            5 M W                          IL 
                Alice            2 F W                          IL 
        LAWSON, Hariet          14 F W                          TN 15
 
 
68/70   DONKLE, Thomas          57 M W Carpenter   300  100     VA 19
                Charlotte M     52 F W Keeps House              Oh 17
                Thomas J        24 M W Laborer                  VA 19
                Charles         23 M W Laborer                  VA 19
                Romulus         20 M W Laborer                  VA 
                Florence        16 F W                          MO 15
                William H.      15 M W                          Mo 15
                Clara B         12 F W                          Mo 15
                Lilly D         10 F W                          IL 15
 
 
69/71   LEVALL, John J          38 M W Farmer   -       100     KY 19
                Martha          38 F W Keeps House              In 15
                Sarah M         16 F W  At Home                 In 15
                Martha J        14 F W  At Home                 In 15
                William J       12 M W                          In 15
                Francis P       10 M W                          In 15
                Richard D        4 M W                          In