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 R1E  Bald Hill Twp
Enumerated on July 20, 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
 
 -/- WRIGHT,    John            10 M W                          IL 15
                William          8 M W                          IL 15
                Thomas           6 M W                          IL 
                James            4 M W                          IL 
                Steven       10/12 M W                          IL 13-Aug

76/74 HAM,      Jacob           53 M W Farmer   400 100         IN 17-19
                Jane            51 F W Keepshouse               IN 17
                Columbus        16 M W Farm Hand                IL 
                Margaret        12 F W                          IL 
  
77/75 WILLIAMS, Thos.           35 M W Farmer   800  1085       IN 19
                Jane            22 F W Keepshouse               IL 
                Sarah            2 F W                          IL 
                Hannah          76 F W At Home                  NC  
     VENERABLE, James           12 M W                          IL 
 
78/76 HAMBY,    Calvin          38 M W Farmer    400  100       MO  19 
                Mary            27 F W Keepshouse               IL 16-17  
                Arabelle         3 F W                          IL 
                John             1 M W                          IL 
 
79/Vacant 
 
80/77 HORTON,   L.L.            26M W Farmer   200  200         NY 19
                Nellie          22 F W Keepshouse               NY 
      CARLEY,   R.J.            34 M W Farm hand                Upper Canada 11-12-19
 
81/78 WOODRUM,  V. M.           56 M W Farmer    320  260       TN  19
                Urana           57 F W Keepshouse               KY 
                Margaret        23 F W At Home                  MO 
                Manda           18 F W At Home                  MO 
      JENKINS,  D.M.F.          12 M W                          Unknown 
 
82/80 HAMBY,    Melvin          24 M W Farmer    -  300         MO 19
                Sarah           22 F W Keepshouse               IL 17
                William          2 M W                          IL 
                Edom            54 M W Farm Hand                NC 19
      IRVIN,    Elizabeth       23 F W At Home                  IL 17
 
 
84/81 WOODRAM,  Wm.             27 M W Farmer   850  300        IL 19  
                Harriet         23 F W Keeps House              IL 
                Samuel           4 M W                          IL 
                Harriet          2 F W                          IL 
                Not Named      3/12 M W                         IL 13- Mar
 
85/ Vacant
 

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