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 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
 
-/ - ROBERSON,   Melisia      1 F W                          IL 
 
78/72 SULSER,    James       20 M W Farm Hand  -     125     IL 
                 Elimeda     18 F W Keeps House              IL
                 Martha    3/12 F W                          IL 13-Mar
 
79/73 KELLY,     Nathan      39 M W Farmer  280     400      IL 19
                 Nancy       38 F W Keeps House              IL  
                 James       14 M W                          IL 15
                 Matilda     12 F W                          IL 15
                 Julia        9 F W                          IL 15
                 Mary         7 F W                          IL 15
                 Johnn        3 M W                          IL 
  
80/74 DOUGHERTY, John        36 M W Farmer  1200    720      KY 16-17-19
                 Martha      37 F W Keeps House              KY 16-17
                 John        11 M W                          IL 15
                 Wm.          5 M W                          IL 
      SULSER,    Joseph      18 M W Farm hand                IL 15
 
81/75 KIRKPATRIC,F. McD      30 M W Farmer   -       400     IL 19
                 Lucy J      25 F W Keeps House              IL 
                 Sarah        4 F W                          IL 
                 Wm.          2 M W                          IL 
                 Alva         1 M W                          IL 
                 Sarah       77 F W At Home  400     -       KY 
 
82/76 WEST,      Robt        65 M W Farmer 400     500       NC 16-17-19
                 Sarah       40 F W Keeps House              KY 16-17
      CURTIS,    Margarite   30 F W At Home                  KY 
                 Robert       5 M W                          IL 
                 Mathew       1 M W                          IL 
 83 NO ENTRY 
 
84/77 KELLY,     Matthew     27 M W Farmer   800     50      IL 19
                 Prudence    25 F W Keeps House              IL 
                 Evera        3 M W                          IL 
                 Nathan       1 M W                          IL 
 
85/78 YOUNGBLOOD,D.C.        21 M W Farm Hand   -    150     IL 19
                 John        43 M W Farmer  -       500      TN 19
                 Mary        36 F W Keeps House              TN 16-17
                 John J      22 M W Farm Hand                IL 19
                 Elizabeth   15 F W At Home                  IL 15
                 Albert      13 M W                          IL 15
                 Paralee     10 F W                          IL 15
                 Henry H      8 M W                          IL 15