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 P.M. Blissville Twp
Enumerated on July 22, 1870
Enumerated  by:Samuel T. Pace
Post Office:Ashley,IL
Transcribed By: Wanda Livesay

1  2 3                           4 5 6 7         8       9     10 Column 11 thru 20

 -/79 ENGLET,   George          24 M W Farmer  200     130     IL 19
                Mary J          18 F W Keeps House             IL 
 
79/80 SIDES,    William         28 M W Farmer   -      175     MO 19
                Nancy           28 F W Keeps House             IL 
                Oscar            3 M W                         IL 
                Albert       10/12 M W                         IL 13-Aug
        
80/81 EARLS,    Hezekiah        32 M W Farmer   -      200     KY 16-17-19
                Martha          31 F M Keeps House             IL 16-17
                John            10 M W                         IL 15
                Ida              8 F W                         IL 
                James            6 M W                         IL 
                George           4 M W                         IL 
                Sarah            3 F W                         IL 
  
81/82 GRAY,     Caleb           49 M W Farmer   600    225     TN 16-17-19
                Temperance      49 F W Keeps House             KY 17  
                Lucy            18 F W At Home                 IL 16-17  
                William         16 M W Farm Laborer            IL 15
     BROWN,     Mary            60 F W Invalid ?               IL
 
82/83 HERON,    John            25 M W Farmer    600  225      IL 19 
                Mary            23 F W Keeps House             TN  
                Dora             1 F W                         IL 
     PIERCE,    Moses           29 M W school teacher  - 350   IL 19
84 LAIRD,       William         25 M W Farmer    -     300     IL 14-Sept-19 
                Martha          19 F W Keeps House             TN 14- Sept 
83/85 TAYLOR,   John            43 M W Farmer  4000    1000    OH 19 
                Naomi           34 F W Keeps House             IL   
                James           18 M W Farm Laborer            IL   
                Franklin        17 M W Farm Laborer            IL 
                Mary            12 F W                         IL 
                Reuben F        16 M W Farm Laborer            IL 
                Lydia           10 F W                         IL 
                Martha           7 F W                         IL 
                Ellis            3 M W                         IL 
 
84/86 GREENE,   Jesse           30 M W Farmer  1500    400     IL 16-17-19  
                Sarah           68 F W Keeps House             TN 
                Lemuel          19 M W Farm KLaborer           IL 
                Martha          16 F W At Home                 IL 
  
85/87 DEES,     Marshall        30 M W Farmer     3500 1500    IL 19
                Josephine       32 F W Keeps House             OH
                Margaret        32 M W At Home                 IL 16-17
 

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