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 23, 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
        
86/88 GREEN,    Elizabeth       66 F W  Keeps House     1000    -       SC 16-17
-/89  WILSON,   Alexander       27 M W  Farmer           -      100     TN 19  
                Anna            27 F W  Keeps House                     TN 
                Mary             4 F W                                  TN 
                Richard          2 M W                                  TN 
                John          4/12 M W                                  IL 13-Feb
 
87/90 GREEN,    Barnett         47 M W  Farmer          1300   870      IL 19
                Martha          37 F W  Keeps House                     IL 16-17 
                William         18 M W  Farm Hand                       IL 15 
                Mary            16 F W  At Home                         IL 15
                James           13 M W                                  IL 15
                Sarah           11 F W                                  IL 15
                Delilah          9 F W                                  IL 15
                Marshal          7 M W                                  IL 
                Albert           5 M W                                  IL 
                George           3 M W                                  IL 
                Thomas        3/12 M W                                  IL 13-Jan
 
88/91 ELISTON,  William         25 M W  Farmer          -       300     KY  19
                Margaret        19 F W  Keeps House                     IL   
                Joseph        4/12 M W                                  IL 13-Feb
 
89/92 PETERS,   Andrew          26 M W  Farmer          -       225     OH 19 
                Margaret        22 F W  Keeps House                     OH
                Elizabeth        3 F W                                  IL 
                John         10/12 M W                                  IL 13-Aug
 
90/93 DASHER,   John            25 M W  Farmer          -       250     OH 19
                Mary            23 F W  Keeps House                     OH
                Anna             7 F W                                  IL  15
                Elizabeth        5 F W                                  IL 
                Phoebe           3 F W                                  IL 
 
91/94 ELISTON,  Bennet          29 M W  Farmer          -       100     KY  19
                Oliver           1 M W                                  IL   
                Abigail         31 F W  Keeps House                     KY  
      ROY,      William         12 M W                                  IL 15
 
92/95 DECH,     Andrew          26 M W  Farmer          -       100     AL 19
                Milly           20 F W  Keeps House                     IL 
                Ira           6/12 M W                                  IL 13-Dec
 
93/96 CHAMPION, Samuel          50 M W  Farm Laborer                    OH 19
                Agnes           18 F W  Keeps House                     IN 
                Samuel          12 M w                                  IL 15
                Thomas           8 M W                                  IL 15

 

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