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
        
94/97 GREEN,    Edmond          46 M W  Farmer          5000    1200    IL 19
                Nancy           42 F W  Keeps House                     KY 16-17
                Catharine       18 F W  At Home                         IL   
                Franklin        17 M W  Farm Laborer                    IL 15
                Alice           12 F W                                  IL 15
                Charles         10 M W                                  IL 15
                Thomas           7 M W                                  IL 15
  
95/98 MOORE,    Sydney          24 M W  Farmer          -       300     IL 19 
                Elizabeth       23 F W  Keeps House                     TN   
                Dora          8/12 F W                                  IL 13-Oct 
 
96/99 PESCHONG, Nicholas        56 M W  Farmer          1200    200     BELGM 11-12-19
                Margaret        56 F W  Keeps House                     SWITZ.Ld 11-12
                Michael         30 M W  Farm Laborer                    NY 11-12-16-17-19
                Andrew          18 M W  Farm Laborer                    IL 11-12-16-17
                Henry           16 M W  Farm Laborer                    IL 16-17
  
97/100 CHEEK,   James           53 M W  Farmer           -      700     TN 19
                Sarah           41 F W  Keeps House                     TN 16-17  
                America         13 F W                                  IL 16-17 
                Maram           13 F W                                  IL 16-17
      PIERCE,   Margaret        19 F W  Domestic                        IL 17
                Rachael         14 F W                                  IL 17
                Sarah           11 F W                                  IL 
                Melisa           3 F W                                  IL 
                Harpool F       17 F W                                  IL  
 
98/101 SICHARD, John            35 M W  Farmer                          IL 16-17-19
                Christina       35 F W  Keeps House                     IL 
                Mary             8 F W                                  IL 
                Ella             5 F W                                  IL 
                Julia            4 F W                                  IL 
                Joseph           2 M W                                  IL 
 
99/102 FOX,     Thomas          30 M W  Farmer                          GA 16-17-19
                Julia           37 F W  Keeps House                     AL 
                James           19 M W  Farm Hand                       MS
                Nancy           16 F W  At Home                         MS
                William         13 M W                                  MS 15
                Alexander       10 M W                                  MS 15
                Mary             6 F W                                  MS
                Jackson          3 M W                                  IL 
                Columbus         1 M W                                  IL