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 August 1, 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
 
   -/ -PETERSON,D.G.            15 M W Works at home              IL  
                Eliza F.         6 F W                            IL 15
 
103/96 REYNOLDS,James           29 M W Farmer   600     470       IL   
                Lurana          27 F W Keeping House              KY 
                W.W.             8 M W                            IL 
                Adison           6 M W                            IL 
                Emma J           3 F W                            IL 
                Silas S       6/12 M W                            IL 13-Jan 
       McBRIDE, Marshal         21 M W Farm Laborer               IL 16-17-19
 
104/97 CHILTON, John            61 M W Farmer   -       148       VA 16-17-19
                Mary            49 F W Keeping House              NC 16-17
                Washington      27 M W Farm Laborer               TN 16-17-19
       PRESLEY, James           26 M W Farm Laborer               TN 16-17-19
                Mary J          21 F W works at Home              TN 
 
105/98 GOSSADGE, J L            39 M W Farmer   -       200       TN 19
                Lucinda         37 F W Keeping House              TN 
                Mary J           1 F W                            IL 
  
106/99 HODGE,   Riley C         31 M W Farmer   400     337       TN 19
                Sarah C         23 F W Keeping House              IL  
                Asberry C        7 M W                            IL 
                James R          4 M W                            IL 
                Luther           1 M W                            IL 
 
107/100 ROBERSON, Alex          38 M W Farmer   600     710       IL 19
                Melissa J       29 F W Keeping House              TN 16-17
                James M         17 M W  Works at Home             IL 15
                Joshua          15 M W  Works at Home             IL 15
                Mary E          12 F W                            IL 15
                Henry L         10 M  W                           IL 15
                Charles A        5 M W                            IL 15
                Hiram W          4 M W                            IL 
                Louella          1 F W                            IL 
 
108/101 HODGE,  James           36 M W Farm  Laborer  400 150     TN 19
                Martha          24 F W Keeping House              IL  
                Eliza            9 F W                            IL 15
                Wm. A            7 M W                            IL 15
                Melissa C        4 F W                            IL 
                John Ed          2 M W                            IL 
                Charles Q     3/12 M W                            IL 13-Apr
 
109/102 READ,   John E          50 M W Farmer   -       50        KY 19