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  Dodds TWP 
Enumerated on June 9, 1870
Enumerated  by: Samuel T Pace
Post Office: Mt.Vernon, Illinois
Transcribed By: Wanda Livesay

1  2 3                           4 5 6 7          8      9      10 Column 11 thru 20
        
100/102 SMITH,  William         51 M W Farmer   -       300     IL 19
                Dorcas          53 F W Housekeeper              TN 16-17
                James           13 M W                          IL 15
        HAM,    Massa           79 F W Domestic servant         MD 17

101/103 BUMPAS, Nathan          56  M W Farmer  -       100     VA 19
                Martha          53 F W Housekeeper              VA 
                Mary A          14 F W                          IL 
 
 
102/104 SOUTHARD, Virginia      64 F W Washerwoman              TN 17
                Massa I         19 F W Washerwoman              IL 17
        MELTON, Nathan          39  M W Farmer  -       360     NC 19
                Haret           29 F W Housekeeper              KY 
                Edith E         10 F W                          IL 15
                Benjamin         8 M W                          IL 15
                Henry            6 M W                          IL 15
                Marion           2 M W                          IL  
                Mary A          4/12 FW                         IL 13-Feb
 
 
103/105 ADAMS,  John            26  M W Farmer                  IL 19
                Elizabeth       20 F W Housekeeper              IL 
                James           1/12 M W                        IL 13-May
        BALTZELL,David          12 M W                          IL 
 
 
 
104/106 GREEN,  Mary            63  F W Farmer  4000    700     SC 
                Golitha         19 F W Keeps House              IL 16-17
        AMES,   Sarah J         28 F W Keeps House              IL 16-17
                Oscar           12 M W                          IL 15
                William         10 M W                          IL 15
                Mary E           8 F W                          IL 15
                Augusta          2 F W                          IL 
        LARD,   Martha          12 F W                          IL 15
        WILSON, David           24 M W Laborer                  IL 19
 
 
105/107 BRADY,  John            32 M W Laborer                  OH 17-19
                Amy             27 F W House keeper             IN 16-17
                Thomas           4 M W                          IL 
                Robert           2 M W                          IL 
 
 
106/108 ADDISON,Richard         33  M W Farmer                  IL 19
                Ellen           27 F W Keeps House              IL 
                William         12 M W                          IL 15
                Sarah           10 F W                          IL 15
                Lucy A           1 F W                          IL 

 

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