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 R1E  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

-/- FAIRCHILD,  Olive            6 F W                          IL 
                Charles          4 M W                          IL 
                Victoria         1 F W                          IL 
 
113/116 SMITH,  Joseph          38 M W Farmer                   IL 19
                Mary            28 F W Keepshouse               IL 
  
114/117 ELISTON, Joseph         60 M W Farmer  1200  800        KY 19
                Penelipa        52 F W Keepshouse               KY 
                Erasmus         20 M W Farm Hand                KY 
                James           17 M W Farm Hand                KY 
                Snead           15 M W Farm Hand                IL 15
                Joel            10 M W                          IL 15
 
115/118 TAYLOR, Milton          50 M W Farmer  600  200         OH 19
                Emily           50 F W Keepshouse               OH 
                Daniel          18 M W Farm Hand                OH 
                Stroddie        15 F W                          IL 15
 
116/119 CLARK,  Granville       35 M W Farm Laborer             IL 19
                Sarah           30 F W Keepshouse               IL 16-17
                Leonard          9 M W                          IL 15
                George           5 M W                          IL 
                William       3/12 M W                          IL 13-Mar 
 
117/120 FARMER, William         37 M W Carpenter   100  150     OH 19
                Patience        35 F W Keepshouse               OH
                Ezra            15 M W                          OH 15
                Nancy           13 F W                          IL 15
                John            10 M W                          IL 15
                Charles          6 M W                          OH
                Mary          4/12 F W                          IL 13-Feb 
 
118/121 GILBERT, M.R.           38 M W Farmer   3600  1100      OH 19
                Elizabeth       28 F W Keepshouse               IL   
                Waldo            9 M W                          IL    
                Olive            7 F W                          IL 
                Irving           1 M W                          IL 
                Eli             82 M W Living With son          OH 19
  
119/122 GILBERT, Rainer         20 M W Farm Laborer -  200      IL 14-Feb 
                Sarah           22 F W Keepshouse               IL 14-Feb 
 
120/123 McCONAHA, James         44 M W Farmer  1200  500        OH 19
                Milly           37 F W Keepshouse               IL   
                Lavina          19 F W At Home                  IL  
                Andrew          17 M W Farm Hand                IL 15
                Melissa         15 F W                          IL 15