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 10, 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
        
114/116 BUMPUS, Andrew          28 M W Farmer   500     425     KY 16-17-19 
                Bertha          27 F W Housekeeper              TN 16-17
                Martha A         4 F w                          IL 
                Amand A          2 F W                          IL 
                Marion S        4/12 F W                        IL  
        MAGLEN, Mary            11 F W                          TN 16-17
 
 
115/117 PHILLIPS, Henry         30 M W Farmer                   TN 16-17-19
                Louisa          17 F W Housekeeper              KY 16-17
                Isreal P        4/12 M W                        IL 13-Feb
        USHER,  Jane            33 F W Domestic Servant         TN 16-17 
        BUMPUS, John             4 M W                          IL 
    
 
116/118 SMITH,  William         36 M W Farmer   1200    400     IL 19
                Dicy J          36 F W Housekeeper              IL 17
                Benjamin        10 M w                          IL 15
                Rose B           8 F W                          IL 15
                Prior L          6 M W                          IL 15
                Emeline          5 F W                          IL 
                Anderson        6/12 M W                        IL 13-Dec 
 
 
117/119 WHISENHUNT, Henry       36 M W Farmer   1200    400     IL 19
                Mary A          36 F W Housekeeper              IN 16-17
                Rebecca J       12 F W                          IL 16-17
                Casander         3 F W                          IL  
                William         7/12 M W                        IL 13-Nov
 
 
118/120 LOCKE,  John W.         28 M W Farmer   -       150     VA 19
                Martha J        25 F W Housekeeper              IL 
 
 
119/121 REISH, Rebecca          40 F W Farmer   800     -       IL 16-17
                Newton          16 M W Laborer                  IL 15
                Elisha          13 M W Laborer                  IL 15
                Lemuel          11 M W Laborer                  IL 15
     WHISENHUNT, Lem            33 M W Laborer                  IL 19
                John            10 M W                          IL 
                Rosetta          9 F W                          IL 
 
 
120/122 HOWELL, John C          23 M W Laborer                  TN 19
                Mary            17 F W Housekeeper              IL 
                Abegill          3 F W                          TN 
 
 
121/123 WETHERLY, William       28 M W Farm Laborer             TN 19
                Elzada          27 F W Housekeeper              TN 
                Elizabeth        8 F W                          IL 
                Ida A            4 F W                          IL 
                William          2                              IL
 

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