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 25, 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
 
   -/- McCONAHA, Martha         10 F W                          IL 
                Ira              7 M W                          IL 
                David            5 M W                          IL 
                William          3 M W                          IL 
                Luna          3/12 F W                          IL 13-Mar
                David           74 M W Living with son          PA 19
 
121/124 PERSHON, Henry          54 M W Farmer   3000  800       OH 19
                Ruth            52 F W Keepshouse               OH 
                Lewis           21 M W Farm Hand                IL 19
                Thomas          13 M W                          IL 15
                Andrew           9 M W                          IL 
  
122/125 PERSHON, John           24 M W Farmer  -  300           IL 19
                Angeline        20 F W Keepshouse               IL 
                Henry            2 M W                          IL 
                Lewis         4/12 M W                          IL 13-Feb
 
123/126 LEMMON, James           33 M W Farmer  1200 400    England 11-12-19 
        LEMMON, Josephine       26 F W Keepshouse               IL  
                Charles          2 M W                          IL 11
                Roda          9/12 F W                          IL 11-13-Oct 
 
124/127 DANIEL, Henry P         32 M W Farmer   800  500        IL  19 
                Mary            27 F W Keepshouse               IL    
 
125/128 STAMPS, Charles         22 M W Farm Laborer             KY 19
        LUSTER, Elizabeth       54 F W Keepshouse               KY 16-17
        STAMPS, Celia           18 F W At Home                  KY 
                Elijah          17 M W Farm Hand                KY 

126/129 HAMILTON, Josiah        39 M W Farmer   -  325        OH 16-17-19
                Hannah          38 F W Keepshouse               IL 16-17                 
                Orange          21 M W Farm Laborer             IL 19
                Emma            16 F W At Home                  IL 15
                Vinson          14 M W                          IL 15
                Charles          6 M W                          IL 
                Sarah            2 F W                          IL 
 
127/130 GILBERT, Alvin          31 M W Farmer 3000 1800         OH 19
                Ann M           28 F W Keeps House              OH
                Walter          10 M W                          IL 15
                Thomas           7 M W          `               IL 15
                Orloff           3 M W                          IL 
  
128/131 GILBERT, Catharine      50 F W Keepshouse  1000  250    IN
                Alvin           17 M W Farmer                   IL 15
                Luny            14 F W                          IL 15