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
T3 R1E of 3rd P.M.
Enumerated on July 20, 1870
Enumerated By: Samuel T. Pace
Post Office: Ashley
Transcribed By: (Barbara Skrable)

1  2    3                         4 5 6 7                8      9        10      Column 11 thru 20

7  7   WELLS,          Alice      3 F W                                  IL
8  8   BOSWELL,        Brooks    50 M W Farmer                 175       TN      19
                       Sarah     53 F W Keeps house                      TN
       ASHLEY,         Martha    13 F W                                  IL      15
9  9   NORRIS,         Augustus  29 M W Farmer          1000 1000        KY      19
                       Martha    22 F W Keeps house                      IL
                       Lora       2 F W                                  IL
10 10  FRED,           Alford    32 M W Farmer                 500       IL      17 19
                       Pricilla  29 F W Keeps house                      IL      17
       BOSWELL,        Richard   11 M W                                  IL      15
                       William    9 M W                                  IL      15
11 11  HEWBERRY,       James     26 M W Farm laborer           100       IL      19
                       Martha    27 F W Keeps house                      IL
                       Seleda     ? F W (Unable to read age)             IL
                       Margaret   4 F W                                  IL
12 12  LANE???         Joseph    47 M W Farmer           3000 2000     CANADA    11 12 19
                       Eliza     44 F W Keeps house                      IL      11
                       Benjamin  23 M W Farm hand                        IL      11 19
                       Laurie    20 F W At home                          IL      
                       Harriet   17 F W                                  IL      11 15
                       James     14 M W                                  IL      11 15
                       Mary E.   11 F W                                  IL      11 15
                       Elizabeth  8 F W                                  IL      11 15
13 13  BLAKE,          Henry     28 M W Farm labor                       MO      19
                       Sarah     43 F W Keeps house                      TN
                       George     2 M W                                  IL
14 14  HICKS,          William   39 M W Farmer            400  125       IL      19
                       Matilda   41 F W Keeps house                      IL
                       Thomas    21 M W Farm hand                        IL      19
                       George    17 M W                                  IL      
                       Mary      15 F W                                  IL      
                       Charles   11 M W                                  IL
                       Milly      7 F W                                  IL
                       Eliza      4 F W                                  IL
15 15  PAGE,           Thomas    33 M W Farmer            400  100       IL      19
                       Louisa    28 F W Keeps house                      IL
                       Jefferson  9 M W                                  IL
                       Mahala     5 F W                                  IL
                       Margaret   3 F W                                  IL
                       William    1 M W                                  IL

 

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