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
 
  -/-  GILBERT, Charles          9 M W                          IL 15
                Zora             5 F W                          IL 
 
142/145 GILBERT, Cyrus          47 M W Farmer  3000  1700       OH 19
                Eliza J         43 F W Keepshouse               IL   
                Mary            18 F W                          IL 15    
                Stephen         12 M W                          IL 15
                Frances          9 F W                          IL 15
                Vienna           7 F W                          IL 15
       FOREMAN, Henry           28 M W Farm Laborer             VA 19
      BARFIELD, James           22 M W Farm Laborer    -  200   IL19 
 
143/146 BOSWELL, Ransom         42 M W Miller   2000-           TN 19
                Eliza           35 F W Keepshouse               IL   
                Harriet         19 F W At Home                  IL   
                Franklin        17 M W  Farm Laborer            IL 15  
                Harvey          15 M W  Farm Laborer            IL 15   
                Mahala          14 F W                          IL 15
                Sherman          6 M W                          IL 15
                Albert           2 M W                          IL 
  
144/147 WATKINS, Jacob          53 M W Farmer  5000  200        OH 19
                Margaret        43 F W Keepshouse          Ireland 11-12
                Thomas          23 M W Attends School           OH 11-15-19
                William         16 M W Farm Hand                OH 11-15
                Charles         11 M W                          IL 11-15
 
145/148 ROBINSON, Margaret      45 F W Keepshouse  1500  175    KY 16-17
                Isaac           24 M W Farmer                   IL 19
                William         22 M W Farmer                   IL 19
                Eliza           18 F W At Home                  IL 15
                John            15 M W                          IL 15
  
146/149 SNIDER, Abraham         34 M W Carpenter   -  200       OH 19
                Lydia           33 F W Keepshouse               OH 
                Ella            11 F W                          OH 15
                Frank            9 M W                          OH 15
                Waterman         7 M W                          OH 15
                Emma             2 F W                          MO 
 
147/150 NEWEL,  Asa             58 M W Farmer   3000  800       VT 19
                Margaret        42 F W Keepshouse               IL    
                Lucy            25 F W At Home                  IL 
                Oscar           21 M W Farm Laborer             IL 19
                Ichabod         19 M W Farm Laborer             IL 15
                Phillip         15 M W Farm Laborer             IL 15