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                                             
T4S R2E  Elk Prairie Twp
Enumerated on July 22, 1870
Enumerated  by:  Joseph Cunningham
Post Office: Marcy,IL
Transcribed By: Wanda Livesay

1  2 3                        4 5 6 7          8    9        10 Column 11 thru 20
 
 -/-  HICKS,  Amanda         24 F W  Keeps House             IL  
              Joseph         15 M W Farm Laborer             IL 15
              Newton         10 M W                          IL 15
      KELLER, Amanda         13 F W                          IL 15
 
14/14 ADAMS,  John           40 M W Farmer                   KY 17-19
              Susan          32 F W Keeps  House             OH 17
              Jane           17 F W At Home                  IL 15
              Eli            14 M W                          IL 15
              Elvira         12 F W                          IL 15
              James          10 M W                          IL 15
              John            8 M W                          IL 
              William         4 M W                          IL 
              Hannah          2 F W                          IL 
 
15/15 GILBERT, Jas.E         23 M W Farmer  800     150      IL 19
               Susan A       30 F W Keeps House              IL  
               George         2 M W                          IL 
               Vina        2/12 F W                          IL 13-Apr
 
16/16 WELLS, John            27 M W Farmer  800     550      IL 19
             Susan C         21 F W Keeps House              IL  
  
17/17 GILBERT, Elijah        61 M W Farmer   3000    671     VT 19
               Lucy          65 F W Keeps House              NY 
               Ira           24 M W Farm Hand                IL 19
      FEAGAN,  Jesse         19 M W F arm hand               IL
 
18/18 HAYS,  Talitha         26 F W Keeps House  200    145  IL  
             Susan            9 F W                          IL 
             Lorian           2 F W                          IL
 
19/19 REYNOLDS, Samuel       50 F W Farmer  200     145      KY 16-17-19
                Deetha       29 F W Keeps House              AL 17
                William       8 M W                          IL 15
                General Worth 3 M W                          IL 
      MATHAS,   Mary         14 F W                          TN 15
                John         11 M W                          TN 5
  
20/20 TROUT,    Jacob        62 M W Farmer                   TN 19
                Martha       66 F W Keeps House              GA 16-17
  
21/21 DEES,     A. W         42 M W Farmer   -       205     IL 19
                William      15 M W Farm Laborer             IL 15-17
                Sarah        13 F W                          IL 15
                George       10 M W                          IL 15
      HICKS,    Franklin     18 M W Farm Laborer             IL 15