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 21, 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

24/24 JOHNSON,  James           37 M W Farmer  3000  900        IL 16-17-19   
                Lavina          35 F W Keepshouse               IL 16-17   
                Dowmey          13 M W                          IL 15
                Lydia           10 F W                          IL 15
                Rueben           8 M W                          IL 15
                Daniel           5 M W                          IL 
                Jesse            3 M W                          IL  
 
25/25 BITNER,   John            27 M W Farmer                   OH 19

26/26 ROBINSON, Emaline         34 F W Keepshouse               IL 16-17
                George          12 M W                          IL 15 
                James           10 M W                          IL 15  
      HART,     Emeline         17 F W Domestic                 IL
                Alias           20 M W Farm hand                OH 
 
27/27 LENINGTON, Jubis          43 M W Farm Hand                OH
                Caroline        42 F W Keepshouse               MO  
                Jabes           17 M W Farm hand                IL 15
                Riley           14 M W Farm Hand                IL 15
                Sarah           11 F W                          IL 
                Curtis           9 M W                          IL 
                Cordelia         7 F W                          IL 
                Arvilla          3 F W                          IL  
 
28/28 LENINGTON, Colbey         22 M W Farm Laborer  -  200     IL 19
                Amanda          19 F W Keepshouse               TN  
                Jabes         7/12 M W                          IL 13-Dec 
 
29/29 BITNER,   Jud             21 M W Farm Laborer  300 300    TN  16-17-19
                Martha          17 F W Keepshouse               IL 17  
                James         6/12 M W                          IL 13-Jan
 
30/30 LUTHER,   Thomas          30 M W Farmer   -  150          IN  19  
                Hannah          27 F W Keepshouse               KY 
                George           2 M W                          IL 
 
31/31 BURKHARDT, Henry          32 M W Farmer  11000 300    Prussia 11-12-19
                Mary            28 F W Keepshouse    Hesse Darmsteadt 11-12
                Edmond           3 M W                          IL 11-12
  
32/32 GIBSON,   George          38 M W Farmer  500  500         IN 16-17-19
                Jemima          40 F W Keepshouse               IN 17
                Cathrine        16 F W At Home                  IL 15
                William         15 M W                          MO 15
                Mary            14 F W                          MO 15
                Talitha         10 F W                          IL 15
                Oceola           8 F W                          IL