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 R3E  Dodds TWP 
Enumerated on June 7, 1870
Enumerated  by: Samuel T Pace
Post Office: Mt.Vernon, Illinois
Transcribed By: Wanda Livesay

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

 -/-  ISABEL,   John    14 M W Works on Farm            IL 15

43/44 GARRISON, James   30 M W Farmer   2000    550     IL 19
 
  
44/45 MEADOWS,  George  29 M W Farmer      - 100        TN 16-17-19
                Sarah   20 F W Housekeeper              IL 
                Luela    1 F W                          IL 
 
  
45/46 WAIT,     Anthony 61  M W Farmer  2500    600     England 11-12-19
                Ann     59 F W Housekeeper              England 11-12-16-17
                Sarah   23 F W                          IL 11-12 
 
  
46/47 WARD,     Jehu    65  M W Farmer                  IL 19
                Martha  42 F W Housekeeper              TN 
                Maria   30 F W At Home                  VA 17
                Elen    16 F W At Home                  TN 
                Emma C  14 F W                          IL 15-17
                Andrew  12 M W                          IL 15-17
                Melissa 10 F W                          IL 17
                Martha   8 F W                          IL 17
                John     7 M W                          IL 
                Jane     4 F W                          IL 
 
  
47/48 FOULK,    Joseph  62  M W Farmer                  PA 19
                Elizabeth 53 F W Housekeeper            PA 
                John C  17 M W Farm Hand                IN 15
                William 16 M W   Farm Hand              IN 15
                Susan   14 F W                          IN
                Mary A.  8 F W                          IN 
 
  
48/49 McKINNEY, Nathan  26  M W Farmer                  IL 19
                Miranda 17 F W Housekeeper              TN 16
 
 
49/50 RIGGS,    William 31  M W Miller          -150    IN 19
                Martha 28 F W Housekeeper               VA 
                Silas  9 M W                            IL 15
                Emma   7 F W                            IL 15
                Leonidas 2 M W                          IL 
 
 
50/51 COATS,    Jesse   56  M W Farmer  900     200     TN 17-19
                Elleanor 59 F W Housekeeper     `       SC 17
                Naomi   34 F W At Home                  MO 17

51/52 COATS,    John    25  M W Farmer  -150            MO 19
                Elvira C 21 F W Housekeeper             MO 
                William  1 M W                          IL 
        PASLEY, Moses   64  M W Farmer          -120    KY  17-19
                Lucretia 58 F W Housekeeper             GA 16-17
                John    22 M W Working on Farm          IL 17-19

 

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