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
 
 -/-    PASLEY, Caroline        29 F W At home                  TN 17
                Elizabeth       21 F W At home                  IL
                George          19 M W Farm Hand                IL 15
                Richard         16 M W Farm Hand                IL 15
  
 
52/53 ROGERS,   Henry           38 M W Farmer   3500    550     TN 19
                Martha          37 F W Housekeeper              TN 
                Elisha          18 M W Works on Farm            TN 15
                Joseph          16  M W Works on Farm           IL 15
                Matilda         14 F W                          IL 15
                Samuel          12 M W Works on Farm            IL 15
                George           9 M W                          IL 15
                Nancy            6 F W                          IL 
                Asbury           3 M W                          IL 
 
 
53/54 HOWARD,   Simeon          57  M W Farmer  3000    450     MO 19
                Sarah           27 F W Housekeeper              KY 
                Thomas          18 M W Farm Hand                IL 15
                Barbara A       16 F W At home                  IL 15
                Charity         13 F W                          IL 15
                Clara B          8 F W                          IL 15
                James C          6 M W                          IL 15
 
 
54/55 ESKEW,    Sarah           23 F W Farmer   200     100     IL 16-17
                Roland          14 M W Farm Hand                IL 16-17
                James           11 M W Farm Hand                IL 16-17
                John            12 M W Farm Hand                IL 16-17
                Emeline         13 F W                          IL 18-Blind
                Henry G          4 M W                          IL 
 
 
55/56 ADAMS,    John            29  M W Farmer          -150    IL 19
                Mary J          26 F W Housekeeper              MO 
                Ada              4 F W                          IL 
                Sarah E          2 F w                          IL 
                Dora D           1 F W                          IL 
 
 
56/57 COX,      Michael         40  M W Farmer  200     100     OH 19
                Catherine       37 F W Housekeeper              OH
                Georgia B       16 M W At home                  OH 15
                William         14 M W Works Farm               OH 15
                Mathe           12 F W                          OH 15
                Mollie          10 F w                          OH 15
                Stephen D        7 M W                          OH 15
                Charlie C        4 M W                          OH
 

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