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 8, 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
        
57/58   TENNYSON,James          32 M W  Farmer  450     225     KY  19
                Margaret        26 F W  Keeps House             IL 
        WHEELER,John            28 M W  Farmer                  IL  15
 
 
58/59   GARRISON,David          34 M W  Farmer  100     -       IL 16-17-19
                Missouri A.     30 F W Keeps House              MO 
                Ellen A         3/12 F W                        IL 13-Feb
        TURNER, John A.          6 M W                          IL 15
 
 
59/60   MEADOWS,Bethel          32 M W  Farmer  100     -       TN 16-17-19
                Mary E          24 F W Keeps House              TN 
                Sarah E          3 F W                          IL 
 
 
60/61   HUNT,   William         27 M W  Laborer                 IL 19
                Margaret        18 F W Keeps House              IL
                Henry T          1 M W                          IL 
                William O       1/12 M W                        IL 13-Apr
        GILES,  Sarah I         14 F W                          TN 17
 
 
61/62   PERDUN, John            59 M W  Farmer  600     350     NJ 16-17-19
                Mary A          42 F W Keeps House              NJ 16-17
                John            17 M W Farks on Farm            IL 15
                Cathrine        14 F W                          IL 15
                Joseph          12 M W                          IL 15
                Clarence         7 M W                          IL 15
        JONES,  Alice           20 F W  At Home                 NJ 
                William          2 M W                          IL 
                Edward          4/12 M W                        IL 13-Feb
        PERDUN, John            9/12 M W                        IL 13-Sep
 
 
62/63   DAVIS,  Joseph          28 M W  Farmer  -       250     IL 19
        KELSEY, Elizabeth       40 F W Keeps House              IN 17
        REGAN,  Richard         16 M W Works on Farm            IL 17
        WILLIAMS,James          40 M W Works on Farm            TN 19
                Rachel          38 F W At Home                  KY 
                Elizabeth        3 F W                          IL 
 
 
63/64   COWGER, Elizabeth       45 F W  Farmer  500     -       TN 
                George          14 M F Works Farm               IL 15
                Lella           13 F W                          IL 15
                William         10 M W                          IL 15
                Cora             4 F W                          IL 
  
 
64/65   MAHULL, Henry           60 M W  Farmer  400     175     SC 16-17-19
                Cathrine        54 F W Keeps House              KY 16-17