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1818 Census of Crawford County, Illinois
Transcribed
by Kim Torp |
| The original census was listed in this particular book
in alphabetical order by the FIRST name. I have sorted it based on
alphabetical order of the LAST name, but you can tell what order the
individual was originally listed in this book by the number in the first
column.. In the book, the first column is titled "Date of receiving list"
and a number assigned to that person (which were all in order starting
with 1 and ending with 518). Some of the entries had dates noted, (which I
assume to be the date the census return was received), but most did not. I
have left them out since it is difficult to tell which date belongs to
which individual. Its value is limited anyway, since all of the dates
ranged from April 6, 1818 to May 11, 1818 in the "original" census and
from July 10, 1818 to July 22, 1818 in the "additional" census. The author
of this book made notations on which of these individuals could also be
found in the (1) Federal Census for 1820, (2) the 1820 State Census for
Clark County and (3) the 1820 State Census for Crawford County. It was
just way too confusing to try and decipher the author's little symbols
since most folks had more than one symbol noted, so I have left that out
also. Hopefully, we will one day have the transcriptions of those various
censuses online and you can check them for yourself. Names are typed
exactly as they are in the book.... many of which appear to be phonetic
spellings, so make sure to check all the possible variations. - Kim |
| In 1818, "Crawford county" consisted of a good portion of Illinois, stretching all the way from the northern
counties, including Cook county, all the way down to current Clay, Marion, Richland and Lawrence counties. |
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Recapitulation of Census of 1818
Free white males 21 years and upwards: 422
All other white inhabitants: 1558
Free people of color: 78
Servants or slaves: 20
Total: 2078
Additional Census:
Free white males 21 years and upwards: 179
All other whites: 698
Total: 877
Grand total: 2955 |
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Source:
Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library, Vol. XXIV,
Statistical Series, Volume II, Springfield, 1935, transcribed by Kim Torp. |
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