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 6, 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
        
1/1  MEREDITH,  Norval          36 M W  Farmer  3000    300     IN 19   
                Marlinda        30 F W  Housekeeper             IN
                Marcellus       13 F W                          IN 15
                Daniel C         4 M W                          IN
     BACHHETTS, John            22 M W  Farm Hand               TN 19

2/2  STOCKHARD, John            50 M W  Farmer  1600    1000    TN 19
                Melinda         45 F W  Housekeeper             IL
                Sarah           15 F W  At Home                 AR 15
                James           18 M W  Farm Hand               AR 15
     ALLEN,     Hester A        14 F W                          IL 15
     STOCKHARD, Martha          13 F W                          AR 15
                Melinda          3 F W                          IL

3/3  THROGMORTON, Wm.           56 M W  Farmer    -    300      NC 19
                Lucy            56  F W Housekeeper             TN 16-17
                Benjamin        20 M W  Work Hand               IL 16-17
                Littleman       16 M W  Work Hand               IL 16-17
-/4  TAYLOR,    Mary E.         24 F W  Housekeeper             IL 16-17
                Leander          9 M W                          MO 
                Jefferson        7 M W                          IL 
                Elizabeth        5 F W                          IL 
                William          2 M W                          IL 
                John R.          2 M W                          IL 
 
 
4/5 THROGMORTON, Robt.          32 M W Farmer                   IL 17-19
                Melinda         23 F W Housekeeper              IL 
                John E           3 M W                          IL 
                Lydia            1 F W                          IL 
  
 
5/6 ROGERS,     Amanda          51 F W  Farmer  1500    100     TN 
                Silas           24 M W  Farmer  1000    300     IL 19
                Louisa          22 F W  At Home                 IL 
                Amanda          19 F W  At Home                 IL 15
                Wiley           15 M W  Farm Hand               IL 15
                Harvey T         9 M W                          IL 
 
 
6/7 ROGERS,     William         57 M W  Farmer                  TN 19
  
 
7/8 BROWN,      James E.        43 M W  Farmer   200    185     TN 19
                Mary            37 F W  Housekeeper             TN 
                Sarah           15 F W  At Home                 IL 15
                George          13 M W                          IL 15
                Edward          10 M W                          IL 15
                Clesta           1 M W                          IL  
 
 
8/9 THOMPSON,   Joseph          71 M W  Farmer  1500    200     PA 19