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 R1E P.M. Blissville Twp
Enumerated on July 23, 1870
Enumerated  by:Samuel T. Pace
Post Office:Ashley,IL
Transcribed By: Wanda Livesay

1  2 3                           4 5 6 7        8    9          10 Column 11 thru 20
 
107/110 STORTS, Moses           46 M W Farm Laborer             OH 19
                Sabina          43 F W Keepshouse               OH
                Eliza           18 F W At Home                  OH
                Marion          14 M W                          OH 15
                Harvey          12 M W                          OH 15
                Elizabeth        9 F W                          OH
                Emily            4 F W                          OH 
  
108/111 DEES,   Wiley           28 M W Farmer   -  300          IL 19
                Elizabeth       27 F W Keepshouse               IL   
                Emily            7 F W                          IL 
                Jessee       10/12 M W                          IL 13-Sept 
 
109/112 QUINN,  Samuel          62 M W Farmer   5000  400       TN 19  
                Martha          46 F W Keepshouse               TN 16-17
                Samuel          21 M W Farm Hand                IL 19 
                Moses           19 M W Farm Hand                IL 
                Martha          17 F W At Home                  IL 15
                Clifton         15 M W                          IL 15
                Dorcus          13 F W                          IL 15
                Lalathiel        9 F W                          IL 15
                Olivia           7 F W                          IL 
  
110/113 VOTAW,  Henry           56 M W Farmer                   MO 19
                Artemissa       42 F W Keepshouse               IL 17
                Nancy            9 F W                          IL 
                Charles       3/12 M W                          IL 13-Mar 
 
111/114 LENINGTON, Isaac        37 M W Farmer   500  250        OH 19
                Naomi           29 F W Keepshouse               IL 
                Alamandre       14 M W                          IL 15  
                Pheobe          12 F W                          IL 15
                Lydia            9 F W                          IL 15
                James            4 M W                          IL 
                Jemima           3 F W                          IL 
                Isaac        11/12 M W                          IL 13-Aug 
 
112/115 FAIRCHILD, John         48 M W Farmer   3000  1000      OH 19
                Elisa           41 F W Keepshouse               IL   
                Alice           18 F W At Home                  IL 15
                Manford         16 M W Farm Hand                IL 15
                Winfield        14 M W                          IL 15
                Levi            12 M W                          IL 15
                William         10 M W                          IL 15
                Abraham          8 M W                          IL 15
        

 

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