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 11, 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
        
158/161 MENDENHALL, John        50 M W Farmer                   IL 16-17-19
                Marilla         24 F W Housekeeper              IL 
                Isac            18 M W Works on Farm            IL 
                Sarah           16 F W At Home                  IL 16-17
                John            13  M W Works on Farm           IL 15
                William         11 M W                          IL 15
                Moses G          6 M W                          IL 15
  
 
159/162 BLACK, John             28 M W          200     100     TN 19
                Ellen           36 F W                          TN 16-17
                Sally           15 F W                          TN 15
        DICKENS,Martha           8 F W                          TN 
                Ellen            2 F W                          IL 
 
 
160/163 HALES, William          49 M W Farmer   1000    250     TN  19
                Eliza           44 F W Housekeeper              TN 16-17
                Emily           15 F W At Home                  IL 15
                Eveline         13 F W At Home                  IL 15
                William         11 M W                          IL 15
                Isabel           7 F W                          IL 15
                Ida              5 F W                          IL 
 
 
161/164 HAYS,   Edward          33 M W Farmer   -       175     TN 17-19
                Hariet          24 F W Housekeeper              IL 
                Malcolm          3 M W                          IL 
        McCOY,  Prudy           19 F W Domestic servant         IL 16-17
                William          1 M W                          IL 
 
 
162/165 GRANT,  William         32 M W Farmer   250     150     VA 19
                Francis         17 F W Housekeeper              IL 
        SHAW,   Eveline          7 F W                          IL 
 
 
163/166 STEWART,Jane            38 F W Washerwoman              TN 
        HALE,   William         20 M W Laborer                  TN 
        STEWART,Georgiana        5 F W                          IL 15
        RICHESON, Martha        23 F W Washerwoman              TN
                Melissa A       10 F W                          KY 15
                James M          5 M W                          KY  
                Levitas          1 M W                          IL 
 
 
164/167 SHAVER, Henry           32 M W Farmer   700     500     TN 19
                Kisiah          28 F W Housekeeper              OH
 
165/168 GUTHRIE, William R      39 M W Farmer   1100    140     OH 19
                Marinda         30 F W Housekeeper              TN 
                Martha L         3 F W                          IL 
                Alma G           1 F W                          IL