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
        
-/-  BERRY,     Lawrence         3 M W                          IL 
                William          1 M W                          IL 
  
 
21/22 PEERY,    Cornelius       62 M W Farmer   5000    9000    VA 19
                Polly           51 F W Housekeeper              TN 
                Johnathan       16 M W Works on Farm            IL 15
                Richard         14 M W                          IL 15
                Martha           7 F W                          IL 15
        GORE, Eskalana          23 F W  At Home                 IL 
 
 
22/23 GUTHRIE,  Joseph          48 M W Farmer   1400    175     OH 16-17-19
                Amelia          49 F W Housekeeper              IL 
                William         24 M W Farm Hand     -    150   IL 19
                John P          22 M W Farm Hand     375  -     IL 19
                Amelia C        16 F W At Home                  IL 15
                Edward          10 M W                          IL 15
                Joseph E         8 M W                          IL 15
  
 
23/24 GUTHRIE,  James           44 M W Farmer   2000    500     OH 19
                Sarah           66 F W Housekeeper              OH
                Jane            41 F W Housekeeper              OH 
                Margaret        36 F W Housekeeper              OH 
                Lucasta         29 F W Housekeeper              OH 
 
 
24/25 GUTHRIE,  John L.         36 M W  Farm Hand               OH 19
                Mary E          31 F W Housekeeper              OH 
                Annie            9 F W                          IL 15
                Minnie           4 F W                          IL 
                Thomas           1 M W                          IL 
                Maggie          17 F W At Home                  OH 15

 
25/26 BRADFORD, John            35 M W Farm Laborer             OH 19
                Mary            37 F W Housekeeper              OH
                Rufus            9 M W                          IL 
                Charles          7 M W                          IL 
                John             2 M W                          IL 

26/27 BRADFORD, James           53 M W Farmer   850     275     VA 19
                Elizabeth       55 F W Housekeeper              PA 
                Clarisa         29 F W At Home                  OH
                Sarah           16 F W At home                  OH 15
                Benjamin        19 M W Farm Laborer             IL 
        ADCOCK, Martin           9 M W                          IL 15
        GUTHRIE,David           14 M W                          IL 15

 

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