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 Blissville Twp
Enumerated on July 21, 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

33/33 HELVICK, John             43 M W Farmer  800  300         Prussia 11-12-19
                Sophia          42 F W Keepshouse               Prussia 11-12 
                Henry            9 M W                          IL 11-12
                Mary             3 F W                          IL 11-12
      DIXON,   George           18 M W  Farm hand               IL
      ONELVIC, John             18 M W Farm hand                Baden 11-12-19
 
34/34 JACOBS,   Huldah          41 F W Laundress                TN 
                John R          22 M W Farm Laborer             IL 19
                Francis         14 M W                          IL 15
                Decalb          12 M W                          IL 15
 
35/35 MASTERS,  William         40 M W Farmer    - 400          IL 19  
                Sarah           37 F W Keepshouse               IL 16-17 
                Ellen           18 F W  At Home                 IL 15
                Jacob            7 M W                          IL 
                Roxanna          4 F W                          IL 
                William          2 M W                          IL 
  
36/36 PERDUE,   John            34 M W Farmer                   VA 19
                Sarah           36 F W Keepshouse               TN 
                William          7 M W                          KY 
                Frank            6 M W                          KY 
                Richard          4 M W                          IL 
                Mary             5 F W                          IL 
                Manda         2/12 F W                          IL 13-Apr
 
37/37 SMITH,    John            37 M W Farmer  1200  400        Prussia 11-12-19  
                Maria           36 F W Keepshouse               OH
                Angeline         9 F W                          IL 11
                Margaret         8 F W                          IL 11
                Mary             5 F W                          IL 11
                Adam             4 M W                          IL 11
                John             1 M W                          IL 
 
38/38 SHOOK,    Isaac           32 M W Farmer  750  250         IL 11-12-19
                Mary            32 F W Keepshouse               MO 11-12
                Elizabeth        6 F W                          IL 
                George           4 M W                          IL 
                Amelia           3 F W                          IL 
                William          2 M W                          IL 
 
39/39 LAIRD,    Aliza           50 F W Keepshouse  1800  350    NC 19
                James           22 M W Farm Laborer             IL 
                Lewis           20 M W  Farm Hand               IL 
                Elizabeth       18 F W At Home                  IL