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                                             
T4S R2E  Elk Prairie Twp
Enumerated on July 26, 1870
Enumerated  by:  Joseph Cunningham
Post Office: Marcy,IL
Transcribed By: Wanda Livesay

1  2 3                        4 5 6 7          8    9        10 Column 11 thru 20
 
 -/- MATHESON,  Adelia       10 F W                          IL 
                James         4 M W                          IL 
                Olive         2 F W                          IL 
 
28/27 JONES,    Willis       35 M W Farmer  1400    820      IL 19
                Elizabeth    37 F W Keeps House              IL 17
                Thomas       77 M W At Home                  SC 17-19
                Elizabeth    77 F W At Home                  SC 17
                Louisa       12 F W                          IL 15
                Isaac        10 M W                          IL 15
                George        9 M W                          IL 15
                Martha        7 F W                          IL 15
                Eber          5 M W                          IL 
                Sarah         3 F W                          IL 
                Emma          1 F W                          IL 
                Amy           1 F W                          IL 
                Martin       41 M W                          IL 18-Idiot-19
 
29/28 HENDRIX,  B.O.         30 M W Farmer  -       1215     KY 16-17-19
                Sarah        22 F W Keeps house              IL 
                Mary          3 F W                          IL 
                Safrona   11/12 F W                          IL 13-Aug
  
30/29 PITCHFORD,Wm. O        36 M W  Farmer -       280      IL 19
                Martha       38 F W Keeps house              IL 16-17
                John         16 M W Farm Hand                IL 16-17
                Frank        14 M W Farm Hand                IL 
                Samuel       12 M W                          IL 
                Charles      10 M W                          IL 
                Margaret      7 F W                          IL 
                Henry         3 M W                          IL 
 
31/30 WOODLAND, J.J.         28 M W  Farmer 2400    -        IN 19
                Caroline     35 F W Keeps House              IL 17
                William      10 M W                          IL 15
                Sarah E       7 F W                          IL 
                James L       2 M W                          IL 
                James        58 M W Farmer                   IN 19
 
32/31 WALKER,   William      43 M W Farmer  1900    662      AL 17- 19
                Mary J       43 F W Keeps House              IL 17
                John         18 M W Farm Hand                IL 
                Martha       14 F W At Home                  IL 
                William      12 M W                          IL 
                Sarah         8 F W                          IL