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.

Page 8 Image # 484b     
Jefferson County 1870 census                                             
T4S R2E  Elk Prairie Twp
Enumerated on July 27, 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
 
 -/-  WHITLOW, Minnie       9/12 F W                          IL 13- Oct

49/46 MARTIN,  J.D.           47 M W Engineer   4000    700   AL 19
               Lucy S         47 F W Keeps House              KY 
               John           21 M W Farm Laborer             KY 19
               Rebecca        15 F W At Home                  IL 
               Mary           14 F W At Home                  IL 15
               Emily          11 F W                          IL 15
               Cornelius       4 M W                          IL 
 
50/47 MOORE, John             39 M W Miller                   VA 19
             Matilda          20 F W Keeps House              KY 17
             Frank             3 M w                          IL 
             Abagail        7/12 F W                          IL 13-Nov

51/48 DUNN,  Mathew           37 M W Shoemaker 812  200       Ireland  11-12-19
             Zilphia          30 F W Keeps House              KY  
             David            10 M W                          IL 11-15
             Cora              1 F W                          IL 11
 
52/49 BROWN, Andrew           44 M W Blk Smith 200     100    TN 19
             Mary             41 F W Keeps House              NC 
             Nancy            15 F W At Home                  IL 15
  
53/50 HAMPTON, William        33 M W Blk Smith  -   100       KY 19
               Narcissa       27 F W Keeps House              KY 
               Estelle         9 F w                          KY 15
               William         7 M W                          IL 15
               Parthena        4 F W                          IL 
               Lurena          1 F W                          IL 
 
54/51 LEACH,    David         18 M W Farm Hand                IL 16-17
                Missouri      20 F W Keeps House              IL 
                Samantha       1 F W                          IL 
                Sarah       3/12 F W                          IL 13-Mar
 
55/52 LEWIS,    Leonard       19 M W Farm Laborer             IL 16-17
                Nancy         19 F W Keeps House              IL 17
                Henry          1 M W                          IL 
56 NO ENTRY  
 
57/53 CONNELLY, John          63 M W Farm Laborer 100  -      NC 19
                Nancy         30 F W Keeps House              IL 16-17
      RILEY,    George         7 M W                          IL 
      CONNELLY, Josiah         1 M W                          IL 
 
 
58/54 JENKINS,George          21 M W Farmer  -       525      IL 19
              Gertrude        25 F W Keeps House              NY  
      VEACH,  William          9 M W                          NY 15

 

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