1860 Census of Massac County, IL p.799
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Abstracted by Deborah Woolard, ©2000 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 8th Census of the United States in 1860.

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This is the 1860 federal census for Massac County, IL.

LN = Line Number Family appeared on
HN = Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
FN = Families numbered in the order of visitation
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME = The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the 1st day of June, 1860, was in this family
RACE = Color (white, black or mulatto)
OCCUP. = Profession, Occupation,or Trade of each Male over 15 years of age
REAL VAL. = Value of Real Estate owned
PERS VAL. = Value of Personal Estate owned
BIRTHPLACE = Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory, or Country
MRD. = Married within the year
SCH. = Attended School within the year
R/W = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot read & write
DDB = Whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict.


CENSUS YR:  1860  TERRITORY:  IL  COUNTY:  Massac  DIVISION:  Township 15, Range 5E  REEL NO:  M653-209  PAGE NO:  799
REFERENCE:  Enumerated on the 1st day of June, 1860 by John B. Hicks
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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.       REAL VAL. PERS VAL.   BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB
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 1   12   12  Wilkins        Washington     45   M         Farmer         800       600       Kentucky                      X
                   REMARKS:  Handwritten page #3
 2   12   12  Wilkins        Jernsha        35   F                                            Kentucky                      X
 3   12   12  Wilkins        Sally          18   F                                            Indiana                 X
 4   12   12  Wilkins        Joseph         14   M                                            Indiana                 X
 5   12   12  Wilkins        William        11   M                                            Illinois
 6   12   12  Wilkins        George         9    M                                            Illinois
 7   12   12  Wilkins        Daniel         7    M                                            Illinois
 8   12   12  Wilkins        Wm. H.         3    M                                            Illinois
 9   13   13  Stepter        Wm R           50   M         Farmer         400       350       Virginia
 10  13   13  Stepter        Ary            45   F                                            Virginia
 11  13   13  Stepter        James          24   M         Farming with his father            Ohio
 12  13   13  Stepter        William        21   M                                            Ohio
 13  13   13  Stepter        Ann Elizabeth  18   F                                            Ohio                    X
 14  13   13  Stepter        Minerva        16   F                                            Ohio                    X
 15  13   13  Stepter        Cepter Elepter 10   M                                            Massac Co Ills
 16  14   14  Cripp          Jacob          60   M         Farmer         400       150       Tennessee               X
 17  15   15  Cripp          Nelson         23   M         Farmer                   200       Tennessee               X
 18  15   15  Cripp          Sarah Ann      19   F                                            Kentucky
 19  15   15  Cripp          John T.        11   M                                            Tennessee
 20  15   15  Cripp          John W.        2    M                                            Illinois
 21  15   15  Cripp          Margaret P.    4    F                                            Illinois
 22  16   16  Dectomitt      Thomas         66   M         Farmer         800       200       Pennsylvania
 23  16   16  Dectomitt      Susan          54   F                                            Penn
 24  16   16  Dectomitt      Charles Wesley 25   M         Farmer                             Penn
 25  16   16  Dectomitt      Elizabeth      18   M                                            Penn
                   REMARKS:  Enumerator has M for sex when it prob. s/b F
 26  17   17  Proffit        William        40   M         Farmer         2,000     500       Tennessee
 27  17   17  Proffit        Jane           40   F                                            Tennessee
 28  17   17  Proffit        Sarah          15   M                                            Tennessee               X
                   REMARKS:  enumerator has sex as M prob. s/b F
 29  17   17  Proffit        Wm.            13   M                                            Tennessee               X
 30  17   17  Proffit        Thomas W.      10   M                                            Tennessee               X
 31  17   17  Proffit        Eliza Jane     3    F                                            Illinois
 32  18   18  Coleman        Charles H.     43   M         Farmer         1,000     500       Kentucky
 33  18   18  Coleman        Marcella       45   F                                            Kentucky
 34  18   18  Coleman        Charles H.     18   M                                            Kentucky
 35  18   18  Coleman        Archibald D.   14   M                                            Kentucky
 36  18   18  Coleman        Marcella W.    14   F                                            Kentucky                X
 37  18   18  Coleman        Elizabeth Jane 11   F                                            Kentucky                X
 38  18   18  Coleman        George W.      7    M                                            Missouri                X
 39  18   18  Coleman        Andrew Jackson 3    M                                            Missouri
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