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1855 Perry County, Illinois State Census
Township 6 South, Range 3 West

Transcribed by Mike Jones

Note :
Parts of the 1855 Perry County state census are very light; other parts are
water-splotched; making it difficult to read in places. Unfortuantely, amny of the
barely legible portions are in the "Names" section. If anyone has a better copy,
corrections - and additions - are welcomed.

Names  Males  Females  Total  Militia  Value of
Live Stock		  No. of #s
of wool
J. J. Pyatt  2 under 10
2 10-20
1 20-30		  2 20-30  7  1  728  43
S. B. Murphy  1 20-30  2 under 10
1 20-30		  4  1  95  14
John Tolbert  1 20-30  1 10-20
1 20-30		  3  1  125  15
Jeremiah Walker  1 under 10
2 10-20
1 20-30
1 40-50		  2 under 10
1 10-20
1 40-50		  9  1  1618  110
No. of Pupils: 5
?. H. Thompson  1 under 10
1 10-20
1 30-40		  1 under 10
2 20-30		  6  1  394  12
J. J. Campbell  2 under 10
2 10-20
1 30-40		  2 under 10
1 10-20
1 30-40		  9  1  1000  100
No. of Pupils: 5
?. A. or N. Thompson  1 under 10
1 10-20
1 30-40		  4 under 10
1 30-40
1 70-80		  9  1  400(?)  50
No. of Pupils: 3
John Vanninker(?)  1 under 10
2 10-20
1 20-30
1 50-60		  2 under 10
1 10-20
1 30-40		  9  1  150  20
No. of Pupils: 2
?. S. Thompson  2 under 10
1 10-20
1 30-40		  2 under 10
1 10-20
1 30-40		  8  1  100  25
No. of Pupils: 2
James (?) Thompson  1 10-20
1 20-30
1 70-80		  1 10-20
1 20-30
1 50-60		  6  1  550  ?
?. SN. Taylor  1 under 10
1 20-30		  2 under 10
1 20-30		  5  1  ?  ?
No. of Common Schools: 1
G. W. Crofen  1 20-30  1 under 10
2 20-30		  4  1  10?  ?
Benj. Crain  3 under 10
1 10-20
1 20-30
1 50-60		  3 10-20
1 40-50
1 80-90		  11  1  1960  ?
No. of Pupils: 5
Amos Ritchison (?)  1 20-30  1 under 10
2 20-30		  4  1  ?  ?
Note: The totals don't add up correctly, but this area is watermarked. 
No. of Pupils: 6
?. Hisf? or Hinf?  1 under 10
1 10-20
1 50-60		  2 under 10
3 10-20
1 40-50		  9     1350  33
?. ?. R(?)inek??  2 10-20  3 under 10
1 10-20
1 30-40		  7  1      
William (?) Dein(?)  2 under 10
1 30-40		  2 under 10
1 20-30		  6  1  20   
?. Dunlap (?)  3 under 10  2 under 10
1 10-20
1 40-50		  7     320  60
No. of Pupils: 3
?. O. or C. Slitter (?)  1 under 10
2 10-20
1 20-30
1 50-60		  1 under 10
1 10-20
1 40-50		  8  2  320   
No. of Pupils: 4
John ?  1 under 10
2 10-20
1 40-50		  1 under 10
2 10-20
1 40-50		  8  1  ?  ?
No. of Pupils: 1
?. B ?  1 under 10
2 10-20		  2 under 10
1 30-40		  6     210 (?)  15 (?)
No. of Pupils: 2
Alexander B ?  3 10-20
1 20-30
1 40-50		  2 10-20
1 40-50		  8  3  212 (?)  111 (?)
No. of Pupils: 4
D. J. or Z. (?) Berry  1 under 10
2 10-20
1 30-40		  2 under 10
1 10-20
1 20-30		  8  1  ?   
Jos. Maye  1 30-40  1 10-20
1 20-30		  5  1  ? 8 ?   
Note: The totals don't add up, but this section is watermarked. 
John Dorren ?  2 10-20
1 20-30
1 50-60		  1 10-20
1 20-30
1 50-60		  7  2  521  70
No. of Pupils: 1
Wm. R. Milligan  3 under 10
1 30-40		  1 under 10
1 20-30		  6  1  910  200
No. of Pupils: 1
Fergus Milligan  1 30-40
1 70-80		     6  2  430   
John Brown  1 under 10
1 10-20
1 40-50		  4 under 10
2 10-20
1 40-50		  11  1  770  40
No. of Pupils: 4
John Brown  1 10-20
1 20-30
1 50-60		  1 20-30
1 50-60		  5  1  672  120
George Rool or Pool  1 10-20
1 50-60		  1 under 10
1 10-20
1 50-60		  5     126  6
Elizabeth Graham  2 10-20
1 20-30		  1 under 10
1 10-20
1 40-50		  6  1  511  22
No. of Pupils: 3
?. E. Willis  2 under 10
1 10-20
1 20-30
1 30-40		  2 under 10
1 30-40		  8  2  1374  36
No. of Pupils: 1
?. C. McCarty  3 under 10
1 30-40		  1 under 10
1 20-30		  6  1  46   
James Davis  1 20-30  1 under 10
1 10-20		  3  1  50   
Lucy Logan  3 10-20  2 under 10
1 10-20
1 30-40		  7  1  210 (?)  ?8
No. of Pupils: 4
?. B. Milligan  1 40-50     6  1  315   
Andrew Campbell  1 under 10
1 10-20
1 40-50		  1 under 10
1 20-30		  5  1  250 (?)   
? Campbell  1 under 10
1 20-30
1 60-70		  1 10-20
1 60-70		  5  1  461 (?)  35
Wm. B. Nickelsen  2 under 10
1 20-30		  1 20-30  4  1      
Rus?l C? Davis  1 under 10
1 20-30		  1 under 10
1 20-30		  4  1  40 (?)   
No. of Pupils: 1
D. T. Shaw  1 30-40
1 50-60		  1 50-60  3     186 (?)   
W. E. Kimzey (?)  1 10-20
1 20-30		  1 10-20
1 50-60		  5  1  200   
Note: The totals don't add up; however, this section is water-splotched. 
?. H. (?) Mitchel (?)  1 under 10
3 10-20
1 40-50		  1 under 10
1 10-20
1 40-50		  8  1  1635  40
No. of Pupils: 3
?. Mit(?)  1 under 10
3 10-20		  1 under 10
1 40-50		  6  1  884  63
No. of Pupils: 4
?. ?. Kimzey (?)  1 under 10
1 20-30		  2 under 10
1 20-30		  5  1  333   
No. of Pupils: 1
Wm. (?) H. Kimzey (?)  1 under 10
1 10-20
1 20-30		  1 under 10
1 10-20
1 20-30		  6  1  371  17
?. ?. ?ag??ell(?)  2 10-20
1 30-40		  3 under 10
1 10-20
1 30-40		  8  1  424 (?)  34 (?)
No. of Pupils: [possibly reads] 3
J. (?) C. Kimzey (?)  3 under 10
1 10-20
1 30-40		  1 20-30  6  1  ?  ?
No. of Pupils: 1
Isaac Haik(?)e(?)  1 20-30
1 50-60		  1 10-20
1 40-50		  4  1  214 (?)  ?
No. of Pupils: 2 (?)
J. W(?) Ha?  1 20-30  1 20-30  2  1  320 (?)  4 (?)
John Craig  1 under 10
2 10-20		  1 under 10
2 10-20
1 40-50		  8  1  121 (?)  1 (?)
Note: The totals don't add up, but the copy is water-marked. 
No. of Pupils: 2
Robert A. Craig  2 under 10
1 10-20
2 20-30		  1 under 10
1 10-20
1 20-30		  7  2  1610 (?)   
Note: The total lists 7; however, 8 people are enumerated. 
No. of Pupils: 1
S. M. Woodsides (?)  1 10-20
1 40-50		  2 10-20
1 30-40		  5     600  12
No. of Pupils: 3
Wm. Foster  3 under 10
1 10-20
1 30-40		  1 under 10
3 10-20
1 20-30		  10  1  29   
A. M. Wilson  1 under 10
1 20-30
1 30-40		  2 under 10
1 20-30		  6  2  238  16
T. C. Wilson  2 under 10
1 20-30		  1 under 10
1 20-30		  5  1  195  15
No. of Pupils: 1
E. T. Fanning  2 under 10
1 20-30
1 30-40		  1 under 10
1 20-30		  6  2  524  31
No. of Pupils: 1
J. C. Armstrong  1 under 10
1 20-30		  1 20-30  3  1  194  30
Middleton Bigham  5 under 10
1 10-20
1 30-40		  1 30-40  8  1  300  12
No. of Pupils: 2
W. L. Hamilton  2 under 10
1 40-50		  4 under 10
1 30-40		  7  1  370   
No. of Pupils: 3
William Ewing  1 20-30
1 40-50		  1 under 10
4 10-20
1 40-50		  8  1  225   
No. of Pupils: 2
David Park  1 20-30     1  1  520   
John S. Seard or Leard ?  2 under 10
1 40-50		  2 under 10
1 30-40		  6  1  260  6
John Harmon  1 under 10
1 20-30		  1 20-30  3  1      
R. (?) W. Armstrong  2 under 10
1 20-30		  1 20-30  4  1  313 (?)  ?
No. of Pupils: 1
? Wadkins  2 under 10
1 10-20
1 30-40		  1 under 10
1 40-50		  6  1  200 (?)  ?
(?) HInes  1 20-30  1 under 10
1 10-20		  3  1  101 (?)  ?
Independence Jenkins  2 under 10
2 10-20
1 30-40		  1 30-40  7  1  510  ?
Note: The total and the enumerated persons don't jibe; however, part of this section
was heavily water-splotched.		 
No. of Pupils: 3
John Engram  1 40-50  1 under 10
1 20-30
1 40-50		  6  1  100   
Note: Totals don't add up; however, this was heavily watermarked. 
No. of Pupils: 1
M. (?) Bofs  1 10-20
1 20-30
1 50-60		     3  1  408  ?
James Jenkins  1 under 10
1 10-20
1 30-40		  2 under 10
1 20-30		  6  1  211 (?)   
No. of Pupils: 1
Marshall Cr?  1 under 10
1 10-20
1 20-30
1 30-40		  1 40-50  4  2  300   
Note: 5 people were enumerated, but the total lists 4. Also, the first tally mark is
out of place		 
R(?)iley(?) Cr?  1 under 10
1 10-20
1 20-30		  1 20-30  4  1  500   
No. of Pupils: 1
? Capewell(?)  1 20-30  1 20-30  2  1  600   
William Engram  2 under 10
1 10-20
1 20-30
1 30-40		  2 under 10
1 30-40
1 60-70		  10  2  170  6
?. P. (?) Letson ?  3 under 10
2 10-20
1 20-30
1 30-40		  3 10-20
1 30-40		  11  3  240  18 (?)
No. of Pupils: 6
James (?) D(?)  1 under 10
1 20-30		  3 under 10
1 20-30		  6  1  ?   

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