1870 Macon County, Illinois
Census Townships
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Austin Township
This census enumerated by Matthew S. Collins between 25 June - 30 June 1870.
Col. 1 = Dwelling
Col. 2 = Family
Col. 3 = Surname/Given
Col. 4 = Age
Col. 5 = Sex
Col. 6 = Occupation
Col. 7 = Value Real Estate/Personal Property
Col. 8 = Place of Birth
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EMERY, Charles F. - 37 - M - Farmer - $5,000/$3,000 - NY
Lydia - 38 - F - Keeping house - MA
Frank - 1 - M - IL
David - 10 - M - At Home - NH
HOBBS, Charles - 20 - M - Works on Farm - MA
BOYINGTON, L.S. - 50 - M - Works on Farm - $--/$500 - IL
WEAVER, Thomas - 30 - M - Works on Farm - $--/$1000 - IL
BROWN, Margaret - 19 - F - Domestic Servant - IL
2/2
GASWAY, Wilson - 50 - M - Works on Farm - $--/$-- - OH
Hannah - 15 - F - Keeping house - OH - Attended School
Effa - 11 - F - At Home - OH - Attended School
Ida - 7 - F - OH - Attended School
3/3
BRADEN, Samuel - 58 - M - Farmer - $12,000/$4,000 - PA
Hetty A. - 38 - F - Keeping house - OH
Solomon - 30 - M - Works on Farm - OH
David - 17 - M - Works on Farm - IL - Attended School
Anthony - 14 - M - At Home - IL - Attended School
Andrew J. - 12 - M - At Home - IL - Attended School
Stephen A. - 9 - M - At Home - IL
George W. - 5 - M - IL
Abraham - 3 - M - IL
Seymour - 1 - M - IL
Infant - 2/12(Mar.) - F - IL
CUSHNER, Sarah E. - 17 - F - Domestic Servant - VA
4/4
SHAW, Addittes - 31 - M - Farmer - $11,000/$3,000 - OH
Harriet - 22 - F - Keeping house - IL
John B. - 8 - M - IL - Attended School
Eliza B. - 6 - F - IL - Attended School
Susan A. - 3 - F - IL
Hayden - 1 - M - IL
GREENFIELD, Alfred - 31 - M - Works on Farm - OH
MILLS, America - 24 - F - At Home - IL
5/5
OWENS, Felix - 24 - M - Farmer - $--/$1,500 - IN
Sarah E. - 23 - F - Keeping house - VA
NESBIT, Amos - 20 - M - Works on Farm - IL
DEROTH, Martha E. - 28 - F - Domestic Servant - VA
6/6
BOYER, John W. - 21 - M - Farmer - $--/$600 - IL
Elizabeth A. - 20 - F - Keeping house - OH
Eliza M. - 2 - F - IL
Charles A. - 5/12(Jan.) - M - IL
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AUSTIN, John - 28 - M - Farmer - $8,600/$1,000 - OH
Mollie - 25 - F - Keeping house - OH
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ROGER, Thomas - 49 - M - Farmer - $2,000/$1,000 - VA
Lavinia - 56 - F - Keeping house - VA
George A. - 23 - M - Works on Farm - VA
James W. - 21 - M - Works on Farm - VA
Robert A. - 20 - M - At Home - VA
9/9
BEIMET, Peter - 48 - M - Farmer - $41,500/$5,000 - MD
Rebecca - 18 - F - Keeping house - IL
John - 14 - M - At Home - IL - Attended School
Louis - 12 - M - At Home - IL - Attended School
Annie E. - 9 - F - IL - Attended School
Eliza J. - 6 - F - IL - Attended School
10/10
KERSHNER, Abraham - 46 - M - Farmer - $1,200/$600 - VA
Delilah - 44 - F - Keeping house - VA
James H. - 20 - M - At Home - VA - Attended School
Jacob C. - 18 - M - At Home - VA - Attended School
Sarah E. - 16 - F - At Home - VA - Attended School
George D. - 14 - M - At Home - VA - Attended School
Anna C. - 12 - F - At Home - VA - Attended School
Lucinda M. - 10 - F - VA - Attended School
Rosa L. - 8 - F - VA
Thomas L. - 6 - M - VA
Hannah - 4 - F - VA
Frank - 4 - F - IN
11/11
MANLICK, J.C. - 36 - M - Farmer - $3,000/$1,500 - Wirtemberg
Susan - 40 - F - Keeping house - OH
John - 8 - M - IL
BENSON, Stephen - 16 - M - Works on Farm - KY
12/12
REED, John - 31 - M - Farmer - $1,000/$600 - OH
Margaret - 25 - F - Keeping house - OH
Alice - 11/12(July) - F - IL
13/13
SHOEMAKER, John - 37 - M - Farmer - $--/$1,200 - OH
Julia - 35 - F - Keeping house - VA
Martha E. - 14 - F - At Home - OH - Attended School
Mary L. - 12 - F - OH - Attended School
Sarah J. - 10 - F - IL - Attended School
Emma - 8 - F - IL
Ida A. - 4 - F - IL
William H. - 2 - M - IL
McGLANHIN, John - 22 - M - Works on Farm - Canada
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BRENTLINGER, Gid - 34 - M - Farmer - $--/$600 - OH
Fanny - 26 - F - Keeping house - OH
David - 13 - M - OH - Attended School
Mary - 11 - F - OH - Attended School
Minerva - 10 - F - OH - Attended School
Annie - 8 - F - OH
Elizabeth - 6 - F - OH
Alvessa - 3 - F - IN
15/15
REED, George - 37 - M - Farmer - $--/$2,500 - OH
Margaret - 28 - F - Keeping house - OH
Sarah C. - 11 - F - IL - Attended School
Lydia - 9 - F - IL - Attended School
Hannah - 7 - F - IL - Attended School
Letta - 5 - F - IL
George - 2 - M - IL
16/16
HOBBS, Lorenzo B. - 44 - M - Farmer - $5,000/$300 - ME
Kate - 52 - F - Keeping house - NH
Fanny E. - 14 - F - IL - Attended School
Kate - 11 - F - IL - Attended School
Frank - 8 - M - IL - Attended School
17/17
WHITAKER, N.M. - 34 - M - Farmer - $4,000/$500 - IN
Mary C. - 27 - F - Keeping house - KY
Phebe F. - 5 - F - IL
Marietta - 2 - F - IL
Bland B. - 26 - M - Works on Farm - $--/$200 - IL
SMITH, Erik - 22 - M - Works on Farm - Denmark
18/18
PARKER, James - 56 - M - Farmer - $--/$-- - NJ
Rachel - 49 - F - Keeping house - OH
John - 17 - M - At Home - OH - Attended school
Lydia - 12 - F - IL - At school
19/19
HUTCHISON, E. - 28 - M - Farmer - $--/$4,000 - OH
Ellen - 24 - F - Keeping house - OH
Susan - 4/12(Feb.) - F - OH
CRAIG, Henry - 23 - M - Works on Farm - IL
20/20
KNOTT, James - 42 - M - Farmer - $--/$700 - Eng.
Hannah - 37 - F - Keeping house - Eng.
Mary J. - 11 - M - IL - Attended School
Emma - 9 - F - IL - Attended School
Elizabeth A. - 7 - F - IL
Ruth - 4 - F - IL
Alice - 2 - F - IL
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JONES, Eber - 66 - M - Farmer - $11,000/$2000 - NY
Laura E. - 61 - F - Keeping house - OH
Alexander - 21 - M - At Home - OH
Charles H. - 19 - M - At Home - OH - Attended School
Wesley C. - 17 - M - At Home - OH - Attended School
DAKIN, Laura E. - 11 - F - At Home - IA - Attended School
DONEGAN, Brown - 20 - M - Works on Farm - IL - Attended School
22/22
JONES, Sylvester - 26 - M - Farmer - $--/$400 - OH
Susan - 24 - F - Keeping house - OH
Infant - 9/12 (Oct) - M - IL
23/23
NICE, Erastus - 38 - M - Farmer - $4000/$1000 - IN
Mary E. - 31 - F - Keeping house - OH
William H. - 16 - M - At Home - IN - Attended School
Stephen - 13 - M - IN - Attended School
Mary L. - 10 - F - IL - Attended School
Elizabeth - 7 - F - IL - Attended School
STEPHENSON, Emaline - 13 - F - At Home - IN
24/24
BAUMAN, Phillip - 33 - M - Farmer - $2500/$1000 - Ger.
Catharine - 30 - F - Keeping house - OH
Charles - 4 - M - IL
Edward - 2 - M - IL
Infant - 1/12 (May) - M - IL
DOWLEY, Wesley - 21 - M - Works on Farm - IL
25/25
ISRAEL, Michael - 65 - M - Farmer - $--/$700 - IN
RINEHART, Mary - 22 - F - Keeping house - IN
Margaret A. - 2 - F - IL
Benjamin F. - 8/12 (Sep) - M - IL
JONES, William H. - 14 - M - At Home - IN - Can't write
George A. - 21 - M - Works on Farm - IN
26/26
LARKINS, Henry - 38 - M - Farmer - $2000/$1000 - IN
Emily - 25 - F - Keeping house - IN
Mary A. - 6 - F - IL
Delila - 3 - F - IL
Newton - 1 - M - IL
JONES, Benjamin - 18 - M - Works on Farm - IN
27/27
McDONALD, Simon - 53 - M - Farmer - $2000/$500 - Ire.
Ann - 42 - F - Keeping house - Ire.
James F. - 17 - M - At Home - IN
Mary - 13 - F - At Home - IN
John T. - 11 - M - IN - Can't write
Daniel - 10 - M - IN - Can't read or write
William M. - 8 - M - IN
Clara M. - 4 - F - IL
Martha J. - 1 - F - IL
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HIETT, A.B. - 32 - M - Farmer - $--/$600 - KY
Mary J. - 19 - F - Keeping house - IL
Alfred - 2 - M - IL
Lefy - 3/12 (Feb) - F - IL
29/29
YOUNG, Henry - 26 - M - Farmer - $--/$400 - OH
Mary C. - 21 - F - Keeping house - OH
Esther - 3/12 (Mar) - F - IL
FERTZ, William - 23 - M - Farmer - $--/$400 - PA
30/30
MICHNER, Isaiah - 32 - M - Farmer - $3000/$2000 - OH
Martha - 27 - F - Keeping house - IL
Narcissa E. - 6 - F - IL - Attended School
WHITAKER, Liza - 22 - F - At Home - IL
CALLAM, George W. - 29 - M - Works on Farm - IL
31/31
LOCKHART, James - 35 - M - Farmer - $--/$700 - IL
Elizabeth - 27 - F - Keeping house - IL
Levi - 8/12 (Sep) - M - IL
MOORE, Matilda - 22 - F - Teaches School - IL
32/32
MICHENER, Henry - 40 - M - Farmer - $4000/$3000 - OH
Hannah - 38 - F - Keeping house - OH
Annie - 17 - F - At Home - OH - Attended School
Frank - 14 - M - At Home - OH - Attended School
Charley - 9 - M - IL - Attended School
Lester G. - 3 - M - IL
BEAR, Oscar - 22 - M - Works on Farm - IL
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EGGLESTON, Moses - 40 - M - Farmer - $--/$1000 - NY
Annie - 24 - F - Keeping house - PA
HOY, Peter - 29 - M - Farmer - $--/$1000 - PA
Elizabeth J. - 22 - F - Keeping House - IN - Can't write
34/34
ROGERS, John - 36 - M - Farmer - $--/$500 - OH - Married in the last year (Oct)
Mary A. - 33 - F - Keeping house - TN - Married in the last year (Oct) - Can't read or write
McLelan - 5 - M - OH - Attended School
Sarah F. - 4 - F - OH
Charles - 8 - M - OH
HIGH, Laura A. - 11 - F - TN - Attended School
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EMERY, Joseph W. - 57 - M - Farmer - $6000/$3000 - NH
Francis A. - 43 - F - Keeping house - NH
Ellen - 27 - F - At Home - MA
Elizabeth - 26 - F - At Home - MA
Clarence - 13 - M - IL - Attended School
EVERHART, Flora J. - 6 - F - OH
GRAVES, John H. - 26 - M - Works on Farm - IL
WOLF, George C. - 19 - M - Works on Farm - PA
BOYNTON, Jacob E. - 21 - M - Works on Farm - PA
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WOODIE, Joseph P. - 37 - M - Farmer - $--/$400 - IN
Elizabeth - 34 - F - Keeping house - IL
Lena - 7 - F - IL - Attended School
Araminta - 3 - F - IL
Gertrude - 1 - F - IL
John - 44 - M - Farmer - $--/$300 - IN
Alice - 2 - F - IL
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GORDON, Ithnal - 47 - M - Farmer - $3000/$1000 - ME
Matha Susan - 45 - F - Keeping house - ME
Araminta - 12 - F - IL - Attended School
Demain - 10 - M - IL - Attended School
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BIGGER, John W. - 34 - M - Farmer - $600/$600 - OH
Mary E. - 36 - F - Keeping house - OH
John C. - 9 - M - IL
Laura E. - 7 - F - IL
Frank - 3 - M - IL
Mary - 1 - F - IL
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ROWE, Christian - 39 - M - Farmer - $4000/$2000 - Wurtemburg
Fredricka - 38 - F - Keeping house - Wurtemburg
John - 14 - M - At Home - IL - School
Louisa - 12 - F - IL - School
Charles - 10 - M - IL - School
William - 8 - M - IL - School
Sophia - 6 - F - IL - School
Henry - 4 - M - IL
Christian - 2 - M - IL
George - 1 - M - IL
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HAYWOOD - Jonas - 50 - M - Farmer - 500/2000 - England
Ann - 49 - F - Keeping house - England
Jonas - 16 - M - England
Alfred - 12 - M - England
William - 8 - M - IL
HARRISON - Friend - 55 - M - Works on Farm - England
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