1820 Federal Census Union County, Illinois - Notes This Census was transcribed by John C. Jacoby and proofread for the USGenWeb Census Project http://www.usgwcensus.org Copyright (c) 2000 by John C. Jacoby ************************************************************************ USGENWEB CENSUS PROJECT NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ************************************************************************ TRANSCRIBER NOTES / INTRODUCTION Fourth Federal Census 1820 Union County, Illinois. This transcription attempts to reproduce the original 1820 document However, In the almost 200 years since it’s creation the original document has suffered irreversible physical damage resulting in the loss of some data. Several families isolated by the harsh winter and lack of roads were estimated using hearsay information provided by a neighbor.These families will be noted in the Enumeration. Surnames appear exactly as enumerated. When seeking a Surname all soundex equaviants should be examined. The Enumerator arranged the Heads of Household alphabetically. Arithmetic and Spelling errors made by the Enumerator have not been corrected and remain as submitted by the Enumerator, Mr. William Bartlett, in November, 1820. The only names that appear in this schedule are heads of families or persons who were not enumerated within a family or household unit. Because printed forms were not generally used, all or part of the schedules of some localities carry less than the prescribed 32 columns. This occurred in instances where no enumeration was made of persons belonging to groups ordinarily listed under these missing columns. Occasionally, where the number of persons belonging to these groups was so small they were listed numerically or by name at the end of the schedules of the locality in which they were enumerated. Legend ( )= transcriber comment /?/ = all data for this family has been lost. * = a single character has been lost, or shows ambiguaty. ? = transcriber's opinion of lost or damaged data. - = skipped entry John C. Jacoby October, 2000 Callie@anet-chi.com