1830 Federal Census Bond County, Illinois (Notes) The USGenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Abstracted by Ron Johnson working from Ancestry.com's "Images On Line". Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, May 2002. Submitted by Ron Johnson March 4, 2002. Proofreading was done by Lynn Jackson working from microfilm at an LDS center, and by Diana Wade working from Ancestry.com's "Images On Line". Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. ron.johnson39@gte.net ___________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Bond County, Illinois, Please visit the Bond County, ILGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilbond/ ___________________________________________________________ This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. ___________________________________________________________ This is the 1830 Federal Census Bond County, Illinois ___________________________________________________________ The 1830 Federal Census of Bond County, Illinois is found on NARA Microfilm Reel M19-25, and is readily available at LDS Family History Centers, many public libraries, and on-line at sites such as Ancestry.com's "Images On Line". This transcription was made by Ron Johnson ( ron.johnson39@gte.net ), working from Ancestry.com's "Images On Line". Proofreading was done by Lynn Jackson ( jacksoncountry@aol.com ) working from microfilm at an LDS center, and by Diana Wade ( dwade1@core.com ) working from Ancestry.com's "Images On Line") There were a few problems that should be mentioned. One major obstacle is that each full "page" of the census actually consisted of two separate pages on microfilm, as the large number of columns necessitated two full side-by-side pages. The lines are not numbered on the page. And the enumerator had an annoying habit, found at least once on each page, of "squeezing" extra individuals in between the (very faintly) demarcated lines. All of this combined to make it very difficult to match a row on the left hand page to the corresponding row total near the right edge of the right hand page, which was almost always completely blank other than the "Totals" column. This enumerator had better-than-average handwriting, compared to many other census pages and other documents I have looked at over the years, but there were still some problems. Typical of the era, it was difficult at times to distinguish "I" from "J" and "L" from "S". Other common points of confusion involved "i" & "e", "W" & "M", "u" & "n", "r" & "n". Where the transcriber and proofreaders could not reach a consensus on the exact reading, the best guess is given, with possible alternative(s) in the "Remarks" field. One other "problem" involves the spelling of names. Names were often recorded phonetically, and the various people recording the information were not always the most literate of people. Hence it is quite possible to see the same name spelled two or three different ways even in the same short document. In this transcription, we have endeavored to transcribe exactly as written by the enumerator. No attempt has been made to "fix" any name or to "standardize" any spellings. Hence, if you cannot find a name you were looking for, check alternate spellings. One common problem, found a few times here and often in other indexes and transcriptions, involves "McNames". Occasionally a name such as "James McCord" would be written as James M. Cord, or John Mack Johnson could be written as "John McJohnson". So if you are looking for a "McSomething", check under "Something" also. Likewise, if looking for a "Something", check under "McSomething", especially if the middle initial was M.