White, IL 1820 Federal Census
TRANSCRIPTION COMMENTS & NOTES

    This transcription attempts to reproduce the original 1820 document. 
However, In the 150 plus years since it's creation the original document has 
suffered irreversible fire and water damage resulting in the loss of some data.

Surnames appear exactly as enumerated. 
When seeking a Surname check the SOUNDEX equivalents. 
Members of the same family are often listed with different surnames. 
Surname variations are indicative of low literacy, and the Enumerator's phonetic 
interpretation of the spoken name. This is commonly found in early Census.

Arithmetic and Spelling errors made by the Enumerator have not been corrected 
and remain as submitted by the Enumerator, Mr.. XXXXXXXXXXXX

The only names that appear in this schedule are heads of families or persons 
not enumerated elsewhere in the Census. 1850 is the first Federal Census to 
list all individuals.

Because printed forms were not generally used, all or part of the schedules of 
some localities carries less than the prescribed 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.

For the convenience of the reader, Census pages A and B have been rearranged to 
present a continuous record.  No data has been eliminated.


Legend
 [  ] = Transcriber comments
 /? / = All data in this field has been lost. [I.e. first name, last name, etc.]
    * = A single character has been lost, or is unreadable 
    ? = Transcriber's reconstruction of lost or damaged data. 
    - = Skipped entry [no data entered]

Transcribed Wednesday, June 20, 2001

John C. Jacoby  callie@anet-chi.com     
Copyright by John C. Jacoby