The 1860 census was the 8th US census. Information included was the person's name; age as of the census day; sex; color; birthplace; occupation of persons over age fifteen; value of real estate; whether married within the previous year; whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane, a pauper, or a convict; whether able to read or speak English; and whether the person attended school within the previous year. No relationships were shown between members of a household. The official enumeration day of the 1860 census was June 1,1860. All questions asked were supposed to refer to that date.

Please note that this transcription shows only the names, ages, value, birthplace and occupation.

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Census pages 623-627
Taken July 21st and 22nd, 1860
Enumerated by A.W. Jenkins, Ass't Marshal
Fairview & Forest Townships
(complete for Winnebago co. in 1860)

-source: Series M653, Roll 345, Heritage Quest microfilm
-transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall for Winnebago co. IAGenWeb

-transcription note: comments in [brackets] were added by the transcriber, when there was real doubt about an accurate transcription. Due to the difficulty in reading the microfilm, there may be other errors that have not been noted. Researchers should use this transcription only as a guide, and verify the data by personally examining the microfilm. Also, additional data about each person, may be found on the original census.

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