1900 Basford Census Data - Illinois

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StateCountyTownAddressDatepageSurnameGiven NameRelationshipSexbirth DateAge.Place of birthFather's place of birthMother's place of birthProfessionSingle, Married, Widowed, DivorcedNumber of years marriedMother of how many childrenNumber of children livingYear of ImmigrationNumber of years in U.S.Source: (C)opy, (B)ook, (T)ransciption, (I)ndex
                       
IllinoisAdamsPayson Twp., Plainville 1 Jun 1900252BBasfordJames T.HMSep 182970MarylandunknownMarylandstock buyerM47    C
       CatherineWFMay 183664OhioOhioOhio M47127   
       OliveGDFNov 18945IllinoisIllinoisIllinois S      
                       
IllinoisAdamsPayson Twp. 14 Jun 1900260BBorenGeorgeHMFeb 185743IllinoisIllinoisPennsylvaniafarmerM21    C
       Mary M.WFOct 185742IllinoisOhioOhio M2144   
       Harvey G.SMMay 188218IllinoisIllinoisIllinoisfarm laborerS      
       Bessie E.DFSep 188019IllinoisIllinoisIllinois S      
       George W.SMDec 188712IllinoisIllinoisIllinoisat schoolS      
       Nellie B.DFAug 18909MissouriIllinoisIllinoisat schoolS      
      BasfordMervilNieceFJan 18982IllinoisIllinoisIllinois S      
      HallWilliamboarderMOct 1851?48?IowaIndianaIndianafarm laborerD      
                       
IllinoisAdamsRiverside Twp.Illinois Old Soldiers/Sailors Home11 Jun 1900304BBasfordJohn L.inmateMDec 183564OhioMarylandMarylandday laborerW     C
                       
IllinoisAdamsQuincy, 3 Ward416 Kentucky4 Jun 190031BBasfordJessie M.HFSep 186138MichiganNew YorkNew York W 42  C
       Leoni? M.DFSep 188613IowaOhioMichiganat schoolS      
       John W.SMAug 18909MissouriOhioMichiganat schoolS      
                       
IllinoisClay Blair Twp. 5 Jun 1900268ABasfordPhillip S.HMJun 186435IllinoisMarylandIllinoisfarmerM14    C
       Catherine C.WFMar 186733IllinoisOhioIndiana M1464   
       Mary O.DFJun 188811IllinoisIllinoisIllinois S      
       Anna B.DFNov 18909IllinoisIllinoisIllinoisat schoolS      
       Effie R.DFDec 18927IllinoisIllinoisIllinoisat schoolS      
       William R.SMMar 18964IllinoisIllinoisIllinois S      
       Mittie M.DFApr 18991IllinoisIllinoisIllinois S      
                       
                       
IllinoisCookChicago, 3 Ward 6 Jun 1900105ABassfordIsaacHMMar 185545New YorkEnglandEnglandlife insurance agentM15    C
       HelenWFAug 186039MichiganNew YorkNew York M1500   
                       
IllinoisCookChicago, 11 Ward464 West Madison St.8 Jun 1900293AWorthEmma L.HFFeb 186238IowaNew YorkNew Yorkclairfoyant?M910  C
      BassfordAbigailMotherFJan 182278New YorkVermontMassachusetts W 84   
      BlondellJoseph M.boarderMSep 186732BelgiumFranceBelgiumwoodcarverS   187129 
                       
IllinoisCookChicago, 12 Ward 7 Jun 1900247BBarsfordCornelisHMJul 185445EnglandEnglandEnglandtraveling agentM6  188218C
       ElizaWFApr 185941IrelandIrelandIreland M600   
                       
IllinoisCookChicago, 22 Ward435 LaSalle Ave.9 Jun 1900328ABarfordCatherineboarderFApr 183862IndianaOhioIndiana W     C
      (living with family of E. J. Burlingam)                
                       
IllinoisCookChicago, 32 WardChicago Orphan Asylum9 Jun 1900316BBesfordCharles(blank)M18928IllinoisCanada (English)Illinois S     C
      (living in an orphanage)                
                       
IllinoisCookChicago, 35 Ward801 53rd Ave.11 Jun 1900100ABabstJohnHMJan 186535IllinoisGermanyGermanycarpenterM11    C
       Kate E.WFMar 186436IllinoisEnglandEngland M1122   
       Margerie? J.DFApr 189010MinnesotaIllinoisIllinoisat schoolS      
       Leol F.SMJun 18945MinnesotaIllinoisIllinoisat schoolS      
      BasfordMary A.MILFAug 182772EnglandEnglandEngland W 65187822 
      Mears?Essie A.NieceFOct 1882?17WisconsinUnited StatesIllinoisfactoryS      
      BabstSalomeMotherF182674GermanyGermanyGermany W 73185644 
                       
IllinoisCookLaGrange - Lyons Twp. 7 Jun 1900109ABassfordLowell C.HMJun 186336MinnesotaMaineMaineforeign buyerM10    C
       Grace W.WFApr 186931IndianaunknownVermont M1010   
      WilsonJulia M.MILFMar 182773VermontVermontVermont W 11   
      DicksonChristinaservantFNov 187524NorwayNorwayNorwayhouse servantS      
                       
IllinoisCookLaGrange - Lyons Twp. 7 Jun 1900109ABassfordMargaret C.HFMay 184357MaineMassachusettsMaine W3743  C
      BrowneW'm M.SILMApr 187921IllinoisIllinoisIllinois___ news depotM0     
       Mary H.DFJul 187920IllinoisMaineMaine M0     
      OttAugustaservantFSep 187920GermanyGermanyGermanyhouse maidS      
                       
IllinoisHendersonBiggsville Twp. 18 Jun 190091ABesfordNormanboarderMMay 188416IllinoisIllinoisIllinoisfarm laborerS     C
      (living with family of Joseph Worden)                
                       
IllinoisHenryGeneseo, 1 WardState2 Jun 190055ABassfordHorace G. boarderMAug 187524OhiounknownunknownbarberS     C
      (living with Andrew and Emma Sheerley?)                
                       
IllinoisJefferson Mount Vernon Twp. 19 Jun 1900152BBasfordN. O.HMApr 185248OhioOhioMichiganfarmerM24    C
       M. I.WFFeb 185743OhioIrelandOhio M2465   
       Maud B.DFMar 187723OhioOhioOhionurseS      
       H. J.DFApr 18919OhioOhioOhioat schoolS      
       N. O.SMAug 18945IllinoisOhioOhio S      
       F. C.SMFeb 18991IllinoisOhioOhio S      
                       
IllinoisJohnsonBelknap Pct. 9 Jun 1900159ABesfordJohn R.HMFeb 185644IllinoisAlabamaIllinoisfarmerM17    C
       Susie A.WFJun 186435IllinoisNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina M1766   
       Elda A.SMJul 188316IllinoisIllinoisIllinoisIllinoisS      
       N___ E.SMDec 188712IllinoisIllinoisIllinoisIllinoisS      
       Odie R.SMJun 188910IllinoisIllinoisIllinoisIllinoisS      
       Lizzie R.DFNov 18927?IllinoisIllinoisIllinois S      
       Joesph C.SMDec 18945IllinoisIllinoisIllinois S      
       John L.SMFeb 18982IllinoisIllinoisIllinois S      
                       
IllinoisKnoxKnox Twp. 12 Jun 1900150ABesfordA.boarderMJun 186535IllinoisIllinoisIllinoislaborer at ___      C
      (living in a boarding house)                
                       
IllinoisLaSalleLaSalle Twp. 12 Jun 190060BBasfordJames boarderMOct 184950EnglandEnglandEnglandlaborer, cement workS   186040C
      (boarding with family of C___ McCarthy)                
                       
IllinoisMadisonEdwardsville, 4 Ward 13 Jun 1900304ABassfordGeorgeboarderMFeb187624kentuckyEnglandTennesseemachinistS     C
      (boarding with family of R___ Kirkpatrick)                
                       
IllinoisPikeKinderhook 22 Jun 1900161AMastersHenryHMApr 182674OhioVirginiaVirginiastone masonM50    C
       Tabitha J.WFMay 183070PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaOhio M50138   
       John L.SMJun 184950?OhioOhioPennsylvaniaday laborerD      
       Cora B.DFMay 187129OhioOhioPennsylvania W 11   
      BasfordClifford G.GSMDec 18927IllinoisIllinoisOhio S      
                       
IllinoisSangamonCooper Twp. 14 Jun 190040BMoyceMaryHFMar 181684VirginiaVirginiaVirginia W     C
       AnnieStDFFeb 185545IllinoisOhioVirginia S      
      BasfordAbrahamboarderMFeb 183664MarylandMarylandMarylandfarmerS      
                       
IllinoisSangamonCotton Hill Twp. 2 Jun 190043BBassfordIsaacHMJun 183762MarylandMarylandMarylandfarmerM25    C
       SusanWFApr 185644DelawareDelawareDelaware M2575   
       BerthaDFNov 188316IllinoisMarylandDelaware D      
       DaisyDFAug 188910IllinoisMarylandDelaware S      
       AlbertSMFeb 18937IllinoisMarylandDelaware S      
       HazelDFAug 18954IllinoisMarylandDelaware S      
                       
                       
                       
IllinoisWinnebagoRockford, 4 Ward949 North Court St.7 Jun 190044BBasfordMaryHFJan 184455IrelandIrelandIreland W 65186238C
       Eamer? C.SMNov 187326IllinoisEnglandIrelandmoulderS      
       Fred C.SMJan 187921IllinoisEnglandIrelandstone facing? cutterS      
       Eulia? M.DFDec 186237IllinoisEnglandIrelandstone facing?S      
      PetersonErsic?GD?FDec 188613IllinoisIllinoisIllinoisat schoolS      
      Rusk?MackNephewMJan 187228IrelandIrelandIrelandmoulderS      
                       
IllinoisWinnebagoRockford, 5 Ward 4 Jun 190074ABassfordJosephHMAug 186534IllinoisEnglandIrelandbarber?M5    C
       AnnaWFAor 187228IllinoisEnglandIreland M522   
       RalphSMJul 18954IllinoisIllinoisIllinois S      
       Ethel?DFDec 18972IllinoisIllinoisIllinois S      

Last Updated on 4/26/02
By Kevin Spaulding
Email: kespauld@rochester.rr.com