Census Books:
1840 COLES COUNTY FEDERAL CENSUS; Coles Co. Gen Soc.; 1984. Indexed by surname followed by given name. Federal
censuses prior to 1850 only list head of household by name with all other household members listed by age group within gender and
no names for household members.
1850 COLES COUNTY FEDERAL CENSUS; Coles Co. Gen. Soc.; 1976. Indexed only by surname. Data in this book includes
precinct name, names of all household members, ages gender, birth place (state/country), plus sometimes listing real property value
and occupation of head of household.
1860 COLES COUNTY FEDERAL CENSUS. Coles Co. Gen. Soc.; 1979. Indexed only by surname. Data in this book includes
precinct name, census page number, line number, house number, names of household members, ages, gender,
birthplace(country/state), with optional listings of occupation, real property value and personal property value.
1870 COLES COUNTY FEDERAL CENSUS; Coles Co. Gen. Soc.; 1993. Indexed only by surname. Data in this book includes
precinct name, census numbers, names of household members, ages, gender, birthplace(state/country), date census taken, with
optional listings of occupation, real property value, personal property value, and if the child was under age of 1 year the month in
which the child was born.
