1862 Military Census Fun Facts
Clinton County Illinois
These are the recaps of what the enumerator wrote.
Just for fun reading
Ages
The enumerator says 2,708 and the computer says there are 2,712 listed.
| Number of guys that age | Ages |
| 1 | 10 |
| 1 | 16 |
| 5 | 17 |
| 106 | 18 |
| 95 | 19 |
| 109 | 20 |
| 127 | 21 |
| 117 | 22 |
| 103 | 23 |
| 115 | 24 |
| 190 | 25 |
| 135 | 26 |
| 89 | 27 |
| 142 | 28 |
| 62 | 29 |
| 215 | 30 |
| 51 | 31 |
| 99 | 32 |
| 65 | 33 |
| 67 | 34 |
| 139 | 35 |
| 66 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 67 | 38 |
| 24 | 39 |
| 131 | 40 |
| 21 | 41 |
| 41 | 42 |
| 42 | 43 |
| 56 | 44 |
| 3 | 45 |
| 1 | 48 |
| 1 | 49 |
| 1 | 50 |
| 188 | None shown |
| 2,712 | Total |
Nativity
Looks like the County's men were almost evenly divided between Americans and immigrants.
| Number | Nativity | America | Other |
| 14 | Unknown | 14 | |
| 1158 | America | 1,158 | |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 | |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | |
| 1 | Delaware | 1 | |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | |
| 21 | England | 21 | |
| 49 | France | 49 | |
| 1145 | Germany | 1,145 | |
| 169 | Illinois | 169 | |
| 4 | Indiana | 4 | |
| 4 | Iowa | 4 | |
| 72 | Ireland | 72 | |
| 10 | Kentucky | 10 | |
| 1 | Louisana | 1 | |
| 7 | Maryland | 7 | |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 2 | |
| 4 | Missouri | 4 | |
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | |
| 1 | New Hampshire | 1 | |
| 1 | New Jersey | 1 | |
| 2 | New York | 2 | |
| 17 | Ohio | 17 | |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 11 | |
| 6 | Scotland | 6 | |
| 4 | Tennessee | 4 | |
| 1 | Vermont | 1 | |
| 1 | Virginia | 1 | |
| 2712 | Total | 1,399 | 1,313 |
Occupation
Here's a recap of the men's jobs listed that made up the society of our county in the early 1860's.
| Number | Occupation |
| 348 | None shown |
| 1 | Baker |
| 7 | Bar keeper/Tavern |
| 1 | Barber |
| 1 | Berewer (Brewer?) |
| 22 | Blacksmith |
| 6 | Butcher |
| 1 | Cabinet maker |
| 43 | Carpenter |
| 1 | Chair maker |
| 6 | Clerk |
| 8 | Constable/police magistrate |
| 1 | Cooper |
| 2 | County clerk/treasurer |
| 1 | Druggist |
| 2 | Engineer |
| 3 | Esqr/Gentleman/Sportsman |
| 2007 | Farmer |
| 25 | Grocery |
| 2 | Harness maker |
| 2 | Hotel/innskeeper |
| 7 | Justice of the Peace |
| 74 | Laborer |
| 8 | Lawyer |
| 1 | Lieut. Col. |
| 1 | Lumber dealer |
| 3 | Machinist |
| 1 | Mail contractor |
| 1 | Marble cutter |
| 8 | Mason, moulder |
| 2 | Mechanic |
| 20 | Merchant/shop keeper/trader |
| 1 | Mill sawyer |
| 11 | Miller |
| 1 | Millwright |
| 4 | Minister/Priest |
| 1 | Nurseryman |
| 1 | Painter |
| 7 | Physician |
| 3 | Plasterer |
| 2 | Porter |
| 6 | Printer |
| 12 | Probable errors, probably farmers |
| 2 | Quarryman |
| 7 | Railroad/agent |
| 1 | Rver Man (River?) |
| 2 | Road Boss/Master Boss |
| 5 | Saddler |
| 6 | Shoemaker |
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