- Smelser/Smeltzer in the Illinois
- Census and Tax Lists
1830 Illinois Census
Jo Davies County, Illinois (Galena)
James Smeltser (not looked up yet....info from Ancestry.com)
1850 Illinois Census
- Knox County, Illinois (Galesburg)
- page 359
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCC | VALUE | BIRTHPLACE |
| Isaiah Smelser | 50 | m | farmer | 3000 | Tennessee |
| Nancy G. (Huston) | 50 | f | Kentucky | ||
| George W. Smelser | 24 | m | farmer | Tennessee | |
| Andrew J. Smelser | 23 | m | farmer | Indiana | |
| Marion Smelser | 18 | m | laborer | Indiana | |
| Elizabeth Smelser | 16 | f | Illinois | ||
| Julia Smelser | 13 | f | " |
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| William J. | 9 | m | " |
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| Nancy Smelser | 5 | f | " |
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| Eliza Smelser | 4 | f | " |
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| Nancy Smelser | 1 | f | " |
- Knox County, Illinois (Galesburg)
- page 359
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCC | VALUE | BIRTHPLACE |
| Jacob Smelser | 43 | m | farmer | 500 | Tennessee |
| Polly Smelser | 45 | f | Unknown | ||
| Amy Smelser | 20 | f | Kentucky | ||
| Younger Smelser | 18 | m | Indiana | ||
| Elizabeth Smelser | 16 | f | Kentucky | ||
| John Smelser | 14 | m | Illinois | ||
| James M. Smelcer | 12 | m | Illinois | ||
| Abagail Smelser | 9 | f | " |
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| George Smelser | 5 | f | " |
page 417
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCC | VALUE | BIRTHPLACE |
| Frederick Snyder | 50 | m | farmer | 4000 | Virginia |
| Hannah Snyder | 56 | f | Virginia | ||
| Joseph C. Snyder | 21 | m | laborer | Ohio | |
| Mary Snyder | 17 | f | Ohio | ||
| Jefferson | 12 | m | Ohio | ||
| David Nelson | 19 | m | laborer | Ohio | |
| YOUNGER SMELSER | 19 | m | laborer | Kentucky |
- Mercer County, Illinois
- township 14 N Range 2 W
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCC | VALUE | BIRTHPLACE |
| William Terny | 51 | m | farmer | New York | |
| Barbara | 43 | f | " |
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| James W. | 24 | m | farmer | " |
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| AMANDA SMELSER | 10 | F | Illinois |
- St. Joseph County, Illinois
- Portage Township, page 9 (I have not looked this one up yet..info came from Ancestry.com)
- St. Joseph County, Illinois
- Portage Township, page 24 (I have not looked this one up yet..info came from Ancestry.com)
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCC | VALUE | BIRTHPLACE |
| Adam Smeltser |
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCC | VALUE | BIRTHPLACE |
| John Smeltser |
- Warren County, Illinois
- Page 16A, page 31, top of page, household #213, enumerated 9 Sept 1850
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCC | VALUE | BIRTHPLACE |
| George Picken?????? | 36 | M | farmer | 600 | TN |
| Eliza | 31 | F | TN | ||
| William | 12 | M | IA | ||
| Jane | 9 | F | IL | ||
| Dyanthia | 4 | F | IL | ||
| Geroge | 5 mo | M | IL | ||
| George SMELSER | 3? | M | Cooper | KY |
1855 Illinois Tax Lists
- Knox Co, IL
- Galesburg Township
- Jacob Smelser - $195 total value, $4.84 tax
- Henderson Township
- John Smelser - $309 total value, $2.78 tax
1855 Illinois State Census
- Knox Co, IL, (Galesburg)
- F.H.L. Film #0.976,184
- page 6, line 15
| Head of household | Females | Males |
| Jacob Smeltzer | 1 under age 10 / 3 age 10-20 | 1 age 10-20 / 3 age 20-31 / 1 age 40-50 |
Henderson, IL
| Head of household | Females | Males |
| John Smelser | 3 under age 10 / 1 age 10-20 / 1 age 40-50 | 2 under age 10 / 3 age 10-20 / 1 age 20-30 / 1 age 40-50 |
1860 Illinois Census
- Cook County, Illinois 1860
- Page 110, line 15
- Knox Co, Illinois 1860
- Page 557, line 30
- Knox Co, Illinois 1860
- Page 927
- taken 17 July 1860
- Knox county, Illinois
- page 1023
- taken 25 Jul 1860
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCCUPATION | VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| George Smelser | 64 | m | farmer | 1000 | 500 | Hasson |
| John Smelser | 21 | m | farmer | Hasson | ||
| Catherine Smelser | 19 | f | Hasson | |||
| John Smelser | 52 | m | farm laborer | Hasson | ||
| Peter McO???? | 40 | m | farm laborer | Hasson |
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCCUPATION | VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| James Smelser | 25 | m | farmer | 750 | 250 | Kentucky |
| Jane Smelser | 21 | f | Illinois | |||
| Ira Smelser | 1 | m | Illinois | |||
| John HAMIL | 10 | m | laborer | Ohio |
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCCUPATION | VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| John Smelser | 48 | m | Day laborer | Tennessee | ||
| Anna Smelser | 48 | f | Kentucky | |||
| Isaiah Smelser | 24 | m | day laborer | Kentucky | ||
| Thomas Smelser | 22 | m | farm laborer | Kentucky | ||
| Irene Smelser | 14 | f | Kentucky | |||
| Uriah Smelser | 16 | m | farm laborer | Kentucky | ||
| George Smelser | 15 | m | farm laborer | Kentucky | ||
| John Smelser | 10 | m | Kentucky | |||
| Jane Smelser | 9 | f | Kentucky | |||
| Annie Smelser | 6 | f | Illinois | |||
| Eliza Smelser | 3 | f | Illinois | |||
| Joseph Smelser | 10/12 | m | Illinois |
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCCUPATION | VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| J. Smelser | 53 | m | farmer | 2000 | 500 | Kentucky |
| Amanda Smelser | 36 | f | Illinois | |||
| John Smelser | 25 | m | farmer | Illinois | ||
| James Smelser | 21 | m | Illinois | |||
| Abbe Smelser | 18 | f | Illinois | |||
| George Smelser | 16 | m | Illinois | |||
| Louisa Smelser | 4 | f | Illinois | |||
| Mary Jane Smelser | 6/12 | f | Illinois |
- La Salle Co, Illinois 1860
- Page 543
- enumerated with Henry Betterma
NAME |
AGE | SEX | OCCUPATION | VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTHPLACE |
| Samuel Smelser | 36 | m | tailer | Germany |
1865 Illinois Tax List
- Knox County, IL
- Henderson Township
- James Smelser - value 112
- Rio Township
- James O. Smelser - value 111
- Thomas Smelser - value 146
- S.J. Smelser - value 443
1865 Illinois State Census
- Knox Co, IL Rio Township
- F.H.L. Film #0.972,754
- page 1, line 37
| Head of household | Females | Males |
| I. Smelser | 1 age 20-30 / | 1 age 20-30 |
same page, line 38
| Head of household | Females | Males |
| J. Smelser | 2 under age 10 / 1 age 20-30 | 1 under age 10 / 1 age 10-20 / 1 age 20-30 |
page 2, line 16
| Head of household | Females | Males |
| T. Smelser | 1 under age 10 / 1 age 20-30 | 1 under age 10 / 2 age 20-30 |
page 5, line 2
| Head of household | Females | Males |
| J. S. Smelser | 2 under age 10 / 2 age 10-20 / 1 age 50-60 | 1 under age 10 / 1 age 10-20 / 1 age 50-60 |
