ILLINOIS  1820 CENSUS

    

Pg. Name Surname County Township Free White Males Free White Females
to10 10-16 *16-18 16-26 26-45 45+ to 10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+
*170 David Brazel Madison   1 white male 21 & over, 3 other whites
78 George Brazil Johnson Massac 1 2   1 1   3 1   1  
*132 George Brazil     3 under 21, 1 over 21 4 under 21, 1 over 21
2 Moses Brassell Fulton                       ***
* 13 Richard Brazel Bond Vandalia 2 under 21, 1 over 21 3 white females
10 Richard Brazel Bond Vandalia       2     1   1   1
88 Robert Brasile Madison   1 2   1   2 1   1    
*154 Robert Brazel Madison   1 white male 21 & up, 7 other whites
*124 William Brazule St. Clair Ogle 2         1   2 2 1  

* Those males between 16 & 18 will all be repeated in the column of those between 16 and 26.
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* Information from the Illinois State Historical Library furnish by Pal Spencer.  Notice that each county used different age categories.

COMMENTS BY PAL:  David was Pal's ggf, the son of James Brasel who was murdered in Tennessee.  Robert and William were brothers of James.  There was also a Valentine Braswell (brother of Robert, William and James) in Illinois at this time, but doubtlessly living with Nancy Journey, the widow of his friend John Journey, in Bond County, neighbors to his son Richard Brazel.  About this time, Valentine and Nancy were tried and found guilty of living together without benefit of marriage.  They were fined $48 and committed to jail for 12 months or until the fine was paid.  Never could find a record where they were married, but they had three daughters, lived out the rest of their life together and are buried beside each other. 

ILLINOIS TERRITORIAL CENSUS OF 1818 (contributed by Carey Bracewell)  This census was incomplete.  Many families were not listed.  Taken April 1 to June 1.  Part of St. Clair County returns later burned.

Johnson County -- Brasele, George -- 1:21 & up, 8 other whites.
Madison County -- Brasel, Robert -- 1:21 & up, 8 other whites
Washington County -- 1:21 & up, 4 other whites.

STATE CENSUS OF 1820 (contributed by Carey Bracewell).

Bond County, Vandalia Township) -- Brazel, Richard -- males:  2 under 21, 1:21 & up, 3 females
Johnson County -- Brazil, George -- males:  2 under 21, 2:21 & up, females:  4 under 21, 1:21 & up.
Madison County -- Brazel, David -- 1:21 & over, 3 other whites
                          -- Brazel, Robert -- 1:21 & over, 7 other whites
                          -- Brazel, William -- males:  2 under 21, 1:45 & up, females:  2 under 18, 3:18-45