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submitted by Dorothy Falk copyright
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1862 MILITARY CENSUS SUMMARY |
Each township below shows the totals that the enumerator reported. The
last page of the Lamard census could be missing from the microfilm.
This census says that 1,014 men entered the service by 1862. By the time
the Civil War was over, Wayne County furnished 1,613 men to support the
war, as reported on by the ILGenWeb
Civil War pages.
| Township | Liable to
Military Duty |
Entered
the Service |
Remainder Liable | Per Cent Entered |
| Arrington |
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| Barnhill |
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| Bedford | 150 | 34 | 116 | 23% |
| Big Mound | 122 | 17 | 105 | 14% |
| Brush Creek | 205 | 113 | 92 | 55% |
| Elm | 117 | 52 | 65 | 44% |
| Fairfield | 89 | 56 | 33 | 63% |
| Four Mile | 231 | 118 | 113 | 51% |
| Hickory Hill | 115 | 40 | 75 | 35% |
| Indian Prairie | 201 | 64 | 137 | 32% |
| Jasper | 142 | 82 | 60 | 58% |
| Lamard | 192 | 103 | 89 | 54% |
| Leech | 126 | 53 | 73 | 42% |
| Mt. Erie | 179 | 112 | 67 | 63% |
| Zif | 77 | 26 | 51 | 34% |
| Total | 2,343 | 1,014 | 1,329 | 43% |
| To track migration,these are their places of birth as stated in this census: | ||||
| Alabama | 4 | 0% | ||
| Arkansas | 4 | 0% | ||
| Canada | 1 | 0% | ||
| D. C. | 2 | 0% | ||
| England | 17 | 1% | ||
| Georgia | 1 | 0% | ||
| Germany | 17 | 1% | ||
| Illinois | 963 | 41% | ||
| Indiana | 215 | 9% | ||
| Ireland | 20 | 1% | ||
| Kentucky | 208 | 9% | ||
| Maryland | 1 | 0% | ||
| Michigan | 1 | 0% | ||
| Mississippi | 1 | 0% | ||
| Missouri | 9 | 0% | ||
| New Hampshire | 1 | 0% | ||
| New Jersey | 1 | 0% | ||
| New York | 14 | 1% | ||
| North Carolina | 12 | 1% | ||
| Ohio | 507 | 22% | ||
| Pennsylvania | 67 | 3% | ||
| Scotland | 10 | 0% | ||
| South Carolina | 1 | 0% | ||
| Tennessee | 175 | 7% | ||
| Vermont | 3 | 0% | ||
| Virginia | 33 | 1% | ||
| Not stated | 55 | 2% | ||
| Total | 2,343 | 100% | ||
| The occupations of these men in 1862 were: | ||||
| Ala (error?) | 1 | 0% | ||
| Barber | 1 | 0% | ||
| Blacksmith | 22 | 1% | ||
| Boat man | 1 | 0% | ||
| Brick maker | 1 | 0% | ||
| Brick mason | 1 | 0% | ||
| Cabinet maker | 4 | 0% | ||
| Carpenter | 15 | 1% | ||
| Clerk | 12 | 1% | ||
| Constable | 1 | 0% | ||
| Cooker | 1 | 0% | ||
| Cooper | 2 | 0% | ||
| Dentist | 2 | 0% | ||
| Farmer | 2,133 | 91% | ||
| Grocer | 4 | 0% | ||
| Gun smith | 3 | 0% | ||
| Hotel keeper | 3 | 0% | ||
| Jailor | 1 | 0% | ||
| Joiner | 1 | 0% | ||
| Laborer | 29 | 1% | ||
| Lawyer/layer | 5 | 0% | ||
| Loafer | 1 | 0% | ||
| Mechanic | 5 | 0% | ||
| Merchant | 11 | 0% | ||
| Miller | 17 | 1% | ||
| Minister | 3 | 0% | ||
| Painter | 4 | 0% | ||
| Physician | 12 | 1% | ||
| Plasterer | 1 | 0% | ||
| Printer | 6 | 0% | ||
| Sadler | 2 | 0% | ||
| Sailor | 1 | 0% | ||
| School teacher | 5 | 0% | ||
| Shoe maker | 6 | 0% | ||
| Student | 4 | 0% | ||
| Tinner | 1 | 0% | ||
| Trader | 3 | 0% | ||
| Unlisted | 13 | 1% | ||
| Wagon maker | 4 | 0% | ||
| Wool carder | 1 | 0% | ||
| Total | 2,343 | 100% |