I assume by 'copy' you mean transcription. [If you are talking about actual images you can skip the rest of this paragraph.] Be alert for whole columns left blank and and perhaps left out of the document. Some enumerators were more diligent than others. Some transcriptions ASSUME you aren't interested in certain columns, were shortened due to space restrictions, etc. The transcription itself should contain a preface or some such with explains the columns in the transcription. 1860 census columns: dwelling number family number name of every person whose usual place of abode on 1 June 1860 was with this family age sex color profession, occupation, or trade of each person over 15 value of real estate owned value of personal estate owned place of birth naming state, territory or country married within the year in school within the year persons over 20 unable to read & write deaf & dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict There was a second page of the 1860 census pertaining to slaves which would not apply in Logan County. 1880 census columns: [first two might not be on a transcription] street name house number dwelling number family number name of every person whose place of abode on 1 June 1880 was in this family color sex age month born if during census year relationship to head of this household single married widowed/divorced married during year profession, occupation or trade months unemployed this year currently ill? if so specify blind deaf & dumb idiotic insance disabled school this year cannot read cannot write birthplace birthplace of father birthplace of mother Cheryl Rothwell LoganCty@mindspring.com Coordinator, Logan County, ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm Logan County mailing list> LOGAN-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing mailing list> DOWNING-L-request@rootsweb.com Harding mailing list> HARDING-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Downing Lucas query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Lucas