Residents of the Franklin County Poor Farm from the 1870 Census
We found the following information on the following website in the USGenWeb Archives: 
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/il/franklin/census/1870/benton.txt 

It is described as follows:
1870 Federal Census, Benton Township, Franklin County, Illinois 
Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives 
Copyright 2000 James Stephenson 
T6S R3E (Benton Twp.) Benton P.O. 17 June 1870 
71/71

Clayton, Carroll             54  m   KY    Farmer
---------  Nancy             43   f    IL 1200/-- KH
---------  George Ann     21  f     KY 
---------  Augustina         13  f     IL 
---------  Alice H            11   f    IL
---------  Melissa              9   f    IL
---------  Martha J            7   f    IL
---------  Carroll F            5  m   IL 
---------  Commodore P 15  m   IL
---------  Emily J             20  f    IL

Morris,   Paul                 79 m   NY   Pauper
Morris,   Martha            70 f     SC    Pauper
Lance,     Albert             54 m    IN    Pauper
Lance,     Susan              64 f      IL    Pauper 
Bain,       Isaac               25 m     IL    Pauper
Eledge,   Eliza                30  f      IL    Pauper
Prince,    John                17 m     IL    Pauper
Spain,     John                18 m    TN   Pauper

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