1850 Census for Mchenry County
Columns according to original Census forms:
1-Dwelling-Houses numbered in order of visitation.
2-Families numbered in order of visitation.
3-Name of every person whose usual place of abode on the first
day of June, 1850, was in this family.
4-Age
5-Sex
6-Color, white, black or mulatto
7-Position, occupation or trade of each male person over 18
years of age.
8-Value of real estate owned
9-Place of Birth, naming the State, Territory, or Country.
10-Married within the year
11-Attended school during the year
12-Persons over 20 years of age who cannot read or write
*13-Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or
convict: *Also Notes*
On each page, heads of households and
heads of families are in bold, for easier reading.
Column 13 includes notes (*) where information is in question.