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Abstracted by Nancy J. Piper, ©1998
from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population
Schedules for the 7th Census of the United States in 1850.
This is the 1850 federal census for Putnam County, IL.
LN = Line Number Family appeared on
HN = Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
FN = Families numbered in the order of visitation
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME = The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode
on the 1st day of June, 1850, was in this family
RACE = Color (white, black or mulatto)
OCCUP. = Profession, Occupation,or Trade of each Male over 15 years of age
VAL. = Value of Real Estate owned
BIRTHPLACE = Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory, or Country
MRD. = Married within the year
SCH. = Attended School within the year
R/W = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot read & write
DDB = Whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict.
CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IL COUNTY: Putnam REEL NO: 125 PAGE NO: 328b REFERENCE: October 1850 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 619 647 Burkey John Jr. 30 M Farmer 800 Germany 2 619 647 Burkey Catharine 19 F Germanay 3 620 648 Brenniman Jacob 40 M Farmer 1,200 Germany 4 620 648 Brenniman Christian 40 F Germany 5 620 648 Brenniman Jacob Jr. 9 M Illinois 6 620 648 Brenniman Catharine 7 F Illinois 7 620 648 Brenniman Mary 3 F Illinois 8 620 648 Brenniman Ellen 1 F Illinois 9 621 649 Albright Peter 40 M Farmer Germany 10 621 649 Albright Catharine 28 F Germany 11 621 649 Albright Farona 5 F Illinois 12 621 649 Albright Catharine 10/12 F Illinois 13 621 649 Burkey John Sr. 73 M None France 14 622 650 Congle Adam 38 M Farmer Germany 15 622 650 Congle Mary 28 F Germany 16 622 650 Congle John a M Illinois 17 622 650 Congle Francis 1/12 M Illinois 18 622 650 Wagner John 11 M Germany 19 623 651 Burkey Jacob 45 M Farmer 2,000 Germany 20 623 651 Burkey Magdalena 33 F Germany 21 623 651 Burkey Mary 13 F Illinois 22 623 651 Burkey Eliza 11 F Illinois 23 623 651 Burkey John 6 M Illinois 24 623 651 Raitz George 31 M Farmer Germany 25 624 652 Holly David 35 M Farmer 3,500 Germany 26 624 652 Holly Leanna 33 F Germany 27 624 652 Holly Mary 12 F Ohio 28 624 652 Holly John 10 M Ohio 29 624 652 Holly William 8 M Ohio 30 624 652 Holly Theodore 6 M Ohio 31 624 652 Holly Gustavus 4 M Ohio 32 624 652 Guigrich David 23 M Farmer 600 Germany 33 624 652 Holly John 28 M Farmer 1,000 Germany 34 624 652 Holly William 24 M Farmer 1,000 Germany 35 625 653 Packingham Reuben 34 M Farmer 1,300 Mass. 36 625 653 Packingham Lucinda 21 F Pennsylvania 37 625 653 Packingham Julia 4 F Pennsylvania 38 625 653 Packingham harvey 1 M Illinois 39 625 653 Brown Samuel 50 M Farmer 1,380 Kentucky 40 625 653 Brown Mary 23 F Indiana 41 625 653 Brown Anna 21 F Indiana 42 625 653 Brown Lovina 17 F Indiana