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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: 329 REFERENCE: October 1850 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 626 654 Brown Prudence J. 14 F Illinois 2 626 654 Brown Louise 9 F Illinois 3 626 654 Brown Achsah 7 F Illinois 4 626 654 Brown Albert 7 M Illinois 5 626 654 Brown Marion 3 M Illinois 6 626 654 Webb Harrison 16 M Farmer Illinois 7 627 655 Burrow John 53 M Farmer 2,700 North Carolina 8 627 655 Burrow Nancy 54 F North Carolina 9 627 655 Burrow Martha 26 F North Carolina 10 627 655 Burrow Rebecca 25 F North Carolina 11 627 655 Burrow James R. 21 Illinois 12 627 655 Burrow Eleazer 15 M Illinois 13 627 655 Burrow Caroline 12 F Illinois 14 627 655 Burrow Nancy 10 F Illinois 15 628 656 Wagner John 45 M Farmer Germany 16 628 656 Wagner Mary 48 F Germany 17 628 656 Wagner Clarissa 14 F Germany 18 628 656 Wagner mary 11 F Germany 19 628 656 Wagner Barbara 6 F Germany 20 629 657 Forcht Frederick 42 M Farmer 500 Germany 21 629 657 Forcht Magdalena 32 F Germany 22 629 657 Forcht Frederick 9 M Ohio 23 629 657 Forcht John 7 M Ohio 24 629 657 Forcht William 5 M Ohio 25 629 657 Forcht Mary 2/12 F Illinois 26 630 658 Hayes Harrison 35 M Farmer 2,000 Virginia 27 630 658 Hayes Martha 28 F Indiana 28 630 658 Hayes Isaac 9 F Illinois 29 630 658 Hayes Frederick 6 M Illinois 30 630 658 Hayes Jonas 5 M Illinois 31 630 658 Hayes Martha Ann 3 F Illinois 32 630 658 Hayes Mary J. 9/12 F Illinois 33 630 658 Eames Caroline A. 19 F Vermont 34 631 659 Sharp Nathan 28 M Farmer Ohio 35 631 659 Sharp Nancy Ann 23 F Ohio 36 631 659 Sharp Melissa 1/12 F Illinois 37 632 660 Shermon William 35 M Farmer 1,200 Ohio 38 632 660 Shermon Mary 36 F Indiana 39 632 660 Shermon William 11 M Illinois 40 632 660 Shermon Edward 10 M Illinois 41 632 660 Shermon Rebecca 9 F Illinois 42 632 660 Shermon Mahala 7 F Illinois