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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: 343 REFERENCE: 31st day of October 1850 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 827 860 Leech Elizabeth 17 F Ohio 2 828 861 Gallaher Samuel 23 M Farmer 2,500 Indiana 3 828 861 Gallaher Elizabeth 50 F Pennsylvania 4 828 861 Gallaher Margaret 20 F Indiana 5 828 861 Gallaher John 18 M Farmer Illinois 6 828 861 Gallaher Nathaniel 16 M Farmer Illinois 7 828 861 Heath Ambrose G. 4 M Illinois 8 829 862 Shepherd Nelson 45 M Farmer 2,300 Ohio 9 829 862 Shepherd Mary 41 F North Carolina 10 829 862 Shepherd Milton 17 M Farmer Illinois 11 829 862 Shepherd Cyrus 16 M Farmer Illinois 12 829 862 Shepherd Lyle 14 M Illinois 13 829 862 Shepherd Albert 12 M Illinois 14 829 862 Shepherd Eliza J. 10 F Illinois 15 829 862 Shepherd John B. 8 M Illinois 16 829 862 Shepherd James H. 4 M Illinois 17 829 862 Shepherd Austin M. 1 M Illinois 18 829 862 Coy Sarah M. 16 F Ohio 19 830 863 Dewey John M. 26 M Farmer New York 20 830 863 Dewey Mary 29 F Ohio 21 830 863 Dewey George C. 1 M Illinois 22 830 863 Dewey Harriet 3/12 F Illinois 23 830 863 Culter Benjamin 71 M None 1,800 Maryland 24 831 864 Gilliland Alexander B. 36 M Farmer 1,500 Ohio 25 831 864 Gilliland Mary 22 F Illinois 26 831 864 Gilliland Lyle 3 M Illinois 27 831 864 Gilliland Harriet 1 F Illinois 28 831 864 Gilliland Byington 25 M Farmer Ohio 29 832 865 Harrison Stephen 27 M Farmer 3,000 Pennsylvania 30 832 865 Harrison Elizabeth 19 F Illinois 31 832 865 Bell Walter 19 M Farmer Ohio 32 832 865 Harrison Eleanor 63 F Pennsylvania 33 833 866 Cryser Conrad 52 M Farmer 700 Pennsylvania 34 833 866 Cryser Eleanor 48 F Pennsylvania 35 833 866 Cryser Effa 18 F Pennsylvania 36 833 866 Cryser Eleanor 15 F Pennsylvania 37 833 866 Cryser Margaret 9 F Illinois 38 833 866 Cryser Mary 5 F Illinois 39 834 867 Franceway Bushrod 28 M Farmer 1,000 Virginia 40 834 867 Franceway Maria 27 F New York 41 835 868 Culter Bayler 34 M Farmer 4,000 Ohio 42 835 868 Culter Cecelia 34 F Massachussetts