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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: 330b REFERENCE: October 0f 1850 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 648 677 Blanchard Elisabeth 8 F Illinois 2 648 677 Blanchard Lucena 5 F Wisconsin 3 648 677 Blanchard Martha J. 2 F Wisconsin 4 648 677 Thomason Nancy Ann 1 F Illinois 5 649 678 Blanchard Roswill 62 M Farmer 120 New York 6 649 678 Blanchard Mary 50 F New York 7 650 679 Whitaker Nathaniel 57 M Farmer 120 New Jersey 8 650 679 Whitaker Hannah 54 F New Jersey 9 650 679 Whitaker John 27 M Farmer New Jersey 10 650 679 Whitaker Charles 18 M Farmer New Jersey 11 650 679 Hamilton Thomas 9 M Ohio 12 651 680 Hopkins John C. 31 M Farmer 1,500 Ohio 13 651 680 Hopkins Sarah 24 F Ohio 14 651 680 Hopkins George H. 3 M Illinois 15 651 680 Hopkins William O. 10/12 M Illinois 16 652 681 Ott Samuel 71 M Laborer Unknown 17 652 681 Ott Catherine 17 F Ohio 18 652 681 Ott Hiram 9 M Tennessee 19 652 681 Ott Philip 5 M Tennessee 20 653 682 Stewart Stephen W. 27 M Farmer 2,000 Illinois 21 653 682 Stewart Mary J. 18 F Ohio 22 654 683 Shepherd Andrew 29 M Farmer 1,600 Ohio 23 654 683 Shepherd Harriet N. 20 F Ohio 24 654 683 Shepherd Anistella 1 F Illinois 25 654 683 Shepherd Harriet 53 F Kentucky 26 654 683 Shepherd Martha Ann 25 F Ohio 27 654 683 Stevenson Cyrus 8 M Illinois 28 655 684 Hopkins Joel 36 M Farmer 5,600 Ohio 29 655 684 Hopkins Hellen D. 6 F Illinois 30 655 684 Hopkins Archibald W. 5 M Illinois 31 655 684 Hopkins Mary H. 3 F Illinois 32 655 684 Hopkins Eleanor J. 1 F Illinois 33 655 684 Hopkins Martha 29 F Ohio 34 655 684 McCus Felix 17 M Laborer Ireland 35 655 684 Woolley Robert 25 M Laborer England 36 655 684 Lawha Marselle 25 M Lower Canada 37 656 685 Hopkins Jane 60 F South Carolina 38 656 685 Hopkins Stephen D. 27 M None Ohio 39 656 685 Hopkins Margaret 23 F Ohio 40 656 685 Hopkins Melinda 19 F Ohio 41 657 686 Andrews Henry P. 23 M Farmer 3,000 Maryland 42 657 686 Andrews Susan 20 F Mass.