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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: 331b ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 664 693 Packingham Rachel 1 F Illinois 2 664 693 Aithius Alfred 38 M Laborer Unknown 3 665 694 Williamson Samuel 38 M Farmer 400 Ireland 4 665 694 Williamson Fansy 33 F Pennsylvania 5 665 694 Williamson John 8 M Pennsylvania 6 665 694 Williamson James B. 6 M Pennsylvania 7 665 694 Williamson Mary J. 2 F Ohio 8 666 695 Leeper Harvey B. 29 M Farmer 800 Illinois 9 666 695 Leeper Mary A. 27 F Illinois 10 667 696 Whitaker Alanson 40 M Farmer 700 New Jersey 11 667 696 Whitaker Emma 10 F Illinois 12 667 696 Taggart Sarah 55 F Pennsylvania 13 668 697 Hamilton Sarah 44 F 10,001 14 668 697 Hamilton Hannah 23 F Ohio 15 668 697 Hamilton George 15 M Farmer Ohio 16 668 697 Hamilton William 13 M Ohio 17 668 697 Hamilton Alexander 11 M Ohio 18 668 697 Hamilton Sarah E. 6 F Ohio 20 669 698 Eames Joel 33 M Farmer Vermont 21 669 698 Eames Dimis 61 F Vermont 22 669 698 Poleon Jacob 24 M Farmer Norway 23 669 698 Olson Neals 14 M Norway 24 669 698 Olson Lars 12 M Norway 25 670 699 Bassett I.B. 23 M Farmer Ohio 26 670 699 Bassett Isabella W. 20 F Virginia 27 670 699 Bassett Daniel P. 1 M Illinois 28 671 700 Henderson John A. 30 M Farmer 700 Pennsylvania 29 671 700 Henderson Elisabeth A. 22 F Pennsylvania 30 671 700 Henderson Hannah A. 3 F Ohio 31 671 700 Henderson Robert R. 8/12 M Illinois 32 671 700 Henderson Nancy J. 25 F Pennsylvania 33 672 701 Miller Robert 58 M Farmer 800 Pennsylvania 34 672 701 Miller Margaret 46 F Pennsylvania 35 672 701 Miller William 21 M Farmer Ohio 36 672 701 Miller Reuben 20 M Ohio 37 672 701 Miller Rachel 18 F Ohio 38 672 701 Miller Sarah 15 F Ohio 39 673 702 Krebs Jacob 52 M Farmer 800 France 40 673 702 Krebs Sophia 50 F France 41 673 702 Krebs Salome 16 F France 42 673 702 Krebs Caroline 6 F France 19 668 697 Jones Cyrus 26 M Farmer Ohio