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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: 334a ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 701 730 Moon Margaret E. 11 F Illinois 2 701 730 Moon Amanda A. 9 F Illinois 3 701 730 Moon Martha E. 7 F Illinois 4 701 730 Johnson John W. 42 M Blacksmith Ohio 5 702 731 Ottison James 46 M Laborer Upper Canada 6 702 731 Ottison Elizabeth 41 F Ohio 7 702 731 Smith John P. 17 M Laborer Illinois 8 702 731 Smith Eleata 14 F Illinois 9 702 731 Smith Sarah 11 F Illinois 10 702 731 Smith Samuel 8 M Illinois 11 702 731 Smith Martha 6 F Illinois 12 702 731 Smith Walker 4 M Illinois 13 702 731 Ottison Shepherd 3 M Illinois 14 703 732 Moon Robert W. 46 M Farmer 6,000 Ohio 15 703 732 Moon Nancy 44 F Ohio 16 703 732 Moon Elisabeth F. 18 F Illinois 17 703 732 Moon John A. 16 M Farmer Illinois 18 703 732 Moon James H. 13 M Illinois 19 703 732 Moon Martha A. 13 F Illinois 20 703 732 Moon Mary A. 10 F Illinois 21 703 732 Moon Sarah M. 9 F Illinois 22 703 732 Moon Frances E. 1 F Illinois 23 703 732 Doas Henry 24 M Farmer France 24 704 733 Wilson James 45 M Farmer 500 Tennessee 25 704 733 Wilson Julian A. 40 F Kentucky 26 704 733 Wilson William 19 M Farmer Kentucky 27 704 733 Wilson Elisabeth A. 18 F Kentucky 28 704 733 Wilson Mary F. 16 F Kentucky 29 704 733 Wilson Rebecca 15 F Kentucky 30 704 733 Wilson Sarah 11 F Ohio 31 704 733 Wilson Martha 7 F Illinois 32 704 733 Wilson Elllen 3 F Ohio 33 705 734 Shepherd Daniel 66 M Farmer 2,000 Mass. 34 705 734 Shepherd Cynthia 61 F Mass. 35 705 734 Shepherd John F. 26 M Farmer 500 Mass. 36 705 734 Shepherd Juliet 21 F Ohio 37 705 734 Wipple Thomas 20 M Laborer Vermont 38 706 735 Pool John 57 M Farmer 800 Virginia 39 706 735 Pool Mary 61 F South Carolina 40 706 735 Robinson William L. 22 M None Illinois 41 706 735 Warnock Mary 21 F Illinois 42 706 735 Wier Esther 16 F Maine