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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: 335b ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 721 751 Phelps Lydia 30 F New York 2 721 751 Phelps Mary E. 8 F Illinois 3 721 751 Phelps Fabius E. 6 M Illinois 4 721 751 Phelps Acenath J. 5 F Illinois 5 721 751 Phelps Calvin A. 2 M Illinois 6 721 751 Watson Joseph 22 M Carpentery Joiner Upper Canada 7 722 752 Child Orlando 38 M Farmer 2,500 Vermont 8 722 752 Child Ruth 38 F Mass. 9 722 752 Gere Lucy 13 F Illinois 10 722 752 Gere Eliza J. 16 F Mass. 11 722 752 Child Rufus 30 M Lawyer Vermont 12 722 752 Rees William 19 M Laborer Upper Canada 13 722 752 McArthur John 23 M Student South Carolina 14 722 752 Ott William 12 M New York 15 722 752 Child Horace 23 M Blacksmith Vermont 16 722 752 Child Ellen 26 F Vermont 17 723 753 Bassett Anna 48 F 160 Ohio 18 723 753 Bassett John 19 M Farmer Ohio 19 723 753 Bassett Lovena 14 F Ohio 20 723 753 Bassett Ferdinand 8 M Ohio 21 724 754 Tanner Frederick 57 M Blacksmith 1,600 New York 22 724 754 Tanner Lauiroux 49 F New York 23 724 754 Tanner Elvira 25 F New York 24 724 754 Tanner La Fayette 23 M Blacksmith New York 25 724 754 Tanner George 18 M Farmer New York 26 724 754 Tanner Joseph 16 M Farmer New York 27 724 754 Tanner William 11 M New York 28 725 755 Coleman Thomas S. 37 M Blacksmith 2,500 New Jersey 29 725 755 Coleman Harriet A. 29 F Illinois 30 725 755 Coleman George H. 5 M Illinois 31 725 755 Coleman Harriet A. 3 F Illinois 32 725 755 Coleman Susan Ann 1 F Illinois 33 725 755 Coleman Mary E. 16 F New Jersey 34 726 756 Wafer Thomas 59 M Farmer 1,300 Kentucky 35 726 756 Wafer Elisabeth 48 F South Carolina 36 726 756 Wafer James H. 27 M Farmer Illinois 37 726 756 Wafer John L. 20 M School Teacher Illinois 38 726 756 Wafer Sarah J. 20 F Illinois 39 726 756 Wafer William W. 16 M Farmer Illinois 40 726 756 Wafer Thomas M. 14 M Illinois 41 726 756 Wafer Sophronia E. 12 F Illinois 42 726 756 Wafer Edward C. 10 M Illinois