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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: 339 REFERENCE: 28th Day of October 1850 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 767 797 McClung Martha E. 7 F Illinois 2 768 798 Stewart Sara 61 F 1,500 North Carolina 3 768 798 Stewart Isaac W. 20 M Farmer 1,700 Illinois 4 768 798 Stewart Matha E. 16 F 720 Illinois 5 769 799 Patten William 39 M Farmer 6,500 Pennsylvania 6 769 799 Patten Jane 38 F Pennsylvania 7 769 799 Patten Mary J. 15 F Illinois 8 769 799 Patten Melissa A. 9 F Illinois 9 769 799 Patten James A. 8 M Illinois 10 769 799 Patten Sarah E. 5 F Illinois 11 769 799 Patten Alice A. 2 F Illinois 12 769 799 Patten Harrison 21 M Farmer Ohio 13 769 799 Ross William A. 19 M Farmer Ohio 14 769 799 Warnock Joseph S. 50 M Farmer South Carolina 15 769 799 Stewart Nelson 24 M Carpenter Joiner Pennsylvania 16 770 800 Mc Arther Alexander 33 M Wsleyan Meth. Clergyman 500 Scotland 17 770 800 Mc Arther Jane 35 F Scotland 18 770 800 Mc Arther Marie J. 9 F Scotland 19 770 800 Mc Arther John A. 7 Illinois 20 770 800 Mc Arther Jane R. 3 Illinois 21 770 800 Mc Arther Robert R. 10/12 M Illinois 22 770 800 Mc Arther Eliza A. 5 F Illinois 23 771 801 Purdy Hugh 29 M Farmer 400 New York 24 771 801 Purdy Eliza J. 25 F Ohio 25 771 801 Church Mary 50 F New York 26 771 801 Purdy Samantha 15 F Ohio 27 771 801 Sautha William 13 M Illinois 28 772 802 Basehore Jacob 45 M Farmer Pennsylvania 29 772 802 Basehore Catharine 46 F Pennsylvania 30 772 802 Basehore Daniel 17 M Pennsylvania 31 772 802 Basehore Mary Ann 13 F Pennsylvania 32 772 802 Basehore Jacob 8 M Pennsylvania 33 772 803 McPherson Harvey 32 M Farmer Ohio 34 772 803 McPherson Mary J. 33 F Ohio 35 772 803 McPherson Alexander 11 M Ohio 36 772 803 McPherson Mary J. 7 F Illinois 37 772 803 McPherson Margaret A. 7 F Illinois 38 772 803 McPherson Alice G. 5 F Illinois 39 772 803 McPherson George 2 M Illinois 40 772 803 Newman William Rs. 22 M Farmer Kentucky 41 772 803 Wilson William 22 M Farmer Kentucky 42 774 804 Patten Thompson 33 M Farmer 1,500 Pennsylvania