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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: 339b ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 774 804 Patten Mary Ann 25 F Pennsylvania 2 774 804 Patten Nancy Ann 5 F Illinois 3 775 805 Gum Luther 34 M Farmer 2,160 Mass. 4 775 805 Gum Emerancy 27 F New York 5 775 805 Gum Joel C. 9 M Illinois 6 775 805 Gum Amos D. 7 Illinois 7 775 805 Gum Fanny E. 5 Illinois 8 775 805 Gum Lucy C. 2 Illinois 9 775 805 Gum Mary A. 4/12 Illinois 10 775 805 Ernest Aaron 22 M Farmer New York 11 776 806 Adams Roswell E. 35 M Farmer 2,000 Vermont 12 776 806 Adams Lucy 30 F Mass. 13 776 806 Adams Delia A. 4 F Illinois 14 776 806 Adams Clarissa O. 10/12 Illinois 15 776 806 Wyckoff Thomas R. 15 M Farmer Ohio 16 777 807 Smith Beniah H. 45 M Farmer 1,000 Ohio 17 777 807 Smith Philena 38 F Connecticut 18 777 807 Smith Julia 20 F New York 19 777 807 Smith Eugene 18 M New York 20 777 807 Smith Edward 13 M New York 21 777 807 Smith Sara A. 11 F 22 777 807 Smith Chester M. 3 M New York 23 778 807 Laughlin John W. 29 M Farmer 2,000 Illinois 24 778 807 Laughlin Jane W. 31 F Tennessee 25 778 808 Laughlin Charles H. 4 M Illinois 26 778 808 Laughlin Henry R. 1 M Illinois 27 778 808 Laughlin James G., 2nd 25 M Farmer 1,300 Illinois 28 778 808 Laughlin Addison D. 17 M Farmer Illinois 29 778 808 Laughlin Emma C. 16 F Illinois 30 779 809 Purviance Amos T. 27 M Farmer Ohio 31 779 809 Purviance Mary 26 F Ohio 32 779 809 Purviance Sarah M. 6/12 F Illinois 33 779 809 Ong Nathan 22 M Ohio 34 780 810 Purviance James 49 M Farmer 5,000 Pennsylvania 35 780 810 Purviance Margaret 47 F Maryland 36 780 810 Purviance Price 20 M Farmer Ohio 37 780 810 Purviance Sarah Ann 18 F Ohio 38 780 810 Purviance John 16 M Farmer Ohio 39 780 810 Purviance Walker 14 M Ohio 40 780 810 Purviance Melissa 12 F Ohio 41 780 810 Purviance Margaret 9 F Ohio 42 780 810 Purviance Mark 7 M Ohio