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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: 340 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 780 810 Purviance Eliza 6 F Ohio 2 780 810 Purviance James 3 M Illinois 3 781 811 Hutton James M. 46 M Farmer Pennsylvania 4 781 811 Hutton Matilda P. 35 F Ohio 5 781 811 Hutton William H.H. 13 M Ohio 6 781 811 Hutton Pembroke S. 11 M Ohio 7 781 811 Hutton Edwin R. 9 M Ohio 8 781 811 Hutton Mary R. 7 F Ohio 9 781 811 Hutton Elizabeth J. 5 F Illinois 10 781 811 Hutton Caroline W. 1 F Illinois 11 782 812 Newport Leander S. 25 M Farmer 1,600 Kentucky 12 782 812 Newport Mary A. 23 F Illinois 13 782 812 Newport Loreus 3 F Illinois 14 782 812 Newport Burton 1 M Illinois 15 783 813 Dewey Amos 37 M Farmer 1,800 New York 16 783 813 Dewey Nancy M. 26 F Massachussetts 17 783 813 Dewey Otis C. 12 M Illinois 18 783 813 Dewey Herman 4 M Illinois 19 783 813 Dewey Edwin 2 M Illinois 20 783 813 White Eunice 13 F Illinois 21 784 814 Patten John 27 M Farmer 1,000 Ohio 22 784 814 Patten Ann 21 F Ohio 23 784 814 Patten Sarah S. 4 F Illinois 24 784 814 Patten Charles H. 1 M Illinois 25 785 814 Young Adam 41 M Farmer France 26 785 814 Young Catharine 42 F France 27 785 814 Young Christian 11 M France 28 785 815 Young Caroline 9 F France29 785 814 Young Margaret 3 F Illinois 30 785 814 Young Louisa 1 F Illinois 31 786 816 Albert Daniel 36 M Laborer Pennsylvania 32 786 816 Albert Catharine 29 F Pennsylvania 33 786 816 Albert Joseph 13 M Pennsylvania 34 786 816 Albert Elizabeth 12 F Pennsylvania 35 786 816 Albert Mary E. 4 F Illinois 36 786 816 Albert Esther A. 2 F Illinois 37 786 816 Albert Thomas W. 2/12 M Illinois 38 787 817 Albert Thomas 34 M Cooper 250 Pennsylvania 39 787 817 Albert Esther 28 F Pennsylvania 40 787 817 Albert Sarah E. 11 F Pennsylvania 41 787 817 Albert William A. 9 M Illinois 42 787 817 Albert Jeremiah 9 Illinois