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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: 342 REFERENCE: 30th Day of October 1850 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 810 842 Patterson Elija J. 22 F Illinois 2 810 842 Patterson John W. 1 M Illinois 3 811 843 Cassell Augustus 39 M Cabinet Maker 2,000 Pennsylvania 4 811 843 Cassell Mary 38 F Pennsylvania 5 811 843 Cassell John H. 16 M Farmer Pennsylvania 6 811 843 Cassell William B. 14 M Illinois 7 811 843 Cassell Sarah A. 11 F Illinois 8 811 843 Cassell Alson K. 8 M Illinois 9 811 843 Cassell Rufus L. 5 M Illinois 10 811 843 Cassell Sidney 3 M Illinois 11 811 843 Cassell Augustus 5/12 M Illinois 12 812 844 Linsley Horace 40 M Farmer New York 13 812 844 Linsley Olive 32 F New York 14 812 844 Linsley George 13 M Illinois 15 812 844 Linsley Calvin 11 M Illinois 16 812 844 Linsley madison 8 M Illinois 17 812 844 Linsley Mary 7 F Illinois 18 812 844 Linsley Isabelle 6 F Illinois 19 812 844 Linsley Margaret 4 F Illinois 20 812 844 Linsley Preston 2 M Illinois 21 812 844 Linsley Horace 2/12 M Illinois 22 813 845 McClung Zara 30 M Lawyer 300 Ohio 23 813 845 McClung Margaret 26 F Virginia 24 813 845 Worrell Newton 22 M Laborer Ohio 25 814 846 Reid James A. 38 M Laborer Virginia 26 814 846 Reid Rachel 38 F Virginia 27 814 846 Reid James A. 16 M laborer Indiana 28 814 846 Reid Hiram S. 10 M Indiana 29 814 846 Reid Samuel 6 M Indiana 30 815 847 McClung William 38 M Lawyer 100 Ohio 31 815 847 McClung Emily 38 F Kentucky 32 816 848 Cassell Michael 26 M Farmer Pennsylvania 33 816 848 Cassell Martha 25 F Pennsylvania 34 816 848 Cassell Anna R. 3 F Illinois 35 816 848 Cassell Mary A. 9/12 F Illinois 36 816 849 Cassell William 63 M Basket Maker 200 Pennsylvania 37 816 849 Cassell Elizabeth 61 F Pennsylvania 38 817 850 Cassell Henry 23 M Laborer 200 Pennsylvania 39 817 850 Cassell Sarah 20 F Pennsylvania 40 818 851 Cassell Christian 29 M Merchant 1,000 Pennsylvania 41 818 851 Cassell Elizabeth 27 F Pennsylvania 42 818 851 Cassell Mary C. 4 F Illinois