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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: 344b ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 845 879 Grubb Eliza 6 F Illinois 2 846 880 Newport Joseph 56 M Farmer 3,200 Pennsylvania 3 846 880 Newport Maria 53 F Connecticut 4 846 880 Newport William 22 M Farmer Kentucky 5 846 880 Newport John 18 M Farmer Kentucky 6 847 881 Bush Joshua 49 M Farmer 2,000 Pennsylvania 7 847 881 Bush Ruth 50 F Virginia 8 847 881 Bush Rebecca 15 F Ohio 9 847 881 Bush Joseph A. 13 M Illinois 10 847 881 Bush Wilson E. 8 M Illinois 11 847 881 Peterson Elizabeth 22 F Ohio 12 847 881 Croft John 19 M Laborer New York 13 848 882 Bush Isaac P. 24 M Farmer Ohio 14 848 882 Bush Nancy 23 F Ohio 15 848 882 Bush Isaac 1/12 M Illinois 16 849 883 Chance Hugh 25 M Farmer Ohio 17 849 883 Chance Hannah 22 F Ohio 18 849 883 Chance Eleanor 15 F Ohio 19 849 883 Chance Zachariah 19 M Laborer Ohio 20 850 884 Peterson Isaac 44 M Farmer 1,300 Ohio 21 850 884 Peterson Mary 45 F Pennsylvania 22 850 884 Peterson David 15 M Farmer Ohio 23 850 884 Peterson Nancy J. 12 F Illinois 24 850 884 Peterson John I. 11 M Illinois 25 850 884 Peterson William A. 9 M Illinois 26 850 884 Peterson Mary A. 7 F Illinois 27 850 884 Peterson Ruth 5 F Illinois 28 850 884 Peterson Elizabeth 1 F Illinois 29 851 885 Newburn Mahlon 33 M Farmer 1,270 Pennsylvania 30 851 885 Newburn Mary 31 F New York 31 851 885 Newburn John 13 M Ohio 32 851 885 Newburn Alfred 8 M Ohio 33 851 885 Newburn Milton 5 M Illinois 34 851 885 Newburn Stephen 3 M Illinois 35 851 885 Newburn Sarah J. 7/12 F Illinois 36 852 886 Gudge Sephen 28 M Farmer Indiana 37 852 886 Gudge Sarah 22 F New York 38 852 886 Gudge Mary E. 4 F Ohio 39 852 886 Gudge John M. 3 M Ohio 40 852 886 Gudge William 9/12 M Ohio 41 853 887 Newburn John 70 M Farmer 2,400 Pennsylvania 42 853 887 Newburn Amy 64 F Pennsylvania