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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: 345a ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 853 887 Newburn William 26 M Farmer Ohio 2 853 887 Sturterant Sarah 21 F Ohio 3 854 888 Asherman Augustus C. 47 M Farmer 1,200 Germany 4 854 888 Asherman Mary Ann 36 F Germany 5 854 888 Asherman Francis 2 M Illinois 6 854 888 Asherman Mary E. 2/12 F Illinois 7 854 888 Maylee Jasper 25 M Laborer Germany 8 855 889 Sturterant William 66 M Farmer 3,500 Virginia 9 855 889 Sturterant Nancy 65 F Virginia 10 855 889 Sturterant Henry 26 M Farmer Ohio 11 855 889 Sturterant Leonard 24 M Farmer Ohio 12 855 889 Zend Marth Ann 28 F Indiana 13 855 889 Zend Clarissa 4 F Illinois 14 856 890 Dugan Robert 60 M Farmer 2,400 Ireland 15 856 890 Dugan Alice 45 F Ireland 16 856 890 Dugan John 33 M Farmer Ireland 17 856 890 Dugan Moses 27 M Farmer Pennsylvania 18 856 890 Dugan Mary J. 15 F Ohio 19 857 891 Strawn Jeremiah 54 M Farmer 30,000 Pennsylvania 20 857 891 Strawn Hannah 51 F Pennsylvania 21 857 891 Strawn Isaiah 29 M Farmer Ohio 22 857 891 Strawn Zilpha 16 F Illinois 23 857 891 Strawn Susan 14 F Illinois 24 857 891 Cowen Mary I. 7 F Illinois 25 857 891 Cowen Amelia H. 6 F Illinois 26 857 891 Bosley Jacob 23 M Farmer Pennsylvania 27 857 891 Thrasher Gershom 24 M Farmer New York 28 857 891 Forbes Louisa 22 F Pennsylvania 29 858 892 Kuntz George 54 M Farmer Pennsylvania 30 858 892 Kuntz Sarah 52 F Pennsylvania 31 858 892 Kuntz John H. 21 M Farmer Pennsylvania 32 858 892 Kuntz Mary Ann 11 F Pennsylvania 33 858 892 Kuntz Moses 6 M Illinois 34 859 893 Denary Harry 23 M Farmer 400 Illinois 35 859 893 Denny Cynthia K. 26 F Indiana 36 859 893 Denary Mary E. 11/12 F Illinois 37 859 893 Denary Thomas W. 27 M Farmer 400 Illinois 38 860 894 Whittaker Aaron 57 M Farmer 6,900 Virginia 39 860 894 Whittaker Sarah 47 F Virginia 40 860 894 Whittaker Benjamin 20 M Farmer Illinois 41 860 894 Whittaker Mary A. 18 F Illinois 42 860 894 Young John 16 M Farmer Ohio