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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: 346b ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 876 911 Setts Herma C. 23 F Ohio 2 876 911 Setts Emery 2 M Illinois 3 876 911 Cowen Walter 30 M Farmer 8,000 Ohio 4 876 911 Swaney Barney 21 M Laborer Pennsylvania 5 877 912 Callaway John C. 29 M Physician 250 Kentucky 6 877 912 Callaway Mary 27 F Kentucky 7 877 912 Callaway Sarah 9 F Illinois 8 877 912 Callaway Chauncey 7 M Illinois 9 877 912 Callaway Mary E. 5 F Illinois 10 877 912 Callaway William E. 3 M Illinois 11 878 913 Hawes Thomas 22 M Farmer 200 Ohio 12 878 913 Hawes Mary J. 18 F Pennsylvania 13 878 913 Hawes Ellis H. 1/12 M Pennsylvania 14 878 913 Ewing Robert 9 M Pennsylvania 15 878 913 Ewing John 6 M Pennsylvania 16 879 914 Boman John C. 38 M Broom Maker 250 Ohio 17 879 914 Boman Elizabeth 25 F Ohio 18 879 914 Boman Francis A. 6 F Illinois 19 879 914 Boman Amanda M. 5 F Illinois 20 879 914 Boman William P. 3 M Illinois 21 879 914 Boman Ellen E. 1 F Illinois 22 880 915 McCormick Leander M. 23 M Laborer Ohio 23 880 915 McCormick Mary 21 F Ohio 24 880 915 McCormick Sarah E. 1 F Illinois 25 881 916 Wright Elias 37 M Wagon Maker 200 Ohio 26 881 916 Wright Sarah A. 34 F Ohio 27 881 916 Boman Sarah J. 11 F Ohio 28 881 916 Wright Elias 9 M Indiana 29 881 916 Wright John M. 27 M Wagon Maker Ohio 30 882 917 Daugherty Robert 46 M Merchant 150 Dellaware 31 882 917 Daugherty Rhoda A. 16 F Maryland 32 882 917 Daugherty Susan M. 14 F Maryland 33 883 918 Ashley James B. 44 M Physician 4,000 Vermont 34 883 918 Ashley Mary A. 31 F Vermont 35 883 918 Ashley Mary M. 8 F Illinois 36 883 918 Ashley kate 4/12 F Illinois 37 883 918 Boyden Laura 18 F Vermont 38 883 918 Baker Charles H. 37 M Farmer Vermont 39 883 918 Baker Caroline 31 F Vermont 40 884 919 Boman Alexander 40 M Farmer 200 Kentucky 41 884 919 Boman Rachel 32 F Ohio 42 884 919 Boman Mary 13 F Ohio