NOTE: This transcription is meant to be a guide only. It is the transcribers
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Abstracted by Shirley Aleguas,
©2000 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal
Population Schedules for the 7th Census of the United States in 1850.
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 - "Ia"= Indiana; "Iowa"= Iowa
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: Menard PAGE NO: 79
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LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB
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1 545 560 DUFER M. J. 13 F NY
2 545 560 DUFER William R. 4 M IL
3 545 560 DUFER P. A. 1 F IL
4 546 561 SNODGRASS I. 44 M Farmer 2,000 Va
5 546 561 SNODGRASS S. 48 F Va
6 546 561 SNODGRASS R. 19 M Farmer IL
7 546 561 SNODGRASS J. 16 M Farmer IL X
8 546 561 SNODGRASS Susan 9 F IL X
9 547 562 POND D. B. 28 M Farmer 1,000 NY
10 547 562 POND S. 25 F NJ
11 547 562 POND T. S. 1 F IL
12 548 563 PRESTON William 24 M Farmer 400 NJ
13 548 563 PRESTON M. 20 F NJ
14 548 563 PRESTON R. N. 1 M IL
15 549 564 BEEKMAN C. W. 32 M Farmer 1,000 NH
16 549 564 BEEKMAN R. 18 F NJ
17 549 564 BEEKMAN G. A. 3m M IL
18 550 565 FOSTER James 60 M Farmer NJ
19 550 565 FOSTER Judy 48 F NJ
20 550 565 FOSTER J. M. 13 M NJ
21 550 565 FOSTER P. N. 10 F NJ
22 550 565 FOSTER L. F. 7 F NJ
23 550 565 FOSTER R. B. 30 M Laborer 400 NJ
24 550 565 FOSTER William N. 20 M Laborer NJ
25 550 565 FOSTER G. M. 16 M Laborer NJ
26 551 566 DEMON A. 41 M Farmer 900 Pa
27 551 566 DEMON E. E. 32 F Oh
28 551 566 DEMON M. J. 15 F IL X
29 551 566 DEMON R. A. 7 M IL
30 551 566 DEMON N. E. 4 F IL
31 551 566 DEMON J. E. 6m M IL
32 552 567 ROURK M. 37 M Farmer 1,500 Ireland
33 552 567 ROURK B. 28 F Ireland
34 552 568 ROURK Charles 35 M Farmer 1,700 Ireland
35 552 568 KELLEY James 17 M Farmer Pa
36 552 568 ROURK William 13 M Pa
37 552 568 DUNN Richard 30 M Farmer Ireland
38 552 568 DUNN B. 22 F Ireland
39 553 569 DAWSON James 45 M Farmer 600 Va
40 553 569 DAWSON S. 39 F Ky
41 553 569 DAWSON C. E. 22 F Ky
42 553 569 DAWSON L. W. 20 M Laborer Ky