1850 Federal Census Brown County Illinois - Transcribers Notes This Census was transcribed by Stephanie Holladay and proofread by Mark Holladay for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.usgwarchives.net/census. Copyright 2000 by Stephanie Holladay ************************************************************************ USGENWEB CENSUS PROJECT NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ************************************************************************ Thanks to S-K Publications for providing the census page photocopies from which this transcription was made. The complete original, handwritten census of this county is available in book form (including a typed index) from S-K Publications, PO Box 8173, Wichita KS 67208 (www.skpub.com/genie/census.html). ************************************************************************ Greetings! This census was a bit difficult to decipher. There are several styles of handwriting in this census, so beware. Some of my notes include abbreviations to save space. Here's an explanation of the common ones: bp -- birthplace c/b -- could be s/b -- should be prob -- probably enum -- enumerator occ -- occupation I enjoyed transcribing this census and thank SK Publications for providing me with a copy of the census free of charge for my services. Happy hunting! Stephanie Holladay