Heritage Fair - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 10
Heritage Fair - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 10
McHenry County Occupations listed in the 1850 and 1870 Census
County population: |
14,978 |
23,762 |
Occupation |
1850 |
1870 |
Agriculture dealer |
2 |
|
Artist |
5 |
|
Assist on farm |
3 |
|
Auctioneer |
1 |
|
Baker |
1 |
1 |
Bank Cashier |
2 |
|
Banker |
2 |
|
Barber |
4 |
|
Beggar |
1 |
|
Bellmaker |
1 |
|
Blacksmith |
65 |
75 |
Boarding house |
1 |
|
Book agent |
1 |
|
Bookkeeper |
4 |
|
Boot and Shoe Dealer |
6 |
|
Brewer |
6 |
|
Brickmaker |
9 |
|
Brickmason |
19 |
|
Bridge builder |
3 |
|
Butcher |
3 |
10 |
Cabinetmaker |
3 |
13 |
Carpenter/joiner |
105 |
161 |
Cattle broker |
10 |
|
Chairmaker |
1 |
|
Cheese maker |
7 |
|
City clerk |
1 |
|
Clerk Circuit Court |
1 |
|
Clothier |
1 |
|
Coal merchant |
1 |
|
Collar maker |
1 |
|
Commission merchant |
1 |
|
Confectionary store |
1 |
|
Confectioner |
2 |
|
Constable |
1 |
|
Constable/Police Justice |
3 |
3 |
Cooper |
16 |
9 |
Corn merchants |
2 |
|
County Surveyor |
1 |
|
County Treasurer |
1 |
|
Crockery Dealer |
1 |
|
Day laborer |
40 |
132 |
Dentist |
3 |
|
Doorkeeper |
1 |
|
Drayman |
4 |
|
Dressmaker |
3 |
|
Druggist |
8 |
|
Drygoods dealer |
14 |
|
Editor/printer |
3 |
|
Express messenger |
4 |
|
Factory worker |
5 |
|
Farm Laborer |
344 |
|
Farmer |
3480 |
2506 |
Feed store |
1 |
|
Flouring mill |
8 |
|
Foundry |
1 |
1 |
Fruit grower |
2 |
|
Furniture Dealer |
1 |
|
General store |
18 |
|
Gentleman |
1 |
|
Gold Seeker |
2 |
|
Grain dealer |
10 |
|
Grocer |
7 |
38 |
Gunsmith |
2 |
|
Hardware Merchant |
46 |
8 |
Harness maker |
19 |
|
Hatter |
1 |
|
Hotel cook |
1 |
|
Hotel keeper |
9 |
|
House servant |
3 |
|
Innkeeper |
5 |
|
Insurance agent |
6 |
|
Jeweler |
3 |
7 |
Judge |
1 |
|
Justice of Peace |
1 |
6 |
Keeper of biIliard hall |
1 |
|
Keeper of meat market |
1 |
|
Keeping house |
251 |
|
Landlord |
4 |
13 |
Law Student |
1 |
|
Lawyer |
17 |
15 |
Lecturer |
1 |
|
Livery stable |
10 |
|
Locomotive engineer |
3 |
|
Lumber dealer |
8 |
|
Lumberman |
4 |
|
Machinist |
1 |
5 |
Malter |
1 |
|
Manufacture window sashes, doors, and blinds |
1 |
|
Manufacturer |
6 |
|
Marble engraver |
1 |
|
Masonic lecturer |
1 |
|
Mechanic |
4 |
2 |
Merchant |
3 |
|
Miller |
19 |
22 |
Milliner |
5 |
|
Millwright |
3 |
1 |
Minister/clergy |
18 |
31 |
Molder |
2 |
|
Money Broker |
1 |
|
News Dealer |
1 |
|
Nurseryman |
10 |
|
Painter |
6 |
24 |
Patent right dealer |
2 |
|
Peddler |
2 |
3 |
Photographer |
3 |
|
Physician/surgeon |
25 |
39 |
Plowmaker |
2 |
|
Postmaster |
1 |
9 |
Printer |
6 |
|
Produce broker |
8 |
|
Public school principal |
1 |
|
Publisher |
1 |
|
Pumpmaker |
1 |
|
Railroad blacksmith |
6 |
|
Railroad conductor |
7 |
|
Railroad contractor |
2 |
|
Railroad employee |
73 |
|
Railroad repair shop |
1 |
|
Railroad section |
1 |
|
Railroad station agent |
13 |
|
Railroad watchman |
8 |
|
Reporter |
1 |
|
Restaurants |
2 |
|
Retired farmer |
63 |
|
Retired merchant |
16 |
|
Retired stationary engineer |
1 |
|
Road agent |
1 |
|
Roundhouse foreman |
1 |
|
Route mail agent |
3 |
2 |
Saddler |
1 |
|
Sailor |
2 |
|
Sailor |
2 |
|
Salesmen |
4 |
|
Saloon keeper |
8 |
30 |
School Commissioner |
1 |
|
Sewing Machine Agent |
1 |
|
Sheriff |
1 |
1 |
Shingle Weaver |
1 |
|
Ship Carpenter |
1 |
|
Shoemaker |
46 |
50 |
Silversmith |
1 |
|
Smelter |
1 |
|
Sportsman |
1 |
|
Stock dealer |
4 |
|
Stonecutter |
6 |
|
Stonemason |
24 |
24 |
Store clerk |
14 |
11 |
Student |
5 |
|
Surveyor |
1 |
|
Tailor |
22 |
22 |
Teacher |
7 |
15 |
Teamster |
14 |
|
Tinman |
3 |
|
Tinner |
1 |
|
Tobacconist |
1 |
|
Train agent |
3 |
|
Train dispatcher |
1 |
|
Travel agent |
3 |
|
Veternary |
3 |
|
Wagonmaker/Wheelwright |
19 |
34 |
Washer woman |
2 |
|
Watchmaker |
1 |
1 |
Weaver |
1 |
1 |
Wood sawer |
1 |
|
Wool dealer |
1 |
|
Yankee Notion Shop |
1 |
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