Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
1880 Federal Census Records for  Chemung County NY 
Town of Elmira (Including Reformatory)

1880 Town of Elmira Census

Mountain House near Elmira, was a popular recreational spot
Postcard from Collection of  Joan NASH O'Dell 
Over 1900 People in this Census Transcription
For Town of Elmira
Do NOT Confuse with City of Elmira which is a separate political unit
Comments and "Corrections" to 1880 Transcription for Town of Elmira
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Transcribed by Carlton Wolfe
Town of Elmira
1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
11-12 13-14 15-16 17-18 19-20
21-22 23-24 25-26 27-28 29
Reformatory
30-31 32-33 34-35
36-37 38-39 40
Catlin 
Elmira
Erin
Veteran
Baldwin
Horseheads
Southport
Ashland
Chemung
Big Flats
VanEtten
 
Joyce's Search Tip - January 2008 -
Do You Know that you can search just the Census Records on the site by using the three county level Census  buttons in the Partitioned search engine at the bottom of the Current What's New Page? 

You can further limit your search by choosing the find all words option and entering a year or township name along with your surname. Remember that alternate spellings of surnames WILL affect your search results.
Census records are very often difficult to read because of handwriting, microfilm quality, and spelling issues. Our early census takers were not as well educated as we'd like them to have been, and even the people bearing the names often could not spell them with the same consistency we are accustomed to in this era. The census taker wrote what he believed he heard as well as he could. These have been transcribed for you to the very best or our abilities given the difficulties mentioned. Please be tolerant of what you would consider "mistakes." If you can recognize the names you are looking for, then it is a success. If not, then you may want to find a place where you can view the originals so that you can judge for yourselves. Excessive attention to outmoded spelling issues is the sign of a beginner in family research. Those of you who have been at this a while are well aware of the "spelling errors" in our early records and have learned to deal with them. 
P# D# F# SURNAME FIRST NAME AGE  SEX RELAT'N OCCUP'T'N BORN PBORN MBORN
5       Eli Ray 2m M son at home NY NY NY
  45 47 Wheat George 33 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Auguste 31 F wife housekeeper NY NY PA
        William 9 M son at home NY NY NY
        James 5 M son at home NY NY NY
        Clara A. 1 F dau at home NY NY NY
  46 48 Carmike John 48 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Fanny 39 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Maggie 20 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Lena 3 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Bertha 5m F dau at home NY NY NY
  47 49 Churchill Leroy 59 M hus wagonmaker NY NY VT
        Belle 54 F wife housekeeper at sea Scotld Scotld
  47 50 Eames Zenas 27 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Mina 19 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Freely 10m M son at home NY NY NY
  48 51 Stannard Zenas 61 M hus farmer NY CT NY
        Annah B. 58 F wife housekeeper NY MA MA
  49 52 Beckhorn Elisha 21 M hus laborer NY NY MA
        Frances 22 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Mary 6m F dau at home NY NY NY
  50 53 Knapp Walter 65 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Sara 55 F wife housekeeper NJ NY NJ
      Beckhorn Eben 74 M uncle laborer NY NY NY
      Stannard George 9 M nephew attend.school NY NY NY
  51 54 Beckhorn Stephen 55 M hus farmer NJ NY NY
        Hannah 47 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Maria 19 F dau at home NY NJ NY
        John 12 M son farmer NY NJ NY
  52 55 Hugg William 57 M hus farmer OH CT NY
        Catharine 60 F wife housekeeper NY VT VT
      Herington Smith 15 M   farm laborer NY NY NY
  53 56 VanGorder J. 68 M   farmer NY NY NY
        George 31 M son shoemaker NY NY NY
        Ella 21 F dau-in-law housekeeper NY NY NY
  54 57 Sterling John 73 M hus farmer Scotld Scotld Scotld
        Margaret 55 F wife housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Vickrathn 28 M son farmer NY Scotld Ireld
        James W. 23 M son laborer NY Scotld Ireld
        George L. 19 M son farmer NY Scotld Ireld
        Bessie R. 16 F dau at home NY Scotld Ireld
        Edith 8 F adopt-dau at home NY Scotld Ireld
  55 58 Decker W. H. 49 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Tryphena 47 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Harriet 18 F dau at home NY NY NY
        John 16 M son farmer NY NY NY
        William Jr. 14 M son farmer NY NY NY
        Stephen 12 M son wks. on farm NY NY NY
        Meritt 10 M son wks. on farm NY NY NY
5       Annie 7 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
6 56 59 Bermingham James 32 M   farmer NY Ireld Ireld
        Michael 69 M father farmer Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Julia 55 F mother housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Charles 22 M brother farm laborer NY Ireld Ireld
        Edward 18 M brother farm laborer NY Ireld Ireld
        Ellen 24 F sister  at home NY Ireld Ireld
        Frederick 16 M brother farm laborer NY Ireld Ireld
  57 60 Barchet Mathew 43 M hus farmer Germ Germ Germ
        Anna 38 F wife housekeeper Germ Germ Germ
        Anna 13 F dau at home Germ Germ Germ
        Dora 11 F dau attend.school Germ Germ Germ
        Katie 9 F dau attend.school Germ Germ Germ
        Maggie 6 F dau attend.school Germ Germ Germ
        Mary P. 2 F dau at home NY Germ Germ
        Amelia 1 F dau at home NY Germ Germ
  58 61 Austin Eli 63 M hus farmer CT PA NY
        Nancy 55 F wife housekeeper PA PA PA
        Ardon 20 M son farm laborer NY CT PA
        Edwin 18 M son farm laborer NY CT PA
        Harlan 16 M son farm laborer NY CT PA
        Abbie 14 F dau at home NY CT PA
  59 62 Gilmore Thomas 54 M hus farmer Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Mary J. 46 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Lizzie 20 F dau at home Ireld Ireld NY
        Miles 18 M son farm laborer Ireld Ireld NY
        Andrew 15 M son farm laborer NY Ireld NY
        Thomas 13 M son farm laborer NY Ireld NY
        Martha 9 F dau attend.school NY Ireld NY
        Eva 7 F dau attend.school NY Ireld NY
        Jessie 2 F dau at home NY Ireld NY
  60 63 Eames Ruth 55 F widow housekeeper NY NY NY
        Edward 29 M son farmer PA PA NY
        Warren 20 M son farm laborer NY PA NY
  61 64 Edwards William 23 M hus farm laborer PA NY NY
        Addie 23 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Charles F. 1m M son at home NY PA NY
  62 65 Rogers J. H. 60 M hus farmer MA MA MA
        Jane 55 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
  63 66 Pray William H. 44 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Etta D. 34 F wife housekeeper NY MA NY
        George 17 M son farm laborer NY NY NJ
        Anna 16 F dau at home NJ NJ NJ
        Lillie A. 14 F dau at home NJ NY RI
        Jennie G. 9 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Lena 7 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Alfred 5 M son at home NY NY NY
        Mabel 3 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Emma 3m F dau at home NY NY NY
  64 67 Goldsmith Jackson 57 M hus farmer NY NY NY
6       Fanny 52 F wife housekeeper PA NY NY

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 03/14/2002
By Joyce M. Tice
Email: JoyceTice@aol.com