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

Chemung River View  near Elmira
Postcard from Collection of  Joyce M. Tice 
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
13 124 126 Harter Lewis  27 M   farm laborer PA    
        Addie 21 F   housekeeper NY Eng Eng
  125 127 Carpenter Daniel 34 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Phebe 33 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Lizzie  3 F dau at home NY NY NY
  126 128 Strader Alfred 45 M hus mk.gr.cradles NY NJ NJ
        Eliza Ann 46 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        John 19 M son cradle maker NY NY NY
        Horatio S. 16 M son cradle maker NY NY NY
        Peter 48 M brother farmer NJ NJ NJ
      Riley Charles  68 M boarder laborer Ireld Ireld Ireld
  127 129 Jennings Marshall 49 M hus laborer PA VT  
        Phebe 48 F wife housekeeper PA PA CT
        John 11 M son attend.school NY PA PA
        Phil B. 7 M son attend.school NY PA PA
  128 130 Craig James 32 M hus tinsmith NY Scotld Scotld
        Cornelia 33 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Maude 9 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Grace 7 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Mary 4 F dau at home NY NY NY
  129 131 Miller Andrew 51 M hus carpenter NY Ireld Ireld
        Annie 52 F wife housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Mary I. 24 F dau dressmaker NY NY Ireld
        Ella J. 22 F dau at home NY NY Ireld
        Sara A. 18 F dau at home NY NY Ireld
        Carrie J. 16 F dau at home NY NY Ireld
  130 132 VanSteinberg John 30 M hus brick mason NY Germ Germ
        Emma 24 F wife housekeeper PA NY RI
        Minnie M. 4 F dau at home NY NY PA
        Ida B. 3 F dau at home NY NY PA
        Stella 11m F dau at home NY NY PA
  131 133 Thorn John 45 M hus farmer NY   NY
        Lucy 46 F wife housekeeper PA CT NY
        Mittie C. 15 F dau attend.school NY NY PA
  132 134 Osborn S. W. 33 M hus carpenter NY NY NY
        Belle 29 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Maude 12 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
  133 135 Burk Eli S. 42 M hus carpenter PA PA ME
        Martha E. 40 F wife housekeeper NY NY CT
        Hermon L. 12 M son laborer NY PA NY
        Leonard 9 M son attend.school PA PA NY
        Lottie May 5 F dau at home NY PA NY
  134 136 Emhoff M. G. 48 M hus barber Germ Germ Germ
        Susan 42 F wife housekeeper NY Germ Germ
        Leroy 21 M son laborer NY Germ NY
        James 16 M son laborer NY Germ NY
        Ada 10 F dau attend.school NY Germ NY
      Reel Elizabeth 73 F moth-in-law widow Germ Germ Germ
  135 137 Hemenway Frank 31 M hus pump manfy NY MA MA
13       Clara P. 31 F wife housekeeper NY PA NY
14       Florence E. 9 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Miles S. 7 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        Henry P. 5 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        Susie C. 3 F dau at home NY NY NY
  136 138 Colson A. P. 36 M hus carpenter NY NY NY
        Melissa A. 30 F wife housekeeper NY ME NY
        Melville G. 12 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        Dores M. 10 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
      Hibbard Sara M. 59 F moth-in-law widow NY NY NY
  137 139 Holly David W. 50 M hus painter NY NY NY
        Sally 49 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Eliza J. 19 F dau dressmaker NY NY NY
        Emma 15 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Hattie 14 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Elizabeth 10 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        David William 8 M son attend.school NY NY NY
  138 140 Burlingam Verloures 26 M hus laborer PA PA PA
        Frances 26 F wife housekeeper PA PA PA
        Kay 3 F dau at home PA PA PA
        Albert 1 M son at home PA PA PA
  139 141 Nelson Patrick 35 M hus laborer Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Mary 33 F wife housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Thomas 12 M son attend.school Eng Ireld Ireld
        John 10 M son attend.school Eng Ireld Ireld
        Hugh 8 M son attend.school NY Ireld Ireld
        James 6 M son attend.school NY Ireld Ireld
        Sara 3 F dau attend.school NY Ireld Ireld
  140 142 VanScoy Cornelius 58 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Prudence 48 F wife housekeeper NJ NJ NJ
  141 143 Grady Thomas 43 M hus laborer NY Ireld Ireld
        Rose 37 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Edwin 14 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        Eugene 11 M son attend.school NY NY NY
  142 144 Poulton William 35 M hus moulder Eng Eng Eng
        Catharine 33 F wife housekeeper Eng Eng Eng
        William 16 M son laborer Eng Eng Eng
        Edwin 12 M son attend.school Eng Eng Eng
        Margaret 4 F dau at home NY Eng Eng
        Isabella 2 F dau at home NY Eng Eng
  143 145 Trickey H. M. 38 M hus blacksmith NY NY Can
        Mary 31 F wife housekeeper PA PA PA
        Alfred 6 M son attend.school NY NY PA
        Irvine 4 M son at home NY NY PA
        Mary 10m F dau at home NY NY PA
      Montgomery William 58 M father-in-law  wido/blacksm PA PA PA
  144 146 Trainor James 60 M hus laborer Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Catharine 60 F wife housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
      McKuane Margaret 30 F dau at home Ireld Ireld Ireld
      Trainor Bridget 27 F dau at home NY Ireld Ireld
14       Owen 32 M son laborer Ireld Ireld Ireld

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