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 showing Clinton Island
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
15 145 147 Abbott James 38 M hus carpenter NY Ireld Ireld
        Harriet A. 33 F wife housekeeper CT Eng NY
        James S. 11 M son attend.school NY CT NY
        Hattie E. 9 F dau attend.school NY CT NY
        Carrie G. 6 F dau attend.school NY CT NY
        Grace W. 1 F dau at home NY CT NY
  146 148 VanDine John R. 48 M hus farmer NY NJ NY
        Carrie C. 46 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Nellie L. 16 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
  147 149 Sayles William C. 30 M hus painter OH NY NY
        Jennie W. 29 F wife housekeeper NY NY PA
        Adolphus 5 M son attend.school PA OH NY
        Burton B. 3 M son at home PA OH NY
      Martin Annis 49 F moth-in-law wido/at home PA VT VT
  148 150 Palmer Hanah 65 F widow housekeeper NY NY NY
        Charles W. 22 M son laborer NY NY NY
  148 151 Blackman Andrew 59 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Rebecca 57 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
  149 152 Whitney John 37 M hus carpenter NY NY NY
        Lucy A. 33 F wife housekeeper NY MA NY
        Agnes E. 13 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Bertha F. 13 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Kittie B. 9 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Clarice F. 7 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Idah M. 5 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Perry J. 3 M son at home NY NY NY
        Lillian L. 1 F dau at home NY NY NY
  150 153 Roberts E. M. 63 M hus insurance agt NY NY NY
        Susan B. 58 F wife housekeeper NY NY CT
      Crowley Ella 34 F   servant Ireld Ireld Ireld
  151 154 McLaughlin Edgar 35 M hus machinist NY NY NY
        Martha  29 F wife housekeeper CT CT CT
        Nellie  9 F dau attend.school NY NY CT
        George 7 M son attend.school NY NY CT
        Lena 5 F dau attend.school NY NY CT
  152 155 Lunger James M. 33 M hus laborer NY    
        Nettie 35 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Reubin H. 13 M son attend.school NY NY NY
  153 156 Wood  Joseph 56 M hus carpenter CT CT CT
        Diadama 58 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
  154 157 Judson William R. 35 M hus   NY NY NY
        Mary M. 34 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        George R. 9 M son attend.school KS NY NY
      Renyolds Burton  13 M nephew attend.school Ind.Ter. NY NY
      Ronan Mary 18 F   servant MI Ireld Ireld
  155 158 Judson Sara K. 62 F widow housekeeper CT CT CT
        Thomas M. 18 M son attend.school NY NY VT
      McGraw Kate 40 F   servant NY Ireld Ireld
  156 159 Farnham Whitfield 31 M hus book keeper NY NY NY
15       Minnie W. 31 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
16       Sydney W. 8 M son at home NY NY NY
        Anna M. 4 F dau at home NY NY NY
      VanOrtwick Hattie 18 F   servant NY    
  157 160 Luce William 23 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Susie 24 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
  158 161 Sinsabaugh Noah 63 M hus farm laborer NY NY NY
        Mary 33 F wife dressmaker NY Eng NY
        Emma Jane 11 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Walter 8 M son at home NY NY NY
        Edward  3 M son at home NY NY NY
  159 162 Collins James E. 24 M hus milk peddler NY NY NY
        Maggie 25 F wife housekeeper OH France VA
        Charles H. 10m M son at home NY NY  OH
      Smith Bedelier 35 F widow servant Ireld Ireld Ireld
      McDermot Mark 12 M   farm laborer NY Ireld Ireld
  160 163 Waters Joseph H. 36 M hus farmer NY Eng NY
        Jane 31 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Albert 11 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        Alice 9 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Edward  7 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        Gertrude 5 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Estelle 3 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Jennie  1 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Milton 19 M nephew laborer NY NY NY
      Chambers Henrietta 17 F   servant NY NY NY
  161 164 Whitford James B. 69 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Alma E. 66 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
  162 165 Chambers Salem 56 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Clarinda 41 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        James H. 12 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        William D. 10 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        Lillie L. 7 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Minnie 5 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Robert 2 M son at home NY NY NY
  163 166 Carpenter Benjamin 55 M   farmer NY NY NJ
      Dunn Jane 51 F cousin housekeeper NY NY NY
      Carpenter Nellie 4 F adopt-dau at home NY   NY
      Chapman William 44 M   farm laborer NY NY NY
      Strong Dennis 66 M   farm laborer NY Ireld Ireld
      Brown Mathew 42 M   farm laborer NY NY NY
      Reynolds Stephen 60 M   farm laborer NY MA MA
      Goldsmith Belle 25 F   servant NY NY NY
  164 167 Lathrop Alphonzo 43 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Mary 41 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Daniel 13 M son farm laborer NY NY NY
        Delphine 11 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Susie 8 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Charley 3 M son at home NY NY NY
  165 168 Theetge Oliver 40 M hus laborer NY NY NY
16       Mary 28 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY

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