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
25       Mary A. 55 F wife housekeeper NY NJ NJ
        Hart 22 M son merchant PA NY NY
        Morgan A. 19 M son attend.school PA NY NY
        George B. 13 M son attend.school NY NY NY
      Nuess Maria 17 F   servant PA PA PA
  250 256 Clatworthy James 47 M hus carriage paint. Eng Eng Eng
        Elizabeth 50 F wife housekeeper NJ NJ NJ
  251 257 Clatworthy James H. 26 M hus carriage paint. NY Eng NJ
        Ida 23 F wife housekeeper WI Eng Eng
  252 258 Carr W. S. 36 M hus banker NY NY NY
        Catharine 24 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Willie T. 11 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        Walter A. 1 M son at home NY NY NY
  253 259 Shonstheimmen Conrad 42 M hus milk seller Germ Germ Germ
        Fredrica 36 F wife housekeeper Germ Germ Germ
        Charley 13 M son attend.school NY Germ Germ
        Lizzie 11 F dau attend.school NY Germ Germ
        Ella 6 F dau attend.school NY Germ Germ
        Eddie 4 M son at home NY Germ Germ
        Conrad 83 M father widower Germ Germ Germ
      Hide Lizzie 15 F   servant NY Germ Germ
  254 260 Kings  Nelson 59 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Margaret 58 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Olive  78 F mother at home NY NY NY
      Banks George W. 23 M step-son dyer NJ NY NY
        J. Edward 22 M step-son dyer NY NY NY
  255 261 Bowman Emily 49 F widow housekeeper NY Germ Germ
        Mary 26 F dau at home NY NY NY
        George H. 24 M son farmer NY NY NY
        Hannah  21 F dau at home NY NY NY
        James 19 M son farmer NY NY NY
        William 13 M son attend.school NY NY NY
      Sheely Catharine 70 F mother widow  Germ Germ Germ
  256 262 Howells Evan 48 M hus farmer SWales SWales SWales
        Jane 44 F wife housekeeper SWales SWales SWales
        Edward 19 M son grocery clerk SWales SWales SWales
        Samuel 17 M son feed/flour del. SWales SWales SWales
        Mary J. 8 F dau attend.school NY SWales SWales
        Ellen F. 3 F dau at home NY SWales SWales
      Davis Sara A. 14 F   servant NY SWales SWales
      Jones Thomas 43 M   farm laborer SWales SWales SWales
  257 263 Baker James 54 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Frances 47 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Hollis C. 26 M son farmer NY NY NY
        Etta 26 F dau-in-law at home NY NY NY
      Holbert Eliza 17 F   servant NY NY NY
      McNight Ephiram 43 M   farm laborer VA VA VA
  258 264 Baker Frank 24 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Hattie  21 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
25 259 265 Waters Thomas 32 M hus milkwagon op NY Eng NY
26       Delia 32 F wife housekeeper MA Eng Scotld
        Mary 11 F dau attend.school NY NY MA
        Eliza 9 F dau attend.school NY NY MA
        Joseph H. 6 M son attend.school NY NY MA
        Goldie 3 F dau at home NY NY MA
  260 266 Lovell Reubin 63 M hus farmer NY CT CT
        Rebecca 63 F wife housekeeper PA PA PA
        Hiram G. 26 M son farmer NY NY PA
        Nettie  28 F dau-in-law at home NY NY NY
        Mary 17 F adopt-dau at home NY NY NY
      Smith Charles E. 18 M   farm laborer PA PA PA
  261 267 Hoffman Phebe  51 F widow housekeeper NY CT VT
        Stella M. 22 F dau at home NY NY NY
        George W. 11 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        John S. 10 M son attend.school NY NY NY
      McGowen James 22 M   farm laborer Ireld Ireld Ireld
  262 268 Brosman Eugene 44 M hus farmer Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Annie 34 F wife housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Katie 8 F dau attend.school NY Ireld Ireld
        Eugene 6 M son attend.school NY Ireld Ireld
        Mamie 3 F dau at home NY Ireld Ireld
      Rorick William 22 M   farm laborer NY NY NY
  263 269 Robertson William B. 36 M hus real estate OH NH CT
        Eliza J. 48 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Tracy H. 11 M son attend.school NY OH NY
      Wall Bridget A. 18 F   servant Ireld Ireld Ireld
      Rice Johnson 18 M   laborer NY NY NY
  264 270 Suffern Andrew 65 M widower farmer NY Ireld NY
        Lillie B. 16 F dau at home NY NY NY
        John 12 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        Andrew 7 M son attend.school NY NY NY
  265 271 Herington Chancy S. 55 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Mary E. 50 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
      Beebe Willis C. 24 M   farm laborer NY NY NY
      Decker Lilpha 49 F   servant NY NY NY
  266 272 Rockwell Ezra 57 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Phebe  57 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
      Personius Elmer 18 M   farm laborer NY NY NY
  267 273 Heller Charles 57 M hus farmer NY PA PA
        Mary 49 F wife housekeeper NY Scotld Scotld
        Michael  15 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        David 15 M son attend.school NY NY NY
      Marsh Flora 16 F   servant NY NY NY
  268 274 Dill Charles H. 54 M hus lumberman ME ME ME
        Delia 52 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Addie 25 F dau at home NY ME NY
      Weldner Fred 20 M   laborer Germ Germ Germ
  269 275 Demarest William 49 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Caroline 37 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
26       Mark W. 11 M son attend.school NY NY NY

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