Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
1880 Federal Census Records for  Chemung County NY 
Town  & Village of Horseheads, Breesport, Poor House

1880 Town & Village of Horseheads, 

Village of Breesport, Chemung County Poor House
Photo from Collection of Frank Patterson 
Comments and "Corrections" to 1880 Transcription for Horseheads
Enumerated June 1-30, 1880 by Merritt Glines 
Enumerated June 1-30, 1880 by Chas. F. Taber
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Total CA 3480 People
In Town & Village of Horseheads
& Breesport
You Gotta Know the Territory-
Tips for Genealogists
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. 
Part One by Merritt Glines
Part Two by  Chas. F. Taber
Village of Horseheads 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13
Town of Horseheads 14-15 16-17 18-19 20-21 22-23 24
Village of Breesport 25-27 28-29 30/32
County Poor House 31
Town of Horseheads 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9
Village of Horseheads 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-17 18-19
20-21 22-23 24-25 26-27 28-29
30-31 32-33 34-35 36-37 38-40
P# D# F# SURNAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RELAT'N OCCUP'T'N BORN PBORN MBORN
5 42 45 Rudey John 45 M hus RR trackman Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Ann 45 F wife housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
        John Jr. 22 M son RR trackman Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Thomas 14 M son attend.school NY Ireld Ireld
        Annie 7 F dau at home NY Ireld Ireld
        Margaret 4 F dau at home NY Ireld Ireld
  43 46 Flannery Patrick 55 M hus laborer Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Kate 50 F wife housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Michael 19 M son RR trackman NY Ireld Ireld
        Patrick 16 M son at home NY Ireld Ireld
        Mary 10 F dau at home NY Ireld Ireld
  44 47 Drake Dewitt 25 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Alvira 21 F wife housekeeper NY NY PA
        Jennie M. 2 F dau at home NY NY NY
  44 48 Drake Frank 24 M hus wks. on farm NY NY NY
        Alice 27 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Orrin 7 M son at home NY NY NY
        William 2 M son at home NY NY NY
  45 49 Cohan Jerry 40 M hus wks. on RR NY Ireld Ireld
        Sarah E. 40 F wife housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Efa C. 11 F dau attend.school PA NY Ireld
        Anna E. 8 F dau at home PA NY Ireld
        Jerry 50 M uncle laborer Ireld Ireld Ireld
  46 50 Hoyt David L. 50 M hus carpenter NY NY CT
        Mary L. C. 36 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Bessie H. 17 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Marie E. 15 F dau at home PA NY NY
        David C. 13 M son at home NY NY NY
        Avery S. 5 F dau at home NY NY NY
  47 51 Drake Joseph C. 64 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Jane 55 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        John A. 24 M son wks. on farm NY NY NY
        Fannie J. 22 F dau-in-law at home NY NY NY
      Poyer Eddie J. 7 M gr. son at home NY NY NY
      Orvens Harry 23 M servant farm laborer NY NY NY
  47 52 Link Joseph 60 M hus farm laborer NY NY NY
        Eunice 50 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Frank 24 M son farm laborer NY NY NY
        Jessie 14 F dau  at home NY NY NY
  48 53 Frees Sylvester 46 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Catharine 35 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Lorenso 14 M son at home NY NY NY
        Cora  7 F dau at home NY NY NY
      McDowell Mahaley 23 F   servant NY NY NY
      Squire Mary V. 23 F boarder school teach. NY NY NY
  49 54 Sly William K. 42 M hus farmer NY NY PA
        Susan 40 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
      Devinport Philip 79 M widower farm laborer NJ MA CT
      Murpha Michael 18 M servant farm laborer NY Ireld Ireld
5     Shey Margaret 17 F   servant NY Ireld Ireld
6 50 55 Mariott George 63 M hus farmer Eng Eng Eng
        Frances 64 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
      Kneal Charles 35 M son-in-law farmer NY Eng NY
        Frances 32 F dau/wife housekeeper NY Eng NY
      Woodruf George M. 15 M nephew attend.school PA NY NY
  51 56 Hadley Samuel H. 35 M hus farmer NY NY PA
        Delia 26 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        George B. 8 M son at home NY NY NY
        Susan A. 6 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Florence M. 3 F dau at home NY NY NY
      Hoffman James 44 M   farm laborer NY NY NY
  52 57 Lynch George S. 45 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Clarisa 40 F wife housekeeper NY NY CT
        Stephen 16 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        Benjamin D. 9 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        Stephen 71 M father/wido retired farmer NY CT CT
  53 58 Chrisler William A. 66 M hus tobacco farmr NY NY NY
        Emeline 54 F wife housekeeper OH NY NY
        Jerry 21 M son farm laborer NY NY OH
        William 24 M son wks. on RR NY NY OH
  54 59 Chaple Leonard 58 M hus farm laborer NY NY NY
        Harriet 46 F wife housekeeper NY CT RI
        George 21 M son farm laborer NY NY NY
      Straney Emma 20 F   servant IL NY IL
  55 60 Hopkins Lyman 52 M hus farmer NY PA NJ
        Kate 28 F wife housekeeper NY NY NJ
        William 19 M son wks. on farm NY NY NY
        Semon 16 M son wks. on farm NY NY NY
        Mary E. 11 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Bertie 8 M son at home NY NY NY
        Eddie  6 M son at home NY NY NY
        Walter 2 M son at home NY NY NY
  56 61 Skinner John 62 M hus farmer Eng Eng Eng
        Elizabeth 54 F wife housekeeper Eng Eng Eng
        Charles 23 M son wks. on farm NY Eng Eng
        Isabell 21 F dau at home NY Eng Eng
        Joseph 20 M son at home NY Eng Eng
  57 62 Wanimaker John C. 78 M hus farmer NJ NY NJ
        Anna 42 F wife housekeeper PA NJ NY
        Kate 7 F dau at home NY NJ PA
      Backer Lenticia 25 F   servant NY NY Ireld
  58 63 Westlake William 53 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Martha 52 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Samuel  22 M son wks. on farm NY NY NY
        Bertha 18 F dau at home NY NY NY
  59 64 Lewis Alfred 22 M hus farm laborer NY NJ NJ
        Melinda 20 F wife housekeeper PA PA PA
        Mary 3 F dau at home NY NY PA
6       Melissa 1 F dau at home NY NY PA

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 7/7/2002
By Joyce M. Tice
Email: JoyceTice@aol.com