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
22 220 236 Mather Elizabeth C. 55 F widow milliner NY NY NY
      Park  Nellie 30 F   servant NY NY NY
      Dubell Anna 17 F niece  attend.school NY NY NY
  221 237 Bishop Henry  29 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Carrie 30 F wife dress maker NY Eng Scotld
  221 238 Chapman Isaac R. 23 M   tinsmith NY NY NY
        Philanda 45 F mother housekeeper NY NY NY
      Wing Thompson 26 M boarder tinsmith NY NY NY
      Rockwell George 23 M boarder wk.pump shp NY NY NY
  222 239 Sayre Fanny 81 F widow housekeeper CT CT CT
      Maxwell Julia M. 58 F dau/widow housekeeper NY NY CT
      McHenry Henry 51 M son-in-law   NY NY NY
        Frances E. 47 F dau housekeeper NY NY CT
        Fannie E. 14 F gr. dau attend.school NY NY NY
  223 240 McConnell Hiram H. 56 M hus depot agent NY NY NY
        Eliza 52 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Ella L. 28 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Fred W. 21 M son plan.mill wkr. NY NY NY
        Susie 19 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Jay 18 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        Nettie 16 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Nannie 13 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Mary 10 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Clarence 7 M son attend.school NY NY NY
  224 241 Dennis Isaac  40 M hus traveling agt. NY NJ CT
        Carrie 34 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        May Bell 16 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Florence O. 11 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
  225 242 Marshall Isaac S. 48 M hus ret. merchant NY NY NY
        Eliza J. 41 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Mattie 15 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Hebe 10 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
  226 243 Weston Anil C. 50 M hus   CT CT CT
        H. Melissa 45 F wife housekeeper NY  NY NY
      Bentley Derias 92 M father-in-lw wido/farmer NY RI RI
        Cora 18 F niece  at home NY NY NY
  227 244 Frelford Charles 34 M hus teamster NY NY NY
        Emma 30 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        William 12 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        Thomas 7 M son at home NY NY NY
      Ellisson Thomas 30 M boarder laborer NY NY NY
  228 245 Wheat Horton M. 60 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Phebe 57 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Murta E. 14 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
  228 246 Howall Jacob 40 M hus carpenter NY NJ NJ
        Darind 37 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
  228 247 Still Jane 77 F widow housekeeper NY MA MA
        Addie 35 F gr. dau at home NY NY NY
  229 248 Hudnot John H. 59 M widower laborer NY NY NY
22     Smith Sarah  34 F div housekeeper NY NY NY
23 230 249 Smithers John J. 59 M hus iron moulder PA PA PA
        Lucinda 63 F wife housekeeper NY Eng NY
  231 250 Harris Emily 29 F   housekeeper NY NY NY
        Fred 5 M son at home NY NY NY
  232 251 Perry Samuel 33 M hus wks.creamery NY NY NY
        Mary 25 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Bertha 5 F dau at home NY NY NY
        William 4 M son at home NY NY NY
        Harry 2 M son at home NY NY NY
        Robert 5m M son at home NY NY NY
  232 252 Hetfield Jacob M. 55 M hus sick NY NY NY
        Azuba 50 F wife housekeeper NY CT CT
  233 253 Kneale Arther 60 M widower farmer Eng Eng Eng
        Elmira 14 F dau attend.school NY Eng NY
        Arther 12 M son attend.school NY Eng NY
        Edward  7 M son at home NY Eng NY
  233 254 Rowley Elizabeth 31 F widow housekeeper NY VT NY
        Erastus  8 M son at home NY NY NY
        Ida May 4 F dau at home NY NY NY
  234 255 Miller Pheba A. 51 F widow housekeeper PA GA NJ
      Metler Ellen 34 F dau at home PA PA PA
      Miller Joseph 20 M son at home PA PA PA
  235 256 VanDusen Nathan 63 M hus livery man NY NY NY
        Melissa M. 42 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
      Thompson William 50 M servant hostler VA VA VA
  236 257 Owens Joseph H. 59 M hus retired farmer NY NY NY
        Sarah M. 52 F wife housekeeper NY NY MA
  237 258 McCumber George W. 35 M hus tanner/currier NY MA MA
        Arelia 40 F wife housekeeper NY NJ NY
  238 258 Calwell Robert 51 M hus meat market NY PA Eng
        Judith B. 45 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Thomas B. 21 M son wk.pump shp NY NY NY
        George 16 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        John 12 M son attend.school NY NY NY
      Sly Betsey 48 F sister-in-lw housekeeper NY NY NY
      Dean John 60 M widow servant NY NY NY
      Malay Kate 18 F   servant NY Ireld Ireld
  239 259 Bennett Josiah 59 M hus retired farmer NY NY NY
        Hariet 58 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
      McNish John F. 38 M son-in-law book store NY NY NY
        Sarah J. 28 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Josiah B. 6 M gr. son at home NY NY NY
      Hare Lizzia 16 F   servant NY Ireld Ireld
  240 260 Mosher Herman 53 M hus grocer NY RI NY
        Angeline 45 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Rufus J. 23 M son grocery clerk NY NY NY
        Jenny K. 16 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Lewis E. 11 M son attend.school NY NY NY
23     Hays Ida  14 F   servant NY MD MD

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