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
14 134 141 Breese Daiwin E. 49 M hus farmer NY NJ VT
        Amanda E. 43 F wife housekeeper NY PA NY
        May E. 1 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Charles P. 72 M father/wido blacksmith NJ NJ CT
  135 142 Shappe E. Bartlett 46 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Mary A. 46 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Luie E. 20 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Lamott 18 M son at home NY NY NY
        David B. 16 M son at home NY NY NY
  136 143 Shappe William R. 29 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Lena 29 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Rebecca 60 F mother widow NY NY NY
        Mary 16 F sister at home NY NY NY
      Keach Phebe 21 F   servant NY NY NY
  137 144 Light William R. 63 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Mary 60 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Amgie R. 32 F dau at home NY NY NY
        George L. 12 M gr. son at home NY NY NY
        Harry S. 10 M gr. son at home NY NY NY
  138 145 Shappe Gertrude 45 F widow housekeeper NY NY NJ
        Stodard 19 M son farmer NY NY NY
        Edward 17 M son farmer NY NY NY
        Fanny  14 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Grant 10 M son at home NY NY NY
  139 146 Marshall Levi 55 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Elizabeth 52 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Major A. 12 M son at home NY NY NY
  140 147 VanDuzer William H. 59 M widower farmer NY NY NY
        Kate S. 27 F dau housekeeper NY NY NY
        William 22 M son farmer NY NY NY
  140 148 VanDuzer Janas 35 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Amanda  36 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Julia 5 F dau at home NY NY NY
      Ward Lizzie 16 F   servant NY NY NY
  141 149 Knowles Marcus M. 53 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Adelia 52 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
  142 150 Ahart Alfred 20 M hus laborer NY Saxony NY
        Georgian 17 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
  143 151 Bennitt Clarinda 51 F widow housekeeper NY CT NY
        Abby 18 F dau at home NY NY NY
        James 15 M son farmer NY NY NY
  144 152 Jackson Asa G. 68 M hus carpenter NY Eng NY
        Amanda 58 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
  145 153 Edwards Sarah 69 F widow housekeeper NY NY NY
        Electa E. 45 F dau at home NY NY NY
14       Amelia 19 F adopt-dau at home NY NY NY
15 146 154 Gardner Robert  46 M hus farmer NY NJ NJ
        Mary 32 F wife housekeeper NY MA MA
        Ida M. 16 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Cora B. 14 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Wilson 11 M son at home NY NY NY
        James 9 M son at home NY NY NY
        Robert  4 M son at home NY NY NY
        Leroy J. 2 M son at home NY NY NY
      Peterson Frank 26 M   laborer NY NY NY
  147 155 Jackson Lyman F. 47 M hus farmer NY Eng NY
        Harriet J. 40 F wife housekeeper NY MA Can
        Frank L. 16 M son at home NY NY NY
        Sarah 91 F moth/wido at home NY NJ NJ
      Wright Alva 82 F father-in-lw tanner/widow MA MA MA
  148 156 Ostrander Peter 38 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Velissa 38 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Mary 12 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Charles  10 M son at home NY NY NY
        Anson 6 M son at home NY NY NY
        Thompson 1 M son at home NY NY NY
  149 157 Green Hamilton 65 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Martha A. 44 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Melvin 20 M son farmer NY NY NY
        Alvin 20 M son farmer NY NY NY
        Carrie 18 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Hattie L. 12 F dau at home NY NY NY
  150 158 Wygant Lewis E. 62 M widower farmer NY NY NY
        Charlott 25 F dau housekeeper NY NY NY
        Charles 15 M son at home NY NY NY
  151 159 Breese Alanson 68 M   farmer NY NJ NY
        Catharine 65 F sister housekeeper NY NJ NY
        Margaret 50 F sister housekeeper NY NJ NY
  152 160 Rickey Catharine 61 F widow  housekeeper NY NY NY
        Philetus O. 21 M son farmer NY NY NY
      Jackson William 21 M   laborer NY NY NY
  153 161 Spencer James N. 61 M hus blacksmith NJ NJ NJ
        Catharine 54 F wife housekeeper NJ NJ NJ
        Hattie A. 19 F dau at home NJ NJ NJ
  154 162 Southworth Benjamin 38 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Mary 37 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Benjamin 16 M son at home NY NY NY
        Matty 10 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Nelly 8 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Burt 1 M son at home NY NY NY
  155 163 Breese Robert B. 29 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Anna 22 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Flora J. 2 F dau at home NY NY NY
15     Blanchard French 25 M   laborer NY NY NY

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