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
18 179 188 Warner Ebenezer 51 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Mary 52 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Zopher 23 M son farmer NY NY NY
        Anna 18 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Nellie 10 F dau at home NY NY NY
  180 189 Haviland Hudson 40 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Melissa  33 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Bessie 2 F dau at home NY NY NY
      Breese Emma 10 F niece at home NY NY NY
  181 190 Fowler William 70 M hus basketmaker NY NY NY
        Margaret 66 F wife housekeeper NJ NJ NJ
      Leonard Charles 5 M gr. son at home NY NY NY
        Emma 8 F gr. dau attend.school NY NY NY
  182 191 Dorr David  52 M hus blacksmith Eng Eng Eng
        Alice  44 F wife housekeeper PA PA PA
        Eva 18 F dau works out NY Eng PA
        John 16 M son farmer NY Eng PA
        Maud 13 F dau at home NY Eng PA
  183 192 Alexander Mary 52 F widow housekeeper NY NY NY
        Delbert 22 M son farmer NY NY NY
  184 193 Swartwood Jonathan 32 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Marinda 30 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Minerva 9 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Guy 3 M son at home NY NY NY
  185 194 Bowman John S. 44 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Ann C. 43 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Hattie 16 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Libbie 15 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Frank 13 M son at home NY NY NY
        Henry  9 M son at home NY NY NY
      Coleman Harvey 24 M   laborer NY NY NY
  186 195 Spencer John 44 M hus farmer Eng Eng Eng
        Mary 36 F wife housekeeper NY NY MI
        Nellie 4 F dau at home NY Eng NY
        Sarah 1 F dau at home NY Eng NY
      McDougle Philetus  16 M step-son at home NY NY NY
        Adell 14 F step-dau at home NY NY NY
  187 196 Barber John N. 70 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Martha A. 45 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Martha M. 35 F dau at home NY NY NY
      Relyea Charles 17 M   servant NY NY NY
  188 197 Bowers Jacob 65 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Mary J. 53 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Carrie 29 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Fred 20 M son farmer NY NY NY
  189 198 Cook George 40 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Isabell  35 F wife housekeeper NY NJ NY
        Herbert 10 M son at home NY NY NY
        Margaret 7 F dau at home NY NY NY
18     Wood Alvin 19 M   servant NY NY NY
19 190 199 Jackson John C. 59 M hus farmer NY Eng NY
        Lucy 40 F wife housekeeper NY NJ NJ
      Southworth Benjamin 15 M   servant NY NY NY
  191 200 Marshall Samuel 58 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Mary 50 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
      Bovee Amanda 20 F   servant NY NY NY
      McCauley Owen 28 M   laborer PA Ireld Ireld
      Foley Dennis 23 M   laborer PA Ireld Ireld
  192 201 Barber Clark M. 73 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Sophia 51 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Alice 20 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Morris 18 M son farmer NY NY NY
  193 202 Breese Stephen S. 48 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Elizabeth 52 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Elizabeth 18 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Laman 15 M son farmer NY NY NY
  194 203 Decker James H. 33 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Ella L. 26 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Ida 10 F dau at home NY NY NY
  195 204 Smith William 41 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Mary Ann 36 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Ada F. 17 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Charles E. 14 M son at home NY NY NY
  196 205 Strait George 59 M hus farmer NJ NJ NJ
        Rhoda 57 F wife housekeeper NJ NJ NJ
  197 206 Egbert Lewis M. 40 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Minerva 40 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Francis 15 M son at home NY NY NY
        George 13 M son at home NY NY NY
        Libbie 8 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Nettie 4 F dau at home NY NY NY
      Updike Andrew 73 M father-in-lw farmer/widowr NY NY NY
      Wood William H. 20 M   laborer NY NY NY
  198 207 VanDerlip Ira 62 M hus farmer NY VT VT
        Rebecca 58 F wife housekeeper NY NY  NY
        Emma L. 27 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Phineas R. 25 M son farmer NY NY NY
        Mary E. 23 F dau at home NY NY NY
        William B. 13 M son at home NY NY  NY
  199 208 Breese Matthew C. 26 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Amy D. 22 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Seymore A. 3 M son at home NY NY NY
        Carrie C. 2 F dau at home NY NY NY
  200 209 Breese Daniel D. 59 M   farmer NY NY NY
        Damerest 65 F sister housekeeper NY NY NY
  201 210 Soper Charles K. 29 M hus carpenter NY NY CT
        Alice 27 F wife housekeeper NY NJ NJ
        Mary 8 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Frank 6 M son at home NY NY NY
19       Phebe 4 F dau at home NY NY NY

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