Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
184 Federal Census Records for Chemung County NY 
Town of Chemung

1840 Town of Chemung Census

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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. 
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    Free White Males   Free White Females
Pg # Heads of Families Under 5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100 Over 100   Under 5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100 Over 100
211 Smith, William   2 1     1                 2 1 2     1              
  Swam, Charles   1 1 1         1             2           1          
  Swam, Joseph       4       1                   1 1     1          
  Stage, Blameless 2         1                         1                
  Smith, James   1     2                   1 1   1 1                
  Stage, David     1         1               1           1          
  Snell, Henry       1 1     1                     1     1          
  Snell, Samuel 1         1                 2       1                
  Sayre, Joseph 1 1     2 1                         1 1              
  Sayre, Gabriel       1 1   1                   1 2     1            
  Slade, Aaron 2             1             1       1                
  Scott, James   1 1     1       1         2 1 1     1              
  Swam, Jacob           1                 1       1                
  Slawson, Nathan 1 1 1 1   1     1           1   2 1 1     1          
  Smith, Benjamin D.   1 2 1     1               1         1              
  Shoemaker, Jesse             1                         1              
  Stubal, Henry 1 1       1                 1 1 2     1              
  Squires, Phineas   1           1                   1     1            
  Simpkins, Silas 2 1   1 2       1               1 1     1            
  Tillman, Joseph   1       1                 1 1       1              
  Tillman, Jacob 1 1       1                 3       1                
  Tillman, Aaron 1     1   1   1             1   1 1   1   1          
  Thomas, Hiram 1         1                 1       1                
  Tinney, Rufus   1     1 1     1             1       1              
  Terry, John S. 1     1 2     1               1                      
  Thredge, Oliver 3 1 1   2                     1     1   1 1          
  Tanner, Zerviah   1     1                               1            
  Tichenor, Elisha       1 1                           1     1          
  Titsward, Elias 1 2 3       1                     1     1            
  Tickenor, Hiram 1         1                         1       1        
  Titus, Dennis           1                         1                

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 7/4/2002
By Joyce M. Tice
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