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
30 300 322 Gavin Cornelius 48 M hus gardener Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Anna 45 F wife housekeeper NY Ireld Ireld
        William 14 M son at home NY Ireld NY
        Maggie 12 F dau attend.school NY Ireld NY
  301 323 McConnell Horace S. 25 M hus depot agent NY NY NY
        Sarah 28 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Fred 5 M son at home NY NY NY
        Ada  2 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Edna 7m F dau at home NY NY NY
  302 324 Morgan Squire M. 60 M hus shoemaker NY NY NY
        Susan H. 58 F wife housekeeper NJ NJ NJ
      Hall John C. 43 M son-in-law iron moulder PA PA PA
        Hattie A. 31 F dau at home NY NY NJ
      Wright Monroe B. 8 M gr. son at home NY NY NY
        Alice G. 4 F gr. dau at home NY NY NY
      Hall Annie E. 5m F gr. dau at home NY NY NY
      Morgan Harry S. 9 M gr. son at home NY NY NY
  303 325 VanDermark Stephen 35 M hus engineer NY PA PA
        Sarah 29 F wife housekeeper NY Ireld NY
        Lilian M. 13 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        James H. 9 M son at home NY NY NY
        Carrie B. 8 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Ernest L. 6 M son at home NY NY NY
  304 326 Gardner Fredrick 23 M hus teamster NY NY NY
        Alice 19 F wife housekeeper NY NY PA
        Emma  1 F dau at home NY NY NY
        George A. 57 M father/div. farm laborer NY NY NY
      Lamfier John 23 M boarder brick yard wk. NY NY NY
  305 327 Barbour Nathanel 46 M hus brick mason NY NY NY
        Sarah 24 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Van 20 M son brick yard wk. NY NY NY
      Smith Abba 1 F step-dau at home NY NY NY
  306 328 Navil Johanah 74 F widow housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
  306 329 Gradey Morris 65 M widower laborer Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Morris Jr. 20 M son brick yard wk. Can Ireld Ireld
        Patrick 20 M son RRtrack wkr. Can Ireld Ireld
  307 330 Donivan Rich 45 M hus laborer Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Julia 35 F wife housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Daniel 10 M son attend.school NY Ireld Ireld
        Dennis 9 M son attend.school NY Ireld Ireld
        Thomas 5 M son at home NY Ireld Ireld
        Mary J. 2 F dau at home NY Ireld Ireld
  308 331 Keenan Ann 45 F   housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
  309 332 Spier John 54 M hus basketmaker Prussia Prussia Prussia
        Farona 54 F wife housekeeper Germ Germ Germ
      Sherman Samuel 34 M step-son basketmaker Germ Germ Germ
  310 333 Switzer Henry L. 44 M hus carpenter NY NY NY
        Mary J. 34 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Jennie E. 8 F dau at home NY NY NY
30       Mabel 7 F dau at home NY NY NY
31 311 334 Bentley Oscar 46 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Margret 35 F wife housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Hugh 17 M son brick yard wk. NY NY Ireld
        Kate 15 F dau at home NY NY Ireld
        Mary 12 F dau attend.school NY NY Ireld
        Oscar 8 M son at home NY NY Ireld
        George 6 M son at home NY NY Ireld
        Charles 3 M son at home NY NY Ireld
  312 335 Stage John 65 M hus grease agent NY    
        Betsey 63 F wife housekeeper CT CT CT
        Lavirne 18 M son store clerk NY NY CT
  313 336 Mosher Walter W. 51 M hus merchant NY    
        Kate 45 F wife housekeeper NY MA MA
        Fred E. 24 M son store clerk NY NY NY
        Irvin V. 19 M son store clerk NY NY NY
        Carrie C. 16 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Kate L. 10 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
  314 337 Onaley John 45 M hus blacksmith Ireld Ireld Ireld
        J. Ann 42 F wife housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
        James 12 M son attend.school NY Ireld Ireld
        John 7 M son at home NY Ireld Ireld
        Annie 6 F dau at home NY Ireld Ireld
        Kate 1 F dau at home NY Ireld Ireld
  315 338 Carpenter John F. 71 M widower   NY NY NY
      Crowley Mary 40 F   housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
  315 339 Conway William 35 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Rachel 32 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
  316 340 Taylor John J. 70 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Sarah 54 F wife housekeeper NY CT NY
  317 341 Tompkins Quinton 49 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Fannie 43 F wife housekeeper PA NJ PA
        Herman 24 M son wk.in sawmill NY NY PA
      Burrows Alions 73 M uncle widower  NY NY NY
      Payne George 35 M boarder brick mason NY NY NY
      Payne Delilah 34 F boarder   NY NY NY
  318 342 Hays Silas 40 M hus brick yard wk. VA VA VA
        Catharine 44 F wife housekeeper PA MD MD
        Kate 6 F dau at home PA VA PA
        Mavinia 1 F dau at home NY VA PA
      Thompson William 21 M step-son brick yard wk. PA VA PA
  319 343 Johnson James 25 M widower brick yard wk. MD VA VA
  320 344 Mallory William 63 M hus retired farmer NY CT CT
        Ann E. 55 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Charles D. 32 M son peddler NY NY NY
        Frank M. 24 M son at home NY NY NY
  321 345 Smith John D. 43 M hus   NY NY NY
        Mary E. 38 F wife housekeeper PA NY NY
  322 346 Judd Charles 30 M hus engineer NY CT NY
        Eva 23 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
31       Hattie M. 2m F dau at home NY NY NY

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