1850, 1860, 1870 Census Records for Chemung County, New York
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1850 Census Chemung County Poor House
Town of Elmira, Chemung Co., NY
Enumerated 29 August 1850

D# F# Surname First Age Sex Race Occupat. Place of Birth Deaf,Dumb Insane,etc Real Estate Val. Att.School
1113 1191 Rugur Elijah 38 M W Farmer NY
$1,800



Rebecca 38 F W
NY





Teresa 15 F W
NY

X



Ophelia 14 F W
NY

X



Jerome 12 M W
NY

X



Sophronia 8 F W
NY

X


Sweezy Abram 22 M W Inmate NY




Pitts Samuel 40 M W Inmate NY Palsy



Stewart Raukin 37 M W Inmate NY Idiotic



Dally Patrick 37 M W Inmate Ireland Blind/Insane



Frost Damin 50 M W Inmate Conn. Insane



Jenkins Philip 68 M W Inmate NY Intemperance



Pinney Edward 17 M W Inmate NY Idiotic



Still Jacob 54 M W Inmate Germany Insane



Carpenter B. S. 31 M W Inmate NY Insane



Mead Lewis 12 M W Inmate NY Idiotic



Culp Hannah 57 F W Inmate Pa Blind



Brown Rachel 44 F W Inmate NY Insane



Vail Eliza 34 F W Inmate NY Insane



Howard Mary J. 8 F W Inmate NY Idiotic



Hedges Abigail 42 F W Inmate NY Idiotic



Ham Elizabeth 14 F W Inmate NY Cripple



Cronning Mary 17 F W Inmate Ireland Idiotic



Crout Elizabeth 84 F W Inmate NJ Old Age



Taylor Emeline 18 F W Inmate NY Idiotic



Quick Mary 57 F W Inmate NY Blind



Rappleyer Sarah E. 70 F W Inmate NY Blind



Taylor Emily 40 F W Inmate NY Poverty



Taylor Phoebe 3 F W Inmate NY Infancy



Brown Margaret 24 F W Inmate Ireland Debotchery



Porter Emeline 30 F W Inmate NY Sick



Higgs Isaac 7 M W Inmate NY Infant



Taylor Lucinda 1 F W Inmate NY Infant



McRoy Mary E. 16 F W Inmate NY Debotchery



Murray John 45 M W Inmate Ireland Blind



Wedge Eliza 28 F W Inmate NY Debotchery



Wedge Theodore 2 M W Inmate NY Infant



Reed Charley 4 M W Inmate NY Infant



Dolan John 60 M W Inmate Ireland Dropsey



Mead Albert 54 M W Inmate NY Intemperance



Miller Seth 52 M W Inmate NY Intemperance



Arnold Sarah 9 F W Inmate NY Infant



Watson Andrew 10 F W Inmate NY Infant



Ellis Zuba 36 F W Inmate NY Destitute



Ellis David 3 M W Inmate NY Infant



Ellis James 1 M W Inmate NY Infant



Brown Ophelia 2/12 F W Inmate NY Infant



Hackey Martin 33 M W Inmate Ireland Sick



Tompkins Elijah 2/12 M W Inmate NY Infant



Reed Mary 9 F W Inmate NY Infant



Brady Edward 60 M W Inmate Ireland Sick



Lee Moses 71 M W Inmate England Insane



Decker Jeffrey 74 M W Inmate NJ Intemperance



Repecht Barberma 50 F W Inmate Germany Insane



Kelly Patrick 48 M W Inmate Ireland Intemperance



Daved Rhoda A. 22 F W Inmate NY Intemperance

1860 Census Chemung County Poor House
Town of Horseheads, Chemung Co., NY
Enumerated July 19, 1860
Post Office:  Breeseport (sic)
D# F# Surname First Age Sex Race Occupation Pl.of Birth Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Insane, Pauper Over 21 Can't Read or Write Personal Value
658 662 Carpenter Henry F. 39 M W Keeper of Poor House NY $300


Carpenter Emiline 25 F W
NY




Carpenter Lucy 16 F W
NY Attends Sch



Carpenter James C. 12 M W
NY Attends Sch



Carpenter Francis 10 F W
NY Attends Sch



Carpenter Ida 5 F W
NY




Carpenter Henry 3 M W
NY




Carpenter Infant 1/12 F W
NY




Van Gorder Sam'l 75 M W Inmate of Poor House NY Pauper



Carr David 95 M W Inmate Uper Canada Pauper



Tobias Susan 62 F W Inmate NY Pauper



Wright Cynthia 40 F W Inmate NY Pauper



Howe Mary 25 F W Inmate NY Pauper X


Hause Elizabeth 23 F W Inmate NY Pauper X


Marshall Eunice 27 F W Inmate NY Pauper X


Marshall Ann 16 F W Inmate NY Pauper



Bower Lydia A. 6 F W Inmate NY Pauper



Green Sarah 3 F W Inmate NY Pauper



Leonard Henry 2 M W Inmate NY Pauper



Fleming Lucy 22 F W Inmate NY Pauper X


Robinson Eveline 34 F W Inmate NY Pauper



Menis Sarah 3 F W Inmate NY Pauper



Strait David 41 M W Inmate NY Idiotic



McKnight Alexander 24 M W Inmate NY Idiotic



Penny Edward 22 M W Inmate NJ Idiotic



Shaffer Frederic 51 M W Inmate Canada Pauper X


Hamilton Thomas 37 M W Inmate VA Pauper



Carpenter Benjamin 33 M W Inmate NY Insane



Hart Montgomery 34 M W Inmate NY Insane



Mitchel Margaret 40 F W Inmate Ireland Insane



Mounce James 58 M W Inmate NY Pauper



Smith John 30 M W Inmate NY Pauper X


Kellog Harvey 60 M W Inmate NJ Pauper X


Foster Van Dusen 9 M W Inmate NY Pauper



Groesbreck Garrick 73 M W Inmate Pa Pauper



Wells Oliver 66 M W Inmate Conn Pauper



Wells Bridget 18 F W Inmate Ireland Pauper



Wells Infant 1/12 F W Inmate NY Pauper



Churcher Isaac 56 M W Inmate NY Pauper



Connelly John 2 M W Inmate NY Pauper



Newton Eliza 50 F W Inmate NJ Pauper X


Siskie Michael 10 M W Inmate NY Pauper Attends Sch



Decker Mary 18 F W Inmate NY Pauper



Corrigan Timothy 42 M W Inmate Ireland Pauper



Corrigan Ellen 35 F W Inmate Ireland Pauper



Corrigan Ellen 7 F W Inmate NY Pauper



Corrigan Christian 1 M W Inmate NY Pauper



Armstrong Charles 65 M W Inmate NJ Pauper



Brown Rachel 48 F W Inmate NY Insane

1870 Census Chemung County Poor House
Town of Horseheads, Chemung Co., NY
Enumerated August 5, 1870
Post Office: Millport
 
D# F# Surname First Age Sex Race Occup Born F. Foreign Born M. Foreign Born Can't Read Can't Write Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Insane, Idiotic US Citz.21+ US Citz 21+ Denied Voting
519 522 Griggs Elliott 46 M W Keeper of County Poor House NY








Griggs Helen 51 F W Lady of County Poor House NY








Griggs Mary 20 F W
NY








Griggs John 18 M W Driving Team NY








Burrett Chauncey 72 M W
US








Wadmer Joseph 73 M W
Germany X X






Theetge John 69 M W
US



Blind



Penny Alvord 32 M W
NY



Idiotic X X


McKeough Alexander 34 M W
US

X X Idiotic X X


Gardner William F. 33 M W
US

X X




Gardner Lawrence 63 M W
US








Shannihan Patrick 31 M W
Ireland X X X X Idiot X X


Vansdoref James 69 M W
US

X X




Shakespear John 31 M W
US



Idiot X X


Clark Seyth 14 M W
US



Idiot



Morrison John 84 M W
US




X


Walker William 51 M W
US




X


Vale William 29 M W
US




X


Howard Geo. W. 7 M W
NY








Howard Benj. 4 M W
NY








Groom William 6 M W
NY








Hamilton Thomas 56 M W
US



Insane X X


Payne Susan 57 F W
US

X X




Davis Margaret 17 F W
US








Fleming Lucy 32 F W
NY



Idiotic



Dunkin Maheley 67 F W
NJ








Leonard Christy 32 F W
US



Idiotic



Right Cynthia 50 F W
Germany X X

Insane



Ritty Mary 74 F W
NY

X X




Raymond Esther 40 F W
US








Robinson Eveline 49 F W
US



Insane



Maschole Hannah 25 F W
US



Insane



Beckwith Huldah 49 F W
NY








White Mary 74 F W
Ireland X X X X




Wick Rosette 32 F W
NY



Blind



Howard Helen 40 F W
NY

X X




How Mary 35 F W
NY

X X




Howse Elizabeth 33 F W
NY


X




Hanard John 6mo. M W
NY








Hommuld Bolby 58 F W
NY

X X




Sisler Prospr 55 M W
NY




X


Courtese Julia 31 F W
NY

X X




O'Brion Mary 43 F W
NY X X X X




Berry Maggie 18 F W
US X X






Kinney James M. 4 mo Mar. M W
NY








Gregory Elisabeth 45 F W
Ireland X X

Insane



Gates Ellen 28 F W
US








Cole Joseph 23 M W
US








Gates Ira 10 mo. Aug M W
NY



Chemung County NY

Published on Site on 03/20/2009
By Joyce M. Tice