1860 Federal Census Records for Chemung County NY
Town of Big Flats

1860 Town of Big Flats

Comments and "Corrections" to 1860 Transcription for Town of Big Fltas

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Enumerated by by John L. Sexton Jr
12 JUNE 1860.

001	018	040	060	072	086	101	113
126	144	162	176	193	217	235	252
268	287	302	315	327	340	354	371

Catlin

Elmira

Erin

Veteran

Baldwin

Horseheads

Southport

Ashland

Chemung

Big Flats

VanEtten

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Dwelling No.	Family No.	Last Name	First Name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Value of Real Estate	Value of Personal Estate	Place of Birth	Comments
40	38	Braughman	Daniel	47	M	Blacksmith	1000	250	NY
			Lydia	47	F				NY
			James	19	M	Blacksmith			NY
			Eliza	10	F				NY
			Isabel	6	F				NY
41	39	Davy	Martha	36	F	Weaver	350	125	PA
			Louisa E.	15	F				NY
			Lucy Ellen	11	F				NY
			William M.	9	M				NY
			Frank Mott	7	M				NY
42	40	Silsby	George	39	M	Gentleman	500	400	NY
43	41	Farnham	George M.	39	M	Laborer	500	150	NY
			Mary E.	30	F				NY
			Dallas	15	M				NY
			Mary	13	F				NY
			Delia	9	F				NY
44	42	Defure	Benjamin	62	M	Mail Agent	1000	430	NY
			Elizabeth	61	F				NY
45	43	Quackenbush	Betsey	50	F				NY
			Abner	23	M	Carpenter & Joiner	400	120	NY
			Charles	21	M	Tabacconist			NY
			Nancy	15	F				NY
			Rebecca	11	F				NY
46	44	Barton	John J.	67	M	Laborer	100	125	NJ
			Benjamin	14	M				NY
			George	9	M				NY
47	45	Campbell	John	50	M	Shoemaker	150	140	NY
			Eleanor	45	F				NY
			Eloise	17	F				NY
			Edgar	15	M				NY
			Anna	10	F				NY
			Philo	9	M				NY
			Ida	2	F				NY
48	46	Miller	John A.	30	M	Carpenter	150	136	NY
			Hannah	26	F				NY
		Drake	Stephen	8	M				NY
		Miller	George	4	M				NY
			Mary Ellen	2	F				NY
49	47	Robyleer	Joseph	26	M	Farmer	300	240	NY
			Cornelia	25	F				NY
			Cornelia	3	F				NY
			Charles	1	M				NY
50	48	Paxton	James	45	M	Laborer		150	NY
			Anna	43	F				NY
			Charles	12	M				NY
51	49	Paxton	James L.	24	M	Laborer			NY
			Maria	19	F				NY
			Emma	4 mo	F				NY
52	50	Pound	John	70	M	Shingle Maker		50	NJ
			Ruth	69	F				NY
			Horace	39	M	Laborer			NY
			Susan	35	F	Domestic			NY
53	51	Pound	Horace	35	M	Shingle Maker		50	NY
			Mary	19	F				NY
			Ann	7	F				NY
54	52	Hawkins	John	27	M	Laborer		100	NY
			Mary E.	1	F				NY
55	53	Butler	Rufus H.	42	M	Carpenter & Joiner	800	200	NY
			Jane	41	F				NY
			Ephriam	16	M	Carpenter & Joiner Apprentice			PA
			Sarah S.	14	F				PA
			Edward K.	12	M				NY
		Youngs	Sally	68	F	Domestic			NY
56	54	Ryan	Martin	35	M	Laborer on railroad		100	Ireland
			Mary	50	F				Ireland
			John	8	M				NY
			Mary	6	F				NY
			Winniford	5	F				NY
			Michael	3	M				NY
			Catherine	2	F				NY
		Cary	Honora	45	F	Servant			Ireland
57	55	O'Dea	Thomas	24	M	Laborer on railroad		100	Ireland
			Mary						Ireland
58	56	McVirney	Thomas	27	M	Laborer on railroad		100	Ireland
			Margaret	27	F				Ireland
59	57	O'Dea	Martin	32	M	Laborer on railroad		150	Ireland
			Ann	32	F				Ireland
			Mary	6	F				NY
			Catherine	3	F				NY
			Ann	1	F				NY
		Murray	Thomas	29	M	Laborer on railroad		50	Ireland

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 6/3/2003
By Joyce M. Tice