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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Transcribed by Darla Hogaboom

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
101	104	Decker	James	30	M	Laborer		100	NY
			Catherine	24	F				NY
			Sarretta	6	F				NY
			George	3	M				NY
		Smith	Margaret	24	F	Domestic			NY
102	105	Farr	Valentine	41	M	Farmer	5000	800	Ireland
			Mary	29	F				NY
			Jane	10	F				NY
			John B.	8	M				NY
			Esther Ann	7	F				NY
			Martha F.	5	F				NY
			Ellen	3	M				NY
		Lankins	Hugh	16	M	Farm Laborer			Ireland
		Oltz	Emma	16	F	Domestic			NY
103	106	Snow	Martha	76	F	Lady	1000	2000	NY
		Tenbrook	Matilda	14	F	Domestic			NY
104	107	Haskell	Samuel B.	50	M	Carpenter	650	150	VT
			Rosalinda	47	F				NH
			Erastus	16	M	Carpenter Apprentice			NH
			Caroline	14	F				CT
			Abagail E.	10	F				NY
			Cassius M.	8	M				NY
			Myron C.	5	M				NY
105	108	Rowley	Salmon	70	M	Farmer	2000	3000	CT
			Aletta	62	F				NY
			Catherine	62	F	Domestic			NY
			Henry	23	M	Farm Laborer			NY
106	109	Hubbell	Samuel	26	M	Cigar Maker		300	NY
			Lorinda B.	22	F				NY
			Mary	4	F				NY
			Clara	1	F				NY
107	110	White	William	68	M	Shoemaker	500	100	NY
			Wealthy	52	F				NY
			Ellen	24	F	Domestic			NY
			Sophelia	7	F				NY
108	111	Elwood	Patrick	34	M	Miller	800	150	Ireland
			Bridget	25	F				Ireland
			Mary	7	F				NY
			Antosia	5	F				NY
			William	3	M				NY
			John E.	1	M				NY
109	112	Moore	Henry S.	46	M	Carpenter		150	NY
110	113	Hammond	Hiram B.	29	M	Tabacco Grower		300	NY
			Mary E.	29	F				NY
		Ridner	Adeline	9	F	Domestic			NY
111	114	Park	William M.	46	M	Farmer		500	NY
			Christine	43	F				NY
			Charles T.	20	M	Farmer			NY
			Frederick W.	15	M	Farmer			NY
			Eugene	9	M				NY
			Robert F.	7	M				NY
		Messick	Anne	25	F	Domestic			NY
112	115	Kennedy	Elias	54	M	Common Laborer		300	NY
			Eliza	20	F	Domestic			NY
			Amanda	15	F				NY
			Martha	13	F				NY
			Eugene	9	M				NY
			Henry	17	M				NY

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