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

1860 Town of Big Flats

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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
302	301	Slater	Isaac	46	M	Farm Laborer		2150	NY
			Ambrosia	36	F				NY
			Melvin	18	M	Farm Laborer			NY
			Madison	16	M	Farm Laborer			NY
			Austin	14	M				NY
			Mary E.	12	M				NY
			Lorenzo	10	M				NY
303	302	Leonard	Lyman	38	M	Farm Laborer		100	VT
			Julia	28	F				NY
			William O.	10	M				NY
			James O.	7	M				NY
			Emma	5	F				NY
304	303	Bennett	Henry	45	M	Farm Laborer		100	Unknown
			Charlotte	32	F				NY
			James H.	11	M				IL
			Viola	9	F				IL
			Mercy E.	7	F				NY
305	304	Fulkerson	Caleb	51	M	Farmer	4500	1000	NY
			Cordelia	48	F				NY
			Margaret	19	F	Farmers Daughter			NY
			Mary	17	F	Farmers Daughter			NY
			Vandevere	15	M				NY
			Deborah	13	F				NY
			Letitia	11	F				NY
			William J.	9	M				NY
			Prudence	6	F				NY
306	305	Edmister	Lewis	61	M	Farmer	8000	3000	NJ
			Susan	60	F				NY
			Susan	20	F	Farmers Daughter			NY
			Effingham	16	M	Farmers Son			NY
			Rufus	14	M				NY
		Williams	John	19	M				MD
307	306	Stills	William H.	44	M	Farmer	4000	800	NY
			Hannah	27	F				NY
			Emily	4	F				NY
			Angeline	2	F				NY
			Infant	4 mo	M				NY
		Smith	Emily	22	F	Domestic			NY
308	307	Van Tastte	John	32	M	Farmer	3000	600	NY
			Lorinda	28	F				NY
			Elizabeth	5	F				NY
		Delaney	Emma	5	F				NY
			Elizabeth	69	F	Lady	3000	200	NJ
			John F.	18	M	Farm Laborer			NY
309	308	Hoffs	William	43	M	Shoemaker		400	NY
			Mercy	42	F				NJ
			James	10	M				NY
310	309	Manning	Oliver	35	M	Farmer	3000	800	ME
			Josephine	30	F				NY
		Miller	Sarah	10	F				NY
			Alfred	7	M				NY
			Thomas	5	M				NY
		Williams	John	21	M	Farm Laborer		50	England
311	310	Teeter	Andrew	53	M	Blacksmith		200	NY
			Polly	46	F				NY
			George	16	M	Apprentice Blacksmith			NY
			Catherine	24	F	Domestic			NY
			Eliza	17	F	Domestic			NY
			Maria	21	F	Domestic			NY
312	311	Rowley	Erastus	35	M	Farmer	2500	1000	NY
			Huldah	27	F				NY
			Edmund	7	M				NY
			Charles	5	M				NY
			Judah	3	M				NY
		Goff	Lucy	12	F				NY
		Rowley	William	27	M	Farm Laborer			NY
313	312	Goff	Roswell	40	M	Farmer	4000	1000	NY
			Elizabeth	32	F				NY
			Mary J.	12	F				NY
			Abram	9	M				NY
			Infant	1 mo	M				NY
			Timothy	23	M	Farm Laborer		400	NY
		Van Wagoner	Sarah	17	F	Domestic			NJ
314	313	Rowley	Amos	32	M	Farmer	3000	100	NY
			Elma	28	F				NY
			Arthur	7	M				NY
			Franklin	1	M				NY

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