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
340	342	Strader	Frederic	43	M	Farmer	8000	2000	NY
			Hannah	44	F				NJ
			Samuel N.	19	M	Farm Laborer			NY
			Jacob	16	M	Farm Laborer			NY
			Adaline	13	F				NY
			Alfred	7	M				NY
		Hulee	Merrit	27	M	Stone Layer		75	NY
341	343	Clark	Silas	55	M	Farmer	3000	850	NY
			Hannah	54	F				NY
			Henry	24	M	Raftsman on River		100	NY
			William	21	M	Farm Laborer			NY
			Richard	19	M	Raftsman on River			NY
			Catherine	14	F				NY
			Fanny	16	F	Farmers Daughter			NY
			Silas Jr.	12	M				NY
342	344	Clark	Squire	26	M	Farmer		150	NY
			Amelia	29	F				NY
343	345	Skinner	William S.	55	M	Farmer	2500	1000	NJ
			Martha	49	F				NY
			James	27	M	Farm Laborer		200	NY
			Sophia	23	F	Farmers Daughter			NY
			Albert	15	M				NY
			Meredith	13	F				NY
			John	9	M				NY
344	346	Sluyter	Alphonso	30	M	Farmer	500		NY
			Martha	28	F				NY
			Francis E.	10	F				NY
			Susan J.	8	F				NY
			John S.	5	M				NY
			Rodolpho	3	M				NY
			Christian	1	M				NY
345	347	Sluyter	Christian	58	M	Farmer	8000	2000	NY
			Elmira	56	F				NY
			William	26	M	Farmer			NY
		Casline	Sarah	23	F	Domestic			NY
		Cook	Eliza	14	F				NY
		Lathrop	Egbert	12	M				NY
		Sluyter	Fanny	22	F	Milliner		50	NY
346	348	McCarey	Joseph	58	M	Farmer		400	NY
			Sarah	54	F				NY
		Devoe	Melinda	12	F				NY
		McCready	Harry	4	M				NY
347	349	Beardsley	David S.	43	M	Farm Laborer		400	NY
			Calista	40	F				NY
			Ursula	19	F	Domestic			NY
			Beziah	17	F				NY
			Anticia	15	F				NY
			Harriet	13	F				NY
			Sarah	11	F				NY
			William	9	M				NY
			Edgar	5	M				NY
			Cora	6 mo	F				NY
348	350	Williams	Benjamin	45	M			150	VA
			Susan	26	F				VA
			Mary J.	9 mo	F				NY
349	351	Decker	Jeremiah	53	M	Laborer		150	NY
			Mary	47	F				NY
			Catherine	14	F				NY
			Jeremiah Jr.	11	M				NY
			James	9	M				NY
			Levi	4	M				NY
350	352	Canada	John	27	M	Farm Laborer		50	NY
			Ellen	26	F				NY
			Elmira	6	F				NY
			Gelina	4	F				NY
			Susan	1	F				NY
		Mack	Bridget	16	F	Domestic			Ireland
351	353	Rhodes	Margaret	42	F	Farmess	3500	1500	England
			Thompson	20	M	Farmer			NY
			Hannah	16	F				NY
			Jefferson	14	M				NY
			Leroy W.	12	M				NY
			William D.	9	M				NY
352	354	Rhodes	Joseph	47	M	Farmer	3500	2500	England
			Benjamin	30	M	Farmer		300	England
353	355	Rhodes	Jane M.	32	F		600	300	NY
			Jeremiah	11	M				NY
			Benjamin	9	M				NY

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