African-Americans In The 1855 NY State Census for Cayuga County NY

African Americans In The 1855 New York State Census
For Cayuga County, New York
Town Section "Mentz" thru "Venice"
This database was developed as part of the
"Survey of Sites Relating to the Underground Railroad, Abolitionism, and
African American Life in Auburn and Cayuga County, 1820-1870"
Sponsored by the City of Auburn Historic Resources Review Board
Funded by Preserve New York, a grant program of the
Preservation League of New York State and the New York State Council on the Arts.
Coordinated by Judith Wellman, Historical New York Research Associates
Compiled in cooperation with the Cayuga County, New York, Historian's Office

last name first name fug.? source city/town ward age sex color hse# fam.# occup./relation m'd/w'd? yrs res. birth pl. hse. mat. val. prop. /owner $ per.prop sch./nat. vot? 21+, illit. -tx'd res'rcher added notes

Binks Charles 1855 Mentz 21 m b 123 129 Barber M 1 yr. Cayuga Wood 200-owner Y TLW cannot read/write

Binks Frances A. 1855 Mentz 19 f b 123 129 wife M 1 yr. Cayuga Y TLW cannot read/write

Bowers Catherine 1855 Mentz 24 f b 127 133 Boarder 2 yrs. Cayuga w/ David Westbrook Y TLW cannot read/write

Burr Betsy 1855 Mentz 70 f W 232 243 mother-in-law 25 yrs. CT TLW

Davis David R. 1855 Mentz 54 m b 198 209 Barber/Baker M 21 yrs. S. Carolina Frame 200-Land owner native TLW

Davis Clarissa 1855 Mentz 41 f b 198 209 wife M 21 yrs. Washington TLW

Davis William W. 1855 Mentz 17 m b 198 209 child 11 yrs Onondaga TLW

Davis Hannable F. 1855 Mentz 13 m b 198 209 child 11 yrs Cayuga TLW

Davis Nancy A. 1855 Mentz 12 f b 198 209 child 11 yrs Steuben TLW

Freeman Electa 1855 Mentz 57 f b 80 88 Washer WD 3 yrs. CT Frame 500-owner of 2-family home Y TLW

Hazzard William 1855 Mentz 34 m b 171 177 Boatman M 8 yrs. Cayuga frame 300-land owner Native Y TLW

Hazzard Frances 1855 Mentz 24 f b 171 177 wife M 21 yrs. Washington TLW

Hazzard Ardel 1855 Mentz 7 m b 171 177 child 4 yrs. Onondaga TLW

Jackson Daniel 1855 Mentz 53 m b/m? 232 243 Farmer M 25 yrs. CT Wood 150 native TLW

Jackson Delia 1855 Mentz 45 f b/m? 232 243 wife M 25 yrs. CT TLW

Jackson Mary 1855 Mentz 20 f b/m? 232 243 child Child 20 yrs. Cayuga TLW

Jenkins Peter 1855 Mentz 30 m b 297 294 Boatman M 10 yrs Seneca Wood 100 Y TLW

Jenkins Mary 1855 Mentz 26 f b 297 294 wife M 10 yrs. Seneca TLW

Jenkins Peter T. 1855 Mentz 38 m b 90 101 Boatman M 6 yrs. Dutchess frame 200 TLW

Jenkins Mary 1855 Mentz 27 f b 90 101 wife M 6 yrs. Cayuga TLW

Johnson Jacob 1855 Mentz 33 m b 56 58 Laborer M 5 yrs. Cayuga Wood Y TLW

Johnson Nancy 1855 Mentz 35 f b 56 58 wife M 5 yrs. Cayuga Y TLW

King Topsey 1855 Mentz 10 f b 122 136 Servant 2 yrs. Orange w/ Finlay King-Lawyer TLW

Le Chesney Thomas 1855 Mentz 49 m b 75 82 head M 1 yr. Albany w/ John Davis-Laborer Y TLW

Le Chesney Jane 1855 Mentz 48 f b 75 82 wife M 1 yr. none TLW

Loyd Luther A. B. 1855 Mentz 30 m b 207 218 Barber M 3 yrs. Wayne frame 200 Y TLW

Loyd Sarah D. 1855 Mentz 15 f b 207 218 wife M 6 mo. Seneca TLW

Palmer Susan 1855 Mentz 34 f b 167 178 child 20 yrs. Cayuga Frame none Y TLW

Palmer Harriet 1855 Mentz 12 f b 167 178 child 12 yrs. Cayuga Y TLW

Palmer Priscilla 1855 Mentz 8 f b 167 178 child 8 yrs. Cayuga Y TLW

Palmer Mary J. 1855 Mentz 6 f b 167 178 child 6 yrs. Cayuga Y TLW

Palmer George 1855 Mentz 4 m b 167 178 child 4 yrs. Cayuga Y TLW

Ramsey John * 1855 Mentz 36 m b 128 134 none M 4 yrs. MD Wood 30 Y TLW cannot read/write

Ramsey Mary 1855 Mentz 35 f b 128 134 wife M 4 yrs. MA Y TLW

Ransier Julia A. 1855 Mentz 11 f M 139 146 Step-child 10 Ohio w/ Liberty & Jane Ransier TLW mother b. KY

Reed James 1855 Mentz 21 m b 123 129 Barber/boarder 6 mo. RI w/ Charles Binks-Barber Y TLW cannot read/write

Stewart John * 1855 Mentz 30 m b 143 154 Servant M 4 yrs. MD Brick w/ Richard Dyer-Hotelkeeper TLW

Stewart Mary 1855 Mentz 23 f b 143 154 Servant M 23 yrs. Cayuga Brick w/ Richard Dyer-Hotelkeeper TLW

Ten Eyck Phillip 1855 Mentz 26 m b 55 57 Laborer M 6 USA Wood 50 Y TLW

Ten Eyck Sarah 1855 Mentz 34 f b 55 57 wife 6 USA Y TLW

Ten Eyck Elvira 1855 Mentz 6 f b 55 57 child 6 USA Y TLW

Ten Eyck Rachel 1855 Mentz 4 f b 55 57 child 4 Cayuga Y TLW

Ten Eyck Dewitt 1855 Mentz 2 m b 55 57 child 2 Cayuga Y TLW

Westbrook David 1855 Mentz 64 m b 127 133 Laborer M 14 yrs. NJ Wood 40-owner of land Y TLW cannot read/write

Westbrook Sally 1855 Mentz 54 f b 127 133 wife M 14 yrs. CT Y TLW cannot read/write

Williams Nathan * 1855 Mentz 46 m b 122 128 Boarder WD 3 yrs. MD w/ Chauncey Higby-Joiner Y TLW cannot read/write

Dubois Carl 1855 Moravia 66 m b 83 90 Boarder 31 yrs. Green w/ Laura Leonard-Farmer TLW

Wheatley Sarah(?) 1855 Moravia 14 f M 71 78 Servant 4 yrs. Cayuga w/ Leonard Aikens-Attorney TLW

Wheatley Hiram 1855 Moravia 38 m b 267 284 Servant 5 Cayuga w/ Wm. Paine-Farmer TLW

Whit**** Henry 1855 Moravia 19 m b 148 163 Servant 19 Cayuga w/ Lyman Edmunds-Farmer TLW

van elton peggy 1855 niles 48 f b 33 34 servant 36 NJ w/ john8 eliza van elton y mhl

johnson charles 1855 owasco 39 m b 20 24 hired man/laborer 39 cayuga w/ deborah/cornelius hornbeck read mhl

whitemore thomas 1855 owasco 51 m b 83 86 laborer 42? Montgom. Co w/dorea & sara merritt v mhl

whitmore charlotte a. 1855 owasco 11 b 83 86 child 2 cayuga alien mhl

whitmore george 1855 owasco 7 b 83 86 child 2 cayuga alien mhl

whitmore harriet 1855 owasco 45 f b 83 86 wife 2 cayuga wood frame $20?/ not landowner alien mhl

whitmore harriet 1855 owasco 4 b 83 86 child 2 cayuga alien mhl

whitmore isabella 1855 owasco 21 b 83 86 child 2 cayuga alien mhl

whitmore laura 1855 owasco 10 b 83 86 child 2 cayuga alien mhl

whitmore lusinda 1855 owasco 13 b 83 86 child 2 cayuga alien mhl

whitmore mariane a. 1855 owasco 1 b 83 86 child 2 cayuga mhl

whitmore mary 1855 owasco 16 b 83 86 child 2 cayuga alien mhl

baker edward 1855 scipio 14 m b 300 300 servant 1 cayuga w/ physician, d. pearl mhl

philips hannah 1855 scipio 8 mo f b 290 290 child 8 mo cayuga mhl

philips hannah * 1855 scipio 48 f b 290 290 wife 9 MD mhl

philips harmon ? * 1855 scipio 49 m b 290 290 farming m 9 MD frame 75 /landowner y mhl

philips harriet 1855 scipio 15 f b 290 290 child 9 cayuga mhl

philips jeremiah 1855 scipio 4 m b 290 290 child 4 cayuga mhl

philips john 1855 scipio 17 m b 290 290 farming/son 9 cayuga mhl

philips martha 1855 scipio 18 f b 290 290 child 9 cayuga mhl

philips t ? 1855 scipio 6 m b 290 290 child 6 cayuga mhl

philips william 1855 scipio 21 m b 290 290 farming/son 9 cayuga y mhl

philips william * 1855 scipio 19? m b 361 362 farmer/hired 12 MD w/samuel& eliz. Otis mhl

wheatley alanson 1855 scipio 34 m b 315 315 farmer m 30 cayuga r y mhl

wheatley margret 1855 scipio 33 f b 315 315 wife m 22 cayuga il mhl

allen henry * 1855 sennett 18 m b 241 242 servant 6 mo MD w/joel meriman y mhl

dibosie ? eliza 1855 sennett 64 f b public hse pauper 2 blank home for paupers mhl

freeman cidney 1855 sennett 39 m b public hse pauper 12 blank home for paupers il/idiot mhl

henry charles * 1855 sennett 20 m b 39 49 servant 8 mo MD w/ levi hill, farmer y mhl

silvar? blank? 1855 sennett 1 f b public hse pauper/[child] 1 cayuga home for paupers y mhl

silvar? diana *? 1855 sennett 48 f b public hse pauper m 30 blank home for paupers il mhl

silvar? peter *? 1855 sennett 59 m b public hse pauper m 15 blank home for paupers il y mhl

swarts betsy 1855 sennett 60 f b 298 299 wife m 3 mo Duchess y mhl

swarts john * 1855 sennett 65 m b 298 299 blank m 3 mo Wash DC wood frame 100 /not landowner y mhl

vande_ia? eliza 1855 sennett 29 f b 358 362 wife m 2 mo NY y mhl

vande_ia? henry 1855 sennett 60 m b 358 362 blank m 2 mo NY wood frame 25 / not landowner y mhl

allen dion ? 1855 springport 33 f b 206 206 wife m 3 NY mhl

allen henry * 1855 springport 32 m b 206 206 no occ. given m 3 MD frame 800/ not landowner il y mhl

armwell jane 1855 springport 30 f b 22 26 domestic 30 cayuga w/ jacob/mary ann utt? y mhl

armwell? j_au_in 1855 springport 26 m b 22 26 domestic 26 cayuga w/ jacob/mary ann utt? y mhl

barn allen 1855 springport 6 m b 10 12 servant w 1 mo cayuga w/charle& phoebe burling y mhl

barn g?ome 1855 springport 30 f b 10 12 servant w 1 mo cayuga w/charle& phoebe burling y mhl

barn ruba? 1855 springport 1 f b 10 12 servant w 1 mo cayuga w/charle& phoebe burling y mhl

henderson elizabeth 1855 springport 22 f b 207 207 wife m 3 onondaga? mhl

henderson napolean 1855 springport 28 m b 207 207 barber m 7 seneca frame 800/ not landowner y mhl

hornbeck cornelia 1855 springport 26 f b 209 209 wife m 1 mo thomkins mhl

hornbeck john 1855 springport 24 m b 209 209 father/ barber m 1 mo cayuga frame 800/ not landowner y mhl

hornbeck thomas 1855 springport 1 m b 209 209 son 1 [yes] cayuga mhl

mathews anna 1855 springport 53 f b 208 208 mother w 40 PA frame 800/ not landowner mhl

mathews peter 1855 springport 22 m b 208 208 son/ laborer 22 cayuga y mhl

mathews thomas 1855 springport 16 m b 208 208 son/ laborer 16 cayuga mhl

mathews william 1855 springport 30 m b 208 208 son/ laborer 30 cayuga y mhl

mathews ? baby 1855 springport 1 mo m b 204 204 son 1 mo cayuga mhl

mathews ? horace 1855 springport 21 m b 204 204 father/com? m 21 cayuga frame 800/ not landowner il y mhl

mathews ? silvia 1855 springport 21 f b 204 204 wife m 21 cayuga mhl

mathews? thomas 1855 springport 18 m b 162 162 laborer 18 cayuga w/ el? Bynelly? /sadler y mhl

wa??ins william p. 1855 springport 13 m b 166 166 domestic 8 mo Louisiana w/ david thomas mhl

Hawkins Alice 1855 Venice 7 f b 342 353 child (adopted?) none Cayuga TLW

Walters John 1855 Venice 45 m b 342 353 Laborer M none PA Log no value TLW

Walters Matilda 1855 Venice 37 f b 342 353 wife none VA TLW

Walters Joseph 1855 Venice 12 m b 342 353 child none Cayuga TLW

Walters William 1855 Venice 11 m b 342 353 child none Cayuga TLW

Walters Thomas 1855 Venice 10 m b 342 353 child none Cayuga TLW

Walters John 1855 Venice 7 m b 342 353 child none Cayuga TLW

Walters Susan 1855 Venice 5 mo. f b 342 353 child TLW

1855 New York State Census - African-Americans Of Cayuga County, New York
Town Section "Mentz" thru "Venice"
This database was developed as part of the
"Survey of Sites Relating to the Underground Railroad, Abolitionism, and
African American Life in Auburn and Cayuga County, 1820-1870"
Sponsored by the City of Auburn Historic Resources Review Board
Funded by Preserve New York, a grant program of the Preservation League of New York State and the New York State Council on the Arts.
Coordinated by Judith Wellman, Historical New York Research Associates
Compiled in cooperation with the Cayuga County, New York, Historian's Office
To download a copy of the above table as a MS-EXCEL file, CLICK HERE

1855 NY State Census African Americans In Cayuga County, New York
Auburn Section - Surnames "A" - "H"

1855 NY State Census African Americans In Cayuga County, New York
Auburn Section - Surnames "J" - "W"

1855 NY State Census African Americans In Cayuga County, New York
Town Section - "Aurelius" - "Ledyard"

1855 NY State Census African Americans In Cayuga County, New York
Town Section - "Mentz" - "Venice"

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In Cayuga County NY For 1820-1870

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