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Census of 1855 ~
Athens

Election District 1

Part A    Part B
Part C    Part D
Part E    Part F
Industry
Agriculture and Domestic
 

 Transcribed by Sharon Palmateer from microfilm records of the original State Census
Election District 2 is under transcription

 

Dwellings, numbered in the order of visitation (1) Of  what material built (2) Value (3) Families, numbered in the order of visitation (4) Name of every person whose usual place of abode on the first day of June was in this family. (5) Age (6) Sex (7) Color, whether black or mulatto (8) Relation to the head of family (9) In what county of this State, or in what other State or Foreign Country born (10) Married (11) Widowed (12) Years resident in this city or town (13) Profession, Trade or Occupation (14) Native Voter (15) Natural- ized voter (16) Alien (17) Person of color not taxed (18) Person Person over 21 years who cannot read and write (19) Owner of land (20) Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Insane or Idiotic (21) ED Page Date
  Beginning of the enumeration of the ED1 Town of Athens     by Henry Van Loon as of 6/1/1855                            
1 Framed 2500 1 O. E. Osborn 51 m     Greene 1   30 Inn Keeper 1         1   1 1 6/4/1855
  (Hotel)     Eliza Osborn 52 f   Wife Greene     52                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Wealthy Osborn 23 f   Daughter Greene     23                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Elizabeth Osborn 20 f   Daughter Greene     20                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Mary Osborn 15 f   Daughter Greene     15                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Rufus Halstead 20 m   Clerk Greene     4 Bar Tender               1 1 6/4/1855
        John Hoxford 31 m   Boarder Greene     2 Carpenter 1             1 1 6/4/1855
2 Framed 1500 2 Sidney Miller 48 m     Orange 1   27 Waggon Maker 1         1   1 1 6/4/1855
        Eliza Miller 44 f   Wife Greene     44                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Deborah T. Miller 20 f   Daughter Greene     20                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Jane Frasier 50 f   Sister-in-law Greene     50                 1 1 6/4/1855
3 Framed 600 3 Samuel W. Greene 33 m     Greene 1   3 Carpenter 1             1 1 6/4/1855
        Emoline Greene 28 f   Wife Greene     3                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Francis A. Greene 8 f   Daughter Greene     3                 1 1 6/4/1855
        George S. Greene 6 m   Son Greene     3                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Silas E. Greene 2 m   Son Greene     2                 1 1 6/4/1855
4 Framed 700 4 Thomas Hoxford 54 m     Greene 1   9 Carpenter 1         1   1 1 6/4/1855
        Lucretia Hoxford 44 f   Wife Greene     9                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Harriett Hosford 12 f   Daughter Greene     9                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Emma J. Hoxford 10 f   Daughter Kings     9                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Denoitt Hoxford 8 m   Son Greene     8                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Howard Hoxford 6 m   Son Greene     8                 1 1 6/4/1855
5 Framed 600 5 Byron Cook 53 m     Otsego 1   18 Waggon Maker 1         1   1 1 6/4/1855
        Catherine Cook 48 f   Wife Greene     18                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Elizabeth Pennigton 25 f   Daughter Greene     25                 1 1 6/4/1855
        James Cook 22 m   Son Greene     22 Boatman 1             1 1 6/4/1855
        Martin Cook 20 m   Son Greene     20 Waggon Maker               1 1 6/4/1855
        Cathrine M. Cook 18 f   Daughter Greene     18                 1 1 6/4/1855
        John Cook 16 m   Son Greene     16                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Malinda Cook 13 f   Daughter Greene     13                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Byron E. Cook 10 m   Son Greene     10                 1 1 6/4/1855
6 Framed 800 6 George W. Leffingwell 42 m     Greene 1   42 None 1         1   1 1 6/4/1855
        Mary Ann Leffingwell 42 f   Wife Greene     42                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Charles Leffingwell 14 m   Son Greene     14                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Anna M. Leffingwell 12 f   Daughter Greene     12                 1 1 6/4/1855
7 Framed 1000 7 Wm. H. Van Denburgh 38 m     Greene 1   38 Boatman 1         1   1 1 6/4/1855
        Rebecca Van Denburgh 36 f   Wife Greene     34                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Maria L. Van Denburgh 14 f   Daughter Greene     14                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Helen Van Denburgh 11 f   Daughter Greene     11                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Elizabeth Van Denburgh 8 f   Daughter Greene     8                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Edward Van Denburgh 3 m   Son Greene     3                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Mary Van Denburgh 1/12 f   Daughter Greene     1/12                 1 1 6/4/1855
8 Brick 1800 8 Nathan Clark, Jr 34 m     Greene 1   34 Potter 1         1   1 1 6/4/1855
        Sarah C. Clark 34 f   Wife Greene     34                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Julia E. Clark 11 f   Daughter Greene     11                 1 1 6/4/1855
        Ogden Clark 4 m   Son Greene     4                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Nathan E. Clark 2 m   Son Greene     2                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Castle Seeley 65 m   Father-in-law Massachusetts   1 65 None 1             1 2 6/4/1855
        Henry C. Seeley 34 m   Brother-in-law Greene     34 None 1             1 2 6/4/1855
        Theodore T. Seeley 31 m   Brother-in-law Greene   1 31 Teamster 1             1 2 6/4/1855
        Susan Scouce 25 f   Servant Ireland     6       1   1     1 2 6/4/1855
        Elizabeth Brown 17 f   Servant Greene     17                 1 2 6/4/1855
9 Framed 2500 9 Isaac Van Schaack 37 m     Greene 1   11 Glue Manufacturing 1         1   1 2 6/4/1855
        Eliza Van Schaack 33 f   Wife Ireland     20       1         1 2 6/4/1855
        Margret H. Pierce 7 f   Niece Indiana     6                 1 2 6/4/1855
10 Framed 1200 10 Martha Bradbury 75 f     England     27 None     1     1   1 2 6/4/1855
        Elizabeth Lawton 19 f   Niece Greene     4 None               1 2 6/4/1855
        Ellen Bedell 33 f   Niece Greene     20 None               1 2 6/4/1855
11 Brick 3650 11 D. W. Gantley 67 m     New York Co. 1   8 None 1         1   1 2 6/4/1855
        Maria Gantley 56 f   Wife Columbia     8                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Julia Gantley 23 f   Daughter New York City     8                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Cathrine Gantley 21 f   Daughter New York City     8                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Maria Gantley 19 f   Daughter New York City     8                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Josephine Gantley 17 f   Daughter New York City     8                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Adeline Gantley 17 f   Daughter New York City     8                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Amelia Hartell 60 f   Boarder New York City     6 None           1   1 2 6/4/1855
        Dina Gantley 47 f M Servant Columbia     8         1 1     1 2 6/4/1855
        Philis Stephens 64 f M Servant do not know     7         1 1     1 2 6/4/1855
12 Brick 350 12 Moses Hill 34 m     Canada 1   6 Laborer     1   1     1 2 6/4/1855
        Sally Hill 34 f   Wife Canada     6       1   1     1 2 6/4/1855
        William Hill 9 m   Son Greene     9                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Cornelia Hill 2 f   Daughter Greene     2                 1 2 6/4/1855
13 Framed 1200 13 Mathias Van Loon 50 m     Greene 1   32 Ship Carpenter 1         1   1 2 6/4/1855
        Susan Van Loon 26 f   Wife Greene     26                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Elizabeth Van Loon 6 f   Daughter Greene     6                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Frederick T. Van Loon 4 m   Daughter Greene     4                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Herman Van Loon 1 m   Son Greene     1                 1 2 6/4/1855
14 Framed 1200 14 James A. Emmons 42 m     Montgomery 1   40 Boatman 1         1   1 2 6/4/1855
        Susan Emmons 38 f   Wife Greene     38                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Gorden Emmons 16 m   Son Greene     16 Boatman               1 2 6/4/1855
        John W. Emmons 14 m   Son Greene     14                 1 2 6/4/1855
        States Emmons 6 m   Son Greene     6                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Wm. R. Emmons 2 m   Son Greene     2                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Susanna Emmons 75 f   Mother Greene   1 75                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Henry T. Van Loon 28 m   Brother-in-law Greene     28 Carpenter 1         1   1 2 6/4/1855
        John F. Norbury 38 m     Greene   1 12 Doctor 1         1   1 2 6/4/1855
        John Norbury 65 m   Father England 1   2 None   1 1         1 2 6/4/1855
        Mary Norbury 65 f   Mother Greene     2                 1 2 6/4/1855
        Mary Ann Norbury 28 f   Sister-in-law Greene     2                 1 2 6/4/1855
        John Cockran (in #59 family) 15 m     Unknown     10/12 Harness Maker               1 2 6/4/1855
16 Framed 600 16 Peter Sitzer 44 m     Greene 1   18 Ship Carpenter 1             1 3 6/5/1855
        Rebecca Sitzer 37 f   Wife Greene     37                 1 3 6/5/1855
        Rachel A. Sitzer 14 f   Daughter Greene     14                 1 3 6/5/1855
        Julia P. Sitzer 10 f   Daughter Greene     10                 1 3 6/5/1855
        James W. Sitzer 7 m   Son Greene     7                 1 3 6/5/1855
        Cathrine E. Sitzer 4 f   Daughter Greene     4                 1 3 6/5/1855
        Maria S. Sitzer 1 f   Daughter Greene     1                 1 3 6/5/1855
      17 Herman Coon 23 m     Columbia 1   4 Boatman 1             1 3 6/5/1855
        Cornelia Coon 26 f   Wife Columbia     4                 1 3 6/5/1855
        Walter Coon 3 m   Son Greene     3                 1 3 6/5/1855
        Harman Coon