Frontier County, Nebraska; 1885 State Census, ED 299, Laird Precinct USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. *************** 1885 State Census of Frontier County, NE Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: This transcription is meant to be a guide only. It is the transcribers interpretation and subject to human error. Always refer to the original document (or microfilm) for your own interpretation. Abstracted by R.J. Christensen, ©1998 from the National Archives and Records Administration Film series 352 Roll 19. LDS Film no. 0499547. Proofread by Carol Wolf Britton. Submitted by R.J. Christensen, Dec., 2000. rjchris@juno.com This is the 1885 Nebraska State Census for Frontier County. Abbreviations and definition of columnar information: LN = Line Number Family appeared on. HN = Dwelling house numbered in order of visitation. FN = Families numbered in order of visitation. NAME = The name of each person whose place of abode, on 1st day of June 1885, was in this family. COL = Color: W=White; B=Black; Mu=Mulatto; C=Chinese; I=Indian. SEX = Male, M; Female, F. AGE = Age at last birthday prior to June 1, 1885. If under 1 year, give months in fractions, thus 8/12. 6 = If born within the Census year, give the month. RELATION = Relationship of each person to the head of this family, whether wife, son, daughter, servant, boarder, or other. S = Single M = Married W = Widowed (X) or Divorced (D). 12 = Married during census year. PROFESSION = Profession, Occupation or Trade of each person, male or female. 14 = Number of months this person has been unemployed during this Census year. 15 = Is the person [on the day of the enumerator's visit] sick or temporarily disabled so as to be unable to attend to ordinary business or duties? If so, what is the sickness or disability. 16 = Blind. 17 = Deaf and Dumb. 18 = Idiotic. 19 = Insane. 20 = Maimed, Crippled, Bedridden, or otherwise disabled. 21 = Attended school within the Census year. 22 = Cannot read. 23 = Cannot write. BIRTHPLACE = Place of Birth of this person, naming state or Territory of United States, or the Country, if foreign birth. FATHER BP = Place of Birth of this persons Father. MOTHER BP = Place of Birth of this persons Mother. INDENTED REMARKS = Remarks by transcriber. NOT part of the official Census. BLANK LINES ON THE CENSUS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS REPORT! Page No.: 1 through 6 Enumeration District: 299 Census Date: 06-05-1885 Precinct: Laird Enumerator: Chas. M. Sparhawk ====================================================================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LASTNAME FIRSTNAME COL SEX AGE 6 RELATION S M W 12 PROFESSION 14 DISABLED 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 BIRTHPLACE FATHER BP MOTHER BP Page 1 1 1 1 McCowin, William w m 44 . . x . Stockman . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 2 1 1 McCowin, Mary w f 29 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Canada Canada Canada 3 1 1 McCowin, Cabbot w m 15 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska Pennsylvania Canada 4 1 1 McCowin, Lovia w f 13 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska Pennsylvania Canada 5 1 1 McCowin, William w m 1 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . Nebraska Pennsylvania Canada 6 Blank Line 7 2 2 Noble, Oscar E. w m 26 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Iowa New York Pennsylvania 8 3 3 Sparhawk, Chas w m 45 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts 9 3 3 Sparhawk, Kate w f 44 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . New York Rhode Island New York 10 3 3 Sparhawk, Harry w m 19 . Son x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . New York Massachusetts New York 11 3 3 Sparhawk, Cliff w m 17 . Son x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . New York Massachusetts New York 12 3 3 Sparhawk, Burt w m 14 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . New York Massachusetts New York 13 4 4 Bell, James w m 37 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . New York Ireland Ireland 14 4 4 Bell, Almeda w f 28 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . California Kentucky Ireland 15 4 4 Smith, Harry w m 21 . Farm hand x . Farm hand . . . . . . . . . Nebraska France 16 4 4 Shaduch, Wilburn w m 15 . Bro. in la . Farm hand . . . . . . . . . Illinois Kentucky Ireland 17 Blank Line 18 Blank Line 19 5 5 Staples, George A. w m 28 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Massachusetts Massachusetts Virginia 20 5 5 Staples, Christina w f 24 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . New York New York New York 21 5 5 Staples, Murtie w f 3 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Massachusetts New York 22 5 5 Staples, Edward w m 4 . Son . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Massachusetts New York 23 6 6 Burlingame, Jerome w m 33 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts 24 6 6 Burlingame, Polly w f 27 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Iowa Massachusetts Vermont 25 7 7 Staples, Albert w m 54 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Massachusetts Vermont Massachusetts 26 7 7 Staples, Sarah w f 45 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Vermont Vermont Vermont 27 7 7 Staples, Andrew Jackson w m 24 . Son x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Iowa Massachusetts Vermont 28 7 7 Staples, Monona w f 16 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Massachusetts Vermont 29 7 7 Staples, Wallace M. w m 13 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Massachusetts Vermont 30 7 7 Staples, Walter E. w m 13 . Son x . At home . . . x . . . . . Iowa Massachusetts Vermont 31 7 7 Staples, Henry w m 10 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Massachusetts Vermont 32 8 8 Nichman, George w m 27 . . x x Stockman . . . . . . . . . West Virginia Virginia West Virginia 33 8 8 Nichman, Kate w f 23 . Wife x x Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Illinois Pennsylvania Ohio 34 9 9 Kniffen, James w m 54 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . New York England New York 35 9 9 Kniffen, Katherine w f 35 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Illinois Manitoba Manitoba 36 9 9 Kniffen, Charles w m 18 . Son x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . New York New York New York 37 9 9 Kniffen, Julia w f 16 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Iowa Illinois 38 9 9 Kniffen, Daniel w m 11 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Iowa Illinois 39 9 9 Kniffen, Abbie w f 7 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Iowa Illinois 40 9 9 Kniffen, Flora w f 4 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa New York Illinois 41 9 9 Kniffen, Vida w f 4/1 F Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska New York Illinois 42 10 10 Heaton, Daniel w m 59 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Ohio Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 43 10 10 Heaton, Rachael w f 54 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 44 10 10 Heaton, Samuel w m 22 . Son x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania Page 2 1 11 11 Heaton, Sam w m 22 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania Probably the same person as Page 1 Line 44. 2 12 12 Neeves, Martin w m 41 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Indiana Virginia Pennsylvania 3 13 13 Neeves, Soloman w m 37 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Missouri Virginia Pennsylvania 4 14 14 Twiss, Jasper w m 29 . . x . Stockman . . . . . . . . . Indiana Ohio Indiana 5 14 14 Twiss, Nettie w f 29 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin New York Connecticutt 6 14 14 Twiss, Charles w m 3 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska Indiana Wisconsin 7 14 14 Twiss, Minnie w f 2 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska Indiana Wisconsin 8 14 14 Stricter, George C. w m 17 . Herder x . Herder . . . . . . . . . Illinois Illinois Illinois 9 14 14 Jones, Benjamin F. w m 19 . . . Herder . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 10 15 15 Norwood, Job w m 44 . . x . Merchant . . . . . . . . . New York New York New York 11 15 15 Norwood, Lucy w f 41 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . New York New York New York 12 16 16 Sage, Eugene H. w m 42 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . New York New York New York 13 16 16 Sage, Elbert w m 14 . Son x . At Home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska New York Ohio 14 17 17 Fry, Eugene w m 32 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . New York New York New York 15 17 17 Fry, Celestra J. w f 27 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . New York New York New York 16 17 17 Fry, Walter w m 11 . Son x . At Home . . . . . . . . . Iowa New York New York 17 17 17 Fry, Ada w f 7 . Daughter x . At Home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska New York New York 18 17 17 Fry, Estella w f 3 . Daughter x . At Home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska New York New York 19 18 18 Norwood, William w m 76 . . w . Farmer . . . . . . . . . New York New York Ireland 20 19 19 Wood, Israel w m 45 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Canada New Jersey Scotland 21 19 19 Wood, Musella w f 40 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . New York New York Canada 22 19 19 Wood, Anna w f 14 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Missouri Canada New York 23 19 19 Wood, George w m 10 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Missouri Canada New York 24 19 19 Wood, Ella w f 4 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Missouri Canada New York 25 19 19 Wood, May w f 2 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska Canada New York 26 19 19 Timmeran, Byron w m 21 . Servant x . Farm Hand 3 . . . . . . . . . Michigan Ohio Indiana 27 20 20 Roberts, Caroline w f 59 . . w . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Connecticutt Connecticutt Connecticutt 28 20 20 Roberts, Carroll w m 27 . Son x . Farm hand . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin New York Connecticutt 29 20 20 Roberts, Mary w f 16 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin New York Connecticutt Page 3 1 Blank Line 2 21 21 Pelton, Harlan w m 34 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Ohio Ohio Ohio 3 21 21 Pelton, Harriet w f 20 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin New York Pennsylvania 4 21 21 Pelton, Earl w m 2 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska Ohio Wisconsin 5 21 21 Pelton, Roy w m 5/1 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska Ohio Wisconsin 6 Blank Line 7 22 22 Ackersin, James w m 65 . . w . Farmer . . . . . . . . . New York New York New York 8 22 22 Ackersin, Ina w f 13 . Daughter x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Iowa New York Indiana 9 22 22 Ackersin, Frank w m 12 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa New York Indiana 10 22 22 Ackersin, Laura w f 4 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska New York Indiana 11 Blank Line 12 23 23 Place, Henry L. w m 58 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . New York New York New York 13 23 23 Place, Julia R. w f 44 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . New York New York New York 14 23 23 Place, Everett w m 16 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . New York New York New York 15 23 23 Place, Floyd w m 12 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . New York New York New York 16 Blank Line 17 24 24 Warner, George M w m 50 . . x . Stockman . . . . . . . . . New York New York New York 18 24 24 Warner, Cornelia w f 42 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . New York New York New York 19 24 24 Warner, Rosalie w f 23 . Dughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa New York New York 20 24 24 Warner, Anna w f 18 . Dughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa New York New York 21 24 24 Warner, Benjamin F. w m 13 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa New York New York 22 24 24 Warner, Louis w m 7 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa New York New York 23 24 24 Coppers, William w m 19 . Servant x . Farm hand . . . . . . . . . Missouri Missouri Indiana 24 Blank Line 25 25 25 Miller, John w m 38 . . D . Stock man . . . . . . . . . Scotland Scotland Scotland 26 25 25 Miller, William w m 63 . Father w . Holding ranch . . . . . . . . . Scotland Scotland Scotland 27 Blank Line 28 26 26 Doyle, James w m 33 . . x . Stock man . . . . . . . . . Missouri 29 26 26 Doyle, Hannah w f 37 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Ohio Ohio Ohio 30 26 26 Doyle, Maggie w f 18 . Daughter x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Missouri Missouri Ohio 31 26 26 Doyle, Annie w f 16 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Missouri Missouri Ohio 32 26 26 Doyle, Bertha w f 19 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Kansas Missouri Ohio 33 26 26 Doyle, Mabel w f 7 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska Missouri Ohio 34 27 27 Farley, Thomas w m 38 . . x . Stock man . . . . . . . . . Scotland Ireland Ireland 35 27 27 Farley, Edward w m 55 . Father x . Living at his sons . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland 36 27 27 Farley, Margaret w f 50 . Mother x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland 37 27 27 Farley, Margaret A. w f 19 . Sister x . At home . . . . . . . . . New Jersey Ireland Ireland 38 27 27 McVeigh, Manos w m 45 . Uncle s . . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland 39 28 28 Burnett, Janett w m 37 . . x . Stock man . . . . . . . . . Indiana Tennessee Tennessee Page 4 1 29 29 Crosby, Charles w m 24 . . x . Stock man . . . . . . . . . Tennessee England Louisiana 2 29 29 Parvin, William w m 24 . Partner x . Stock man . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania New Jersey New Jersey 3 29 29 Owens, Harry w m 24 . Hired hand x . . . . . . . . . . Nebraska Illinois Virginia 4 Blank Line 5 30 30 Crawley, Benjamin w m 30 . . x . Stock man . . . . . . . . . Indiana Tennessee Indiana 6 30 30 Stumbough, Athnell w m 25 . Partner x . Stock man . . . . . . . . . Illinois Ohio Ohio 7 31 31 Squires, Norman w m 56 . . w . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Illinois Ohio Virginia 8 31 31 Squires, Lida w f 18 . Daughter x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Iowa Illinois Ohio 9 Blank Line 10 32 32 Boies, Charles w m 33 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Ohio Pennsylvania Ohio 11 32 32 Boies, Etta w f 28 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 12 32 32 Boies, Claud w m 7 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ohio Pennsylvania 13 32 32 Boies, Roy w m 5 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ohio Pennsylvania 14 32 32 Rasmusen, Chas. w m 23 . Partner x . Farm hand . . . . . . . . . Denmark Denmark Denmark 15 Blank Line 16 33 33 Marshall, Frank w m 27 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Iowa Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 17 33 33 Mathews, William w m 25 . Hired hand x . Farm hand . . . . . . . . . Ohio West Virginia Ohio 18 Blank Line 19 34 34 Conner, George w m 25 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania 20 Blank Line 21 35 35 Chamberlain, Jas. w m 55 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Ohio New Jersey New Jersey 22 36 36 Porter, John w m 23 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ohio Ohio 23 37 37 Jackson, Warren w m 23 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Ohio Ohio New Jersey Page 5 1 38 38 Sewart, Reuben w m 50 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Ohio 2 38 38 Sewart, Reufena w f 45 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 3 38 38 Sewart, William M. w m 21 . Son x . Farm Hand . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 4 38 38 Sewart, James C. w m 15 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 5 38 38 Sewart, Maudie w f 4 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 6 Blank Line 7 39 39 Davis, Nathaniel w m 36 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Delaware Delaware Delaware 8 39 39 Davis, Emma w f 27 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania England England 9 39 39 Davis, Harry w m 6 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Delaware Pennsylvania 10 39 39 Davis, May w f 4 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Delaware Pennsylvania 11 39 39 Davis, Elmer w m 1 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Delaware Pennsylvania 12 Blank Line 13 40 40 Roach, William w m 25 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Delaware Delaware Delaware 14 Blank Line 15 41 41 Easter, William w m 30 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Canada England Canada Surname is actually Easton, appears to be Easter 16 41 41 Easter, Maggie w f 26 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 17 41 41 Easter, James w m 5 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska Canada Pennsylvania 18 41 41 Easter, Mabel w f 1 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Nebraska Canada Pennsylvania 19 Blank Line 20 42 42 Hall, Carter w m 46 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . x x Missouri Kentucky Kentucky 21 42 42 Blake, Lawrence w m 23 . Boarder x . Farm hand . . . . . . . . . New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire 22 Blank Line 23 43 43 Piper, Stewart w m 26 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 24 43 43 Piper, Cora w f 30 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ohio Pennsylvania 25 43 43 Piper, Bertie w m 8 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Pennsylvania Iowa 26 43 43 Piper, Mabel w f 6 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Pennsylvania Iowa 27 43 43 Piper, Jessie w f 3 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Iowa Pennsylvania Iowa 28 Blank Line 29 44 44 Towne, Dennison w m 23 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ohio New York 30 44 44 Towne, Lulu w f 20 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Tennessee Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 31 45 45 Geraghty, Edwin w m 38 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Michigan Ireland Ireland 32 46 46 Kurtson, Ole T. w m 22 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 33 Blank Line 34 47 47 Ross, Wilber L. w m 31 . . x . Farmer . . . . . . . . . Vermont Vermont Vermont 35 47 47 Ross, Carrie w f 27 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania New York New York 36 47 47 Ross, Myrtle w f 3 . Daughter x . At home . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin Vermont Pennsylvania 37 47 47 Ross, George w m 1 . Son x . At home . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin Vermont Pennsylvania 38 Blank Line 39 48 48 Corbin, William w m 40 . . x . Stock man . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Page 6 1 49 49 Bowles, Charles w m 42 . . x . Stock man . . . . . . . . . Illinois 2 49 49 Bowles, Janette w f 40 . Wife x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Texas Connecticutt Louisiana 3 49 49 Leach, Lillie w f 19 . Step daugh x . Keeping house . . . . . . . . . Michigan Illinois Texas 4 49 49 Leach, Charles w m 16 . Step son x . Works on ranch . . . . . . . . . Michigan Illinois Texas 5 Blank Line 6 50 50 Keir, Robert J. w m 41 . . w . Cowboy . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 7 End of the precinct of Laird (End of File)