1880 Federal Census, Meyer County, Dakota Territory The USGenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Abstracted by Tim Hollar, June 2000 from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, June 2000. Submitted by Tim Hollar June 28, 2000. A volunteer has not yet been found to proofread this transcription. If you are interested in doing this please contact the USGW Project. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. marvinsgardens@gwtc.net This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project. ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1880 federal census for Meyer County, Dakota Territory Key to Census Column Numbers: 1 Page # 17 Married during year 2 Line # 18 Profession or Trade 3 Street Name 19 # of months unemployed 4 House # 20 Sickness/Disability 5 Dwelling # 21 Blind 6 Family # 22 Deaf or Dumb 7 Last Name 23 Idiotic 8 First Name 24 Insane 9 Color, W-white, B-black, I-indian, MU-mulatto 25 Maimed, crippled or otherwise deformed 10 Sex 26 Attended school within year 11 Age 27 Cannot read 12 Month if Born within year 28 Cannot write 13 Relationship 29 Place of birth, US or foreign country 14 Single 30 Place of birth, Father 15 Married 31 Place of birth, Mother 16 Widowed, Divorced 32 Transcribers Remarks Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 1 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 1 Burnsides Con D. W M 35 X Freighter 14 New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico 1 2 2 2 Towny Henry W M 43 X Stone Mason 5 Arrow Wound X X France France France 1 3 2 2 LeBaird Marvin W M 25 X Laborer 6 X New York New York New York Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency City/Town Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 2 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 2 1 3 3 Cahis Jecus W M 31 X None 12 X X New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico 2 2 4 4 Iott Safroy W M 62 X Freighter 5 Missouri Canada Missouri 2 3 5 5 Boucher Francis W M 43 X Freighter 4 Canada Canada Canada Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 3 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 3 1 6 6 Ladoux Jospeh W M 36 X Laborer 6 Arrow Wound Missouri Missouri Canada 3 2 6 6 McLane William W M 31 Boarder X Laborer 3 Arrow Wound Missouri Unknown unknown 3 3 7 7 Marshall John MU M 36 X Barber 10 X X East Indies East Indies East Indies 3 4 8 8 Latin Joseph K. W M 33 X Teamster 3 Arrow Wound X X Ireland Ireland Ireland 3 5 9 9 Vittal Baptiste MU M 40 X Teamster 4 Arrow Wound X X Missouri Unknown Unknown 3 6 10 10 Huggins George D. W M 29 X Freighter 6 New York New York New York 3 7 11 11 DeSersa Charles W M 46 X Laborer Arrow Wound Canada Canada Canada 3 8 12 12 Irwin Ferguson W M 28 X Carpenter 9 Arrow Wound Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 3 9 13 13 Burge Charles F. W M 38 X Laborer Arrow Wound New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire 3 10 14 14 Ferris Jno H. W M 22 X Cook 3 Iowa Vermont Vermont 3 11 15 15 Hall Henry W M 35 X Breighter 7 Illinois New York New York 3 12 16 16 Ellston Charles W M 50 X none Virginia Virginia Virginia 3 13 17 17 Wallins William W M 40 X Cook 3 Prussia Prussia Prussia 3 14 18 18 Gaarniau Jno B. W M 77 X Freighter 4 Canada Canada Canada 3 15 19 19 Clairmont Henry W M 57 X Freighter 5 Missouri France France Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 4 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 4 1 20 20 Bray Dominique W M 43 X Government Issue Clerk Canada Canada Canada 4 2 21 21 Bay Samuel W M 30 X USID Chief Police 3 Missouri New York Virginia 4 3 22 22 Henry Silas W M 37 X USID Chief Clerk Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 4 4 23 23 Faulkner William H. W M 28 X USID Physician 2 Arrow Wound Washington, DC England Maryland Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 5 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 5 1 24 24 Schwieghman Joseph W M 56 X X X Laborer Arrow Wound Prussia Prussia Prussia 5 2 25 25 O'Brien John W M 30 X Freighter New York New York New York 5 3 26 26 Strait John W M 57 X X Freighter X X @ Sea(Foreign) England England 5 4 27 27 Galineau Emille W M 70 X X None Canada Canada Canada 5 5 28 28 Shaw Albert G. W M 37 X Carpenter 3 Arrow Wound Ohio New York South Wales Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 6 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 6 1 24 24 Finley William W M 38 X USID Carpenter New York England New York 6 2 24 24 Finley Florence W F 27 X Keeping House Ohio New York New York 6 3 24 24 Finley Earl William W M 11/12 X Dakota Territory New York Ohio 6 4 24 24 King James F. W M 34 X USID Engineer Arrow Wound Ohio Canada Pennsylvania 6 5 25 25 Dickson Jno. B. W M 49 X USID Black Smith Scotland Scotland Scotland 6 6 25 25 Dickson Mary A. W F 49 X Keeping House Scotland Scotland Scotland 6 7 25 25 Dickson Jane W F 20 X At Home Michigan Scotland Scotland 6 8 25 25 Dickson George W M 17 X At Home Michigan Scotland Scotland 6 9 25 25 Dickson Fredrick W M 7 X Michigan Scotland Scotland 6 10 25 25 Dickson Mamie W F 5 X Michigan Scotland Scotland Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 7 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 7 1 26 26 Atkinson John W M 43 X X USID Chief Herder England England England 7 2 27 27 Prue Joseph W M 64 X X Freighter 4 X X Canada Canada Canada 7 3 28 28 Whipple Albert W M 22 X Freighter 4 New York Maine New York 7 4 29 29 Dur Richard W M 28 X Mail Contractor 4 Virginia Virginia Virginia Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 8 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 8 1 30 30 McComb Alex W M 22 X Mail Carrier Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin 8 2 31 31 Marion Prosper W M 22 X X X Freighter 3 X X Canada Canada Canada 8 3 32 32 Porter Richard L. W M 31 X Mail Carrier 3 Indiana Ohio Ohio Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 9 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 9 1 33 33 Cowgill Joseph W M 34 X USID Watchman 4 Arrow Wound Delaware Delaware Delware 9 2 34 34 Huston William W M 47 X Wood Chopper 5 Missouri Pennsylvania Kentucky 9 3 34 34 Dutton George E. W M 20 Boarder X Wood Chopper 2 X X New York New York New York Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 10 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 10 1 35 35 Boright Andrew W M 49 X USID Watchman New York New York New York 10 2 35 35 Boright Eliza W F 33 Wife X Keeping House Arrow Wound Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts 10 3 35 35 Hallenbeck Albert W M 35 Boarder X USID Warehouseman New York New York New York Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 11 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 11 1 36 36 Loomis Mary W F 23 X Keeping House Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska 11 2 36 36 Loomis John H. W M 7 Son X Dakota Territory Unknown Nebraska 11 3 36 36 Bidford William W M 22 Boarder X Mail Carrier 3 Pennsylvania England Pennsylvania 11 4 37 37 Jordan Charles W M 29 X USID Clerk 6 Arrow Wound Ohio New York Ohio Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 12 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 12 1 38 38 DeCory Peter W M 46 X X Blacksmith 10 Arrow Wound Canada Canada Canada 12 2 39 39 Halliday Edward W M 23 X Mail Carrier 2 Indiana New York New York 12 3 40 40 Pappau Eubere W M 65 X None Missouri Canada Missouri 12 4 41 41 Benard Charles W M 40 X X USID Butcher Arrow Wound Canada Canada Canada 12 5 42 42 Terry St. Mark W M 43 X Freighter 3 New York New York New York 12 6 43 43 Schales Jacob W M 33 X X Freighter 5 X X Prussia Prussia Prussia Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 13 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 13 1 44 44 Sonnes George F. W M 40 X Trader Arrow Wound Ohio Virginia Ohio 13 2 45 45 Dubray Antoine W M 55 X Interpreter Missouri Missouri Missouri 13 3 46 46 Munday George W M 23 X Teamster 5 X X England England England 13 4 47 47 Bonser William A. W M 39 X Freighter 4 Ohio Virginia Prussia 13 5 48 48 Carter Oscar M. W M 38 X Trader Massachusetts Vermont Vermont 13 6 48 48 Carter Cinderilla W F 33 Wife X Keeping House Indiana Pennsylvania Ireland 13 7 48 48 Carter Leola W F 12 Daughter X At home Nebraska Massachusetts Indiana 13 8 48 48 Carter Carroll W M 8 Son X At home Nebraska Massachusetts Indiana 13 9 48 48 Carter Arthur W M 5 Son X At Home Nebraska Massachusetts Indiana 13 10 48 48 Carter Leila W F 2 Daughter X At Home Nebraska Massachusetts Indiana 13 11 48 48 Courtis William C. W M 35 Boarder X Post Master Arrow Wound England England England Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 14 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 14 1 49 49 Raymond Enoch W. W M 56 X Freighter New York Connecticut Connecticut 14 2 50 50 Biard Henry E. W M 33 X USID Farmer Arrow Wound Michigan Michigan Michigan 14 3 50 50 Biard Rebecca A. W F 31 X Wife X Keeping House England England England 14 4 50 50 Biard Emma W F 8 Daughter X X Michigan Michigan England 14 5 50 50 Biard Wynn W F 6 Daughter X X Michigan Michigan England 14 6 51 51 Cleveland William J. W M 35 X Episcopal Clergyman Arrow Wound Mississippi Connecticut Vermont 14 7 51 51 Cleveland Hannah E. W F 34 Wife X Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 14 8 51 51 Cleveland Martha E. W F 4 Daughter X X Nebraska Mississippi Pennsylvania 14 9 51 51 Cleveland Oliver H. W M 3 Son X Nebraska Mississippi Pennsylvania 14 10 51 51 Cleveland Mary E. W F 41 Sister X Ohio Connecticut Vermont 14 11 51 51 Schmidt William F. W M 55 Boarder X Sexton Prussia Prussia Prussia 14 12 51 51 Robinson John W M 35 Boarder X Episcopal Clergyman Arrow Wound Pennsylvania Ireland Ireland Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 15 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 15 1 52 52 Cook John W M 54 X US Indian Agent 9 Arrow Wound Illinois Kentucky Kentucky 15 2 52 52 Cook Susan L. W F 52 Wife X Keeping House Illinois Pennsylvania Ohio 15 3 52 52 Cook William J. W M 17 Son X School Teacher 9 Arrow Wound Illinois Illinois Illinois 15 4 53 53 Burke William W M 31 X X Upholsterer 10 Arrow Wound Ireland Ireland Ireland 15 5 54 54 Bigles John W M 50 X None Virginia Virginia Virginia 15 6 55 55 Gundlach George W M 50 X X USID Farmer Baden Baden Baden 15 7 55 55 Gundlach Cathinna W F 42 X Wife X Keeping House Baden Baden Baden 15 8 55 55 Gundlach Anne W F 23 Daughter X At Home Illinois Baden Baden 15 9 55 55 Gundlach George E. W M 21 Son X USID Train Master 2 Illinois Baden Baden 15 10 55 55 Gundlach Julius W M 14 Son X At School X Illinois Baden Baden 15 11 55 55 Gundlach August W M 11 Son X At School X Illinois Baden Baden 15 12 55 55 Gundlach Clara W F 9 Daughter X X Illinois Baden Baden 15 13 55 55 Gundlach Emma W F 7 Daughter X X Illinois Baden Baden 15 14 55 55 Gundlach Ida W F 3 Daughter X Illinois Baden Baden Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 16 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 16 1 56 56 Scissons John W M 48 X X Wood Chopper 3 X X England France Unknown 16 2 56 56 Miller Charles G. W M 38 Boarder X Freighter 4 California California California 16 3 57 57 Colombe John W M 50 X X Wood Chopper 3 X X Canada Canada Canada 16 4 57 57 Muller Frank W M 28 Boarder X Mail Carrier 6 New York Unknown Unknown 16 5 58 58 Leigh Mary J. W F 48 X Teacher New York New York New York 16 6 58 58 Pendleton Sofia C. W F 29 Boarder X Missionary Arrow Wound Virginia Virginia Virginia Census Year 1880 Microfilm Roll # T9-113 State Dakota Territory County Meyer Township Rosebud Agency Supervisor’s Dist 15 Enumerator's District 103 Enumerator Frank Cross Eneumeration Date Page # 17 Sheet # ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 17 1 59 59 Hemmings Charles W M 30 X None X X New York Unknown Unknown 17 2 59 59 Dur Henry Clay W M 30 X Stage Line 3 Virginia Virginia Virginia 17 3 59 59 Kirkwood John W M 28 X Mail Carrier Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 17 4 59 59 McLane James W M 22 X Freighter 4 Kansas New York New York 17 5 59 59 Ritten John W M 23 X Laborer Arrow Wound X X Iowa Baden Baden 17 6 59 59 Wright John B M 56 X X Freighter 4 X X East Indies East Indies East Indies 17 7 59 59 Campell Thomas H. W M 30 X Clerk USID 3 Arrow Wound Illinois Pennsylvania New York 17 8 59 59 Gordon Edward W M 47 X Harness Maker 11 Arrow Wound Michigan New York New York 17 9 59 59 Cross Frank W M 26 X Clerk 6 Arrow Wound Iowa New York Scotland