1860 Federal Census
Franklin County, NY ALHN/AHGP
Brandon
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Transcribed and submitted by John Austin

This is the 1860 census of Brandon, in Franklin Co. NY. It was begun by Warren Ives of Dickinson, and completed by Luther Burnham after Ives died in October 1860. Warren Ives had very poor handwriting and researchers will notice a large number of question marks beside names that were (in some cases) impossible even to guess at. It is suggested that researchers use this list as a guide, but compare the original whenever doubt arises. Direct descendants of a family may easily recognize names that would be considered unfamiliar or unusual today.

Some of the family names that could only guessed at include:

409 Manhouse
425 Gehan
440 Spree
488 Daricha
502 Drely
506 Devin
517 Bump
524 Ketchum
549 Place
595 Vawender
Many of the given names were also guessed at, but they are less likely to cause confusion than are misspelled surnames. Researchers will often have second options for finding out the correct given name (eg cemeteries, wills, and other censuses) as long as the surname was correct.

Genealogists will be pleased with one aspect of this census and that is the fact that for many of the Irish immigrants, Warren Ives listed the county in Ireland from which they came.

This census is unusual in another way, and that is the high number of twins recorded. With only 795 people counted, there were 7 sets of twins.

Surnames: A-G H-R S-Z
House No. Last Name First Name Age Sex Enumerated
With
Occupation Birthplace
490 Adams Corydon
Mary S.
Gostine
36
23
22
m
f
m
  Farmer

Farm Laborer
NY
NY
NY
494 Adams Nathan
Martha S.
Edna F.
Mary E.
Warren R.
38
37
11
9
6
m
f
f
f
m
  Farmer VT
VT
NY
NY
NY
523 Adams Susan 60 f James Holland   CT
475 Andrus Charles
Angis(?)
24
22
m
f
  Farmer NY
NY
508 Austin David M
Mary N.
Ransom H.
Almon P.
George D.
33
28
8
3
7/12
m
f
m
m
m
  Farmer NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
510 Austin George
Abigail
66
64
m
f
  Farmer VT
VT
512 Austin Levi A.
Sarah L.
28
21
m
f
  Farmer
Dress Maker
NY
Canada East
417 Averill Hiram 25 m   Farmer VT
429 Baker Almira(?) 70 f Joseph Orvis   VT
491 Baker Edward
Isabel F.
Sabra M.
Isadora S.
Flora D.
Simon Z.
46
13
12
9
4
1
m
f
f
f
f
m
  Farmer NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
553 Baker Isadora F. 8(?) f Gilman Livingston   NY
405 Baker James 24 m William Johnson Farmer NY
500 Barber Norman
Sarah
Orville
Martha M.
Carlance(?)
25
42(?)
10
5
1
m
f
m
f
f
  Farmer
Tailoress
NY
VT
NY
NY
NY
501 Barlow Winslow
Susan
William
45
42
12
m
f
m
  Farmer Canada East
England
Canada East
492 Barrett Chester
Olive
Susan
Henry W.
Horace W.
Olive L.
William N.
Charles H.
Eva R.
47
47
23
18
16
11
8
6
4
m
f
f
m
m
f
m
m
f
  Farmer
 

Farmer
Farmer

VT
VT
PA
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
493 Barrett Harvey
Augusta
Ellen
Edgar
27
28
4
2
m
f
f
m
  Farmer VT
VT
NY
NY
509 Barrett Julius
Margaret
Aurelia
26
25
23
m
f
f
  Farmer Canada East
Canada East
Canada East
410 Bartlett Hugh C.
Caroline L.
40
33
m
f
  Inn Keeper NH
NY
411 Bashaw Maria 18 f Mark Clough Servant NY
538 Bentley Henry
Sarah
Anna M.
30
27
1
m
f
f
  Farmer VT
NY
NY
502 Besaw Joseph
Patrick
Patrick
35
1
25
m
m
m
  Farmer Canada East
NY
Ireland
497 Bowes William
Patty
William
Hannah
Jane
57
54
22
17
14
m
f
m
f
f
  Farmer

Farmer
NY
VT
NY
NY
NY
566 Bowles John V.
Mary
Henry R.
David J.
Samuel
32
28
4
2/12
18
m
f
m
m
m
  Farmer
 
 

Blacksmith

NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
464 Bradley Elias
Adeline
27
23
m
f
  Farmer NY
NY
436 Bradley Isaac
Lydia
Elisa
38
36
10
m
f
f
  Farmer NY
NY
NY
418 Brigham(?) Elisha A.
Celia B.
Ziba W.
Elisha K.
Edwin B.
Rosina M.
38
34
10
8
2
1
m
f
f
m
m
f
  Farmer VT
VT
VT
VT
VT
VT
565 Brooks Ebenezer
Lucinda
Marvin
Zenas
Harriet
Rollin
Fayette
57
54
32
30
21
19
14
m
f
m
m
f
m
m
  Farmer
 

Carpenter

Farmer

MA
VT
VT
NY
NY
NY
NY
560 Brooks Sophia 31 f Isaac Joy Servant VT
556 Brumley William
Emily
Horace
Harriet
Helen
Edgar
Myron
Sumner
35
34
12
12
10
9
7
1
m
f
m
f
f
m
m
m
  Farmer NY
VT
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
517 Bump(?) Mary 13(?) f Lewis Day   NY
404 Calkins William 54 m   Farmer NY
545 Carlin Edward
Julia
Thomas
Margaret
Mary M.
Ellen
Charles
Louis
Willy
Rosella
59
40
19
16
14
12
10
8
4
2
m
f
m
f
f
f
m
m
m
f
  Farmer

Farmer
Cavan, Ireland
Canada East
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
594 Carole Philip
Bridget
James
34
26
1
m
f
m
  Farmer Cavan, Ireland
NY
NY
442 Cavanaugh Mary
Martin
James
Mary
52
15
14(?)
13
f
m
m
f
  Farmer
Farm Laborer
Queen's Co. Ire.
NY
NY
NY
531 Chase Aaron
Lydia
Cornelia
Louisa
Melissa
Aaron
Theresa
50
25
15
17
13
3
1/12
m
f
f
f
f
m
f
  Farmer VT
VT
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
472 Churchill Betsey 65 f   Farmer VT
411 Clough Mark 28 m   Farmer NY
481 Cole Alfred
Leanthra(?)
Leonard
Olive
Lorenzo
48
50
24
18
13
m
f
m
f
m
  Farmer

Farmer
VT
VT
VT
NY
NY
479 Cota Cornelia 18 f Corydon Person Servant VT
407 Covey Jesse
Charles N.
Eleanor R.
Almond(?) L.
Charlotte J.
40
18
9
8
6
m
f
f
m
f
  Farmer NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
585 Cox Robert(?)
Lucy
James
Lucy Ann
Helen
32
24
6
4
2
m
f
m
f
f
  Farm Laborer Canada East
Canada East
Canada East
NY
NY
411 Crouch David 17 m Mark Clough Servant NY
425 Cunningham John 62 m John Gehan(?) Farmer Longford, Ire.
405 Curtis Edwin 24 m William Johnson Farmer Canada East
437 Curtis Edwin 12 m Henry Hutchins   NY
488 Daricha(?) Julia
Thomas
Patrick
Michael
James
Edward
Mary Ann
William
Ellen
Susanna
45
22
21
17
15
13
11
10
7
4
f
m
m
m
m
m
f
m
f
f
  Farmer
Farm Laborer
Farm Laborer
Farm Laborer
Cavan, Ire.
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
441 Davenport Warren
Elisa
Florence
Thomas D.
William R.
Joseph A.
28
25
6
4
2
6/12
m
f
f
m
m
m
  Farmer NY
Canada East
NY
NY
NY
NY
438 Davenport William 
Anneline
28
47
m
f
  Farmer MA
VT
595 Davidson Walter
Aremata(?)
27
26
m
f
  Lumberman NY
NY
525 Davis Jonathan
Almira
Henry
Darius
Mary
Ermina(?)
Newton
Lisander
Almina
Jola(?)
52
34
20
13
11
9
7
5
3
1
m
f
m
m
f
f
m
m
f
f
  Farmer

Farmer
VT
VT
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
499 Dawson Michael
Jane
Mary
Helen
40
40
8
5
m
f
f
f
  Farmer Kilkenny, Ire.
Louth, Ire.
Canada East
Canada East
517 Day Lewis
Betsey
61
65
m
f
  Farmer VT
NY
506 Devin(?) John
Mary
Mary
Ellen
Katherine
Sarah
38
38
8
6
4
7/12
m
f
f
f
f
f
  Farmer Feson(?), Ire.
Feson(?), Ire
VT
NY
NY
NY
544 Doherty John 
Maria
28
23
m
f
  Carpenter Canada East
NY
502 Drely(?) Lewis 13 m Joseph Besaw   NY
582 Drew William
Minerva
Juliette
Charles
Judson
Schuyler
Skinner(?)
Jerome
Fred
Nella
40
40
18
15
12
8
8
7
4
9/12
m
f
f
m
m
m
m
m
m
f
  Farmer
 

Farm Laborer

VT
VT
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
576 Emery Samuel
Betsey
Ezekiel(?)
Lucy J.
Lovina S.
40
38
17
8
5
m
f
m
f
f
  Farmer

Farm Laborer
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
558 Emery Sarah A. 16 f Ezekiel Hildreth   NY
459 Emery William
Rosanna
Louisa S.
Juliette H.
Jewett
Monroe(?)
Albert
Pascal
Newton
Newell
39
32
14
13
11
9
7
6
1
1
m
f
f
f
m
m
m
m
m
m
  Farmer NY
VT
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
487 Emory Nathaniel
Nancy
Martha
Sarah
George
Mary
Helen
Henry M.
44
42
18
17
14
10
5
3
m
f
f
f
m
f
f
m
  Farmer VT
VT
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
551 Eseltine Shadrick
Mandana
Nathan
Cornelia
Fayette
Horace
Susan
Henry
54
60
21
19
17
14
12
7
m
f
m
f
m
m
f
m
  Farmer
Tailoress
Farmer

Farmer

VT
VT
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
410 Evans Luther 28 m Bartlett Hotel Servant NY
503 Fallow George
Jane
Margaret
Joseph
Robert
Mary
37
37
12
9
7
5
m
f
f
m
m
f
  Farmer Fermanagh, Ire.
Fermanagh, Ire.
VT
VT
VT
NY
590 Farr Calvin
Matilda
Carlos
Alfred
Oscar
64
61
24
21
19
m
f
m
m
m
  Farmer

Farmer
Farm Laborer
Farm Laborer
NH
VT
NY
NY
NY
424 Farr Chauncey
Sarah
Reuben A.
Willy E.
33
18
1
3/12
m
f
m
m
  Farmer NY
NY
NY
NY
588 Farr Cyrus
Alcina
Ida
29
25
3
m
f
f
  Farmer NY
VT
NY
570 Farr Mary J.
Roswell
Rosamona(?)
30
10
5
m
m
f
  Farmer NY
NY
NY
530 Fayette Alexander 66 m   Farmer Canada East
573 Ferris Alvah
Almeda
27
20
m
f
  Farmer
House Help
NY
NY
572 Ferris Daniel
Hannah
Mary
60
54
19
m
f
f
  Farmer NY
Canada East
NY
592 Ferris Emery
Delia
Millard F.
Fernando
Jennette(?)
Florinda
35
33
12
9
6
4
m
f
m
m
f
f
  Farmer NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
463 Fish Aaron M.
Caroline
Byron(?) T. C.
Mary
George J.
38
30
2
64
27
m
f
m
f
m
  Farmer
 
 

Farmer

VT
MA
NY
VT
VT
521 Fletcher George W.
Betsey S.
37
35
m
f
  Farmer NH
NH
549 Fletcher Patrick
Harriet
Emeline
Martha Ann
Louisa Jane
58
53
21
18
14
m
f
f
f
f
  Farmer NY
VT
VT
VT
VT
407 Ford Eleanor 25 f Jesse Covey Servant NY
473 Gale Eliphalet
Mary Jane
Polly
Lucy
Edson
Lewis
Albert
Ida
Franklin
52
40
23
16
11
10
8
7
3
m
f
f
f
m
m
m
f
m
  Farmer

Servant
Servant
NH
NH
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
411 Garden John 44 m Mark Clough Servant Canada East
425 Gehan(?) John Jr.
Ann L.
John
John Sr.
Katherine
23
23
2
65
62
m
f
m
m
f
  Farmer
 

Farmer

Canada East
Queen's(?)Co.Ire.
Canada East
Cork Ireland
Caston(?), Ire.
471 Graves Norman
Roxanna
Sarah
Fayette
56
52
22
17
m
f
f
m
  Farmer

House Servant
Farm Laborer
VT
VT
NY
NY
411 Green Elizabeth 18 f Mark Clough Servant NY
Surnames: A-G H-R S-Z

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