1855 New York State Census
Transcribed by Susan Stalker Mulvey
July 2005
Census of the Inhabitants in the Western Election District of the Town of Ancram in the County, of Columbia taken by me on the 12th day of July 1855.
Taken by: Elisha Moore
(Note: I have left off the columns: "Color," "Dwellings numbered in the order of visitation," "Of what material built," and "Value," which are at the beginning of the form and "Aliens," Persons of color not taxed," "Persons over 21 years who cannot read and write," "Owners of land," and "Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Insane, or Idiotic" to save room. If there is information in the end columns, I will add that to the name. I have highlighted the head of household in bold. I have transcribed the census to the best of my ability. Some pages are totally unreadable. I will make a notation, where applicable, as to which pages that I cannot read. Notations in [ ] are mine.)
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Dwelling Number |
Family Number |
NAME | AGE | SEX | Relation to Head | Where Born | Married | Widow |
Years Resident to this city or town |
Profession |
Voter Alien |
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| Native | Alien | |||||||||||
| 142 | 155 | Jacob Shutts | 50 | M | Columbia | / | 50 | Laborer | / | |||
| Emeline Shutts | 49 | F | Wife | Do | / | 49 | ||||||
| Dewitt Shutts | 26 | M | Child | Do | 26 | Laborer | / | |||||
| Jane Shutts | 23 | F | Do | Do | 23 | |||||||
| Robert Shutts | 21 | M | Do | Do | 21 | Laborer | / | |||||
| Emily Shutts | 16 | F | Do | Do | 16 | |||||||
| Albert Shutts | 12 | M | Do | Do | 12 | |||||||
| 143 | 156 | John H. Melius | 28 | M | Do | / | 28 | Laborer | / | |||
| Catherine Melius | 24 | F | Wife | Do | / | 24 | ||||||
| Catherine Fetts | 52 | F | Boarder | Do | 52 | |||||||
| 144 | 157 |
Duncan Reefer [owner of land] |
57 | M | Do | / | 57 | Farmer | / | |||
| Eve Reefer | 55 | F | Wife | Do | / | 55 | ||||||
| Sabrina Reefer | 33 | F | Child | Do | 33 | |||||||
| Nelson Reefer | 28 | M | Do | Do | 28 | Farmer | / | |||||
| Jacob R. Reefer | 25 | M | Do | Do | 25 | Do | / | |||||
| John Reefer | 23 | M | Do | Do | 23 | Do | / | |||||
| Polly Reefer | 21 | F | Do | Do | 21 | |||||||
| Julia Reefer | 18 | F | Do | Do | 18 | |||||||
| Rebecca Reefer | 15 | F | Do | Do | 15 | |||||||
| Duncan Reefer Jr. | 12 | M | Do | Do | 12 | |||||||
| 145 | 158 |
Harmon Hoysradt [owner of land] |
35 | M | Dutchess | / | 8 | Farmer | / | |||
| Catherine Hoysradt | 28 | F | Wife | Columbia | / | 8 | ||||||
| Fanny Hoysradt | 8 | F | Child | Do | 8 | |||||||
| Esther Hoysradt | 5 | F | Do | Do | 5 | |||||||
| 146 | 159 |
Charles McArthur [owner of land] |
27 | M | Do | / | 27 | Farmer | / | |||
| Harriet McArthur | 23 | F | Wife | Schoharie | / | 3 | ||||||
| John McArthur | 2 | M | Child | Columbia | 2 | |||||||
| Charles McArthur Jr. | 5/12 | M | Do | Do | 5/12 | |||||||
| Peter McArthur | 69 | M | Father | Do | / | 25 | / | |||||
| Anna McArthur | 64 | F | Mother | Do | / | 25 | ||||||
| 147 | 160 | Martin Beers | 23 | M | Do | / | 5 | Tailor | / | |||
| Sarah Beers | 24 | F | Wife | Do | / | 24 | ||||||
| Catherine Beers | 51 | F | Mother | Do | 2 | |||||||
| Alpheia Hagadorn | 6 | F | Neice | Do | 2 | |||||||
| Lewis Sumplis [?] | 20 | M | Domestic | Germany | / | 1 | Tailor | / | ||||
| Cloe Sumplis [?] | 20 | F | Do | Do | / | 1 | Tailoress | / | ||||
| 148 | 161 |
Herman McIntyre [owner of land] |
31 | M | Columbia | 31 | Farmer | / | ||||
| Sarah White | 36 | F | Domestic | Do | 10 | |||||||
| Jacob McDonald | 13 | M | Do | Do | 11 | |||||||
| 149 | 162 | Jacob Rockefeller | 40 | M | Do | / | 4 | Blacksmith | / | |||
| Elvira Rockefeller | 38 | F | Wife | Conn. | / | 4 | ||||||
| Helen Rockefeller | 16 | F | Child | Do | 4 | |||||||
| Mary Rockefeller | 15 | F | Do | Do | 4 | |||||||
| John Rockefeller | 10 | M | Do | Do | 4 | |||||||
| Charles Rockefeller ð | 8 | M | Do | Do | 4 | |||||||
Dividers Supplied by:
