NEVADA TWP., PALO ALTO, IOWA 1880 Federal Census This Census was transcribed by Cathy Joynt Labath and proofread by Kathleen Frailey Puls for the USGenWeb Census Project http://www.usgenweb.org/census.
Census_Year 1880
Microfilm #T9-359
State Iowa
County Palo Alto
District 169
Enumerator Richard M. J. McFarland
Post Office Nevada Twp.
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1880 Census Reference Chart:
1)Dwelling # 14)Months unemployed this year
2)Family # 15)Currently ill? if so, specify
3)Name of every person whose place of 16)Blind
abode on 1 June 1880 was in this family 17)Deaf and dumb
4)Color 18)Idiotic
5)Sex 19)Insane
6)Age 20)Disabled
7)Month born if during census year 21)School this year
8)Relationship to household head 22)Cannot read
9)Single 23)Cannot write
10)Married 24)Birth place
11)Widow / Divorced 25)Father's Birthplace
12)Married with census year 26)Mother's Birthplace
13)Profession, occupation, or trade of
each person male or female
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Pg# Ln# St# Hou# Dw# Fm# Last Name First Name Color Sex Age Born Relationship Sgl Mar W/D Mar/Yr Occupation #mo Ill? Blind Deaf Idoitic Insane Disab School Read Write Birthplace Father Mother Comments
(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)
12 1 83 84 Mulroney Kearn w m 37 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland Nevada enumerated the 15th day of June, 1880
12 2 83 84 Mulroney Kate w f 23 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 3 83 84 Mulroney Francis w m 1 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Iowa
12 4 83 84 Hickey Danl w m 17 . Laborer x . . . Farm Laborer x . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 5 83 84 White Thomas w m 11 . Nephew x . . . Herder . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Maine Ireland
12 6 83 84 Hand Elizabeth w f 7 . Sister in law . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 7 84 85 Mulroney Jos T w m 41 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
12 8 84 85 Mulroney Mary w f 29 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . NY Ireland Ireland
12 9 84 85 Mulroney Kate w f 6 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland NY
12 10 84 85 Mulroney Thomas w m 4 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland NY
12 11 84 85 Mulroney Joseph w m 2 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland NY
12 12 84 85 Mulroney Robert w m 2/12 April Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland NY
12 13 84 85 Casey Anna w f 13 . Servant . . . . House maid x . . . . . . . . . Canada Ireland Ireland
12 14 84 85 Brennan James w m 22 . Work on farm . . . . Farm laborer x . . . . . . . . . NY Ireland Ireland
12 15 85 86 Mulroney Pat w m 57 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
12 16 85 86 Mulroney Bridget w f 44 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
12 17 85 86 Mulroney John w m 18 . Son x . . . Works on farm x . . . . . . . . . NY Ireland Ireland
12 18 85 86 Mulroney Mary w f 16 . Daughter x . . . At School . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 19 85 86 Mulroney Joseph w m 15 . Son x . . . At School . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 20 85 86 Mulroney Peter w m 9 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 21 85 86 Mulroney Alice w f 9 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 22 85 86 Mulroney Bridget w f 8 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 23 85 86 Mulroney Rosa w f 5 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 24 85 86 Mulroney Maggie w f 3 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 25 86 87 Crowley P J w m 35 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
12 26 86 87 Crowley Mary E w f 33 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Maine Ireland Maine
12 27 86 87 Crowley Mary J w f 4/12 Feb Daughter . . . . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Maine
12 28 86 87 White Thomas w m 80 . Father in law . . x . Father in law . . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
12 29 86 87 Horn Charles w m 15 . Farm laborer x . . . Farm laborer x . . . . . . x . . Germany Germany Germany
12 30 86 87 Dunn Lizzie w f 35 . Visitor x . . . Not known . . . . . . . . . . Indiana Ireland Ireland
12 31 86 87 White Sadie w f 8 . Niece . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Maine Ireland
12 32 87 88 Shea Thomas w m 25 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
12 33 87 88 Shea Bridget w f 22 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin Ireland Ireland
12 34 87 88 Shea Bridget w f 82 . Mother . . x . . . . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
12 35 87 88 Doyle Mary w f 53 . Sister . . x . At Home . . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
12 36 87 88 Berry John w m 22 . Hired man x . . . Farm laborer x . . . . . . . . . NY Ireland Ireland
12 37 87 88 Horn Lawrence w m 12 . Hired boy x . . . Herder . . . . . . . x . . Germany Germany Germany
12 38 87 88 Dudgeon Lidia w f 19 . Boarder x . . . School teacher x . . . . . . . . . Ohio Ohio Ohio
12 39 88 89 Dawson Thomas w m 58 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
12 40 88 89 Dawson Mary w f 48 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
12 41 88 89 Dawson Agnes w f 12 . Daughter x . . . At School . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 42 88 89 Dawson Maggie w f 20 . Daughter x . . . At Home . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 43 88 89 Dawson Teresa w f 18 . Daughter x . . . At School . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 44 88 89 Dawson Patrick w m 15 . Son x . . . Works on farm x . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 45 88 89 Dawson Thomas w m 10 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 46 88 89 Dawson Catherine w f 9 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 47 89 90 Shea William w m 37 . . . . . . Farmer x . . . . . . x . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
12 48 89 90 Shea Mary A w f 35 . Wife . . . . Keeping House . . . . . . . x . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
12 49 89 90 Shea Bo** J w f 5 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
12 50 89 90 Shea William w m 3 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
13 1 89 90 Shea Thomas F w m 1 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
13 2 89 90 Shea James w m 4/12 Jan Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
13 3 90 91 Maher William w m 44 . . x . . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
13 4 90 91 Maher Francis w m 50 . Brother x . . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
13 5 90 91 Maher Mary w f 30 . Sister x . . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
13 6 90 91 White Maggie w f 11 . . x . . . At School . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Maine Ireland
13 7 90 91 Stiels John w m 13 . Herding x . . . Herder x . . . . . . . . . Iowa Germany Germany
13 8 91 92 Kirby Thomas w m 28 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin Ireland Ireland
13 9 91 92 Kirby Alice H w f 26 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Wis Ireland Ireland
13 10 91 92 Kirby Mary w f 5 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Wis Wis
13 11 91 92 Kirby Alice w f 3 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Wis Wis
13 12 91 92 Kirby Ellen w f 1 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Wis Wis
13 13 91 92 Kanore Jacob w m 19 . Farm Hand x . . . Farm Laborer x . . . . . . . . . Ohio Germany Germany
13 14 91 92 Kress George w m 17 . Herder x . . . Herding x . . . . . . . . . Iowa Germany Germany
13 15 91 92 Namer Katherine w f 18 . Servant x . . . House Maid . . . . . . . . . . Ohio Germany Germany
13 16 92 93 Welch John w m 39 . . . x . . Farm Laborer x . . . . . . . . . Canada Ireland Ireland
13 17 92 93 Welch Sarah w f 31 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Wis Penn Penn
13 18 92 93 Welch Emma J w f 9 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Wis Penn
13 19 92 93 Welch John E w m 7 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Wis Penn
13 20 92 93 Welch Sarah w f 4/12 Feb Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Wis Penn
13 21 92 93 Welch Mary w f 3 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Wis Penn
13 22 93 94 Heffley J M w m 53 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Penn Germany Germany
13 23 93 94 Heffley Mary A w f 47 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
13 24 93 94 Heffley William w m 22 . Son x . . . Work on Farm x . . . . . . x . . Iowa Penn Ireland
13 25 93 94 Heffley Catherine w f 19 . Daughter x . . . School Teacher x . . . . . . x . . Iowa Penn Ireland
13 26 93 94 Heffley James w m 18 . Son x . . . Work on Farm x . . . . . . x . . Iowa Penn Ireland
13 27 93 94 Heffley Philip w m 13 . Son x . . . Work on Farm x . . . . . . x . . Iowa Penn Ireland
13 28 93 94 Heffley Mark w m 1 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Penn Ireland
13 29 94 95 Cahill James w m 35 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
13 30 94 95 Cahill Virginia w f 32 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Minn Ireland Ireland
13 31 94 95 Cahill Johanna w f 10 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Minn
13 32 94 95 Cahill James w m 8 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Minn
13 33 94 95 Cahill William w m 5 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Minn
13 34 94 95 Mahoney James w m 68 . Father in law . . x . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
13 35 94 95 Kelly Margaret w f 16 . Hired help x . . . House Maid x . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
13 36 94 95 Butler John w m 16 . Farm hand x . . . Farm Laborer x . . . . . . x . . NY Ireland
13 37 94 95 Young Thomas w m 19 . Farm hand x . . . Farm Laborer x . . . . . . x . . Iowa Germany Lines 36-50 left blank
14 1 95 96 Dooley John F w m 28 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ohio Ireland Ireland
14 2 95 96 Dooley Ellen w f 27 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin Ireland Ireland
14 3 95 96 Howard Mary w f 17 . Adopted sister x . . . At Home . . . . . . . x . . Wisconsin Long Island Ireland
14 4 95 96 Sulivan William w m 29 . Brother in law x . . . Farm Laborer x . . . . . . x . . Mass Ireland Ireland
14 5 95 96 Sulivan Katie w f 50 . Mother in law . . x . At Home . . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
14 6 95 96 Usher William w m 11 . Nephew x . . . Herder x . . . . . . . . . Wis Wis Mass
14 7 95 96 Joyce James w m 24 . Laborer x . . . Farm Laborer x . . . . . . . x x Wis Ireland Ireland
14 8 96 97 Murphy William w m 43 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
14 9 96 97 Murphy Julia w f 37 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Wis Ireland Ireland
14 10 96 97 Murphy Daniel w m 11 . Son x . . . At Home . . . . . . . x . . Ill Ireland Wis
14 11 96 97 Murphy Mary w f 7 . Daughter x . . . At Home . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Wis
14 12 97 98 Ryan Miles w m 74 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
14 13 97 98 Ryan Catherine w f 64 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . x Ireland Ireland Ireland
14 14 97 98 Ryan Miles w m 23 . Son x . . . School Teacher x . . . . . . . . . Wis Ireland Ireland
14 15 97 98 Ryan Edmund w m 21 . Son x . . . Working on Farm x . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
14 16 97 98 Ryan Ellen w f 25 . Daughter x . . . School Teacher x . . . . . . . . . Wis Ireland Ireland
14 17 97 98 Welch Michael w m 25 . Herding x . . . Herder x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
14 18 98 99 Welch Joseph w m 40 . Farmer . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
14 19 98 99 Welch Kate w f 28 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
14 20 98 99 Welch Maggie w f 6 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
14 21 98 99 Welch Patrick w m 4 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
14 22 98 99 Welch Michael w m 2 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
14 23 98 99 Welch Kate w f 4/12 Mar Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
14 24 99 100 Welch Thomas w m 38 . . . x . . Co Recorder x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
14 25 99 100 Welch Marion w f 40 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
14 26 99 100 Welch Michael w m 12 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
14 27 99 100 Welch Brida w f 10 . Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
14 28 99 100 Welch Thomas w m 8 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
14 29 99 100 Welch Mary w f 2 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
14 30 99 100 Baker Lee w m 23 . Hired help x . . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ill Ireland Ireland
14 31 100 101 Neary John w m 56 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
14 32 100 101 Neary Ellen w f 54 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
14 33 100 101 Neary Patrick w m 20 . Son x . . . Helps on Farm x . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
14 34 100 101 Neary Mary w f 21 . Daughter x . . . At Home . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ireland Ireland
14 35 100 101 Phoenix George w m 18 . Hired help x . . . Farm Laborer x . . . . . . . . . Wis Canada Ireland
14 36 100 101 Murray John w m 12 . Herder x . . . Herding . . . . . . . x . . N.Y. Ireland Ireland
14 37 101 102 Thompson John w m 37 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . N.Y. Scotland Scotland
14 38 101 102 Thompson Maggie w f 29 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . N.Y. Ireland N.Y.
14 39 101 102 Thompson Alexander J w m 7 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa N.Y. N.Y.
14 40 101 102 Thompson Rosetta w f 5 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa N.Y. N.Y.
14 41 101 102 Thompson Jane w f 2 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa N.Y. N.Y.
14 42 101 102 Thompson William w m 43 . Son x . . . Mason x . . . . . . . . . N.Y. Scotland Scotland
14 43 102 103 Crook William w m 42 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Canada England Scotland
14 44 102 103 Crook Iva w f 33 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Ill S.C. Kentucky
14 45 102 103 Crook Frances I w f 15 . Daughter x . . . At School . . . . . . . x . . Iowa
14 46 102 103 Crook Lewis C w m 13 . Son x . . . Works on farm x . . . . . . x . . Iowa Canada Ill
14 47 102 103 Crook Wm A w m 11 . Son x . . . At School . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Canada Ill
14 48 102 103 Crook Sophronia E w f 10 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Canada Ill
14 49 102 103 Crook Cora E w f 7 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Canada Ill
14 50 102 103 Crook Jesse W w m 8 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Canada Ill
15 1 102 103 Crook Geo P w m 5 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Canada Ill Nevada enumerated on the 16th day of June, 1880
15 2 102 103 Crook Nancy M w f 4 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Canada Ill
15 3 103 104 Maxwell Richard w m 33 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Ill Ohio Ohio
15 4 103 104 Maxwell Mary E w f 27 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . N.Y. N.Y. N.J.
15 5 103 104 Maxwell James E w m 4 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ill N.Y.
15 6 103 104 Maxwell Harriet L w f 1 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ill N.Y.
15 7 103 104 Maxwell Florance L w f 3 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ill N.Y.
15 8 103 104 Durant Alice w f 14 . Servant . . . . House Maid x . . . . . . . . . Iowa Ill N.Y.
15 9 104 105 Sprout C N w m 64 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . NY NY NY
15 10 104 105 Sprout Jane w f 45 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Ireland Ireland Ireland
15 11 104 105 Sprout Alfred w m 26 . Son x . . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Wis NY Ireland
15 12 104 105 Sprout Matilda w f 18 . Daughter x . . . At Home . . . . . . . . . . Wis NY Ireland
15 13 104 105 Sprout Leonard w m 14 . Son x . . . Works on farm x . . . . . . x . . Wis NY Ireland
15 14 104 105 Sprout Walter w m 8 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa NY Ireland
15 15 104 105 Sprout Eugene w m 5 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa NY Ireland
15 16 105 106 Hagenbrook Fred w m 48 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Prussia Prussia Prussia
15 17 105 106 Hagenbrook Louisa w f 49 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Prussia Prussia Prussia
15 18 105 106 Linkum Augustus w m 13 . Step Son x . . . Herder . . . . . . . x . . Wisconsin Prussia Prussia
15 19 105 106 Linkum Fred w m 11 . Step Son x . . . Herder . . . . . . . x . . Wisconsin Prussia Prussia
15 20 105 106 Linkum Albert w m 9 . Step Son . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Wisconsin Prussia Prussia
15 21 106 107 Durant Wm w m 27 . Farmer . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Canada Canada Canada
15 22 106 107 Durant Catherine w f 23 . Keeping House . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Canada Canada Canada
15 23 106 107 Durant Ellen w f 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Canada Canada
15 24 107 108 Fenn William w m 43 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . England England England
15 25 107 108 Fenn Amelia w f 43 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . N.Y. Mass N.Y.
15 26 107 108 Fenn William D w m 21 . Son x . . . Working on farm x . . . . . . x . . Utah England N.Y.
15 27 107 108 Fenn Frank w m 19 . Son x . . . Working on farm x . . . . . . x . . Utah England N.Y.
15 28 107 108 Fenn Vestalina w f 16 . Daughter x . . . At Home . . . . . . . x . . Utah England N.Y.
15 29 107 108 Fenn Mary w f 14 . Daughter x . . . At Home . . . . . . . x . . Iowa England N.Y.
15 30 107 108 Fenn Ann M w f 12 . Daughter x . . . At Home . . . . . . . x . . Iowa England N.Y.
15 31 107 108 Fenn Fred w m 10 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa England N.Y.
15 32 107 108 Fenn Adel w f 8 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa England N.Y.
15 33 107 108 Fenn Sarah w f 4 . Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa England N.Y. Lines 34-50 left blank