LOST ISLAND TWP., PALO ALOTO, IOWA 1880 Federal Census This Census was transcribed by Cathy Joynt Labath (labaths@att.net) and proofread by Kathleen Frailey Puls (kathleenpuls@home.com) for the USGenWeb Census Project http://www.usgenweb.org/census. Copyright (c) 1999 by Cathy Joynt Labath (labaths@att.net). ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Census_Year 1880 Microfilm #T9-359 State Iowa County Palo Alto District 166 Enumerator Wm. G. Henry Post Office Lost Island Twp. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------------- 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 ***************************************************************************** Pg# Ln# St# Hou# Dw# Fm# Last Name First Name Color Sex Age Born RelationshipSgl Mar W/D Mar/Yr Occupation #mo Ill? Blind Deaf IdoiticInsane Disab SchooRead 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) 15 1 13 14 Brennan James w m 42 . . x . . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . N.Y. N.Y. N.Y. Lost Island Township enumerated the 18th day of June, 1880 15 2 14 15 Anthony John A w m 62 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . N.Y. Mass R.I. 15 3 14 15 Anthony Sallie A w f 48 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . x . . . Mass Mass Mass 15 4 14 15 Anthony George B w m 24 . Son x . . . Farm Laborer x . . . . . . . . . N.Y. N.Y. Mass 15 5 14 15 Anthony Frank L w m 11 . Son x . . . At School . . . . . . . x . . Iowa N.Y. Mass 15 6 14 15 Fox Belle M w f 18 . Boarder x . . . School Teacher x . . . . . . x . . Wis Ireland Wis 15 7 14 16 Anthony Norman O w m 25 . . . x . . Farm Laborer x . . . . . . . . . N.Y. N.Y. Mass 15 8 14 16 Anthony Kit A w f 22 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Ind Ind Ind 15 9 14 16 Anthony George H w m 10/12 Aug Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa N.Y. Ind 15 10 15 17 Sieucour Simon J w m 23 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Canada Canada Canada 15 11 15 17 Sieucour Ida A w f 20 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Iowa N.Y. Mass 15 12 15 17 Sieucour Frank E w m 1 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Canada Iowa 15 13 16 18 Hadley Charles H w m 30 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Mich N.Y. N.Y. 15 14 16 18 Hadley Nellie A w f 27 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Wis N.Y. N.Y. 15 15 16 18 Hadley Lewis B w m 6 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Mich Wis 15 16 16 18 Hadley Roselvia P w f 3 . Daught x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Mich Wis 15 17 16 18 Hadley Oral M w f 8/12 Sept Daught . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Mich Wis 15 18 17 19 Spaulding Jas w m 40 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Penn N.Y. Mich 15 19 17 19 Spaulding Julia A w f 33 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . England England England 15 20 17 19 Spaulding Willard A w m 13 . Son x . . . At Home . . . . . . . x . . Ill Penn England 15 21 17 19 Spaulding Robt E w m 10 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Ill Penn England 15 22 17 19 Spaulding George F w m 6 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Penn England 15 23 18 20 Gunderson Emma w f 25 . . . . x . Teaching School x . . . . . . . . . Wis N.Y. N.Y. 15 24 18 20 Gunderson George w m 4 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Wis 15 25 19 21 Larson Killte w m 45 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 15 26 19 21 Larson Johanna w f 34 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 15 27 19 21 Larson Lewis w m 8 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Norway 15 28 19 21 Larson Newt w m 6 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Norway 15 29 19 21 Larson Peter w m 3 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Norway 15 30 20 22 Eaton John F w m 32 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Iowa Kentucky Kentucky 15 31 20 22 Eaton Unice C w f 32 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Ind Ohio Ohio 15 32 20 22 Eaton Dora B w f 12 . Daughter x . . . At Home . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Iowa Ind 15 33 20 22 Eaton Josiah W w m 8 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Iowa Ind 15 34 20 22 Eaton George R w m 6 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Iowa Ind 15 35 20 22 Eaton Minnie w f 1 . Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Iowa Ind 15 36 20 22 Eaton Robt W w m 20 . Brother x . . . Farming x . . . . . . . . . Iowa Kentucky Kentucky 15 37 20 22 Eaton Josiah O w m 21 . Brother x . . . Farming x . . . . . . . . . Iowa Kentucky Kentucky 15 38 21 23 Truman Le Roy w m 29 . . . x . . Farming x . . . . . . . . . N.Y. N.Y. N.Y. 15 39 21 23 Truman Martha F w f 22 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Iowa S Carolina Penn. 15 40 21 23 Truman Polly E w f 5 . Daught x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa N.Y. Iowa 15 41 21 23 Truman James L w m 2 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa N.Y. Iowa 15 42 21 23 Truman John H w m 11/12 Jun Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa N.Y. Iowa 15 43 21 23 Truman Polly M w f 61 . Mother . . x . . . . . . . . . . . . N.Y. R.I. R.I. 15 44 22 24 Crookshank John w m 49 . . . x . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia 15 45 22 24 Crookshank Phebe M w f 38 . Wife . x . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.Y. N.Y. N.Y. 15 46 22 24 Crookshank Orin W w m 17 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Nova Scotia N.Y. 15 47 22 24 Crookshank Lettie M w f 13 . Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Nova Scotia N.Y. 15 48 22 24 Crookshank Miria F w f 9 . Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Nova Scotia N.Y. 15 49 22 24 Crookshank George R w m 7 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Nova Scotia N.Y. 15 50 22 24 Crookshank Louie F w f 5 . Daught x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Nova Scotia N.Y. 16 1 22 24 Crookshank Alonzo J w m 1 . Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Nova Scotia N.Y. Lost Island Township enumerated the 18th and 25th day of J 16 2 23 25 Christianson August w m 35 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 16 3 23 25 Christianson Olena w f 29 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Wis Norway Norway 16 4 23 25 Christianson Alma w f 9 . Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Wis Norway Wis 16 5 23 25 Christianson Carrie w f 7 . Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Wis 16 6 23 25 Christianson Annie w f 5 . Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Wis 16 7 23 25 Christianson Charles w m 4 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Wis 16 8 23 25 Christianson Chevuah w f 1 . . x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Wis 16 9 24 26 Martin Finger w m 45 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 16 10 24 26 Martin Chistine w f 44 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 16 11 24 26 Martin Charles M w m 14 . Son x . . . Working Out . . . . . . . x . . Atlantic Ocean Norway Norway 16 12 24 26 Martin Edie w f 7 . Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Norway Norway 16 13 24 26 Martin Olaf w m 4 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Norway 16 14 25 27 Norris Mary w f 36 . . . . x . Farming x . . . . . . . . . Sweden Sweden Sweden 16 15 25 27 Norris Ole J w m 15 . Son x . . . At Home . . . . . . . x . . Wis Norway Sweden 16 16 25 27 Norris Charles A w m 11 . Son x . . . At Home . . . . . . . x . . Wis Norway Sweden 16 17 25 27 Norris Christian w m 1 Apr Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Sweden 16 18 26 28 Pease Henry C w m 33 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Wis Conn Conn 16 19 26 28 Pease Effie O w f 23 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . N.Y. N.Y. Canada 16 20 26 28 Pease Lucy H w f 5 . Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Wis N.Y. 16 21 26 28 Pease Charles H w m 2 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Wis N.Y. 16 22 27 29 Johnson Lars w m 30 . . x . . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Sweden Sweden Sweden 16 23 28 30 Rierson Halver w m 42 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 16 24 28 30 Rierson Gunel w f 36 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 16 25 28 30 Rierson Ruben w m 10 . Hand x . . . Herd Boy x . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Norway 16 26 29 31 Sorenson N C w m 60 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Denmark Denmark Denmark 16 27 29 31 Sorenson Johanna w f 70 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Denmark Denmark Denmark 16 28 30 32 Nelson John w m 30 . Son x . . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Denmark Denmark Denmark 16 29 30 32 Nelson Mary w f 25 . Daughter x . . . At Home . . . . . . . . . . Denmark Denmark Denmark 16 30 31 33 Nelson Louis w m 35 . Son . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Denmark Denmark Denmark 16 31 31 33 Nelson Mary w f 35 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Penn Penn Penn 16 32 32 34 Toreson Runte w m 56 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 16 33 32 34 Toreson Anna w f 51 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 16 34 32 34 Toreson Olea w m 20 . Son x . . . At Home . . . . . . . . . . Wis Norway Norway 16 35 32 34 Toreson Helen w f 18 . Daught x . . . House Servant x . . . . . . . . . Wis Norway Norway 16 36 32 34 Toreson Andrew w m 15 . Son x . . . At Home . . . . . . . x . . Wis Norway Norway 16 37 32 34 Toreson Anna w f 12 . Daught x . . . At Home . . . . . . . x . . Wis Norway Norway 16 38 32 34 Toreson Charles w m 9 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Wis Norway Norway 16 39 33 35 Knutson Torr w m 32 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Wis Norway Norway 16 40 33 35 Knutson Jane w f 25 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 16 41 33 35 Knutson Caroline w f 4 . Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Wis Norway 16 42 33 35 Knutson Knut w m 2 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Wis Norway 16 43 33 35 Knutson Lars w m 1/12 Apr Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Wis Norway 16 44 34 36 Christopher Lewis w m 32 . . x . . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Wis Norway Norway 16 45 35 37 Toreson Simon w m 52 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 16 46 35 37 Toreson Gunnie w f 54 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 16 47 35 37 Toreson Anna S w f 12 . Daught x . . . At Home . . . . . . . x . . Wis Norway Norway 16 48 35 37 Toreson Nealia A w f 10 . Daught x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Wis Norway Norway 16 49 35 37 Carney Chistian w m 23 . Servant x . . . Farm Laborer x . . . . . . . . . Denmark Denmark Denmark Line 50 left blank 17 1 36 38 Rierson Halver w m 52 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway Lost Island Township enumerated the 25th day of June.1880 17 2 36 38 Rierson Chisty B w f 54 . Wife . . . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . x x Norway Norway Norway 17 3 37 39 Halverson Rier w m 30 . Son x . . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 17 4 37 39 Halverson Ginder w m 25 . Son x . . . Farm Laborer x . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 17 5 37 39 Halverson Matilda w f 15 . Daught x . . . At Home . . . . . . . x . . Norway Norway Norway 17 6 37 39 Halverson Isabella w f 21 . Daught x . . . At Home . . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 17 7 38 40 Martin John R w m 33 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Wis Ireland Ireland 17 8 38 40 Martin Emily w f 24 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Ills Canada N.Y. 17 9 39 41 Larson Ole w m 34 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 17 10 39 41 Larson Anna H w f 28 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 17 11 39 41 Larson Lilly w f 6 . Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Norway Norway 17 12 39 41 Larson Louis w m 3 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Norway 17 13 39 41 Larson Halver w m 6/12 Dec Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Norway 17 14 39 41 Larson Holger w m 70 . Father in La. . x . . . . . . . . . . . x Norway Norway Norway 17 15 40 42 Halverson Gunnie w f 50 . . . . x . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 17 16 40 42 Halverson Jane A w f 16 . Daughter x . . . Servant x . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 17 17 40 42 Halverson Leni w f 14 . Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 17 18 40 42 Halverson Halverson w m 9 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wis Norway Norway 17 19 41 43 Toreson Larse w m 37 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 17 20 41 43 Toreson Julia w f 36 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 17 21 41 43 Toreson Sophaia w f 7 . Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Norway Norway 17 22 41 43 Toreson Theodor w m 6 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa Norway Norway 17 23 41 43 Toreson William w m 5 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Norway 17 24 41 43 Toreson Helen w f 3 . Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Norway 17 25 41 43 Toreson Mary w f 2 . Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Norway 17 26 41 43 Toreson Annie O w f 7/12 Nov Daughter x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Norway Norway 17 27 41 43 Halgrison Halver w m 30 . . x . . . Farm Hand x . . . . . . . . . Norway Norway Norway 17 28 42 44 Thayer D F w m 38 . . . x . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . N.Y. N.Y. N.Y. 17 29 42 44 Thayer Lizzie w f 31 . Wife . x . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . England England England 17 30 42 44 Thayer Mettie w f 14 . Daughter x . . . At Home . . . . . . . x . . Iowa N.Y. England 17 31 42 44 Thayer Frank w m 8 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . x . . Iowa N.Y. England 17 32 42 44 Thayer William w m 3 . Son x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa N.Y. England 17 33 42 44 Basefield w m 35 . Boarder x . . . Farmer x . . . . . . . . . Vermont Vermont Vermont Lines 34-50 left blank