NEVADA 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 169 Enumerator Richard M. J. McFarland Post Office Nevada 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 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