Kensett (Village), Worth County, Iowa
1880 Census

 

Listed by heads of houshold followed by household members and relationship.

Population: 105


                                                                                                Fathers Mother's
                                                                                        Birth   Birth   Birth
Given Name      Surname         Sex     Age     Relationship    Occupation              Place   Place   Place
						
Andrew E        Winger          m       25                      Blacksmith              Wis.    Norway  Norway 
Rachel G        Winger          f       25      Wife            Keeping house           Norway  Norway  Norway 
Halvor          Winger          m       23      Brother         Blacksmith              Wis.    Norway  Norway
Betsey E        Winger          f       18      Sister          Keeping house           Wis.    Norway  Norway
									
Thomas          Oleson          m       30                      Blacksmith              Norway  Norway  Norway 
Ragnill         Oleson          f       29      Wife            Keeping house           Norway  Norway  Norway 
Ole T           Oleson          m       5       Son             Attending school        Iowa    Norway  Norway 
Albert          Oleson          m       3       Son                                     Iowa    Norway  Norway 
Nellie          Oleson          f       1       Daughter                                Iowa    Norway  Norway 
									
Amund           Nuubson         m       40                      Farmer                  Norway  Norway  Norway 
Carrie          Nuubson         f       42      Wife            Keeping house           Norway  Norway  Norway 
Hannah N        Nuubson         f       13      Daughter        Attending school        Iowa    Norway  Norway 
Henry N         Nuubson         m       10      Son             Attending school        Iowa    Norway  Norway 
Martin          Nuubson         m       9       Son             Attending school        Iowa    Norway  Norway 
Ole             Nuubson         m       6       Daughter        Attending school        Iowa    Norway  Norway 
Olaug C         Nuubson         f       69      Mother          Widow                   Norway  Norway  Norway 
									
Andrew C        Oleson          m       27                      Carpenter               Norway  Norway  Norway 
Caroline A      Oleson          f       26      Wife            Keeping house           Wis.    Norway  Norway 
Carl A          Oleson          m       2       Son                                     Iowa    Norway  Wisconsin 
George M        Oleson          m       6/12    Son                                     Iowa    Norway  Wisconsin 
Geroge A        Gullickson      m       26      Boarder         Boot & shoemaker        Wis.    Norway  Norway 
Thomas A        Elverum         m       30      Boarder                                 Norway  Norway  Norway 
Anders C        Elverum         m       64      Boarder         Divorced                Norway  Norway  Norway 
Edward          Christianson    m       27      Boarder         Farm laborer            Norway  Norway  Norway 
									
Charles         Crawford        m       25                      Works on RR section     Penn.            
Lucy            Crawford        f       26      Wife            Keeping house           Iowa    Tenn.   Ohio 
Elmer           Crawford        m       4/12    Son                                     Iowa    Penn.   Iowa 
Charles         Segafus         m       21      Boarder         Works on RR section     Penn.            
									
Thomas          Fitzgerald      m       46                      Works on RR section     Ireland Ireland Ireland 
Catharine       Fitzgerald      f       36      Wife            Keeping house           Ireland Ireland Ireland 
James           Fitzgerald      m       15      Son                                     Iowa    Ireland Ireland 
Ellen           Fitzgerald      f       11      Daughter        Attending school        Iowa    Ireland Ireland 
John            Fitzgerald      m       9       Son             Attending school        Iowa    Ireland Ireland 
Kattie          Fitzgerald      f       8       Daughter        Attending school        Iowa    Ireland Ireland 
Thomas          Fitzgerald      m       6       Son             Attending school        Iowa    Ireland Ireland 
Mary            Fitzgerald      f       4       Daughter                                Iowa    Ireland Ireland 
Edward          Fitzgerald      m       1       Son                                     Iowa    Ireland Ireland 
									
Gustavus        Tilson          m       44                      Farming                 Ohio             
Sarah           Tilson          f       44      Wife            Keeping house           Ind.             
Hattie          Tilson          f       17      Daughter                                Ind.    Ohio    Indiana 
Caroline        Tilson          f       10      Daughter                                Iowa    Ohio    Indiana 
									
Charles         Mattock         m       51                      Hardware merchant       N. Y.   N. Y.   New York 
Lucy M          Mattock         f       40      Wife                                    N. Y.   N. Y.   New York 
Edwin           Cleophas        m       30      Boarder         Dry goods merchant      Wis.    Norway  Norway 
Cleph           Cleophas        m       32      Boarder         Dry goods merchant      Wis.    Norway  Norway 
D R             Stitzel         m       24      Boarder         Laborer                 Penn.   Penn.   Pennsylvania 
Ellen           Shay            f       30      Servant         Domestic servant        Ireland Ireland Ireland 
									
Halvor A        Bjorgo          m       30                      Laborer                 Norway  Norway  Norway 
Engebor         Bjorgo          f       27      Wife            Keeping house           Norway  Norway  Norway 
Andrew          Bjorgo          m       9       Son                                     Norway  Norway  Norway 
Olene           Bjorgo          f       2       Daughter                                Iowa    Norway  Norway 
Ole O           Brenden         m       25      Boarder         Keeping saloon          Norway  Norway  Norway 
John            Hauge           m       39      Boarder         Tailor                  Norway  Norway  Norway 
									
Charles         Bauch           m       30                      Laborer                 Prussia Prussia Prussia 
Mary            Bauch           f       30      Wife            Keeping house           Bavaria Bavaria Bavaria 
Mary            Bauch           f       4       Daughter                                Iowa    Prussia Bavaria 
Franke          Bauch           m       2       Son                                     Iowa    Prussia Bavaria 
John            Bauch           m       3/12    Son                                     Iowa    Prussia Bavaria 
									
William         Fitzgerald      m       40                      Section foreman         Ireland Ireland Ireland 
Mary            Fitzgerald      f       40      Wife            Keeping house           Ireland Ireland Ireland 
James J         Fitzgerald      m       11      Son             Attending school        Iowa    Ireland Ireland 
William D       Fitzgerald      m       9       Son             Attending school        Iowa    Ireland Ireland 
Thomas R        Fitzgerald      m       5       Son             Attending school        Iowa    Ireland Ireland 
Mary Ellen      Fitzgerald      f       9/12    Daughter                                Iowa    Ireland Ireland 
									
Charles         Locke           m       43                      Lumber merchant         N. Y.   N. Y.   New York 
Mary E          Locke           f       37      Wife            Keeping house           Vermont Vermont Vermont 
Clarence E      Locke           m       14      Son             Attending school        Wis.    N. Y.   Vermont 
Jessie M        Locke           f       5       Daughter                                Iowa    N. Y.   Vermont 
Willbur         Locke           m       9/12    Son                                     Iowa    N. Y.   Vermont 
Christena       Peterson        f       22      Servant         Domestic servant        Norway  Norway  Norway 
									
Peter           Iverson         m       35                      Carpenter               Norway  Norway  Norway 
Louisa B        Iverson         f       31      Wife            Keeping house           N. Y.   Penn.   Pennsylvania 
Emeline         Iverson         f       9       Daughter        Attending school        Iowa    Norway  Pennsylvania 
Martha M        Iverson         f       5       Daughter        Attending school        Iowa    Norway  Pennsylvania 
Frederick L     Iverson         m       3       Son                                     Iowa    Norway  Pennsylvania 
Charles O       Iverson         m       2       Son                                     Iowa    Norway  Pennsylvania 
									
Willis E        Zink            m       27                      Blacksmith              Penn.   England England 
Sarah           Zink            f       21      Wife            Keeping house           Ill.    Mass.   Wisconsin 
									
Knudt           Knudtson        m       22                      Laborer                 Wis.    Norway  Norway 
Minnie          Knudtson        f       22      Wife            Keeping house           Wis.    Norway  Norway 
Henry A         Knudtson        m       3       Son                                     Iowa    Wis.    Wisconsin 
Cal             Knudtson        m       2       Son                                     Iowa    Wis.    Wisconsin 
Rosie M         Knudtson        f       9/12    Daughter                                Iowa    Wis.    Wisconsin 
									
M C             Russell         m       47                      Farmer                  Ohio    Ohio    Ohio 
Carrie          Russell         f       39      Wife            Keeping house           Iowa    Maine   Ohio 
Lloyd E         Russell         m       12      Son             Attending school        Iowa    Ohio    Iowa 
Francis M       Russell         m       8       Son             Attending school        Oregon  Ohio    Iowa 
Earl W          Russell         m       2       Son                                     Iowa    Ohio    Iowa 
									
Lars            Hovin           m       44                      Laborer                 Norway  Norway  Norway 
Kjerste         Hovin           f       32      Wife            Keeping house           Norway  Norway  Norway 
Carrie          Knudtson        f       10      Boarder         Attending school        Iowa    Norway  Norway 
									
John P          Hanson          m       28                      Keeping hotel           Norway  Norway  Norway 
Carrie          Hanson          f       26                                              Wis.    Norway  Norway 
Iver            Hermandson      m       40      Boarder         Works in warehouse      Norway  Norway  Norway 
Ole A           Johnson         m       24      Boarder         Works in warehouse      Norway  Norway  Norway 
Dante H         Chapman         m       26      Boarder         Telegraph operator      Iowa    N. Y.   New York 
Hans H          Herum           m       27      Boarder         Works in warehouse      Wis.    Norway  Norway 
Addie           Hall            f       28      Boarder         Keeping school          Wis.    N. Y.   New York 
Clara           Leverson        f       20      Boarder         Servant                 Iowa    Norway  Norway 
George          Hewalt          m       20      Boarder         Laborer                 Iowa            
O J             Hemsing         m       23      Boarder         Blacksmith              Norway  Norway  Norway 
									
Knudt           Cleophas        m       34                      Dry goods merchant      Wis.    Norway  Norway 
Mary            Cleophas        f       29      Wife            Keeping house           Ill.    Norway  Norway 
Clarence G      Cleophas        m       3       Son                                     Iowa    Norway  Norway 
 

Transcribed by Gordon Felland on 5/17/2006 from photocopy of original census document (pages 492 and 493).

Note: It was attempted to transcribe the names exactly as written on the original document, but the handwritting was often difficult to read.