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VILLAGE OF RUTHVEN, 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    166
    Enumerator  Wm. G. Henry
    Post Office Village of Ruthven

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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)

13   1               1      1       Ruthven      Alex Jr     w      m     25     .      .              .     x      .      .        Farmer                 x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Scotland		 Scotland    Scotland     Village of Ruthven, Highland Township enumerated the 17th day of
13   2               1      1       Ruthven      Carrie      w      f     22     .      Wife           .     x      .      .        Keeping House          .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   3               1      1       Ruthven      Alex L      w      m     2      .      Son            x     .      .      .        .                      .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Iowa			 Scotland    Norway
13   4               1      1       Ruthven      Susie A     w      f     10/12  Apr    Daughter       x     .      .      .        .                      .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Iowa			 Scotland    Norway
13   5               1      1       Canon        Frank       w      m     14     .      Servant        .     .      .      .        Farm Hand              x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Wis			 Ireland     Ireland
13   6               2      2       Ruthven      Alex        w      m     63     .      .              .     x      .      .        Farmer                 x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Scotland		 Scotland    Scotland
13   7               2      2       Ruthven      Margaret G  w      f     62     .      Wife           .     x      .      .        Keeping House          .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Scotland		 Scotland    Scotland
13   8               2      2       Ruthven      Margaret    w      f     20     .      Daughter       x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Scotland		 Scotland    Scotland
13   9               3      3       Larson       Christian   w      m     50     .      .              .     x      .      .        Farmer                 x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   10              3      3       Larson       Annie M     w      f     51     .      Wife           .     x      .      .        Keeping House          .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   11              3      3       Larson       Gilbert     w      m     26     .      Son            x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   12              3      3       Larson       Lena        w      f     21     .      Daughter       x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   13              3      3       Larson       Mary        w      f     19     .      Daughter       x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   14              3      3       Larson       Nettie      w      f     17     .      Daughter       x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   15              3      3       Larson       Betsy       w      f     15     .      Daughter       x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   16              3      3       Larson       Louisa      w      f     12     .      Daughter       x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   17              3      3       Larson       Evers       w      m     60     .      Boarder        .     .      x      .        Working on RR          x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   18              3      3       Larson       Jacob       w      m     49     .      Boarder        x     .      .      .        Farmer                 x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   19              4      4       Larson       Carl G      w      m     50     .      .              .     x      .      .        Farmer                 x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   20              4      4       Larson       Inebar      w      f     50     .      Wife           .     x      .      .        Keeping House          .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   21              4      4       Larson       Laura       w      f     20     .      Daughter       x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   22              4      4       Larson       Carl        w      m     17     .      Son            x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   23              4      4       Larson       Julius      w      m     16     .      Son            x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Wis			 Norway      Norway
13   24              4      4       Larson       Jacob       w      m     15     .      Son            x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Wis			 Norway      Norway
13   25              4      4       Larson       Mathew      w      m     14     .      Son            x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Wis			 Norway      Norway
13   26              4      4       Larson       George      w      m     11     .      Son            x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Iowa			 Norway      Norway
13   27              4      4       Larson       Gideon      w      m     1      .      Grandson       x     .      .      .        .                      .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Iowa			 Scotland    Norway
13   28              5      5       Johnson      John        w      m     35     .      .              .     x      .      .        Works on RR            x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   29              5      5       Johnson      Mary        w      f     33     .      Wife           .     x      .      .        Keeping House          .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Sweden		 Sweden      Sweden
13   30              5      5       Johnson      Annie       w      f     11     .      Daughter       x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Iowa			 Norway      Sweden
13   31              5      5       Johnson      Edward      w      m     9      .      Son            x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Iowa			 Norway      Sweden
13   32              5      5       Johnson      Odelia      w      f     7      .      Daughter       x     .      .      .        .                      .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Iowa			 Norway      Sweden
13   33              5      5       Johnson      Matilda     w      f     3      .      Daughter       x     .      .      .        .                      .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Iowa			 Norway      Sweden
13   34              5      5       Nelson       Caus        w      m     25     .      Boarder        x     .      .      .        Works on RR            x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Sweden		 Sweden      Sweden
13   35              5      5       Swanson      Benj        w      m     30     .      Boarder        x     .      .      .        Works on RR            x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Sweden		 Sweden      Sweden
13   36              5      5       Skow         Yeppa       w      m     25     .      Boarder        x     .      .      .        Works on RR            x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Sweden		 Sweden      Sweden
13   37              5      5       Swanson      Hans        w      m     28     .      Boarder        x     .      .      .        Works on RR            x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Sweden		 Sweden      Sweden
13   38              5      5       Guslou       Louis       w      m     29     .      Boarder        x     .      .      .        Works on RR            x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Norway		 Norway      Norway
13   39              5      5       Irick        Irick       w      m     32     .      Boarder        x     .      .      .        Works on RR            x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Sweden		 Sweden      Sweden
13   40              5      5       Hanson       Olaf        w      m     30     .      Boarder        x     .      .      .        Works on RR            x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Sweden		 Sweden      Sweden       Lines 41-50 left blank
13   1               6      6       Hastings     Chas W      w      m     30     .      .              .     x      .      .        Dry Goods Merchant     x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      NY			 England     NY           Village of Ruthven enumerated the 17th day of June, 1880
13   2               6      6       Hastings     Sarah A     w      f     23     .      Wife           .     x      .      .        Keeping House          .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      NY			 England     NY
13   3               6      6       Hastings     William C   w      m     3      .      Son            x     .      .      .        .                      .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Iowa			 NY          NY
13   4               6      6       Hastings     Frederick J w      m     1      .      Son            x     .      .      .        .                      .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Iowa			 NY          NY
13   5               6      6       Hodgskins     Lester     w      m     22     .      Boarder        x     .      .      .        Laborer                x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      NY			 NY          NY
13   6               6      6       Henshaw      Eugene      w      m     28     .      Boarder        x     .      .      .        Laborer                x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      NY			 NY          NY
13   7               6      6       Gorham       K           w      m     35     .      Boarder        x     .      .      .        Laborer                x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Ireland		 Ireland     Ireland
13   8               7      7       Davis        Clemens L   w      m     33     .      .              .     x      .      .        Laborer                x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      NJ			 NJ          NJ
13   9               7      7       Davis        Sarah J     w      f     21     .      Wife           .     x      .      .        Keeping House          .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Iowa			 Penn        Ohio
13   10              7      7       Davis        Blanche E   w      f     2      .      Daughter       x     .      .      .        .                      .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Iowa			 NJ          Iowa
13   11              7      7       Davis        James M     w      m     6/12   Dec    Son            x     .      .      .        .                      .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Iowa			 NJ          Iowa
13   12              8      8       Shaffer      George W    w      m     30     .      .              .     x      .      .        RR Agent               x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Penn			 Penn        Penn
13   13              8      8       Shaffer      Martha J    w      f     28     .      Wife           .     x      .      .        Keeping House          .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      N.Y.			 N.Y.        N.Y.
13   14              9      9       Richards     Jesse C     w      m     61     .      .              .     x      .      .        Keeping Boarding House x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Vir			 Maryland    Maryland
13   15              9      9       Richards     Abbe J      w      f     48     .      Wife           .     x      .      .        Keeping House          .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      N.Y.			 N.Y.        N.Y.
13   16              9      9       Richards     Charles J   w      m     19     .      Son            x     .      .      .        Painter                x     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Wis			 Vir         N.Y.
13   17              9      9       Richards     Elmira      w      f     12     .      Daughter       x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Wis			 Vir         N.Y.
13   18              9      9       Richards     Jesse W     w      m     8      .      Son            x     .      .      .        .                      .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Iowa			 Vir         N.Y.
13   19              10     10      Stoakes      Thos B      w      m     45     .      .              .     x      .      .        Post Master            x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      England		 England     England
13   20              10     10      Stoakes      Emmline     w      f     45     .      Wife           .     x      .      .        Keeping House          .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      N.J.			 N.J.        N.Y.
13   21              10     10      Stoakes      Nettie      w      f     8      .      Daught         x     .      .      .        .                      .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Iowa			 England     N.J.
13   22              10     10      Stoakes      Alvin F     w      m     5      .      Son            x     .      .      .        .                      .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Iowa			 England     N.J.
13   23              10     10      Potter       Joseph      w      m     36     .      Boarder        x     .      .      .        Dry goods Merchant     x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      England		 England     England
13   24              11     11      McLaughlin   Ann         w      f     52     .      .              .     .      x      .        Keeping House          .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Ohio			 Penn        Penn
13   25              11     11      McLaughlin   Nancy       w      f     18     .      Daughter       x     .      .      .        Working out            x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Iowa			 Ohio        Ohio
13   26              11     11      McLaughlin   Lettie      w      f     13     .      Daughter       x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Iowa			 Ohio        Ohio
13   27              11     11      McLaughlin   Lucy        w      f     11     .      Daughter       x     .      .      .        At Home                .     .     .      .     .       .       .       x        .      .      Iowa			 Ohio        Ohio
13   28              11     12      Peterson     Olie        w      f     24     .      .              x     .      .      .        Keeping House          .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Wis			 Norway      Norway
13   29              12     13      Smith        Samuel      w      m     30     .      .              .     x      .      .        School Teacher         x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Penn			 N.J.        Penn
13   30              12     13      Smith        Retta A     w      f     27     .      Wife           .     x      .      .        Keeping House          .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Wis			 Vir         N.Y.
13   31              12     13      Smith        Emery E     w      m     3      .      Son            x     .      .      .        .                      .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Iowa			 Penn        Wis
13   32              12     13      Smith        Charles E   w      m     6/12   Dec    Son            x     .      .      .        .                      .     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      Iowa			 Penn        Wis
13   33              13     14      Teal         James       w      m     50     .      .              .     x      .      .        Physician              x     .     .      .     .       .       .       .        .      .      England		 England     England      Lines 34-50 left blank




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