1880 FEDERAL CENSUS OF CHELTENHAM/DOGTOWN: HOW TO USE AND WHAT'S THERE

Sally Ryan Sharamitaro
April 2002

The U.S. Federal Census for the year 1880 was taken twice. It was taken in June and again in November. The data collected here is from the second enumeration which was taken on the 13th day of November, 1880. The enumerator was C. M. Morris. The Enumeration District was # 436, the Electoral Precinct was #236, the 27th Ward.

Microfilm copies of this census are available to researchers without charge at three locations: The Missouri Historical Society on Skinker Blvd., The St. Louis City Library, main branch, on Olive Blvd., and the Main Branch of the St. Louis County Library on S. Lindbergh Rd. The roll number at the County Library is #736.

Not all data items collected for the 1880 Federal Census are presented in the following listing.

Those items presented are:

1. Dwellings in order of visits
2. Families in order of visits
3. Name
4. Relationship
5. Color/Race
6. Age at last birthday
7. Profession, Occupation or trade data is listed.
8. The Street/Address data was collected from the Gould’s City Directory (also available at the three research locations above) for the year 1880, not the Federal Census.
9. The page number is added as an aid to those researchers that desire additional information.

Those data items collected for the 1880 Federal Census, but NOT presented are:

1. Sex
2. If born with the census year, give month
3. Single
4. Married
5. Widowed or Divorced
6. Married during census year
7. Number of months this person has been unemployed during census year
8. Is person (on day of enumerator’s visit) sick or temporarily disabled, so as to be unable to attend to ordinary business or duties? If so, what is the sickness or disability?
9. Blind
10. Deaf and Dumb
11. Idiotic
12. Insane
13. Maimed, Crippled, Bedridden or otherwise disabled
14. Attended school within the census year
15. Cannot read
16. Cannot write
17. Place of Birth of this person, naming state, territory or country if foreign birth
18. Place of Birth of the Father of this person, naming state, territory or country, if foreign birth
19. Place of Birth of the Mother of this person, naming state, territory or country, if foreign birth