Nobles County Census 1880
Ransom Township
Question Marks denote entries that were
difficult to read due to poor
handwriting or faded images.
| Census Year | 1880 | |||||||||||||||
| Microfilm Roll # | ||||||||||||||||
| State | Minnesota | |||||||||||||||
| County | Nobles | |||||||||||||||
| Township/Village | Ransom | |||||||||||||||
| Supervisor’s Dist | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Enumerator's District | 193 | |||||||||||||||
| Enumerator | John DeBoos | |||||||||||||||
| Civil Condition | Navitiy | |||||||||||||||
| Page # | Line # | Family # | Last Name | First Name | Color, W-white, B-black, I-indian | Sex | Age | Relationship | Single | Married | Widowed, Divorced | Occupation | Place of birth, US or foreign country | Place of birth, Father | Place of birth, Mother | |
| 15 | 1 | 124 | Clark | William | W | M | 58 | Married | Farmer | Ireland | Blank | Scotland | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 124 | Clark | Margaret | W | F | 45 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Rhode Island | Ireland | Ireland | |||
| 15 | 3 | 124 | Clark | Nellie | W | F | 21 | Daughter | Single | Domestic Servant | Minnesota | Ireland | Rhode Island | |||
| 15 | 4 | 124 | Clark | Rosanna | W | F | 19 | Daughter | Single | Domestic Servant | Minnesota | Ireland | Rhode Island | |||
| 15 | 5 | 124 | Clark | Mary C | W | F | 17 | Daughter | Single | At Home | Minnesota | Ireland | Rhode Island | |||
| 15 | 6 | 124 | Clark | Margaret F | W | F | 16 | Daughter | Single | At Home | Minnesota | Ireland | Rhode Island | |||
| 15 | 7 | 124 | Clark | Ida M | W | F | 13 | Daughter | Single | At Home | Minnesota | Ireland | Rhode Island | |||
| 15 | 8 | 124 | Clark | Jane E | W | F | 11 | Daughter | Single | At Home | Minnesota | Ireland | Rhode Island | |||
| 15 | 9 | 124 | Clark | Ruth | W | F | 9 | Daughter | Single | At Home | Minnesota | Ireland | Rhode Island | |||
| 15 | 10 | 124 | Clark | Nancy | W | F | 7 | Daughter | Single | At Home | Minnesota | Ireland | Rhode Island | |||
| 15 | 11 | 124 | Clark | William L | W | M | 5 | Son | Single | At Home | Minnesota | Ireland | Rhode Island | |||
| 15 | 12 | 124 | Clark | Mabel E | W | F | 2 | Daughter | Single | At Home | Minnesota | Ireland | Rhode Island | |||
| 15 | 13 | 125 | Nichols | Clark P | W | M | 70 | Married | Farmer | Vermont | Vermont | Vermont | ||||
| 15 | 14 | 125 | Nichols | Sally | W | F | 63 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Vermont | Vermont | Vermont | |||
| 15 | 15 | 125 | Nichols | Anson | W | M | 40 | Son | Single | Farmer | Ohio | Vermont | Vermont | |||
| 15 | 16 | 125 | Nichols | Sophony | W | F | 27 | Daughter | Single | Keeping House | Ohio | Vermont | Vermont | |||
| 15 | 17 | 125 | Nichols | Stoughton | W | M | 23 | Son | Single | Farmer | Ohio | Vermont | Vermont | |||
| 15 | 18 | 125 | Nichols | Naomi | W | F | 33 | Daughter | Married | At Home | Ohio | Vermont | Vermont | |||
| 15 | 19 | 126 | Dewey | John R | W | M | 40 | Married | Farmer | New York | New York | New York | ||||
| 15 | 20 | 126 | Dewey | Lu?? | W | F | 26 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Conneticut | Conneticut | Conneticut | |||
| 15 | 21 | 127 | Palmer | Richard E | W | M | 23 | Bachelor | Single | Farmer | Illinois | England | Ohio | |||
| 15 | 22 | 127 | Munsen | Nels | W | M | 22 | Bachelor | Single | Farmer | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | |||
| 15 | 23 | 128 | Allen | Stillman J. W. | W | M | 41 | Farmer | Rhode Island | Massachusets | Rhode Island | |||||
| 15 | 24 | 128 | Allen | Prudence | W | F | 31 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Illinois | New York | New York | |||
| 15 | 25 | 128 | Allen | Darren H | W | M | 12 | Son | Single | At Home | Minnesota | Rhode Island | Illinois | |||
| 15 | 26 | 128 | Allen | Olive M | W | F | 10 | Daughter | At Home | Minnesota | Rhode Island | Illinois | ||||
| 15 | 27 | 128 | Allen | Arthur R | W | M | 6 | Son | At Home | Minnesota | Rhode Island | Illinois | ||||
| 15 | 28 | 128 | Allen | Susannah | W | F | 3 | Daughter | Minnesota | Rhode Island | Illinois | |||||
| 15 | 29 | 129 | Miner | George W | W | M | 55 | Married | Farmer | New York | New York | Conneticut | ||||
| 15 | 30 | 129 | Miner | Sarah E | W | F | 32 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | |||
| 15 | 31 | 129 | Miner | Gracie | W | F | 5 | Daughter | Minnesota | New York | Ohio | |||||
| 15 | 32 | 129 | Miner | Mande | W | F | 10 mo | Daughter | Minnesota | New York | Ohio | |||||
| 15 | 33 | 130 | Larson | Lewis M | W | M | 27 | Married | Farmer | Norway | Norway | Norway | ||||
| 15 | 34 | 130 | Larson | Olivia B | W | F | 34 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Norway | Norway | Norway | |||
| 15 | 35 | 130 | Larson | Lena | W | F | 15 | Daughter | Domestic Servant | Norway | Norway | Norway | ||||
| 15 | 36 | 130 | Larson | Amelia G | W | F | 4 | Daughter | Minnesota | Norway | Norway | |||||
| 15 | 37 | 130 | Larson | Clara L | W | F | 11 mo | Daughter | Minnesota | Norway | Norway | |||||
| 15 | 38 | 130 | Larson | Hans J | W | M | 62 | Uncle | Single | Laborer | Norway | Norway | Norway | |||
| 15 | 39 | 130 | Larson | Ellen S | W | F | 51 | Mother | W | At Home | Norway | Norway | Norway | |||
| 15 | 40 | 130 | Larson | John J | W | M | 14 | Brother | Single | Works on Farm | Norway | Norway | Norway | |||
| 15 | 41 | 131 | Dow | Charles W. W. | W | M | 42 | Married | Farmer | Maine | New Hampshire | Maine | ||||
| 15 | 42 | 131 | Dow | Lucy E | W | F | 36 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Ohio | Ohio | New York | |||
| 15 | 43 | 131 | Dow | Lourita L. N. | W | F | 13 | Daughter | At Home | Iowa | Maine | Ohio | ||||
| 15 | 44 | 131 | Dow | William L, N. | W | M | 12 | Son | At Home | Iowa | Maine | Ohio | ||||
| 15 | 45 | 131 | Dow | Ida F | W | F | 9 | Daughter | At Home | Iowa | Maine | Ohio | ||||
| 15 | 46 | 131 | Dow | Minnie M | W | F | 7 | Daughter | Minnesota | Maine | Ohio | |||||
| 15 | 47 | 131 | Dow | Lorena | W | F | 4 | Daughter | Minnesota | Maine | Ohio | |||||
| 15 | 48 | 131 | Dow | Carrie B | W | F | 2 | Daughter | Minnesota | Maine | Ohio | |||||
| 15 | 49 | 131 | Dow | Don Carlos | W | M | 1 | Son | Minnesota | Maine | Ohio | |||||
| 16 | 1 | 132 | Shore | Robert | W | M | 51 | Married | Farmer | England | England | England | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 132 | Shore | Eliza | W | F | 52 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | England | England | England | |||
| 16 | 3 | 132 | Shore | John E | W | M | 24 | Son | Single | Works on Farm | Wisconsin | England | England | |||
| 16 | 4 | 132 | Shore | Robert W | W | M | 22 | Son | Single | Works on Farm | Wisconsin | England | England | |||
| 16 | 5 | 132 | Shore | Thomas E | W | M | 14 | Son | Attending School | Wisconsin | England | England | ||||
| 16 | 6 | 132 | Shore | Henry W | W | M | 11 | Son | Attending School | Wisconsin | England | England | ||||
| 16 | 7 | 133 | Dow | George W | W | M | 44 | Married | Mill Wright | Maine | New Hampshire | Maine | ||||
| 16 | 8 | 133 | Dow | Sarah C | W | F | 42 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Rhode Island | Rhode Island | Rhode Island | |||
| 16 | 9 | 133 | Dow | Carrie | W | F | 18 | Daughter | Single | At Home | Iowa | Maine | Rhode Island | |||
| 16 | 10 | 133 | Dow | Kitty | W | F | 12 | Daughter | Attending School | Missouri | Maine | Rhode Island | ||||
| 16 | 11 | 133 | Dow | Gertie M | W | F | 5 | Daughter | Minnesota | Maine | Rhode Island | |||||
| 16 | 12 | 133 | Dow | Frank A | W | M | 3 | Son | Minnesota | Maine | Rhode Island | |||||
| 16 | 13 | 134 | Nelson | Hans | W | M | 47 | Married | Farmer | Norway | Norway | Norway | ||||
| 16 | 14 | 134 | Nelson | Caroline | W | F | 55 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Norway | Norway | Norway | |||
| 16 | 15 | 134 | Nelson | Eliza C | W | F | 20 | Daughter | Single | At Home | Wisconsin | Norway | Norway | |||
| 16 | 16 | 134 | Nelson | Nickolina | W | F | 18 | Daughter | Single | At Home | Wisconsin | Norway | Norway | |||
| 16 | 17 | 134 | Nelson | Julia | W | F | 15 | Daughter | At Home | Wisconsin | Norway | Norway | ||||
| 16 | 18 | 134 | Nelson | Anna M | W | F | 12 | Daughter | Wisconsin | Norway | Norway | |||||
| 16 | 19 | 134 | Nelson | Laura | W | F | 10 | Daughter | Wisconsin | Norway | Norway | |||||
| 16 | 20 | 134 | Nelson | Hannah | W | F | 6 | Daughter | Minnesota | Norway | Norway | |||||
| 16 | 21 | 135 | Rowland | Levi S | W | M | 45 | Married | Farmer | New York | Conneticut | New Hampshire | ||||
| 16 | 22 | 135 | Rowland | Cloe F | W | F | 36 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | New York | New York | Pennsylvania | |||
| 16 | 23 | 135 | Rowland | Estelle J | W | F | 9 | Daughter | Attending School | Wisconsin | New York | New York | ||||
| 16 | 24 | 135 | Rowland | Bennet A | W | M | 7 | Son | Attending School | Wisconsin | New York | New York | ||||
| 16 | 25 | 136 | Wilson | Israel N | W | M | 40 | Married | Farmer | Pennsylvania | New York | New York | ||||
| 16 | 26 | 136 | Wilson | Rose Anna | W | F | 29 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Canada | Ireland | Ireland | |||
| 16 | 27 | 136 | Wilson | Ettie M | W | F | 11 | Daughter | Attending School | Minnesota | Pennsylvania | Canada | ||||
| 16 | 28 | 136 | Wilson | Lavina J | W | F | 9 | Daughter | Attending School | Minnesota | Pennsylvania | Canada | ||||
| 16 | 29 | 136 | Wilson | John M | W | M | 6 | Son | Attending School | Minnesota | Pennsylvania | Canada | ||||
| 16 | 30 | 136 | Wilson | Rosanna | W | F | 4 | Daughter | Minnesota | Pennsylvania | Canada | |||||
| 16 | 31 | 136 | Wilson | Gould J | W | M | 2 | Son | Minnesota | Pennsylvania | Canada | |||||
| 16 | 32 | 136 | Wilson | Jesse H | W | M | 2 | Son | Minnesota | Pennsylvania | Canada | |||||
| 16 | 33 | 137 | Hubbard | Frederick A | W | M | 27 | Married | Farmer | Massachusets | Massachusets | Massachusets | ||||
| 16 | 34 | 137 | Hubbard | Grace W | W | F | 21 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Iowa | Maine | Rhode Island | |||
| 16 | 35 | 137 | Hubbard | Bessie A | W | F | 10 mo | Daughter | Minnesota | Massachusets | Iowa | |||||
| 16 | 36 | 138 | Graves | Frank T | W | M | 25 | Single | Farmer | New York | Massachusets | Massachusets | ||||
| 16 | 37 | 138 | Graves | Frederick A | W | M | 23 | Brother | Single | Farmer | Massachusets | Massachusets | Massachusets | |||
| 16 | 38 | 139 | Sutton | Thomas | W | M | 52 | Married | Farmer | Ohio | Ohio | Kentucky | ||||
| 16 | 39 | 139 | Sutton | Sophia A | W | F | 45 | Married | Keeping House | New York | New York | New York | ||||
| 16 | 40 | 139 | Sutton | Albert E | W | M | 5 | Son | Iowa | Ohio | New York | |||||
| 16 | 41 | 140 | Ferrin | Stephen G | W | M | 56 | Married | Farmer | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | ||||
| 16 | 42 | 140 | Ferrin | Mary J | W | F | 52 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Kentucky | Kentucky | Kentucky | |||
| 16 | 43 | 140 | Ferrin | Nellie | W | F | 17 | Daughter | Attending School | Minnesota | New Hampshire | Kentucky | ||||
| 16 | 44 | 140 | Ferrin | Oscar M | W | M | 14 | Son | Attending School | Minnesota | New Hampshire | Kentucky | ||||
| 16 | 45 | 140 | Johnson | Carrie | W | F | 20 | Boarder | School Teacher | Iowa | Sweden | Sweden | ||||
| 16 | 46 | 141 | Kiteman ? | Alonzo | W | M | 35 | Married | Farmer | Massachusets | New York | Massachusets | ||||
| 16 | 47 | 141 | Kiteman ? | Mabel | W | F | 33 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Maryland | Maryland | Scotland | |||
| 16 | 48 | 141 | Kiteman ? | Zula | W | F | 8 | Daughter | Attending School | Wisconsin | Massachusets | Maryland | ||||
| 16 | 49 | 141 | Kiteman ? | Marsa ? | W | F | 6 | Daughter | Attending School | Wisconsin | Massachusets | Maryland | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 142 | Herdic | William W | W | M | 38 | Married | Farmer | New York | New York | New York | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 142 | Herdic | Virginia A | W | F | 31 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | New York | New York | New York | |||
| 17 | 3 | 143 | Williams | James J | W | M | 33 | Married | Farmer | Pennsylvania | England | England | ||||
| 17 | 4 | 143 | Williams | Althea M | W | F | 29 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Pennsylvania | New York | New York | |||
| 17 | 5 | 143 | Williams | Maude M | W | F | 3 | Daughter | Wisconsin | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | |||||
| 17 | 6 | 143 | Williams | James C | W | M | 1 | Son | Minnesota | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | |||||
| 17 | 7 | 144 | Guernsey | Loretta M | W | F | 54 | Widowed | Keeping House | New York | New York | New York | ||||
| 17 | 8 | 144 | Guernsey | Libbie M | W | F | 15 | Daughter | Single | Attending School | New York | New York | New York | |||
| 17 | 9 | Blank | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | 10 | 145 | Thompson | William | W | M | 55 | Married | Farmer | England | England | England | ||||
| 17 | 11 | 145 | Thompson | Effie | W | F | 49 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Massachusets | Unknown | Massachusets | |||
| 17 | 12 | 145 | Thompson | John | W | M | 27 | Son | Single | Carpenter | England | England | England | |||
| 17 | 13 | 146 | Burdett | Frank F | W | M | 29 | Married | Farmer | Massachusets | Massachusets | Massachusets | ||||
| 17 | 14 | 146 | Burdett | Alice C | W | F | 24 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Ohio | South Carolina | New York | |||
| 17 | 15 | 146 | Burdett | Ernest F | W | M | 4 | Son | Minnesota | Massachusets | Ohio | |||||
| 17 | 16 | 146 | Burdett | Gusie A | W | F | 1 | Daughter | Minnesota | Massachusets | Ohio | |||||
| 17 | 17 | 147 | Burdett | Frederick W | W | M | 56 | Married | Farmer | Massachusets | Massachusets | Massachusets | ||||
| 17 | 18 | 147 | Burdett | Augusta K | W | F | 55 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Massachusets | Massachusets | Massachusets | |||
| 17 | 19 | 147 | Burdett | Abbie A | W | F | 34 | Daughter | Widiowed | Massachusets | Massachusets | Massachusets | ||||
| 17 | 20 | 147 | Burdett | Louella | W | F | 13 | Adopted Dau | At Home | Minnesota | Unknown | Minnesota | ||||
| 17 | 21 | 148 | Jay | Thomas | W | M | 61 | Married | Farmer | England | England | England | ||||
| 17 | 22 | 148 | Jay | Sophia | W | F | 50 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | England | England | England | |||
| 17 | 23 | 149 | Jay | George | W | M | 29 | Married | Farmer | England | England | England | ||||
| 17 | 24 | 149 | Jay | Alice E | W | F | 17 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Indiana | Virginia | Indiana | |||
| 17 | 25 | 150 | Guernsey | Coleman | W | M | 32 | Married | Farmer | New York | New York | New York | ||||
| 17 | 26 | 150 | Guernsey | Mary E | W | F | 26 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Wisconsin | England | England | |||
| 17 | 27 | 150 | Guernsey | William S | W | M | 10 | Nephew | Attending School | New York | New York | New York | ||||
| 17 | 28 | 151 | Goff | James J | W | M | 33 | Married | Farmer | New York | New York | New York | ||||
| 17 | 29 | 151 | Goff | Mary A | W | F | 26 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Pennsylvania | New York | Pennsylvania | |||
| 17 | 30 | 151 | Goff | Edgar E | W | M | 9 | Son | Attending School | Minnesota | New York | Pennsylvania | ||||
| 17 | 31 | 151 | Goff | George | W | M | 6 | Son | Attending School | Minnesota | New York | Pennsylvania | ||||
| 17 | 32 | 151 | Goff | Carrie M | W | F | 3 | Daughter | Minnesota | New York | Pennsylvania | |||||
| 17 | 33 | 152 | Randall | Alonzo | W | M | 42 | Married | Farmer | Canada | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | ||||
| 17 | 34 | 152 | Randall | Orpha P | W | F | 38 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Vermont | New Hampshire | Vermont | |||
| 17 | 35 | 152 | Randall | Ettie C | W | F | 15 | Daughter | Attending School | Vermont | Canada | Vermont | ||||
| 17 | 36 | 152 | Randall | George W | W | M | 12 | Son | Attending School | Minnesota | Canada | Vermont | ||||
| 17 | 37 | 152 | Randall | Freddie W | W | M | 2 | Son | Minnesota | Canada | Vermont | |||||
| 17 | 38 | 153 | Belknap | Richard H | W | M | 35 | Married | Farmer | New York | New York | New York | ||||
| 17 | 39 | 153 | Belknap | Mary F | W | F | 23 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Rhode Island | Maine | Rhode Island | |||
| 17 | 40 | 153 | Belknap | Goerge H | W | M | 1 | Son | Minnesota | New York | Rhode Island | |||||
| 18 | 1 | 154 | Prideaux | Richard | W | M | 45 | Married | Farmer | England | England | England | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 154 | Prideaux | Mary | W | F | 36 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Wisconsin | England | England | |||
| 18 | 3 | 154 | Prideaux | Thomas H | W | M | 15 | Son | Works on Farm | Wisconsin | England | Wisconsin | ||||
| 18 | 4 | 154 | Prideaux | Clara E | W | F | 13 | Daughter | Attending School | Wisconsin | England | Wisconsin | ||||
| 18 | 5 | 154 | Prideaux | Sarah L | W | F | 12 | Daughter | Attending School | Wisconsin | England | Wisconsin | ||||
| 18 | 6 | 154 | Prideaux | Katy L | W | F | 11 | Daughter | Attending School | Wisconsin | England | Wisconsin | ||||
| 18 | 7 | 155 | Belknap | Martin V | W | M | 73 | Married | Farmer | New York | Massachusets | Massachusets | ||||
| 18 | 8 | 155 | Belknap | Betsey A | W | F | 65 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | New York | New York | New York | |||
| 18 | 9 | 156 | Scott | John H | W | M | 39 | Married | Farmer | Indiana | Ohio | Kentucky | ||||
| 18 | 10 | 156 | Scott | Sarah A | W | F | 40 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | New York | New York | New York | |||
| 18 | 11 | 156 | Scott | Nelson O | W | M | 9 | Son | Attending School | Iowa | Indiana | New York | ||||
| 18 | 12 | 156 | Scott | Mary | W | F | 7 | Daughter | Attending School | Minnesota | Indiana | New York | ||||
| 18 | 13 | 156 | Scott | John T | W | M | 5 | Son | Attending School | Minnesota | Indiana | New York | ||||
| 18 | 14 | 156 | Scott | Henry O | W | M | 3 | Son | Minnesota | Indiana | New York | |||||
| 18 | 15 | 156 | Scott | Martin J | W | M | 2 | Son | Minnesota | Indiana | New York | |||||
| 18 | 16 | 156 | Lord | Oliver | W | M | 16 | Herding Cattle | New York | New York | New York | |||||
| 18 | 17 | 157 | Pound | Charles L | W | M | 19 | Bachelor | Single | Laborer | Minnesota | Vermont | Vermont | |||
| 18 | 18 | 158 | Congdon | Benjamin F | W | M | 40 | Married | Farmer | Michigan | Vermont | New York | ||||
| 18 | 19 | 158 | Congdon | Olive S. F. | W | F | 35 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | New York | New York | Conneticut | |||
| 18 | 20 | 158 | Congdon | Olive C.E. | W | F | 13 | Daughter | At Home | New York | Michigan | New York | ||||
| 18 | 21 | 158 | Congdon | Celia V | W | F | 7 | Daughter | At Home | Minnesota | Michigan | New York | ||||
| 18 | 22 | 158 | Congdon | George | W | M | 4 | Son | Minnesota | Michigan | New York | |||||
| 18 | 23 | 158 | Congdon | Frank | W | M | 1 | Son | Minnesota | Michigan | New York | |||||
| 18 | 24 | 159 | Laharty | Catharine | W | F | 71 | Widowed | Keeping House | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | ||||
| 18 | 25 | 159 | Laharty | William | W | M | 23 | Son | Single | R.R. Laborer | Wisconsin | Ireland | Ireland | |||
| 18 | 26 | 160 | Klessig | August | W | M | 24 | Married | Farmer | Wisconsin | Saxon | Saxon | ||||
| 18 | 27 | 160 | Klessig | Mary S | W | F | 22 | Wife | Married | Keeping House | Hanover | Hanover | Hanover | |||
| 18 | 28 | 160 | Klessig | Annie | W | F | 5 mo | Daughter | Minnesota | Wisconsin | Hanover | |||||
| 18 | 29 | |||||||||||||||