This information was compiled from the Federal and State Census records for Otsego County, 
New York, from 1790 to 1925. There are inevitable errors, some resulting from poor quality 
microfilm images of the census records, others from transcription errors of all sorts. 
Users finding errors of any sort are invited to communicate with Hugh MacDougall, so that 
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Federal Census for 1900
Contents: Towns of Burlington | Butternuts | Cherry Valley [no Blacks] | Decatur 
[no Blacks] | Edmeston  | Exeter [no Blacks] | Hartwick | Laurens [no Blacks] |Maryland | 
Middlefield | Milford | Morris [no Blacks] | New Lisbon [no Blacks] | Oneonta  | Otego | 
Otsego | Pittsfield | Plainfield [no Blacks] | Richfield | Roseboom [no Blacks] | 
Springfield [no Blacks] | Unadilla | Westford [no Blacks] | Worcester [no Blacks] | 
Recapitulation
KEY
----SEX to be assumed from name; indicated only where name not clear----
Election Supervision District [SD] and Enumeration District [ED]
P&L-Page and Line Numbers (xx-xx)
NAME-Name (other members of household indented) 
R-Race (B=Black, M=Mulatto, I=Indian, W=White, C=Colored (?); Ch=Chinese) 
AGE-Age (in years or months (m) for infants); month and year of birth
BORN-Born (State or Country: Bb=Barbados): Individual; Father; Mother
STATUS-Status (S=single; M=married (# of times if more than once)
	(# years married); W=widowed; D=divorced): Relationship to head of household (head;
	son; dau=daughter; fath=father; moth=mother; wife; brot=brother; sist=sister;
	g-s=grandson; g-d=grand-daughter; serv=servant; bord=boarder; wait=waiter;
	port=porter; laun=laundress); For Women only: No. of children and no. living (#-#)
OCCUP-Occupation (frm lab=farm laborer; labor=laborer; laundr=laundress;
	hs-keep=keeping house; whitew=whitewasher); Unemployed during year and no. of months
	(U#); Attended school during year and no. of months (SCH#)
OTHER-[Literacy (ILL=illiterate; R=read only; SCH=at school); 
	Home (O=owned; R=rented; M=mortgaged; F=owned free and clear; H=house; Fm=farm);
	No. of Agricultural register (Ag #); name and occupation of white householder.
	



P&L   NAME		R AGE  		BORN	 STATUS 	OCCUP	OTHER
					IN FA MO
Burlington
SD 11; ED 109
1  57 TITUS, Henry	B 23 (3/77)	NY NY NY S 		frm lab	[????, farmer]

Butternuts
SD 11; ED 110
Gilbertsville Village
17  1 THOMPSON,Walter	B 27 (1/73)	IL IL IL M(5) serv	hs serv
end of Gilbertsville Village
22 26 BROWN, Alonzo	B 42 (11/57)	NY NY NY M(7) head	day lab	[OMH]
   27  Emma T.		B 27 (7/72)	NY NY NY M(7) wife (0-0)

Cherry Valley-NONE

Decatur-NONE

Edmeston
SD 11; ED 113
60 90 JONES, Grace	B 22 (10/77)	NY NY NY M(1+) bord	serv	[Anthony Underwood, carpenter]
63 38 BELMEY, Scott	B 27 (7/72)	NY NY NY M(7) head 	frm lab	[RH]
   39  Anna		B 24 (4/76)	NY NY NY M(7) wife (2-2)
   40  Gladys		B  6 (3/94)	NY NY NY S daut
   41  Lowell		B  3 (8/96)	NY NY NY S son
66 40 HOLMES, Adelbert	B 31 (6/68)	NY NY NY M(6) head	farmer	[RF; Ag 123]
   41  Kate		B 25 (1/75)	NY NY NY M(6) wife (3-3)
   42  Meady		B  3 (7/96)	NY NY NY S daut
   43  Merton B.	B  2 (3/98)	NY NY NY S son
   44  Anna		B 0m (5/00)	NY NY NY S daut
68 55 ROBBINS, Charles	B 42 (8/57)	NY NY NY S bord	  	frm lab U(1) [Tim. Crandall, farmer]
68 81 BELMEY, William	B 43 (11/56)	NY NY NY M(3)		frm lab	[RH]
   82  Alice C.		B 37 (1/63)	NY NY NY M(3) (2-2)
73 59 BELMEY, Frank	B 44 (4/56)	NY NY NY M(7)		horse trainer [RH]
   60  Gertrude		B 35 (9/64)	NY NY NY M(7) (4-4)
   61  Bessie		B  4 (3/96)	NY NY NY S daut
   62  Bertha		B  2 (6/97)	NY NY NY S daut

Exeter-NONE

Hartwick-NONE

Laurens-NONE

Maryland
1st Election District; SD 11; ED 118
123 55 WATERS, 
  Christopher, Jr.	B 34 (3/66)	SC SC SC S bord 	frm lab [Tyler Burnside, farmer]
126 19 BUTTER, Amos J.	B 70 (3/30)	NY NY NY W head		farmer	[OMFm (Ag 69)]
2nd Election District; SD 11; ED 119 - NONE

Middlefield [Cooperstown PO]
1st Election District; SD 11; ED 120 - NONE
2nd Election District: SD 11; ED 121
157 47 DODGE, Clement	B 39 (7/60)	NY NY NY M(13) head 	frm lab	[RH (Ag 12)]
    48  Flora		B 40 (	)	NY NY NY M(13) wife (3-3) 
    49  Ethel		B 11 (8/88)	NY NY NY S daut			[SCH7]
    50  Nellie		B  9 (6/90)	NY NY NY S daut
    51  Wight		B  5 (5/95)	NY NY NY S son
158 10 DIAMOND, Peter	B 33 (3/67)	NY NY NY S lab		frm lab [Adelbert Proctor, farmer]
158 13 LEE, Edwin	B 25 (2/75)	NY NY NY S laborer  frm lab	[Arthur Goodenough, farm.]

Milford
1st Election District; SD 11; ED 122
179 11 AVERY, Richard	B 20 (8/79)	NY NY NY S bord		farm laborer
    12 MONROE, Hattie	B 37 (5/63)	MD MD MD M(9) (3-3)serv	servant
    13  Ora A.		B  6 (5/94)	NY NY MD S bord			[SCH8]
SD 11; ED 123; Village of Milford - NONE

Morris-NONE

New Lisbon-NONE

Oneonta
SD 11; ED 127 & 128; Village of Oneonta, Districts 1 & 2 - NONE
SD 11; ED 129; Village of Oneonta; District 3
266 63 BENNETT, Jane M.	B 14 (8/85)	NY NY NY S serv	servant girl	[Maurice Rowe, hop business, 53 Center Street]
272 40 ALEXANDER, Wash(?)B 20 (11/79)	NY VA NY S		kitchenman [West House Hotel (?), 191 Main Street]
Village of Oneonta; District 4
276 96 ROBINSON, James	B 22 (12/77)	NY NY NY S		bell boy[Hotel, 20 Chestnut Street]
284 45 WILLIAMS, CharlesB 45 (3/55)	NY SC MD M(6) head   	day lab	[RH; 22 Church St.)
    46  Carrie V (?)	W 29 (2/71)	NY NY NY M(6) wife (5-2)
    47  Cicel M.	W  5 (11/94)	NY NY NY S daut
    48	Ada W.		B  2 (12/97)	NY NY NY S daut
    49  Mary M.		B 78 (12/21)	NY NY NY W moth (9-3)
    50 SUTHERLAND, Mary C. W 71 (3/29)	NY CT CT W mo-in-law (12-6) 	[ILL(?)]
    51 COLEGROVE, Fannie J. W 38 (9/61)	NY NY NY W sis-in-law (1-1) servant [U1]
    52 ECHIRSON, Jennie J. W 33 (1/67)	NY NY NY M  sis-in-law (1-1) hs-work	
    53  Claton H.	W 14 (11/85)	NY NY NY S nephew 	shoe shiner
284 54 WILLIAMS, Sophronia B 49 (10/50)	NY NY NY W head (7-3)	hs-work [RH; 24 Church St.]
    55  Ida		B 15 (3/85)	NY NY NY S daut			[SCH8]
    56  Edith		B 13 (7/86)	NY NY NY S daut [SCH4]
    57 FRANK, Nellie	B 22 (11/77)	NY NY NY M daut (1-1)
    58  Roswell		B 10/12 (8/99)	NY NY NY S gd.son
    59 TITUS, William	B 56 (1/44)	NY NY NY 		day lab [U6]
SD 11; ED 130
309 42 BRONK, Fannie	"C" 24 (7/75)	NY NY NY S serv		servant	[Emilanous (?) Hanks, dentist; 178 Main St.]

Otego
SD 11; ED 131
Otego Village
313 65 HOLMES, William	B 45 (3/55)	NY NY NY S bord		day lab [U5; Alonzo Bugbee, stonemason; 72 Main St.]

Otsego
SD 11; ED 132 & 133 - NONE
SD 11; ED 134
Village of Cooperstown
33 53 BURHANTS, Lewis	B 43 (5/57)	NY NY NY S head		gardner	[OMH]
   54  Jane M.		B 75 (unk/25)	NY NY NY W moth (9-7)
35 71 DeWITT, Albert	B 44 (4/56)	NY NY NY S head		day lab	[RH]
   72 COLE, Sally Ann	B 78 (5/22)	NY NY unk W mother	
   73  Jennie J.	B 45 (1/55)	NY NY NY S sister
   74  Edith E.		B  9 (10/90)	NY NY NY S niece		[SCH9)
41 73 HOLMES (?), Eveline B  6 (2/94)	MA CA(?) Cuba S 	inmate	[SCH9; ORPHANAGE]
   90 ROBINSON, Grant	B  7 (7/92)	unk unk unk S 		inmate	[SCH9; ORPHANAGE] 
45 12	JACKSON, Mary E. B 40 (4/60)	NY NY NY S head	laundrywoman	[RH]

Pittsfield
SD 11; ED 135
51 28 PARISH, Nerus	B 61 (4/39)	NY NY NY S head		farmer	[ILL; OFFm (ag. 72)]
   29  Cesar		B 60 (3/40)	NY NY NY S brot		frm lab
   30  Frank		B 65 (7/34)	NY NY NY S brot		frm lab	[literacy not noted] 
   31 HOLMES, Ella	B 18 (5/82)	NY NY NY S serv		hs-keep
	
Plainfield-NONE

Richfield
SD 11; ED 137 - NONE
SD 11; ED 138
Village of Richfield Springs
80 61 TEABOUT, Jerome	B 64 (9/35)	NY NY NY M(34) head	day lab	[U6; OFH]
   62  Nancy		B 54 (8/45)	NY NY NY M(34) wife (6-5)
   63  William		B 32 (7/67)	NY NY NY S son		machinist
   64  Richard		B 25 (12/74)	NY NY NY S son		hotel cook
   65  Marie		B 16 (6/84)	NY NY NY S daut		hs-work
   66  Stella		B 13 (10/86)	NY NY NY S dau			[SCH10])
80 80 TEABOUT, Christabel B 22 (2/78)	NY NY NY S serv		hs-work	[Lewis Chase]
85 95 LAWRENCE, Anabelle B 86 (12/13)	unk unk unk W head (10-3)
   96  Esther		B 56 (5/44)	ME unk unk S daut	laundr	[OFH]
   97  Benjamin		B 60 (4/40)	ME unk unk M(27) son	day laborer
   98  Nancy		B 56 (---)	PA PA PA M(27) dau-in-law hs-work [ILL]
86  1 PULLEY, Emma	B 40 (9/69)	MD MD MD W head		laundr	[OMH]
    2  Harriet		B 17 (2/82)	NY MD MD S daut		laundr	[SCH9]
    3  Levi		B 10 (3/90)	NY MD MD S son			[SCH7] 
    4  Martha B.	B  8 (4/92)	NY MD MD S daut
86  7 PASSY, Harriett (?) B 63 (4/37)	MD unk unk W head (14-7)	[OH]
    8  Isaac		B 29 (8/70)	MD MD MD S son
    9  John		B 21 (3/79)	MD MD MD S son		day lab [U2] 
86 17 BAIRD, Catherine	B 67 (12/32)	NY DC MD W head	(1-1)	laundr	[U6; OFH]
88 23 DUNKLE, Jery	B 45 (4/55)	NY NY NY M(13) head	livery stable driver [R; OMH]
   24  Sarah		B 44 (4/56)	NY NY NY M(13) wife (3-1) laundr
   25  Isaac		B 40 (4/40)	NY NY NY S bord		
   26 KANE, Sarah	B 53 (3/47)	NY unk unk head			[separate household]
91 90 TEABOUT, Mary	B 44 (2/56)	NY NY NY W head	(6-5)	washerw	[OFH]
   91  Charles		B 30 (11/69)	NY NY NY W son		clerk hardw store
   92  George		B 29 (2/71)	NY NY NY S son
   93  Grace		B 26 (3/74)	NY NY NY S daut		washerw
   94  Mary		B 24 (5/76)	NY NY NY S daut		washerw
   95  Anna		B 22 (3/78)	NY NY NY S daut		washerw
   96  Mary M.		B  8 (4/92)	NY NY NY S gd-dau.
   97  Douglas		B  6 (11/93)	NY NY NY S gd-son
92  5 JOHNSON,  John H.	B 55 (12/44)	NJ NJ NJ S serv		hotel cook 
							[U8; boards house of Niles Jubell (?)]  
92 17 PHILLIPS, Sarah	B unk		NY unk unk W head (2-1)		[RH]
   18 Fannie		B 32 (9/67)	NY unk NY M	(0-0)	
92 50 SUNG, Harry Joe	Ch 38 (7/61)	China S head	laundrym Immigrated 1884 [RH]
94 37 WILLIAMS, James	B 46 (8/53)	NY S head			[ILL; RH]

Roseboom-NONE

Springfield-NONE

Unadilla
SD 11; ED 141
Village of Unadilla
126 28 OLENDORF, Charles B 60 (10/39)	NY NY NY M(30) head	carriage driver	[ILL ?; RH]
    29  Grace		B 58 (4/42)	NY NY NY M(30) wife		[ILL ?]
    30  Edith		B 14 (1/86)	NY NY NY S daut			[SCH2]
141 65 JANIS, Juliardell(?) "C" 32 (1/68) NY VA VA S 		servant	[Samuel North, Banker, 44 Main Street]
146 70 STEWART, Margaret B 64 (8/35)	NY NY NY W head (4-2)   laundr  [RH; 181 Adams St.]
    71 BROWN, Sarah	B 49 (11/50)	NY unk NY S daut 	laundr
147 47 ELMINDORF, Jerry (?) B 24 (6/75)	NY NY VA M(7) head	day lab	[RH]
    48  Kate		B 25 (575)	NY NY NY M(7) wife (0-0)	

Westford-NONE

Worcester-NONE

Recapitulation (African-Americans in Otsego County, 1900):
	Town		Male	Female	Total
	Burlington	 1	 0	  1   
	Butternuts	 2	 1	  3	
	Cherry Valley	 0	 0	  0
	Decatur		 0	 0	  0
	Edmeston	 7	10	 17
	Exeter		 0	 0	  0
	Hartwick	 0	 0	  0
	Laurens		 0	 0	  0
	Maryland	 2	 0	  2
	Middlefield	 4	 3	  7	
	Milford		 2	 1	  3
	Morris		 0	 0	  0
	New Lisbon	 0	 0	  0
	Oneonta		 5	 8	 13	[plus 6 white family members]
	Otego		 1	 0	  1
	Otsego		 3	 6	  9	
	Pittsfield	 3	 1	  4
	Plainfield	 0	 0	  0 
	Richfield	14	21	 35	[plus 1 Chinese]
	Roseboom	 0	 0	  0
	Springfield	 0	 0	  0
	Unadilla	 2	 6	  8
	Westford	 0	 0	  0
	Worcester        0	 0	  0
TOTAL:		        46	57	103





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