VITAL RECORDS FROM THE 1875 STATE CENSUS |
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Info kindly provided by the Wayne County Office of the County Historian and digitally formatted by co-coordinator Allyn Hess Perry.
Miscellaneous Statistics:
First Election District: Sodus: during year ending June 1, 1875
P.W. TINKLEPAUGH, Enumerator
First Baptist Church: R. Baptist; value of church & lot $4000, seats 300; usual number in attendance 50; number of communicants or regular members 25
South Sodus M.E. Society: Meth. E.; value of church & lot $8000; seats 350; value of other real estate $1000; usual number in attendance 250; number of communicants or regular members 100; salary of clergy besides use of real estate $800
First M.E. Church of Sodus Point: Meth. E.; value of church & lot $4000; value of other real estate $600; seats 400; usual number in attendance 100; number of communicants or regular members 46; salary of clergy besides use of real estate $300
Christian Church: Christians; value of church & lot $1200; seats 200; usual number in attendance 75; number of communicants or regular members 4
Free Methodist Church: Free Methodist; value of church & lot $1200; seats 200; usual number in attendance 125; number of communicants or regular members 50; salary of clergy besides use of real estate $400
Christ Church: Episcopal; value of church & lot $4000; seats 200; usual number in attendance 100; number of communicants or regular members 27; salary of clergy besides use of real estate $500
St. Luke Church: Episcopal; value of church & lot $800; seats 150; usual number in attendance 100; number of communicants or regular members 15
Inns, hotels and taverns - 6; whole sale stores - none; retail stores and groceries - 12
Remarks on the harvest of 1874: The wheat and apple crop was injured about 1/2 on account of a severe hail storm in June 1874. Cabages injured by worms that made not more than half crop. Other crops a fair average.
Domestic animals in cities and villages: 37 horses; 43 cows
Wages, estimated average pay of hired laborers and mechanics, exclusive of board: men working at common hand labor in building etc. $1.25 by the day, $7 by the week, $20 by the month; farm hands hired by the season or year $18 by the month; farm hands hired in haying and harvest $2 by the day; women hired for common household work $2 by the week; carpenters and joiners $2.50 by the day; masons $3.00 by the day; shoemakers $10 by the week; moulders $2.50 by the day; blacksmiths $2 by the day; printers and glaziers $2.50 by the day; dressmakers 75 cents by the day; sewing and other women's hand labor 50 cents by the day; retail store clerk $15 by the month; sailors $26 by the month
General Remarks: The village of Sodus Point has 356 inhabitants, Sodus Center 217, South Sodus 211; Alton 211
Second Election District: Town of Sodus
C.R. BORRADAILE, Enumerator
Centenary Church: Ep. Methodist; value of church & lot $4500; seats 200; usual number in attendance 100; number of communicants or regular members 60; Rev. F.M. WARNER
Third Society: M.E. Church; value of church & lot $4000; value of other real estate $1500; seats 400; usual number in attendance 200; number of communicants of regular members 300; salary of clergy besides use of real estate $1000; REV. F.M. WARNER
Saint Johns Church: Episcopalean; value of church & lot $4000; value of other real estate $2500; seats 300; usual number in attendance 100; number of communicants of regular members 35; REV. E.P. BURKE
First Presbyterian Church; value of church & lot $4500; value of other real estate $2100; seats 400; usual number in attendance 200; number of communicants or regular membefs 90; salary of clergy besides use of real estate $800; REV. R.H. CATLER
Newspapers and Other Periodicals: Wayne Co. Alliance, Galen Ouderkirk, Editor and Proprietor
Inns, hotels and taverns - 1; retail stores and groceries - 12
Remarks on the harvest of 1874: Wheat more than average crop. All other kinds of grain full average for 1875. TGhe wheat crop will be less than half crop, froze out in spring. Oats, barley and meadows looks midling to fair. Apple crop looks promising.
Domestic animals in cities and villages, the number of domestic animals kept by those who occupy no farming lands are 38 horses; 30 cows.
Remarks on the mortality of the year ending June 1, 1875: No epidemics, causes all natural.
Wages, estimated average pay of hired laborers and mechanics, exclusivce of board: men working at common hand labor in building $1.50 by the day, $8 by the week, $25 by the month; farm hands hired by the season or year $1.00 by the day, $18 by the month; women hired for common household work $2.50 by the week; carpenters and joiners $2.50 by the day; mason, stone and bricklayer $3 by the day; shoemakers $9 by the week; moulders $3 by the day; blacksmiths $2 by the day; painters & glaziers $2.50 by the day; printers $1.25 by the day; dressmakers $1 by the day, $4 by week; sewing and other woman's hand labor $1 by the day, $4 by the week.
General Remarks: In taking the population of Sodus village, I estimated houses and lots and stores and shops under the kind of what material built instead of putting them down fraimed I have used the term wood as there are no log houses in dist. no. 2.
Third Election District: Sodus
Enoch GRANGER, Enumerator
Presbyterian: value of church & lot $3000; seats 400; usual number in attendance 100; number of communicants or regular members 12; salary of clergy besides use of real estate $500
M.E.; value of church & lot $1500; seats 250; usual number in attendance 50; number of communicants or regular members 50
Retail stores and groceries: 2
Wages, estimated average pay of hired laborers and mechanics, exclusive of board: men working at common hand labor in building $1.50 by the day; farm hands hired by the season or year $1 by the day; farm hands hired in haying and harvest $2 by the day; women hired for common household work $2 by the week; carpenters and joiners $2.50 by the day; mason, stone and bricklayers $2.50 by the day; blacksmiths $1.50 by the day
MARRIAGES:
First Election District: Sodus: during year ending June 1, 1875
P.W. TINKLEPAUGH, Enumerator
John J. EVERINGHAM, 23, single and Lucy A. THORNTON, 22, single
Sept. 30 in Sodus, Wayne Co. by a Bap. clergyman
Wesley A. THORN, 21, single and Ella A. CHAMPLAIN, 20, single
Sept. 23 in Sodus, Wayne Co. by a Meth. E. clergyman
James FRANKLIN, 26, single and Addie TAYLOR, 16, single
Dec. 18 in Sodus, Wayne Co. by a J.P.
Andrew MILLER, 23, widowed and Carrie CRAMER, 20, single
July 20 in Williamson, Wayne Co. by a Meth. E. clergyman
Jerome HUNN, 22, single and Abbie E. MESSENGER, 19, single
Mar. 15 in Sodus, Wayne Co. by a Meth. E., clergyman
Jay BARDEN, 22, single and Celia LOYD, 23, single
Nov. 5 in Sodus Point, Wayne Co. by a Baptist clergyman
Henry LEPPER, 21, single and Theressa INGMAN, 18, single
Oct. 10 in Sodus, Wayne Co. by a Meth. E. clergyman
A.C. SHAW, 24, single and Mary BRITTON, 21, single
Dec. 15 in Sodus, Wayne Co., by a Meth. E. clergyman
Charles M. GILBERT, 22, single and Elizabeth A. BILLINGS, 22, single
Feb. 28 in Sodus Point, Wayne Co. by a 2nd Advent clergyman
Frank HULE(?), 23, single and Hattie NOBLES, 21, single
Jan. 14 in Sodus, Wayne Co. by a 2nd Advent clergyman
Martin GIBBS, 21, single and Elizabeth VanAUKEN, 21, single
Nov. 22 in Sodus Point, Wayne Co. by a Meth. E. clergyman
Second election district: Town of Sodus: during year ending June 1, 1875
Chas. R. BORRADAILE, Enumerator
John COLLINS, age 25, single and Mary COLLINS, age 24, single
March 1874 in Sodus by a clergyman
Rowland SMITH, 25, single and Mary VOSBURGH, 20, single
Dec. 1 in Sodus by clergyman F.M. WARNER
Francis DUFLOO, 21, single and Beter CLIQUENNOI, 25, single
Mar. 25 in Sodus by clergyman VENHISEN
Byron J. CASE, 18, single and Betsy J. HALL, 21, single
June 14 in Sodus by F.M. WARNER, clergyman
Eva L. PULVER, 21, single and Noadiah hill, 23, single
Jan. 23 in Sodus by clergyman Rev. BOND
John PORTER, 21, single and Nella CARTMAN, 16, single
Nov. 8 in Williamson by clergyman Rev. BOND
Anson PULVER, 49, widowed and Saray BELL, 35, widow
Oct. 26 in South Sodus by clergyman Rev. PHILLIPS
Martin TESTER, 32, single and Frances O. BELL, 39, widow
Jan. 14 in Sodus by clergyman F.M. WARNER
Harry WARD, 26, single and Margariet SULIVAN, 23, single
Dec. 24 in Michigan by a Justice of the Peace
Elizabeth WILSON, 26, widowed and Francis WILSON, 23, single
Mar. 20 in Rochester by a M. clergyman
Isaac REDMAN, 74, widowed and Jane BUELL, 34, widow
Sept. 7 in Newark, Wayne Co. by a M. clergyman
Merele C. CLEAVLAND, 24, single and Nelly SMITH, 18, single
May 18 in Sodus, Wayne Co. by a M. clergyman
Third Election District: Town of Sodus: during year ending June 1, 1874
Enoch GRANGER, Enumerator
Edgar STEAVENS, 27, single and Elizabeth STEAVENS, 29, single
April 29 in Arcadia by a clergyman
John C. JOHNSON, 22, single and Sarah MULLIE, 19, single
Dec. 17 in Sodus by a clergyman
John SNITZEL, 32, single and Hatie HOOT, 31, single
Oct. 15 in Palmyra by a clergyman
Aron B. DINGMAN, 30, widowed and Sabrah DINGMAN, 24, single
Feb. 2 in Sodus by a minister
John WOOD, 26, single and Mary PIERSON, 25, single
Mar. 16 in Scarbrough by a ME clergyman
Charles FRANK, 24, single and Anna PEAK, 28, single
May 16 in Phelps by a ME clergyman
DEATHS:
First Election District: Sodus: during year ending June 1, 1875
P.W. TINKLEPAUGH, Enumerator
Anna M. JOHNSON, 5, female, single, Dec. 11, b. Albany Co., consumption
Margaret TINNEY, 85, female, widow, May 5, b. Wayne, old age
William DELANO, 88, male, widowed, April 25, b. Maine, blacksmith, dropsy
Hellen Wallace CASE, 8, female, single, May 19, b. N.Y., scarlet fever
William WICKHAM, 96, male, widowed, May 27, b. N.Y., retired sailor, old age
John F. PEELER, 66, male, married, April 13, b. N.Y., farmer, typhoid pneumonia
Aaron LOYD, 21, male, single, July 3, b. N.Y., laborer on S.P. & S.R.R., accident on S.P. & S.R.R.
James LOYD, 4, male, single, Feb. 27, b. N.Y., hooping cough
Albert LOYD, 2, male, single, Aug. 27, b. N.Y., dropsy on the brain
Rosa MAY, 5, female, single, March 4, b. N.Y., scarlet fever
Sarah ANDREWS, 73, female, married, Jan. 27, b. N.J., dropsy
Charles VANNETTEN, 1y 2m, male, single, May 5, b. N.Y., consumption
Sarah Jane HENRY, 8, female, single, Feb. 13, b. N.Y., scarlet fever
Samuel RICE, 47, male, married, Dec. 1, b. N.Y., farmer, unknown
Grant MILLER, 10, male, single, March 1, b. N.Y., scarlet fever
George Frederick SUCHER, 2m, male, single, May 2, b. N.Y., scarlet fever
Elizabeth HOXIE, 34, female, married, Jan. 8, b. N.Y., consumption
Polly KNAPP, 84, female, widow, May 7, b. N.Y., heart disease
Robert SHEPARDSON, 6m, male, single, June 8, b. N.Y., brain fever
Julia E. CRANE, 54, female, single, July 9, b. N.Y., heart disease
William SMITH, 70, male, widowed, April 24, b. Mass., paralysis
Adam ESPENSCHIED, 54, male, married, Feb. 24, b. Germany, farmer, suicide by hanging
Richard MESSENGER, 8, male, single, March 6, b. N.Y., scarlet fever
Emma J. MESSENGER, 10, female, single, March 14, b. N.Y., scarlet fever
Clay LESTER, 3y 2m, male, single, May 7, b. N.Y., congestion lungs
Polly SMEDLEY, 84, female, married, March 14, b. N.Y., old age
Jennie ROSE, 2, female, single, March 12, b. N.Y., scarlet fever
Mathew GAFFIELD, 3, male, single, March 9, b. N.Y., scarlet fever
Catharine REYNOLDS, 54, female, widow, Feb. 18, b. N.Y., paralysis
John VanETTEN, 55, male, married, Jan. 7, b. N.Y., farmer, consumption
Anna STEPHENS, 5, female, single, Dec. 11, b. N.Y., consumption
Ralph S. PARMER, 66, male, married, Nov. 22, b. N.Y., farmer, gravel
Horace CLEAVELAND, 76, male, married, Oct. 25, b. N.Y., fisherman, gravel
Catharine OSTRAM, 75, female, widow, Oct. 13, b. Mass., consumption
Holly LESTER, 5m, male, single, Sept. 22, b. N.Y., hooping cough
John FIELD, 48, male, married, Sept. 13, b. N.Y., sailor, injuries received on board vessel
Phebe BLANCHARD, 78, female, single, Aug. 15, b. N.Y., old age
Charles COMPSON, 1m, male, single, Aug. 9, b. N.Y., congestion
Roger CASE, 63, male, widowed, July 19, b. N.Y., farmer, cancer
Second Election District: Town of Sodus: during year ending June 1, 1875
Chas. R. HORRADAILE, Enumerator
Robert HOCRAFT, 84, widowed, male, April 2, b. England, farmer, apoplexy
John COLLINS, 25, male, married, March 12, b. Canada, printer, consumption
Mary SMITH, 20, female, May 12, b. Wayne Co., spinal fever
Alley Bird MUMFORD, 1y 2m, female, Oct. 6, b. Wayne Co., inflamation and disintary
Elizabeth YEOMANS, 27, female, married, April 1, b. Wayne Co., farmer, consumption
Samuel TURNER, 77, male, married, May 12, b. Wayne Co., gravel
Lewis KELLY, 59, male, married, Dec. 25, b. Renselear Co., farmer, pleurisy
Permelia NORRIS, 89, female, widow, June 3, b. Long Island, farmer, peralasis of stomach
Amanda M. KELLY, 36, female, married, Feb. 3, b. Wayne Co., farmer, inflamation and congestion of bowels
Mary LEYFURGIE, 6m, female, May 8, b. Wayne Co., iracipilas
James VANSLYKE, 56, male, married, March 30, b. Columbia Co., farmer, peralasis
Charaty McCARTHY, 82, female, widow, April 22, b. Penn., farmer, paralasis
George W. RICHARDSON, 23, male, married, May 18, b. Wayne Co., jeweler(?), typhoid fever
Sarah DUBOIS, 43, female, widow, May 20, b. Holland, laborer, consumption
Miles L. LANDON, 74, male, married, March 4, b. Oneida Co., farmer, peralisis of stomach and liver
Barbara M. HORNER, 40, female, married, Feb. 23, b. Mass., farmer, debility no desease whatever
S.M. OMAN, 4m, female, March 12, b. Wayne Co., quick consumption
Third Election District: Town of Sodus: during year ending June 1, 1875
Enoch GRANGER, Enumerator
Wm. SPEARS, 55, male, married, April 10, b. N.Y., farmer, dyptheria and typhoid fever
Nellie BOSTWICK, 58, female, single, March 17, b. N.Y., housekeeper, heart disease
Mary E. STEVENSON, 19, female, single, Jan. 14, b. Wayne Co., housekeeper, consumption
Edward SAMMERS, 84, male, married, Jan. 24, b. Wayne Co., farmer, old age
Jacob HIMES, 45, male, married, Sept. 24, b. Wayne, farmer, suicide by hanging by the neck
George RAWDON, 2, male, Jan. 15, b. Wayne Co., inflamation of the lungs
Mata E. BOYST, 4, female, March 4, b. Wayne Co., scarlet ear
Lizzie McNAMARA, 11, female, Jan. 24, b. N.Y., inflamation
Elizabeth DINGMAN, 34, female, married, May 25, b. Wayne Co., fever
These records were taken as part of the NY State 1875 state census and cover the calendar year from June 2, 1874 to
June 1, 1875. Otherwise there are no such government records for the other 1870s years ex. for the US 1880 Mortality Schedule.
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