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New York State Census Substitutes & Selected Name Lists

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New York State Census Substitutes

Bill Dollarhide’s New York State Censuses & Substitutes belongs on the reference shelf of every individual and institution concerned about the Empire State. Why? Three reasons: (1) Census records and name lists for New York are found mostly at the county level, (2) New York State Censuses & Substitutes shows precisely which census records or census substitutes exist for each of the state’s sixty-two counties and where they can be found, and (3) It ALSO references otherwise obscure census substitutes and name lists for time periods in which the state did not take an official census.

Imagine for a moment that your ancestor lived in Cattaraugus County, in Western New York and you want a comprehensive listing of the censuses and substitutes that are available. The following information is a verbatim printout of p. 27 of New York State Censuses & Substitutes, giving a town-by-town breakdown of censuses and their equivalents for part of the information available in the volume on Cattaraugus County. Although space prohibits us from printing the balance of the Cattaraugus County entries, the following should give New York researchers a good idea of the scope of the book’s coverage. Whether or not you have ancestors in Cattaraugus County, if you need a comprehensive source for New York State records, you won’t find a better one anywhere than New York State Censuses & Substitutes.

Census Substitutes and Selected Name Lists: Cattaraugus County (partial listing)

*1800-1911 Miscellaneous Court Records of Cattaraugus County, New York, microfilm of original records in the County Clerk’s office, Cattaraugus County Court House, Little Valley, New York. Records include lease agreements, powers of attorney, judgments, registration of organizations (churches. societies, etc.), right of way, letters testamentary & letters of administration (probate), adoption papers, military discharge notices, water privileges, deputy sheriff appointments, etc. Includes index. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969, 14 rolls, beginning with FHL film #583803 (Index to Vol. 1-10, 1800-1882).

*1800-1877 Mortgage Records and Mortgagee-Mortgagor Index,1800-1877, microfilm of original records at the County Clerk’s Office, Cattaraugus County Courthouse, Little Valley, New York. Filmed by Reproduction Systems for the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969, 10 rolls, beginning with FHL film #582097 (Mortgagor index. vol. A-Z. 1800-1877)

*1817-1968 Grantee-Grantor Index to Deeds, microfilm of original -records in the Cattaraugus County courthouse, Little Valley, New York. Filmed for the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969, 153 rolls, beginning with FHL film #578141 (Grantee Index, A-L).

*1847-1956 Naturalization records, Cattaraugus County, New York, microfilm of original records at the Cattaraugus County Courthouse, Little Valley, New York. Most volumes are individually indexed. Certificate of naturalization cards, 1847-1939 are arranged alphabetically and provide access to the Petitions of Naturalization which in turn provide access to the Declarations of Intention. Includes records of the Supreme Court and the County Court. Filmed by the Genealogical Society. of Utah, 1976 24 rolls, beginning with FHL film #1205742 (certificate of naturalization cards 1847-1939).

*1874-1875 Gazetteer and Business Directory of Cattaraugus County, N.Y., compiled and published by Hamilton Child, Syracuse, NY, I874, 308 pages. FHL book 974.794 E4ch Also on microfilm, FHL. film #982135.

Online Census Databases for Cattaraugus County

The following are available On the Internet, each accessed with a direct link from one of these sites:

www.censusfinder.com/new_york.htm

Census Records

• 1820 Federal Census Index

Census Substitutes

• Historical Gazetteer & Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus. Co., NY.

www.census-online.com/links/NY/Cattaraugus

Federal Censuses

  • 1820 Federal Censuses–Great Valley, Ischua, Little Valley, and Olean

• 1850 Federal Censuses – Ischua— Rice Town of Lyndon, and Town of Rice (Ischua)

. 1870 Federal Census – Salamanca

  • 1880 Federal Censuses- East Randolph,Town of Ellicottville Village of Ellicottville, Great Valley, Town of Little Valley, Napoli

• 1880 Federal Census – Napoli

  • Index of 1820 Federal Census
  • Another Index to 1820 Federal Census–Ischua
  • Index to 1850 Federal Census–Lyndon
  • Index to 1850 Federal Census–Town of Lyndon
  • Index to 1850 Federal Census–Town of Rice
  • Index to 1860 Federal Census—Freedom
  • Index to 1880 Federal Census – Franklinville

State Censuses

• 1835 State Census of Hinsdale

• 1855 State Census of Lyndon

• 1892 Census of Ischua

  • Another 1892 Census of Ischua

• Index to 1855: State Census (A11egany, Ashford, Bucktooth, Carrolton, Coldspring, Connewango, Dayton, East Otto, Ellicottville, Farmersville, Franklinville, Freedom, Great Valley,.Hinsdale, Leon, Lyndon, Machias, Mansfield, Napoli, New Albion, Olean, Otto, Perrysburg, Persia. Portville, Randolph, South Valley, and Yorkshire).

• Index to 1865 State Census (A11egany, Ashford, Carrolton, Coldspring, Connewango, Dayton, East Otto, Ellicottville, Farmersville, Franklinville, Freedom, Great Valley, Humphrey, Ischua, Leon, Little Valley, Lyndon, Machias, Napoli, New Albion, Olean, Otto, Perrysburg, Persia, Portville, Randolph, Salamanca, South Valley, and Yorkshire).

• Index to 1875 State Census (A11egany, Ashford, Carrolton, Coldspring, Connewango, Dayton, East Otto, Ellicottville, Farmersville, Franklinville, Freedom, Great Valley, Hinsdale, Humphrey, Indian Reservation, Ischua, Leon, Little Valley, Lyndon, Mansfield, Napoli, New Albion, Olean, Otto, Perrysburg, Persia, Portville, Red House, Salamanca, South Valley, and Yorkshire).