Foster County, Dakota Territory 1880 Federal Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/nd/foster/1880/ (File 1 of 1 for Entire County) Stamped Pages 514A-515C This Census was transcribed by Robert E. Lane and proofread by Linda Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2026 by Robert E. Lane ========================================================================== USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project® File Manager, Robert E. Lane All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1880 CENSUS-DAY June 1, 1880 MICROFILM #T9-112 STATE DAKOTA TERRITORY COUNTY FOSTER ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription--------------------------- TRANSCRIBER REMARKS: The Dakota Territory, encompassing what is now the states of North and South Dakota, was established in 1861. The Dakota Territory legislature created Foster County on January 4, 1873, with lands taken from Pembina County. It was named for George I. Foster, a pioneer and member of the Territorial legislature. North and South Dakota were admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th and 40th states. Foster County became a part of North Dakota. ============================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1880 STATE: Dakota Territory COUNTY: Foster MICROFILM #: T9-112 SUPV/DISTR: 15 ENUM/DISTR: 78 ENUMERATOR: James A. Merrill STAMPED PAGE NO: 514A HANDWRITTEN PAGE NO: 9 ENUM/DATE-RANGE: June 8 thru 10, 1880 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================== MNTH MRD NBM NOT NOT FATHER MOTHER LN# DW# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME RACE SEX AGE BORN RELATION SGL MAR W/D YR OCCUPATION MO ILL? BLIND DEAF IDIOT INSA DISAB SCH READ WRITE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE REMARKS (1) (2) (3) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) ============================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 44 47 Larabie William W M 33 . . . X . . Farmer . . . . . . . . . . Maine Maine Maine . 2 44 47 Larabie Mariah W F 30 . Wife . X . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Maine Maine Maine . 3 44 47 Larabie Mary F W F 9 . Daughter X . . . At Home . . . . . . . . . . Maine Maine Maine . 4 44 47 Larabie Emily M W F 5 . Daughter X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Massachusetts Maine Maine . 5 44 47 Larabie Barclay T W M 3 . Son X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dakota Maine Maine . 6 44 47 Larabie Charles E W M 1 . Son X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dakota Maine Maine . 7 44 47 Collins Frank T W M 25 . Boarder X . . . Farm Laborer . . . . . . . . . . New York Conn Conn . 8 45 48 Spencer Sidney W M 30 . . . X . . Farmer . . . . . . . . . . Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia . 9 46 49 McDonnald Mary W F 36 . . . . X . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Minnesota Canada Canada . 10 46 49 McDonnald Gemima W F 16 . Daughter X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minnesota Canada Maine . 11 46 49 McDonnald Jane W F 13 . Daughter X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minnesota Canada Maine . 12 46 49 McDonnald Christine W F 7 . Daughter X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dakota Canada Maine . 13 46 49 Ayers Fredrick W M 28 . Boarder X . . . Farmer . . . . . . . . . . England England England . ============================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1880 STATE: Dakota Territory COUNTY: Foster MICROFILM #: T9-112 SUPV/DISTR: 1 ENUM/DISTR: 78 ENUMERATOR: James A. Merrill STAMPED PAGE NO: 514B HANDWRITTEN PAGE NO: 10 ENUM/DATE-RANGE: June 8 thru 10, 1880 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================== MNTH MRD NBM NOT NOT FATHER MOTHER LN# DW# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME RACE SEX AGE BORN RELATION SGL MAR W/D YR OCCUPATION MO ILL? BLIND DEAF IDIOT INSA DISAB SCH READ WRITE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE REMARKS (1) (2) (3) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) ============================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 47 50 Smith Charles W M 49 . . X . . . Farmer . . . . . . . . . . Saxony Saxonly Saxonly . 2 47 50 Johnson Lottie M F 36 . Housekeeper . X . . Housekeeping . . . . . . . . . X Virginia Virginia Virginia . 3 47 50 Garvie Bridget M F 12 . Boarder X . . . At School . . . . . . . X . . Virginia Ireland Virginia . 4 47 50 Priscott George M M 6 . Boarder X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dakota England Virginia . 5 47 50 Kelly Harris M M 3 . Boarder X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dakota Unknown Virginia . 6 48 51 Merchie James W M 46 . . . X . . Farmer . . . . . . . . . . Canada Scotland Scotland . 7 48 51 Merchie Rebecca H W F 47 . Wife . X . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Unknown Unknown . 8 49 52 Brossean James S W M 38 . . X . . . Farmer . . . . . . . . . . Canada Canada Canada . 9 20 53 Hayes Joseph W M 28 . . X . . . Laborer . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin Unknown Unknown . 10 51 54 Davis David W M 49 . . X . . . Wheel Wright . . . . . . . . . . Wales Wales Wales . ============================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1880 STATE: Dakota Territory COUNTY: Foster MICROFILM #: T9-112 SUPV/DISTR: 1 ENUM/DISTR: 78 ENUMERATOR: James A. Merrill STAMPED PAGE NO: 515C HANDWRITTEN PAGE NO: 11 ENUM/DATE-RANGE: June 8 thru 10, 1880 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================== MNTH MRD NBM NOT NOT FATHER MOTHER LN# DW# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME RACE SEX AGE BORN RELATION SGL MAR W/D YR OCCUPATION MO ILL? BLIND DEAF IDIOT INSA DISAB SCH READ WRITE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE REMARKS (1) (2) (3) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) ============================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 52 55 Vevie Ambrose W M 24 . . . X . . Trapper . . . . . . . . X X Minnesota Canada Canada . 2 52 55 Vevie Jane W F 30 . Wife . X . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . X X Minnesota Canada Canada . 3 52 55 Vevie Mary W F 4 . Daughter X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dakota Minn Minn . 4 52 55 Vevie Theressa W F 2 . Daughter X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dakota Minn Minn . 5 53 56 Osier Mary W F 50 . . . . X . Keeping House . . . . . . . . X X Canada Canada Canada . 6 53 56 Osier Mack W M 24 . Son X . . . At Home . . . . . . . . X X Dakota Canada Canada . 7 53 56 Osier Caroline W F 32 . Daughter X . . . At Home . . . . . . . . X X Dakota Canada Canada . 8 53 56 Osier Julia W F 22 . Daughter X . . . At Home . . . . . . . . X X Dakota Canada Canada . 9 53 56 Osier John W M 18 . Son X . . . At Home . . . . . . . . X X Dakota Canada Canada . 10 53 56 Osier Margaret W F 16 . Daughter X . . . At Home . . . . . . . . X X Dakota Canada Canada . 11 53 56 Osier Andrew W M 14 . Son X . . . At Home . . . . . . . . X X Dakota Canada Canada . 12 54 57 Osier Gabriel W M 35 . . . X . . Trapper . . . . . . . . . X Dakota Canada Canada . 13 54 57 Osier Jane W F 22 . Wife . X . . Keeping House . . . . . . . . X X Dakota Canada Canada . 14 54 57 Osier John W M 9 . Son X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dakota Canada Dakota . ============================================================================================================================================================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access the rest of our growing collection of FREE online census transcriptions by going to the following URL: http://www.us-census.org/ ==============================================================================================================================================================================================================