In the 1880 US Census for District 254, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota the family of Jonathan Thomas Abbett was enumerated as follows:
Dwelling #106; Family #121 (929 19th Avenue, South)
Abbett, Thomas; W; M; 31; Teamster; b. Indiana; Both parents b. Kentucky
Abbett, Jennie; W; F; 22; Wife; Keeping House; b. New York; Both parents b. New York
[Note: this couple was living in the home of Elga S. Abbett, 41, teamster, and his wife Louisa, 42].