Calhoun County Poorhouse Inmates

1855-1856 Calhoun County Poorhouse Ledger
TRANSCRIBER NOTES: There is a significant amount of missing data for this time period, beginning late 1855.
No. Date Received Name Place of Birth Age [as of date] Cause of Pauperism When & How discharged How Long in Poor House From What Township
  1855              
2 Oct 1 William Brown America 55 July 30th 1855 Blind & Intemperate Carried forward   Emmett
3   "   " Isaac Doty      " 20 Sep            " Cripple, Father Intemperate Carried forward   Albion
19   "   " Mrs. Simon Aldrich      " 30                   " Intemperate Husband Left with husband Oct 11/55 1 4/7 Weeks Marshall
50   "   " Nancy Nichols  Col'd      " 44 Oct             " Lame            "
61   "   " Rhody Ann French      " 54   "               " No Home     Burlington
83   "   " Myron Benjamin      " 15 Oct 13th      " Father Intemperate     LeRoy
66   "   " John Calvin How  Col'd      " 8 Sep 25          " Illegitimate Taken by Dort Blair Homer Oct 10/55 1 3/7 Weeks Marengo
90   "   " Henry Langridge England 77 Dec 25        " Intemperate Left Voluntarily July 2/55  39 4/7 Fredonia
93   "   " John Waring America 34 Nov             " Paralyses Carried forward    Marshall
102   "   " Hester Burnett      " 34 Nov             " Insane   Carried forward    Burlington
108   "   " Sarah Smith Germany 25                   " No Home Left with her alleged husband July 28/56  42 3/7 Fredonia
109   "   " Infant of Do. [Sarah Smith] America 1 Dec 3           " Illegitimate Left with her mother as above  42 3/7 Marengo Born in P.H.
121   "   " Deaf & Dumb woman - Hannah      " 35 about          " Deaf & Dumb Carried forward   Pennfield
124   "   " Mrs. Otis & 3 children      " 40, 21, 5, 3      " No Home Left voluntarily Oct 4/55 2 2/7 Weeks Albion
122   "   " Hollister Burns Ireland 40                    " Insane   Removed to Brattleborough Vt Insane Asylum Oct 22/55 3 1/7     " Eckford
120   "   " Anthony Rogers Scotland 53                   " Sick     Pennfield
128   "   " Mrs. Anthony Rogers      " 50                   " Sick          "
123   "   " Charles S Pottery America 10                   " Orphan Left voluntarily Oct 9/55 1 2/7     " Marshall
129   "   " Wm Walker      " 15                   " Sick Left voluntarily Oct 4/55 4/7        "      "
130   "   2 Jacob Baughman (Scotland) Switzerland 60 Sick   "         "        Oct 11/55 1 4/7     "      "
131   "   9 Adaline E Aldrich America 2 Oct 30th       " Father Intemperate   "   with Father Oct 11/55 1 4/7     " Lee
123   "   15 Charles S Pottery      " 10                   " Orphan Run away Oct 25/55 1 4/7     " Marshall
130   "   12 Jacob Baughman (Germany) Switzerland 60                   " Sick Carried forward        "
132   "   20 e America 65                   " Intemperate     Bedford
129   "   31 Wm Walker American 15 Sick Left voluntarily Dec 24/55 7 5/7 Marshall
133 Nov 3rd Wm Thomas? Irish 43     "          "       Feb 20/56 15 4/7      "
134   "   8th John Conner      " 26     "                  July 4th 56 34      "
135   "  16 Bridget Rogers      " 50                         Jan 10/56 7 6/7      "
19 Nov 24 Mrs. Simon Aldrige       Died Feb 16 56    
136 Nov 24 Edna Aldrige       Left March 25, 56    
137   "   " Mary Jane Casal       [Illegible]    
138 Nov 29 Minerva Pottery       went away Dec 20 3  
139 Dec 29 John How                        Jan 15    
  1856              
140 Jan 12 George Payne            
66 Feb 16 John C. How             
141 Feb 19 Elias Williams            
70   "   14 Sterling Farley            
142 March 1st James Byrne            
143 March 6 Infant born of Mrs. Casal            
111   "    7 Mary Luce            
136   "    25 Edna Aldrige            
144   "    26 Henry E. Jones       carried forward    
145   "    26 Henry Jones son of above   3   carried forward    
146 April 23 Annye Grifford? [illegible]            
147 June 4 John Baughman            
148   "    5 John Masher            
149   "    15 Hannah Tompkins            
150   "    15 Child of do [Hannah Tompkins]            
151   "    18 Martin Crane            
152 July 6 Infant born of A? [illegible] June 9th            
153   "    22 John Jewell       carried forward    
154        27 Henry Prichard            
155 Aug 15 John Barton            
156   "    29 Mary O'Steven            
157   "    29 John O'Steven            
158   "    29 Mary Ann O'Steven            
TRANSCRIBER NOTES: There is a significant amount of missing data for this time period, beginning late 1855.

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