Calhoun County Poorhouse Inmates

1858-1859 Calhoun County Poorhouse Ledger
No. Date Received Name Place of Birth Age [as of date] Cause of Pauperism When & How discharged From What Township How Long in P. House
  1858              
2 Oct. 1 William Brown America 58 yrs old July 30/58 Blind carried forward Emmett 52
61    " Rhoda Ann French      " 56 Mar 3             " Burlington 52
93    " John Warring      " 48 Paralysis           " Marshall 52
102    " Hester Burnett   38 Insane           " Burlington 52
121    " Hannah (Dummy)      " 38 Orphan           " Pennfield 52
153    " John Jewell                 " Tekonsha 52
176    " Thomas Haugh       Died Jan 14/1859 Marshall 15
182    " Caroline Johnson (Col'd)       carried forward Battle Creek 52
184    " Mary M. Rix Canada 9 Orphan (Col'd) Taken by Mrs. Nelson Mar 15/59 Albion 17
185    " Charles   "  [Rix]      " 6       " carried forward     " 52
186    " Cornelius "  [Rix]      " 3       "           "     " 52
187    " F Peytenger Germany 64 Intemperate Left voluntarily March 22, 59 Eckford 57
189    " Joseph Blodgett America 75     " carried forward     " 52
191    " Philip Fauschard England 9 Int. Mother Taken by John [illegible] Emmett March 12 Marshall 57
192    " E. H. Hall America 23 Imbecile Died Jan 27, 1859 Emmett 50 2/7
199    " John Simpson      " 81 Old Age carried forward Battle Creek 52
50    " Nancy Nichols      " 47 Col'd blind carried forward Marshall 52
163    " John Lucas      " 60 Intemperate           " Marshall 52
196    " Louisa Page      " 18 Foolish           " Newton 52
118   "    10 Lucina Wilson      " 62 Consumption Died Jany 21, 1859 Burlington 16
132 Nov 1 Jacob Bull      " 68 Intemperate Left voluntarily 20 August 59 Bedford 38 4/7
200   "    20 Mrs. Johnson      " 65 Unknown Left Dec 26 Pennfield 6/7
201   "    16 Margaret Jane Stokes Virginia 19 Enceinte    "     "   23 Fredonia Battle Creek 1
202 Dec 31 Noah Smith Marshall 4 Abandoned by Mother Left Jan 29, 1859 Marshall 4 2/7
203   "    " Matilda   " [Smith]      " 15 months      "    "    "    "      "     " 4 2/7
204 Jany 6 Frank Rutlege  Ireland 33 Sores Left voluntarily Apr 4/59 Albion 12 4/7
205   "    11 Nancy Hogle Am  10 Parents dead Taken by Mr Hillabrant Apr 4/59 Marshall 11 6/7
206   "    21 W. E. B. Otis   " 15 Deaf & Dumb left Jan 28, 1859   1
207   "    25 Harriet Smith   " 18 Non compos Left voluntarily July 5/59 Albion 32
208   "    14 James Jackson England 71 Old Age Left voluntarily 21 Sep 59     " 51
  1859              
209 Jan 30 James Owens Ireland 73 No work, guise of pauperism Left May 2, 1859 Marshall 13 Weeks
210 March 3 Wait Herman Connecticut 73 Sore arm Left may 16/59 Convis 10 4/7
211         19 S. Chapin New York 23 Severe cough Died March 26/59 Marshall City 1 week
179          " Betsy Powers       " 27 No work Left with C. P. White 7 Apr/59 Marengo 4 weeks
180          " and child, Cora [Powers] Michigan 2 2nd Jan 59         "            "               " Marengo 4     "
187         " F. Peytenger Germany 64 Intemperate   Eckford 3
212 Apr    5 James Cayumett Canada 73 Intemperate Left voluntarily 18 Apr 59 Loafer from everywhere 2     "
213   "      12 Sarah Brainard   25 Insane   Clarence 24 4/7
200   "     14 Wm Henry Beach New York 16 Parents in Prison Left voluntarily 23 May 59 Marshall City 5 4/7
214 May 25 Margaret Jane Stokes Virginia 19 has a small child Left voluntarily August 11/59 Battle Creek 5 4/7
    and Child [Stokes] Michigan 4 weeks old Illegitimate Left with Mother       " 1 5/7
42 June 11 Rachel Jewell Unknown old Insane   Homer  
117         20 Amanda Broat America 16 April Non Compos Left with C. Baker Marshall Jun 23 59   37
161 Unknown John Smith Col'd America 10 No Parents     52
215         23 Jenny Perkins Michigan 9 Apr 13 No Parents Left with Miles Perkins ?? Marshall 6/7
216        28 Emily Pasel England 17 Vagrancy Left voluntarily August 6 59 Battle Creek 5 4/7
209        29 James Owens Ireland 73 Old Age   Marshall 13 1/7
217 July 10 Geo. Bauder New York 48 July 19 Paralysis Left voluntarily July 11 Marengo  1/7
218 Aug  1 Emma A. Clark New York 18 Sick Left voluntarily 12 August 59 Marshall 2
    also Amanda Carser            
219        4 Jacob Henry Baker N. Jersey 10 Lewd Mother   Lee 8
220        " Mary Elizabeth Baker Michigan 7       "     " 8
221        5 Charles Wilcox N. York 29 Sick Left voluntarily August 19/59 Fredonia 2
222        9 Alonzo Willard N. York 35 Sick Left voluntarily August 12/59 Marshall 2/7
223       " Sarah Baker N. York 30 Enceinte   Lee 8
165       24 Norman Squiers N. York 38 about St Vitus dance   Convis 4 4/7
224       29 Mary Givins (Colored) S. Carolina 65 probably old age   Tekonsha 4 3/7
225 Sept 7 Otis Dyke Ohio 23 Sickness Left ??? 26 /59 Albion 3
217        7 Geo Bouder New York 48 Paralysis Left voluntarily Sept 11/59   4/7
226       26 Wm Anderson New York 14 Orphan   Marengo 4/7
227 July 1 Henry Pitcher New York 44 Lame Left voluntarily ??? Battle Creek [illegible]

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