Calhoun County Poorhouse Inmates

1860-1861 Calhoun County Poorhouse Ledger
No Date Names Birth place Late Residence Age Cause of pauperism When & how discharged No of weeks in house
  1860              
2 Oct  1 Wm Brown America Emmett 60 July 10 60 Blind   52
61   "    " Rhoda Ann French      " Burlington 58 Imbecile   52
93   "    " John Warring      " Marshall 50 Paralysis   52
102   "    " Hester Burnet      " Burlington 40 Insane   52
182   "    " Caroline Johnson (Col'd) Virginia Battle Creek 31 about Insane   52
185   "    " Charles Rix                (Col'd) Canada Albion 8 Orphan Taken by N.. Church March 14/60 23 2/7
186   "    " Cornelius "                 (   "  )      "     " 5       "   52
187   "    " Frank Peytenger Germany Eckford 66 Intemperate   52
50   "    " Nancy Nichols  New York Marshall 49 Fever Sore   52
189   "    " Joseph Blodgett   "      " Eckford 77 Cripple Left voluntarily Jany 4,/61 13 4/7
196   "    " Louisa Page New York Newton 20 Non Compos   52
213   "    " Sarah Brainard   "      " Clarendon 30 Insane   52
161   "    " John Smith (Col'd) Indiana Battle Creek 12 Orphan Left with Mr Knickerbocker Jy 25/61 21 3/7
220   "    " Mary E. Baker Mich Lee 7       " Taken by Mr Wilson Oct 12/60 1 5/7
165   "    " Norman Squiers New York Convis 39 St Vitus dance Died May 13, 1861 32
228   "    " Phebe Leonard   "      " Lee 23 Insane   52
233   "    " Freeman Masher [Mosier] Massachusetts Clarence 73 Intemperance Left voluntarily Nov 13/60 6
243   "    " Olive Masher [Mosier]    "           " Clarence 71 Intemperance of husband Died Sept 22, 1861 at [illegible] 51
247   "    " Amanda Corser New York Transient 22 Vagrancy Left voluntarily Oct 17./60 1 1/7
248   "    " Arthur Brace Mich Newton 7 Father in California Left with Mr Sexton [illegible] 28/60 13
251   "    " Inman Shoals N. York Marengo 12 Orphan Taken by Mrs. Lee May 10 1861 30 3/7
252   "    " Wm Kelly Ireland Clarendon 9 Deserted by father Taken by Mr Bunn Apr 26/61 45
253   "    " Warren Green Mich Eckford 8 Father in prison Left with brother Nov 10, 1860 5 5/7
255   "    " Geo Adams    " Albion 7 Deserted by father Left with parents March 18 / 61 24
256   "    " Willie Adams    "   "    " 5          "          "   "     "      "             " 24
259   "     " Mahala Chaver Indiana Emmett 14 Intemperate father Taken by father Oct 11, 1860 1 4/7
260   "     " Wm         "     "     " 9     "                   "     "            "      "     "      " 1 4/7
261   "     " Benjamin  " Mich     " 6     "                   "     "            "      "     "      " 1 4/7
262   "     " Charles     "     "     " 3     "                   "     "            "      "     "      " 1 4/7
263   "     " Emily I. Kane Mich     " 21 Epilepsy   52
  1860             923
268 Oct   1 Morris Hobbs Mich. Transient 15 about Crippled in feet Run away Nov 27,/60 8
235   "     " Thomas Colling Ireland Amboy R.R. 31 Chronic Ague Left voluntarily Jay 21/61 16
269   "     8 Michael Enos American Tekonsha 14 Orphan Taken by Mr. Nichols Oct 15./60 1
266   "     11 James Parcipile N.  York Homer 32 Insane Run away Oct 15,/60 4/7
270   "     13 James Hagarty Ireland Amboy R.R. 36 Ague Left voluntarily Jay 21,/60 13 6/7
271   "     15 John Ware Ireland    "       "  " 28 Ague Left voluntarily Jay 7,/60 12
272   "     22 David Wood American Convis 65 Insane Run away [illegible] 13 4/7
273   "     23 Anderson Owen (Col'd)   "      " City of Battle Creek 30 Consumption Left voluntarily Oct 24 / 60 1/7
274   "     26 John A Copeland   "      " Fredonia 14 Orphan Left with Mrs. Rice Nov 3, 1860 1 1/7
220   "      " Mary E Baker Mich. Lee 7 Orphan Taken by Mrs B[illegible], Feby 26/61 15
225   "      " Adaline Latin N.Y. City of Marshall 39 Insane Taken by her husband May 26/61 30 2/7
275 Nov 19 Albert Marsten Mich. Marengo 2 Vagrancy of parents Sent to Indiana Dec 2/60 3
219   "   20 Jacob H. Baker N.Y. Lee 11 Vagrancy of Mother Run away Jany 21/61 6 3/7
276   "   26 Frederic Blufs [Bliss?] Switzerland City of Marshall 26 Chronic Sore legs Left voluntarily April 29, 1861 26
226   "   29 Wm Anderson N.Y. Eckford 15 Orphan Run away Jany 4, 1861 5 1/7
277 Dec 3 Geo Carpenter N Y Homer 24 Chronic Ague Left voluntarily Apr 29, 1861 21
233   "   4 Freeman  Mosher Mass Clarence 73 Intemperance   Left June 1st 1861, Died at Hares? Tavern in Marshall August 5, 1862 was buried in poorhouse grave beside of wife 26
259   "   5 Mahala Chaver Indiana City Battle Creek 15 Father in jail Left with Dr Church Dec? 29/61 3 4/7
260   "   " William     " [Chaver]     10     "         " Run away Sept 17th 1861 41
261   "   " Benjamin  "  [Chaver]     7     "         "   43
262   "   " Charles     "  [Chaver]     3     "         "   43
278   "    11 James Herity Ireland Amboy R.R. 40 Frozen feet   42
250   "     " Rachel Bromley England Leroy 65 Old Age Left voluntarily [illegible] 29/61 19
279   "     15 Abner Lamb N.Y. Clarence 54 Asthma Left voluntarily May 29/61 24 4/7
254   "     " Emma Adams   " Albion 12 Deserted by father  Taken by Mrs Rathbun? July 19/61 9
  1861             1383 2/7
280 Jany 9 Harriet Bolkom Mich Marengo 26 Imbecile husband Left with her husband March 13/61 9
281     " Eunice   " [Bolkom]    "      " 4       "      father   "     "      father 9
282     " B. Franklin  "  [Bolkom]    "      " 2       "        "         "         " 9
283     " Infant   "   [Bolkom]    "      " 7 weeks       "        "         "         " 9
269 Jany 26 Patrick Moran Ireland Amboy R.R. 40 Chronic Ague Left voluntarily Feby 13/61 3 4/7
284 Feby 4 Wm Rice     Colored American Marshall City 10 Orphan Left with Mr Nielsen Jun 1,/61 16 6/7
285   "     " Susan  "   [Rice]       "      "        "       " 8      " Left with Mrs Grant July 1/61 20
286   "     " Chester  "  [Rice]      "      "        "       " 6      " Carried over 34
287         6 Frances Butler      Col'd      " Marshall City  18 Enceinte Left Feby 25, 1861 2 5/7
288        11 Caroline Nichols      " Battle Creek City 18 Sick Left   "     20, 1861 1 2/7
289 March 6 Mary Mosher Mich Transient 19 Sick Left March 12, 1861 1
290    "      7 John Drummie Ireland Marshall City 55 Intemperate Left March 26, 1861 2 5/7
220    "      21 May [Mary] E. Baker Mich. Lee 8 Lewd Mother Left with Mother 7 2/7
291 April  1 Betsy Whalen    " Battle Creek City 16 Enceinte Carried over 25
292    "    16          King NY Transient 54 Intemperate Left April 21  1861 1
293    "    24 John Hogan Ireland Amboy R.R. 34 Chronic Ague Left April 28  1861 5/7
294 May 2 Harriet infant born of Betsy Whalen   Poor house   Mother a vagrant Carried over 21 4/7
295        10 Lilly Adams America Marshall city 20 Vagrancy Left June 5, 1861 3 5/7
293        11 John Hogan Ireland Amboy R.R. 34 Chronic Ague Left May 22  1861 1 3/7
209        " James Owen    " Marshall City 75 Old Age Carried over 20 2/7
296        14 Eugene L. Curtis America Convis 14 Chronic Ague Run away June 23, 1861 5 4/7
272 June 4 David Wood American Convis 65 Insane Ran away [blank] 17, 1861 1 4/7
297   "    " Charles Bush       " Marshall City 4 Vagrant Mother Carried over 17
298   "    20 Mary Ann Carter       " Tekonsha 18 Idiotic Taken by R. Church Aug 3/61 6 5/7
299 July 13 Joseph Fray [Frey] N Y Battle Creek City 9 Orphan Carried over 11 2/7
300        14 Harriet Swizer PA Albion 30 [illegible] Left July 30, 1861 5/7
301 August 10 John Townsend England Battle Creek City 60 Consumption Died Sept 29, 1861 7 1/7
302           14 Elizabeth Birney Ireland Transient 25 Deserted by husband Left August 16, 1861 2/7
303           " John Son of above [Elizabeth Birney] N.Y.       " 2 Deserted by father Left with Mother 2/7
304 Sept 5 James Jenkins (Col'd) American Albion 15 Cripple Carried over 4 2/7
    On hand Oct 1, 1860 32     Number of weeks board of paupers for the year Ending Oct 1st 1861 1610 5/7
    Received during the year 48       80       Keepers family 156
    Discharged and left 54       School teacher 16
        Died 3       Hired help 30
    on hand Oct 1st 1861 23     80          

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