Calhoun County Poorhouse Inmates

1861-1862 Calhoun County Poorhouse Ledger
No Date Names Birth place Late residence Age Cause of pauperism When & how discharged No of weeks in house
  1861              
2 Oct  1 Wm Brown American Emmett 61 Blind   52
50   "    " Nancy Nichols    "     " Marshall City 50 Fever Sore   52
61   "    " Rhoda Ann French   "     " Burlington 59 Imbecile Died April 2, 1862 26
93   "    " John Warring   "     " Marshall City 51 Paralysis   52
102   "    " Hester Burnett   "     " Burlington 41 Insane   52
182   "    " Caroline Johnson (Col'd)   "     " Battle Creek City 32 about Insane   52
186   "    " Cornelius Rix  (Col'd) Canada Albion 6 Orphan Taken by Mrs. Johns (Col'd) July 20,/62 20 2/7
187   "    " Frank Peytenger Germany Eckford 69 Intemperate Left April 7, 1862 27 4/7
196   "    " Louisa Page American Newton 21 Idiotic   52
213   "    " Sarah Brainard   "      " Clarendon 31 Insane   52
228   "    " Phebe Leonard   "      " Lee 25 Insane   52
225   "    " Adaline Latin   "      " Marshall City 41 Insane Taken by her husband Nov 3, 1861, She died ten days afterwards 4 4/7
209   "    " James Owen Ireland Marshall City 75 Old Age Died August 31, 1862 47 6/7
261   "     " Benjamin Chaver American Battle Creek City 7 Intemperate father Taken by Mr Robinson May 1, 1862 31
262   "     " Charles Chaver   "      "    "         " 4     "                   "   52
263   "     " Emily I. Kane   "      " Emmett 22 Epilepsy   52
278   "     " [?]ester Rice Ireland Marshall City 6 Orphan Taken by Moses Lawson Dec 15/61 14 4/7
276   "     " James Herity Ireland Amboy R.R. 41 Frozen feet   52
291   "     " Betsy Whalen    " Battle Creek City 16 Enceinte Left Dec 13, 1861 10 3/7
294   "     " Harriet [Whalen] infant born of above Betsy   Poor house 5 months Vagrant Mother Taken by Mrs Lusler Dec 11, 1861 10
297   "     " Charles Bush American Marshall City Jay 25/past 4 Vagrant Mother   52
299   "     " Joseph Frey      " Battle Creek City 9 Orphan   52
304   "     " James Jenkins (Col'd)      " Albion 15 Cripple and deserted by father   52
250   "     2 Rachel Bromley England Leroy 66 Old age Left July 9, 1862 41
300   "     4 Harriet Swizer American Albion 30 Insane   51 3/7
276   "    18 Frederic Bluifs Switzerland Marengo 27 Chronic syphilis Left May 12, 1862 30
305   "    20 Delia Williams American Marshall City 16 Enceinte Left June 24, 1862 36
306   "     " Issabel Infant born of the above Delia [Williams]   Poor house   Vagrant Mother Taken by Mrs Hutson June 21/62 35 2/7
269 Nov 16 Michael Enos American Tekonsha 17 Orphan Run away Nov 17, 1861 1/7
307 Nov 27 J. Ingham American Burlington about 70 Old age and infirm Died Dec 9, 1861, found dead in bed 2 5/7
308       30 Wm Ryman      " Marshall City 32 Epilepsy   43 4/7
132 Dec 12 Jacob Bull      " Battle Creek City 71 Intemperate Run away July 10, 1862 30
  1862             1214 3/7
309 Jany 21 Margaret Simpson Ireland Amboy R.R. 25 Enceinte Left July 3, 1862 with E W Johnson 23 2/7
310   "     " Mary Simpson, Child of Margaret [Simpson]       "        " 3 Vagrant Mother Taken by E.W. Johnston July 21/61 4 3/7
220   "     23 Mary E. Baker American Marshall   8 Lewd Mother Taken by Mr Marley June 28, 1862 22
311   "     29 Isaac Wedder      " Lee 63 Infirm old age Left March 23, 1862 7 3/7
312 March 5 Barney Otis Simpson; infant born of Margaret Simpson       Vagrant Mother Left with Mother July 3, 1862 17 1/7
313          10 Levi Chaver (Col'd) American Battle Creek City 16 Father intemperate Run away March 17, 1862 1
314          19 Jerusha Turrel       " Marshall City 69 Old age & infirm Died Sept 27, 1862 27 2/7
315          25 Donald McIntyre Scotland      "         " 48 Intemperate Left July 11, 1862 15 2/7
255          " George Adams American Sheridan 10 Deserted by father Taken by Mr Briskers June 3 10
256          " Willie Adams        "       " 5?        "            " Taken by Mr Drake May 20/62 8
315          " Henry Adams        "       " 6        "            "   27
251 April   9 Emma Adams        "       " 13        "            " Left June 21, 1862 10 4/7
316   John Adams        "       " 4        "            "   25
317   Thomas Mackett England       " 50 Fever Sore Left May 17, 1862 5 3/7
318         25 Cataline Beighling Germany Albion 20 Chronic Rheumatism Left Sept 22, 1862 21 3/7
319 May  12 Betsy A. Bush Michn Marshall City 28 Vagrancy   20 2/7
252         24 Wm Kelly Ireland Clarendon 10 Deserted by father Taken by Mrs Bean Sep 30/62 18 3/7
320 June  3 Charles E. Fuller American Battle Creek City 5 Vagrant Mother Taken by Mother August 2/1862 8 4/7
321         14 Ann Cochrane      " Newton 40 Vagrancy Left with husband June 19/62 6/7
322         23 Matilda Jane Piper      " Albion 20       " Left July 1st 1862 1 1/7
323         " Harriet S. Piper      "      " 17       " Left   "    21  /62 4 1/7
117 July  4 Amanda Broat      " Marshall City 19 in April [Illegible] non Compos   12 4/7
324        15 Albert Green      "       "        " 6 Vagrant Mother   11
325   Rusetta Green      "       "        " 3       "        "   11
326         16 Willie Curtes      " Lee 3       "        "   10 6/7
327         25 Frank Cronk      " Fredonia 8 Orphan Taken by John McFadden Aust 2, 1862 1 2/7
255 July  21 George Adams American Sheridan 10 Deserted by father   10 1/7
250 August 16 Rachel Bromley England Leroy 67 Old age   6 3/7
328            17 John infant born of Harriet Switzer       Insane Mother   6 2/7
187           20 Frank Peytenger Germany Marshall City 68 Intemperate   5 5/7
329          21 Morris (Wa?)dell Ohio Tekonsha 23 Chronic Ague Left August 23, 1862 4/7
330 Sept  9 G. W. Judd Vermont Transient about 40 Sick Left Sept 13 1862 5/7
331         13 John Chaver Tennessee Battle Creek City 58 Intemperate   2 5/7
332         17 James Donavan Ireland Transient 60 Ague Left Sept 23, 1862 1
296   Eugene S. Curtis American Homer 15 Ague   5/7
                              Number of weeks board of paupers for the year ending Sept 30, 1862 1550 2/7
  Paupers on hand Oct 1, 1861 23       Keepers family  156
    Received during the year 43       66       School teachers 32
    Discharged [illegible] left 33       Hired help 16
    Died 4          
    On hand Oct 1, 1862 29      66          

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