Supplemental Schedules Nos. 2 to 7, for the Defective, Dependent and Delinquent Classes

Coles County, IL 1880 Census

©2000, Transcribed by Kim Torp

All original spellings and terminology have been retained. This is an original source document, so you are advised to check all spellings, and my interpretations of those spellings, yourself. This microfilm is available via interlibrary loan from the Illinois State Archives. The folks listed here, with a few exceptions, were usually not institutionalized and lived at home. They can be found on the regular 1880 census living with their families. The line #'s from the regular census are listed on the original schedules, but the microfilming folks cut off most of them. Email me and I'll check the individual name to see if their lines are readable.

Blind

The following note to the enumerators is at the top of the schedule:

"The object of this Supplemental Schedule is to furnish material not only for a complete enumeration of the blind, but for an account of their condition. It is important that every inquiry respecting each case be answered as fully as possible. Enumerators will, therefore, after making the proper entries upon the Population Schedule (No. 1) transfer the name (with Schedule page and number) of every blind person found. In this enumeration will be included not only the totally blind, but also the semi-blind. No person will be carried on this schedule, however, who can see sufficiently well to read. For the distinction between the totally blind and the semi-blind, see Note E; it is of the greatest importance to note this distinction with care, by making the proper entry in columns 10 or 11."

Name	Residence when at home (Note A)	Is he self- supporting or partly so (Note B)	Age at which blindness occurred (Note C)	Form of blindness (Note D)	Supposed Cause of blindness, if known	Is the person totally blind or semi-blind (Note E)
Munly, Ellen	Mattoon	no	90	eyes clear	from age only	totally
Henessee, Philipp	Mattoon	no	63		from cold	totally
Sherman, John	Mattoon	partly	25		gun shot wound in shoulder	totally blind. Was an inmate of Jacksonville asylum for 6 mos, being discharged in 1875
Albright, Joseph	Okaw	no	60	total	old age	totally
Albright, Martha	North Okaw	no	54		old age	totally
Philips, Henry	North Okaw	no	8		not known	semi-blind
Wagoner, Charles	North Okaw	no	B	total	born blind	totally blind. This person is also idiotic.
Powers, Malcomb	Coles Station	no	5		morphene	semi-blind
McPherson, John	Mattoon	no	47		Accident- piece of iron while at work	totally
Landrus, Wm.	Mattoon	no	29		severe cold taken in the army	Totally blind. Attended Holmes Inst. for Blind in Chicago for 2 mos. Discharged May 1864
Bell, Sarah	Mattoon	no	49			semi-blind
Brown, William	East Oakland	yes	30		exposure in army	totally blind
Brown, Polly	East Oakland twp	yes	60		sore eyes	totally blind
Brown, Wm. F.	East Oakland twp	yes	60		sore eyes	semi-blind
Bates [or Batiz?], John	Charleston twp	yes	68 (?)	A---cis	scrofula ?	semi-blind
Mock, Goudalouss? [Gaudaloup?)	Charleston twp	yes	49	conjunctivitis		totally
Adkins, John M.	Charleston twp	yes	54	conjunctivitis	unknown	totally
Walker, Benj. A.	Charleston twp	yes	59	A---cis	scrofula	semi-blind
Egleston, Lucy	Charleston Twp
Davis, Rebecca B.	Ashmore twp	no	45			totally
Farris, James	Ashmore twp	no	19			totally
Lashbrook, Geo. W.	Ashmore twp	no	55		Granulated sore eyes	semi-blind
Shafer, William	Ashmore twp	partly	38		Granulated sore eyes	semi-blind
Chambers, Jane	Ashmore twp	partly	25		unknown	totally
Reynolds, John	Charleston	yes		1 eye destroyed		semi-blind
Husherver, Elizabeth	Charleston	yes		ditto marks		semi-blind
Reynolds, Joseph	Charleston	yes		ditto marks		semi-blind
Trott, Richard	Charleston	yes		ditto marks		semi-blind
Pleu, James	Charleston	yes		sore eyes	contagious disease	semi-blind
Coon, Sarah	Charleston	yes			scrofula
Owens, Abraham	Charleston	yes		sore eyes	contagious disease	semi-blind
Collom, Johnathan	Charleston	partly	33		neuralgia
Crider, Lydia	Charleston	no	12		scrofula	semi-blind
Bensley, Rebecca (Hensley?)	Charleston	yes	45			semi-blind
Trott, Purcilla	Charleston	yes	43	cataract		totally blind. Inmate of Baltimore instit. for 3 wks in 1853
Dayton, Joseph	Charleston	yes	40		neuralgia	Totally blind. Inmate of Illinois Institute for 5 mos.

Notes:

Note A: A blind person may be found either at his own home or away from it in some educational institution, asylum or poor-house. In the latter case, his residence when at home must be stated, in order that he may be accredited to the State or county to which he properly belongs so that the county in which the institution is situated may not be charged with more than its due proportion of the blind.

Note B: If self-supporting, say "yes" if partly self-supporting, say "partly: if not, say "no". Indicate all inmates of institutions who are maintained or treated at their personal expense (not at the expense of any town, county or State, nor of the institution) by the word "Pay"

Note C: If blind from birth, say "b"; if not, state the age at which blindness occurred. Special pains should be taken to indicate all blindness from birth.

Note D: Where practicable, get a statement from attending physician.

Note E: The totally blind are unable to distinguish forms or colors; the partially blind can distinguish forms or colors, but cannot see to read, or at least not without such effort as to make reading practically impossible.

Deaf-Mutes

The following note to the enumerators is at the top of the schedule:

"The object of this Supplemental Schedule is to furnish material not only for a complete enumeration of deaf-mutes, but for an account of their condition. It is important that every inquiry respecting each case be answered as fully as possible. Enumerators will, therefore, after making the proper entries upon the population schedule (No. 1), transfer the name (with Schedule page and number) of every deaf-mute found to Schedule No. 1 to this Special Schedule and proceed to ask the additional questions indicated in the headings of the several columns. Care must be taken not to enumerate persons who are deaf only (hard of hearing) or dumb only (tongue-tied) as deaf-mutes. A deaf-mute is one who cannot speak, because he cannot hear sufficiently well to learn to speak. Enumerators may obtain valuable hints as to the number of deaf-mutes, and their residence, from physicians who practice medicine in their respective districts, also from school-teachers. Great assistance may be derived from questions addressed to deaf-mutes themselves: Do you know any deaf-mutes in this neighborhood? The class feeling of the deaf and dumb, arising from their isolated state is so great that they seek each other out for the sake of companionship and ordinarily know every deaf-mute for miles around."

Name	Residence when at home (Note A)	Is he self- supporting, or partly so (Note B)	Age at which deafness occurred (Note C)	Supposed cause of deafness, if known	Is this person semi- mute/ semi-deaf (Note D)	Has this person ever been an inmate of an institution for deaf-mutes	Is this person also insane, idiotic or blind
Butler, Margret	Pleasant Grove
Meyres, Notley	Morgan
Waltrip, William	Hutton	yes	0	hereditary
Snyder, Owen	Hutton	yes	1	sickness	semi-mute semi-deaf
Beau, Ellen	Humboldt twp
Coneless (?), William	East Oakland twp			deaf
Matheman, Grace (Watheman?)	Charleston	partly	B		semi-mute
Huntington, Josephus	Charleston twp
Walters, John M.	S. Hickory twp	yes	4	typhoid fever	semi-mute semi-deaf	Columbus, OH/ 4 yrs, disch 1875
Brady, Bernard	S. Hickory twp
Fitzgerald, Mary A.	Mattoon	no	B	unknown	totally	Jacksonville D&D Inst 7 yrs-disch 1869
Chapin, Sylva Lee	Mattoon	no	7	spinal meningitis	semi-mute	Jacksonville D&D Inst 5 yrs-disch 1880 today
Wright, Daniel L	Mattoon	yes		whooping cough & rash canker	semi-deaf	Columbus, OH D&D Inst - 7 yrs, disch 1847
Walsh, Eddy	Mattoon	no	10/12	from fever	no-no	Jacksonville D&D Inst 5 yrs	blind
Apenre (Apidre or Andre)?, Marcell	Paradise	yes	B			Columbus, OH-10 yrs, disch 1860
Andre, Margaret (Note: this person and person above can be found on page 2, lines 7 & 8 of the regular census)	Paradise	yes	B			Scotland - 10 yrs, disch 1864
Larne Adkins (Larue?)	Paradise	yes	B			no
Fleenor, H.D.	mattoon	no	infant			no
Green, Osea W.	Mattoon	partly	4	spotted fever		Jacksonville D&D Asylum - 8 yrs
Miller, W.R.	Mattoon	yes	B	Hooping cough		Jacksonville D&D Asylum - 6 yrs. disch 1869
Miller, Lizzie A.	Mattoon	partly	B			Jacksonville D&D Asylum - 6 yrs. disch 1869
Jackson, Franklin	Ashmore twp	no	B		no-no	no
Gwin, Rhoda	Ashmore twp	no	B		no-no	no
Rennels, James	Ashmore twp

Notes:

Note A: A deaf-mute may be found either at his own home or away from it in some educational institution, asylum or poor-house. In the latter case, his residence when at home must be stated, in order that he may be accredited to the State or county to which he properly belongs so that the county in which the institution is situated may not be charged with more than its due proportion of deaf-mutes.

Note B: If self-supporting, say "yes" if partly self-supporting, say "partly: if not, say "no". Indicate all inmates of institutions who are maintained or treated at their personal expense (not at the expense of any town, county or State, nor of the institution) by the word "Pay"

Note C: If a deaf-mute from birth, say "b"; if not, state the age at which deafness occurred. Special pains should be taken to indicate all deaf-mutes from birth.

Note D: The word "semi-mute" has a technical meaning, and denotes a deaf-mute who lost his or her hearing after having acquired at least a partial knowledge of spoken language. Some semi-mutes retain the ability to speak imperfectly, others lose it entirely. If a deaf-mute has ever learned to speak, he is a semi-mute (unless he was artificially taught to speak in an institution for deaf-mutes) By a semi-deaf person is meant one who cannot hear sufficiently well to comprehend what is said to him, but who hears very loud sounds, such as thunder, &c

Idiots

[Original terminology and spelling used]

The following note to the enumerators is at the top of the schedule:

"The object of this Supplemental Schedule is to furnish material not only for a complete enumeration of the idiots, but for an account of their condition. It is important that every inquiry respecting each case be answered as fully as possible. Enumerators will, therefore, after making the proper entries upon the Population Schedule (No. 1) transfer the name (with Schedule page and number) of every idiot found. The word "idiot" has a special meaning which it is essential for every enumerator to know. An idiot is a person the development of whose mental faculties was arrested in infancy or childhood before coming to maturity. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the stupidity which results from idiocy and that which is due to the loss or deterioration of mental power in consequence of insanity. The latter is not true idiocy, but dementia or imbecility. The enumeration desired for the census is of true idiots only. Demented persons should be classed with the insane. Enumerators may obtain valuable hints as to the number of idiots, and their residences, from physicians who practice medicine in their respective districts."

Name	Residence when at home (Note A)	Is he self- supporting or partly so (Note B)	Age at which idiocy occurred (Note C)	Supposed Cause of idiocy (if acquired) (Note D)	Size of Head (Large, small or natural)	Has this person ever been an inmate of a training school for idiots/Year discharged	Is this person also insane, blind, deaf, epileptic, paralyzed (right/left)
Woodrum, Sarah E.	Ashmore twp	no	B		large	no
Gilman, Edwd (Gelman?)	Charleston				[he is originally noted on the deaf-mute schedule as "dumb only" and then drawn through with a line.
Whorrill, Matilda	Ashmore
Embuff, Leroy (Emhuff?)	S. Hickory	no	2 m	fever scarlet	small	always at home
Crane, Hugh	North Okaw	no	2	scarlet fever	natural	no
Wagoner, Charles	North Okaw	no	Born an idiot		large		blind
Smith, James	Mattoon	partly	sickness		natural	no
Roach, Cordelia	Mattoon twp	no	2		small
Morris, Esau	Charleston	yes	B		natural
Coon, William	Charleston	no	B		small

Notes:

Note A: An idiot may be found either at his own home or away from it in some institution, such as a training school, asylum or poor-house. In the latter case, his residence when at home must be stated, in order that he may be accredited to the State or county to which he properly belongs so that the county in which the institution is situated may not be charged with more than its due proportion of the blind.

Note B: If self-supporting, say "yes" if partly self-supporting, say "partly: if not, say "no". Indicate all inmates of institutions who are maintained or treated at their personal expense (not at the expense of any town, county or State, nor of the institution) by the word "Pay"

Note C: If an idiot from birth, say "b"; if idiocy occurred after birth, state the age at which it occurred. Special pains should be taken to indicate all blindness from birth.

Note D: The causes of idiocy are such as the following: scarlet fever, measles, meningitis,&c. blow on head, fall, &c, fright, &c.

Daniels, Joseph: LaFayette, not able-bodied (crippled), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Sept 1, 1879. No other relatives living with him in the institution.

Labor, Mary A.: Charleston, not able-bodied (paralysis), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Sept 1, 1879. No other relatives living with her in the institution.

Thrasher, Anna.: Charleston, not able-bodied (demented), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Sept 1, 1879. No other relatives living with her in the institution. Is insane.

Evesdauter, Caroline: Charleston, not able-bodied (demented), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Sept 1, 1879. No other relatives living with her in the institution. Is insane.

Millage, Virginia.: Charleston, not able-bodied (demented), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Sept 1, 1879. 1 brother, 1 sister living with her in the institution. Is insane.

Cackley, Mahala.: Charleston, not able-bodied (crippled), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Sept 1, 1879. No other relatives living with her in the institution.

Gilman, Edward.: Charleston, not able-bodied (natural fool), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Sept 1, 1879. No other relatives living with him in the institution. Is idiotic.

Belfast, Rachel: Mattoon, not able-bodied (siphilis), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Sept 1, 1879. 1 brother living with her in the institution.

Williams, Nancy: Mattoon, not able-bodied (old age), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Sept 1, 1879. No other relatives living with her in the institution.

Whorrill, Lucinda: Ashmore twp, able-bodied, not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Nov 12, 1879. 1 daughter living with her in the institution.

Whorrill, Matilda: Ashmore twp, not able-bodied (natural fool), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Sept 1, 1879. Mother is living with her in the institution. Is idiotic.

Arbor, Dora A.: Mattoon, not able-bodied (weak-minded), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Sept 1, 1879. No other relatives living with her in the institution.

Millage, George: Mattoon, able-bodied (demented), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted May 2, 1879. 2 sisters, living with him in the institution. Is insane.

DeLarue, Nancy: Ashmore, not able-bodied (has fits), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted June 8, 1879. No other relatives living with her in the institution.

Millage, Mary: Charleston, not able-bodied (demented), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Nov. 7, 1879. 1 brother, 1 sister living with her in the institution. Is insane.

Dewitt, Charles: Humboldt twp, able-bodied (rascal), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Apr 13, 1879. No other relatives living with him in the institution.

Belfast, William: Mattoon, able-bodied, not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Apr 24, 1879. 1 sister living with him in the institution.

Baxter, John.: Charleston, not able-bodied (consumption), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted May 14, 1879. No other relatives living with him in the institution.

Walker, James: Mattoon, not able-bodied (crippled), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Sept 12, 1879. No other relatives living with him in the institution.

Smith, Harry: able-bodied, not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution. No other relatives living with him in the institution.

Fox, Sylvester: Mattoon, able-bodied, not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Jan. 9, 1880. He is the husband, his wife, 2 sons and 4 daughters live with him in the institution.

Fox, Axey: Mattoon, not able-bodied (poor health), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Jan. 9, 1880. She is the wife, her husband, 2 sons and 4 daughters live with her in the institution.

Fox, Cares: Mattoon, able-bodied, not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Jan. 9, 1880. Mother, father, 1 brother and 4 sisters live with him in the institution.

Fox, Lydia C.: Mattoon, not able-bodied (poor health), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Jan. 9, 1880. Mother, father, 2 brothers and 3 sisters live with her in the institution.

Fox, Silsby S.: Mattoon, not able-bodied (poor health), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Jan. 9, 1880. Mother, father, 2 brothers and 3 sisters live with her in the institution.

Fox, James A.: Mattoon, able-bodied, not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Jan. 9, 1880. Mother, father, 1 brother and 4 sisters live with him in the institution.

Fox, Bessie: Mattoon, not able-bodied (poor health), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, was born in the institution. Mother, father, 2 brothers and 3 sisters live with her in the institution.

Woodrum, Martha J.: Mattoon, not able-bodied (poor health), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Jan 9, 1880. 1 brother, 1 sister living with her in the institution. Enumerator's Note: Martha J. Woodrum is a daughter of Sylvester Fox.

Campbell, Isaac: Ashmore, not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted March 3, 1880 No other relatives living with him in the institution.

Rennels, James: Ashmore, not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, not born in the institution, admitted Apr 9, 1880. No other relatives living with him in the institution. Is deaf and dumb

Stretch, Theressa: Ashmore, not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, was born in the institution, admitted Apr. 9, 1880 No other relatives living with her in the institution.

Maples, J.J.: Ashmore, not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, was not born in the institution, admitted May 3, 1880 No other relatives living in the institution.

Kinzell, Henry: Ashmore, able-bodied, not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, was not born in the institution, admitted May 27, 1880 No other relatives living in the institution.

Fuqua, Mary L.: Hutton, not able-bodied, not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, was not born in the institution, admitted Sep 15, 1879 No other relatives living in the institution.

Corey, Jerry: Charleston, able-bodied (insane), not intemperate, not epileptic, never convicted of a crime, was not born in the institution, admitted Jan 16, 1878 No other relatives living in the institution.

Somers, Minnie M.: Farmington, Ill., - no other info checked. She is on a separate page of the schedule and has a line through her entry. She then shows up on the Inhabitants in Prison schedule.

Inhabitants in Prison

Somers, Minnie M.

Residence: Campbell, Coles Co., ILL

Place of imprisonment: county jail

Date of imprisonment: June 9, 1880

Alleged offense: vagabond

Winters, William

Residence: Mattoon, Coles Co., ILL

Place of imprisonment: county jail

Date of imprisonment: June 15, 1880

Alleged offense: Burglary

Number of days in jail or work-house: 90

Is the prisoner at hard labor: On street

Homeless Children

(Very hard to read these names)

Casly (?), Mahala - Charleston

Harber (?), Dora - Mattoon

Belfast, William - Mattoon

Walker, James - Mattoon

Smith, Isaac - Mattoon

Fox, Cares - Mattoon

Fox, Lydia C. - Mattoon

Fox, James A. - Mattoon

Fox, Bessie - Mattoon

Campbell, Isaac - Mattoon

Stretch, Theresa - Ashmore

--- (?), Mary

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