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Fulton County Home, Almshouse Register, 1877-1908
Transcription by ©2007 Donna Walton, expressly for ©Genealogy Trails,
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No.

NAME

sex

age

color

occupation

civil cond

birthplace

parentage

residence

Education

Health

Habits

Date of Admission

property

Authority for Admission

Supposed Cause of Pauperism

Date of Discharge

Remarks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

father

mother

 

read

write

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Polly McBroom

F

70

W

housekeeper

?

Indiana

 

 

Putnam

yes

yes

good

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

Supervisor of Twp

Insanity

 

very industrious

 

2

Carmella Fairchild

F

72

W

 

 

N.Y.

 

 

Putnam

no

no

G

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

Supervisor of Twp

Insanity

Aug 24, 1878

filthy, died

 

3

Henry McClatchy

M

41

W

laborer

S

Illinois

 

 

Buckhart Twp

yes

yes

G

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 of Buckhart

Insanity

Mar 1, 1880

obstinate

 

4

Frances Howard

F

52

W

 

S

Kentucky

 

 

Pleasant Twp

no

no

G

 

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 of Punant Twp

Insanity

Jan 8, 1881

filthy, died

 

5

Ann Jones

F

38

w

 

S

Illinois

 

 

*urtain Twp

no

?

G

 

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 of Curtain Twp

Idiocy

March 2, 1904

industrious

 

6

William Purse

M

34

W

 

S

Illinois

 

 

Lewiston Twp

no

?

G

?

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 of Lewiston Twp

Idiocy

 

disagreeable

 

7

Elizabeth Lowell

F

54

W

 

W

England

 

 

unknown

no

no

G

 

Sept. 1, 1877

none

Sheriff of Co.

Insanity

 

meloncholy

 

8

Helen E McClure

F

38

W

teacher

D

Michigan

 

 

Cantor

yes

yes

nervous

 

Sept. 1, 1877

none

Supervisor Canton

Insanity

 

 

 

9

Rhona Donohugh

F

54

W

housekeeper

W

?

 

 

Astoria Twp

yes

yes

has fits

 

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Astoria Twp

Insanity

 

 

 

10

George Cooper

M

40

W

 

S

Illinois

 

 

[unreadable]

no

no

?

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

Liverpool Twp

Palsia

 

 

 

11

John *oney

M

39

W

 

S

Germany

 

 

 

yes

smeared

G

?

Sept. 1, 1877

none

without authority

Insanity

 

 

 

12

Isaac Bl*rdon

M

42

W

farmer

W

Indiana

 

 

[unreadable]

yes

yes

G

 

Sept. 1, 1877

none

Supervisore Canton

Insanity

 

 

 

13

James Foster

M

69

W

Boatman

W

Va

 

 

Liverpool Twp

no

no

G

 

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Liverpool Twp

Paralytic

May 22, 1879

 

 

14

Isaac Nickerson

M

81

W

laborer

W

Canada

 

 

[unreadable]

yes

yes

G

?

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Liverpool Twp

poor

 

died Dec. 20th 187?

 

15

John McIntire

M

64

W

laborer

S

Ireland

 

 

[unreadable]

yes

yes

G

T

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Canton Twp

indolant

 

 

 

16

Gustarves Ben******

M

43

W

 

S

Sweden

 

 

[unreadable]

yes

yes

G

T

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 orion Twp

Insanity

 

[unreadable]

 

17

Harriet Smith

F

55

W

 

S

Vermont

 

 

Farmington Twp

no

no

G

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Farmington

Blindness

 

[unreadable]

 

18

Joel Potter

M

79

W

teamster

W

N Jersey

 

 

Canton Twp

yes

?

G

?

Sept. 1, 1877

none

Canto Twp

old age & poverty

 

disagreeable

 

19

Lyman Brown

M

77

W

laboer

M

New York

 

 

[unreadable]

yes

yes

G

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 ? Twp

cancer in eye

April 7, 1880

died from old age

 

20

Mrs Lyman Brown

F

71

W

housekeeper

M

Pennsylvania

 

 

[unreadable]

yes

no

G

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 ? Twp

poverty

 

 

 

21

William Heston

M

83

W

farmer

W

Pennsylvania

 

 

Union Twp

yes

yes

G

 

Sept. 1, 1877

none

Union Twp

cancer in jaw

 

sent to ? Feb ?

 

22

ink stain' McFarlin

M

40

W

laborer

W

Illinois

 

 

Lewiston Twp

yes

yes

G

T

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Lewiston Twp

has fits

Aug 21, 1878

died

 

23

Maria Bunnels

F

35

W

 

S

Illinois

 

 

Orion Twp

yes

no

G

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Orion Twp

simple idiotic

 

 

 

24

Olive B Bunnels

F

?

W

 

S

Illinois

 

 

Orion Twp

no

no

G

 

Sept. 1, 1877

none

Orion Twp

Bastard

 

 

 

25

Catharine ***inport

F

45

W

 

W

New York

 

 

Buckhart Twp

yes

no

G

I

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Buckhart Twp

opium eater

May 8, 1879

died

 

26

John Cox

M

86

W

laborer

W

Ohio

 

 

Waterford Twp

no

yes

G

I

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Waterford Twp

Blindness

 

died Feb 27, 28??

 

27

Christian D Clark

M

74

W

farmer

W

New York

 

 

Canton Twp

yes

yes

G

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

Canton Twp

Paralytic

 

died

 

27

Laura Mendenhall

F

24

W

 

S

Illinois

 

 

L***town Twp

yes

yes

G

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Lewiston Twp

feebleminded pregnant

April 16, ????

child born Dec 15

 

28

Thomas Miles

M

57

W

fisherman

W

Georgia

 

 

L***town Twp

yes

yes

G

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Lewiston Twp

cripple

May 20, 1879

sent away

 

29

Eliza Smith

F

57

W

 

S

Va

 

 

Astoria Twp

yes

no

G

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Astona Twp

Rheumatism cripple

 

died Oct 7th, 1877

 

30

Charles A [unreadable]

M

37

W

farmer

M

Ohio

 

 

Orion Twp

yes

no

consumption

T

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Orion Twp

consumption

 

 

 

30

Rachel Parish

F

17

W

 

S

Illinois

 

 

[unreadable]

yes

no

G

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Curtain Twp

feeble minded

aug 14, 1878

[unreadable]

 

31

Zachariah Foot

M

53

W

teamster

M

Kentucky

 

 

Buckhart Twp

yes

no

asthma

T

Sept. 1, 1877

none

Buckhart Twp

Asthma

Dec 17, 1878

died

 

32

Lucy Foot

F

69

W

housekeeper

M

 

 

 

Buckhart Twp

yes

no

consumption

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Buckhart Twp

consumption

Sept 14, 1878

died

 

33

Alexander Reffit

M

20

W

 

S

Missouri

 

 

[unreadable]

no

no

good

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 ? Twp

Blindness

Sept 15, 1878

 

 

34

Shell Reffit

M

52

W

laboer

S

Missouri

 

 

[unreadable]

no

yes

good

T

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 ? Twp

scrofulous

 

 

 

35

Sarah [unreadable]

F

25

W

 

S

Illinois

 

 

Pleasant Twp

yes

yes

good

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Pleasant Twp

fits

 

died Feb 18, ????

 

36

Thatcher Perkins

M

33

W

 

S

Virginia

 

 

Woodland Twp

yes

yes

G

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Woodland Twp

fits

July 16, 1880

died

 

37

Julius Smith

M

52

W

laboer

S

Virginia

 

 

Farmington Twp

no

no

G

T

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Farmington

partly blind

 

 

 

38

Micael Buddy

M

53

W

Rail Roader

S

Ireland

 

 

?

yes

yes

G

T

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Orion Twp

sore leg

discharged

April ?,

 

39

Adam [unreadable]

M

57

W

farmer

S

Ohio

 

 

?

yes

yes

G

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 ? Twp

D**le

 

 

 

40

[unreadable]

F

34

W

 

S

Illinois

 

 

Buckhart Twp

yes

no

G

A

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 Buckhart Twp

Insanity

 

 

 

41

[unreadable]

M

38

W

farmer

W

Illinois

 

 

?

yes

yes

?

T

Sept. 1, 1877

none

 ? Twp

[unreadable]

 

[unreadable]

 

 

Alfred Walters

M

2

W

 

S

Illinois

 

 

?

no

no

G

A

Mar 11, 1878

 

 Canton Twp

? Hip

 

 

 

 

John Savill

M

43

W

laborer

S

England

 

 

Buckhart Twp

yes

yes

G

T

Apr 3, 1878

 

 Canton Twp

? Taking

 

Oct 2 1878

by ? Hagaus

 

Hanna M Smith

F

10

W

 

S

Illinois

 

 

[unreadable]

no

no

G

A

Apr 15, 1878

 

 Farmington

poor

 

 

taken by ? After 15th 1878

 

T. S. Cox

M

73

W

? Keeper

D

England

 

 

Canton Twp

yes

yes

G

T

Apr 19, 1878

 

 Burn*dot

fits

 

May 1 1878

ran away

 

Joseph Lundrey

M

85

W

laborer

W

France

   

ca?s

no

no

G

A

May 1,1878

 

 Union

? Leg

 

June 5 1878

died

 

Israel Lundrey

M

30

W

 

S

Illinois

   


no

no

G

T

June 18, 1878

 

 Lewiston Twp

ague

     
 

Eli Huffman

M

9

W

 

S

Illinois

   

Putnam

yes

no

G

A

June 15, 1878

 

 Lewiston Twp

consumption

 

Sept 20 1880

 
 

Flora A. Bowen

F

6

W

 

S

Missouri

   

Buckhart Twp

yes

no

G

A

July 30, 1878

 

 Canton Twp

poor

     
 

William Williams

M

35

W

laborer

S

Wales

   

Canton Twp

yes

yes

G

D

July 30, 1878

 

 Canton Twp

poor

 

Mar 6 1880

home with [[unreadable]]

 

?. T. Ho**ks

M

19

W

laborer

S

Missouri

   

Canton Twp

yes

yes

ague

 

Aug 5, 1878

 

 Canton Twp

poor

 

Sep 10 1878

 
 

John Hagerty

M

63

W

laborer

S

Ireland

   

Banner

   

ague

T

Aug 5, 1878

 

 Canton Twp

poor

 

Sep 10 1878

 
 

Nathian *awn

M

56

W

hunter

M

Vermont

   

Liverpool Twp

yes

no

ague

A

Sept 19, 1878

 

 ? Twp

 

Oct 26 1878

died

 
 

Thomas Hudley

M

20

M

[unreadable]

S

Ireland

   

Banner

no

no

ague

T

Sept 21, 1878

 

 Lewiston Twp

?

Mar 1 1879

   
 

Nellie Taylor

F

20

W

 

S

Illinois

   

Canton Twp

yes

no

?

I

Sept 23, 1878

 

 Canton Twp

pregnant

Jan 2 187?

   
 

Martha Guimous[?]

F

23

W

housekeeper

M

Illinois

   

Astoria Twp

yes

no

G

A

Oct 20 1818

 

 Vermont

consumption

Jan 7 1879

died

 

17

John Johnson

M

45

W

shoemaker

S

Sweden

   

[unreadable]

yes

yes

G

D

Oct 20 1818

 

 Vermont

poor

? 7 1870

   

18

Maggie Withum

F

16

W

 

S

Illinois

   

Banner

yes

no

G

A

Oct 20 1818

 

 Vermont

poor

? 71870

   
 

Jackson Absher

M

48

W

 

S

Illinois

   

Putnam

no

no

G

T

   

 Vermont

poor

? 7 1870

   
 

Louella Smith

F

34

W

 

S

Mass.

   

Putnam