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Fulton County Home, Almshouse Register, 1877-1908
Transcription by ©2007 Donna Walton, expressly for ©Genealogy Trails,
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Birth and Parentage

 

Education

             

Date in

Date out

Name

Color

Sex

Age

Mar.
sole.

Place

Father

Mother

Residence

Read

Write

Occupation

Health

Habits

Cause of Pauperism

Township

Authority for admission

Property owned and remarks

page 21

                                     

11/8/1916

11/17/1916

Bliss, Margret

W

F

30

M

unknown someplace is U.S.

   

St. David

yes

yes

house work

poor

fair

husband had left her mind bad

Buckheart

George Dainty Supervisor

discharged back to husband

11/8/1916

11/17/1916

Bliss, Dortha

W

F

9

S

Illinois

   

St. David

yes

yes

none

good

good

here with mother

Buckheart

George Dainty Supervisor

same

11/8/1916

11/17/1916

Bliss, Aeria

W

F

11

S

Illinois

   

St. David

yes

yes

none

good

good

here with mother

Buckheart

George Dainty Supervisor

same

11/8/1916

11/17/1916

Bliss, Evelane

W

F

7

S

Illinois

   

St. David

yes

yes

none

good

good

here with mother

Buckheart

George Dainty Supervisor

same

11/8/1916

11/17/1916

Bliss, Alice

W

F

2

S

Illinois

   

St. David

   

none

good

good

here with mother

Buckheart

George Dainty Supervisor

same

11/17/1916

4/7/1917

Potts, Barney

W

M

46

S

Russia

   

Canton

yes

yes

barber

poor

fair

sick cripple no home

Canton

Homer Whaling Supervisor

to self keeping

11/17/1916

3/5/1917

Winter, Fred

W

M

80

S

Germany

   

Astoria

yes

yes

farm hand

poor

fair

old age no home

Vermont

Jobe Adams Supervisor

 

11/3/1916

12/21/1916

Rutledge, Walter

W

M

34

S

Illinois

   

Marrietta

yes

yes

chore hand

fair

fair

cripple no home

Harris

Harvey Paull Supervisore

 

11/28/1916

?

Ball, Joe

W

M

54

M

Illinois

   

Vermont

yes

yes

Veterinary a surgent {veteran a sergeant maybe???}

poor

fair

no home, sick

Vermont

Jobe Adams Supervisor

 

12/29/1916

4/13/1917

Blear, Oliver

W

M

60

M

Illinois

   

Banner

yes

yes

Common labor

poor

fair

right leg broken between ? And ankle

Banner

L.C. Ballard Supervisor

self keeping

3/27/1908

on page 29

Hampton, James

W

M

71

M

Alabama

   

Farmington

yes

yes

coal miner

fair

fair

old age no home

Farmington

A. T. Schnder Supervisor

 

8/30/1916

12/18/1916

Daner, Ealden

W

M

14

S

Illinois

   

Marrietta

yes

yes

none

fair

fair

mother dead father unknown

Harris

Harvey Paull Supervisore

discharged to the Illinois home and aid society Chicago Illinois

12/20/1919

3/8/1917

Ward, John

W

M

42

M

Marriland

   

Marrietta

yes

yes

Common labor

fair

fair

sick in for a few days

Harris

Harvey Paull Supervisore

 

1/9/1917

6/2/1917

Morgan, William

W

M

51

M

England

   

Norris

yes

yes

coal miner

fair

fair

rite foot frozen

Farmington

W.M. Anderson Supervisor

 

1/26/1917

4/15/1918

Emery, Lida

W

F

63

S

Illinois

   

Canton

yes

yes

house work

fair

fair

old age no home

Canton

Homer Whaling Supervisor

discharged 4-15-1918 to Bartinvill admited by order of H.S. Boyd Judge

1/26/1917

3/17/1917

Jones, Alice

W

F

14

S

Illinois

     

no

no

           

by Court, home in East St. Louis

1/26/1917

3/17/1917

Jones, Opal

W

F

16

S

Illinois

     

no

no

             

1/26/1917

3/17/1917

Jones Ruthie

W

F

11

S

Illinois

     

yes

yes

             

2/6/1917

2/22/1917

Ross, Mrs Elizabeth

W

F

92

M

New Jersey

dead

 

Canton

no

no

house work

poor

fair

old age cripple bedfast, no home

Canton

Homer Whaling Supervisor

died Feb 22 1917 at 12:30 at night

2/24/1917

4/22/1917

Rutledge, Walter

W

M

35

S

Illinois

   

Marrietta

yes

yes

chore hand

fair

fair

cripple no home

Harris

Harvey Paull Supervisore

to self support

2/19/1917

on page 23

Williams, Boney

W

M

66

M

Iowa

   

Canton

yes

yes

border tender

fair

fair

dropsy old age and no home

Canton

Homer Whaling Supervisor

 

page 22

                                     

2/26/1917

3/3/1917

Leeper, George

W

M

53

 

Illinois

   

Ellisville

yes

yes

farming

good

good

here for ??? Strok ??? Not able to stay at home

Ellisville

J.T. Culver Supervisor

 

2/27/1917

4/27/1917

Smith, Emmie Della

W

F

33

S

Illinois

   

Vermont

no

no

work *ooming

fair

fair

silley no home, parents dead county charge

Vermont

Jobe Adams Supervisore

to *inking home for the feeble minded

3/3/1917

4/6/1917

Mason, Margaret Alice

W

F

39

M

Illinois

   

Smithfield

no

no

house work

fair

fair

not bright

Cass

John W Robertson Supervisor

back to husband self support

3/3/1917

4/6/1917

Mason, Bessia

W

F

12

 

Illinois

   

Smithfield

no

no

 

fair

fair

with mother

Cass

John W Robertson Supervisor

 

3/3/1917

4/6/1917

Mason, Berna I*a

W

F

9

 

Illinois

   

Smithfield

no

no

 

fair

fair

with mother

Cass

John W Robertson Supervisor

 

3/3/1917

4/6/1917

Mason, Lanson

W

M

7

 

Illinois

   

Smithfield

no

no

 

fair

fair

with mother

Cass

John W Robertson Supervisor

 

3/3/1917

4/6/1917

Mason, Willie

W

M

5

 

Illinois

   

Smithfield

no

no

 

fair

fair

with mother

Cass

   

3/3/1917

4/6/1917

Mason, Francis

W

M

3

 

Illinois

   

Smithfield

no

no

 

fair

fair

with mother

Cass

John W Robertson Supervisor

 

3/23/1917

on page 29

Clewley, Danieal

W

M

76

M

?

   

Lewistown

yes

yes

driving a ***ling

fair

fair

old age no home

Lewistown

John Kennedy Supervisor

 

3/30/1917

on page 29

Roberts, Angeline

W

F

83

M

Virginia

   

Avon

yes

yes

house work

fair

fair

old age no home

Union

G.M.Clayberg Supervisor

 

4/15/1917

4-31-1917

Ellis, William

W

M

64

S

Illinois

   

none

yes

yes

farming

fair

fair

in for a few days

Canton

C.B. Coleman Supervisor

 

3/13/1917

10/3/1917

Haggie, Mrs

W

F

80

M

Pennsylvania

   

Canton

yes

yes

house work

poor

good

sick, old age no home

Canton

Homer Whaling Supervisor

 

4/17/1917

7/17/1917

Fee, Hugh

W

M

79

S

Ireland

   

St. David

yes

yes

coal miner

fair

fair

old age no home

Buckheart

George Dainty Supervisor

 

4/18/1917

4/22/1917

Wilson, James

W

M

78

M

England

   

in Orion TP

yes

yes

farming

poor

good

sick no home

Orion

W.M. Taff Supervisor

removed by John Homer

4/24/1917

5/18/1917

Miller Marid

   

32

M

Illinois

   

Rantoul

yes

yes

house work

good

fair

deserted by her husband

Sha* Co.

C.B. Coleman of Canton


4/24/1917

5/18/1917

Miller, Grace

   

12

 

Illinois

   

Rantoul

yes

               

4/24/1917

5/18/1917

Miller Dealbert

   

5

 

Missouri

   

Rantoul

                 

4/24/1917

5/18/1917

Miller, Viola

   

2

 

Missouri

   

Rantoul

                 

4/24/1917

5/18/1917

Miller, Baby

   

2 months

 

Missouri

   

Rantoul

                 

5/1/1917

5/5/1917

Miller Charles

W

M

48

M

Illinois

   

London Mills

yes

yes

farm hand

fair

fair

collar bone out of place

Young Hickory

Jay Harlan Supervisor

 

5-?-1917

9/17/1917

Powell, Frank

W

M

57

S

Iowa

   

**avia

no

no

farm work

fair

fair

 

Pleasant

H.J. Boozell supervisor

 

page 23

                                     

5/28/1917

6/27/1917

Vion, J.B

W

M

57

S

Illinois

   

Canton

no

no

common labor

poor

fair

sick

Canton

C.B. Coleman

 

6/20/1917

6/24/1917

Slaton, William

W

M

62

M

     

Lewistown

                 

6/21/1917

9/15/1918

Smithe, David H

W

M

37

M

Illinois

   

Canton

yes

yes

rail roading

fair

fair

hurt leg in ? Shot no means

Canton

C.B. Coleman

 

7/20/1917

2/18/1917

Wilson, Mat

W

M

73

M

Ohio

   

Canton

no

no

coal miner

fair

fair

no home

Canton

C.B. Coleman

to self support

7/25/1917

9/4/1918

Hunt, Ead

W

M

65

M

Canada

   

Canton

yes

yes

painter

fair

fair

out of work, no home

Canton

C.B. Coleman

 

6/27/1917

8/7/1917

Chisam, Dameon

W

M

77

S

Scotland

   

none

no

no

common labor

fair

fair

a rounder in for a few days

Canton

C.B. Coleman

 

8/16/1917

9/19/1917

Warfield, Andrew

W

M

46

S

Illinois

   

Canton

yes

yes

common labor

poor

fair

weak heart

Canton

C.B. Coleman

 

8/23/1917

9/15/1917

Brininger, Wesley

W

M

84

M

Kentucky

   

Canton

no

no

farming

poor

fair

old age sick no home

Canton

C.B. Coleman

 

8/23/1917

2/12/1918

Vandyke, Earney

W

M

12

 

Illinois

   

Canton

yes

yes

none

good

fair

father in jail no home

Canton

C.B. Coleman

 

8/23/1917

2/12/1918

Vandyke, Russel

W

M

8

 

Illinois

   

Canton

yes

yes

none

good

fair

father in jail no home

Canton

C.B. Coleman

 

8/23/1917

2/12/1918

Vandyke, Paul

W

M

6

 

Illinois

   

Canton

no

no

none

good

fair

father in jail no home

Canton

C.B. Coleman

 

9/9/1917

10/15/1917

Rubish, John

W

M

63

M

Austria

   

Canton

yes

yes

miner

poor

fair

sick no home

Canton

C.B. Coleman

 

9/9/1917

 

Stevson, Eliza

W

F

90

M

Pennsylvania

   

Vermont

yes

yes

house work

poor

good

 

Vermont

Jobe Adams

 

9/15/1917

11/17/1917

Sprinkle, Jeff

W

M

60

S

Kentucky

   

Avon

no

no

none

fair

fair

no home

Union

G.M. Clayberg

 

10/2/1917

11/17/1917

Broadstone, Mary Ann

W

F

60

S

Illinois

   

Bryant

no

no

none

fair

fair

no home

Buckheart

Geo. Dainty

to Bartinvill

10/14/1917

10/30/1917

Prion, Anna

W

F

17

S

Illinois

   

Banner

yes

yes

house work

poor

fair

sick & no care

Banner

Juo Rouston

 

11/6/1917

4/2/1918

McCann, Barney

W

M

66

M

New York

   

Canton

yes

yes

labor

poor

fair

no home

Canton

C.B. Coleman

 

11/21/1917

4/2/1918

Hibbs, Alfred

W

M

67

M

Pennsylvania

   

Vermont

no

no

farmer

poor

fair

no home

Vermont

Jobe Adams

 

12/9/1917

on page 29

Williams, Boney or N.B.

W

M

67

M

Iowa

   

Canton

yes

yes

Clerk or Bar tender

fair

fair

sprained ankle no home

Canton

C.B. Coleman

 

12/11/1917

2/7/1918

Ellis, William

W

M

64

S

New Jersey

   

Lewistown

yes

yes

farmer

fair

fair

sick and no home

Lewistown

   

12/16/1917

3/17/1918

Heddin, Harry

W

M

32

 

Illinois

   

Canton

yes

yes

common labor

fair

fair

no able to care for him at home

Canton

C.B. Coleman

went to Cuba Illinois

page 24

                                     

Date in

Date out

Name

Color

Sex

Age

Mar.
sole.

Place

Father

Mother

Residence

Read

Write

Occupation

Health

Habits

Cause of Pauperism

Township

Authority for admission

Property owned and remarks

12/19/1917

12/23/1917

Austin, Joseph

W

M

87

M

     

Bernadotte

yes

yes

truck gardner

fair

fair

old age and no home

Bernadotte

O.J. Moorhouse

died 12-23-1917

12/29/1917

1/22/1918

Woody, Mrs Mary

W

F

56

M

Illinois

   

Canton

yes

yes

house work

good

good

no home to live in ?

Canton

C.B. Coleman

taken out by her son

1/8/1918

1/21/1918

Breese, Mrs. Rebecca

W

F

39

M

Illinois

   

Banner

yes

yes

house keeper

good

good

home but no support as husband won't work

Banner

John Rouston

taken out by her father Mr Wm Deaney

1/8/1918

1/21/1918

Deaney, Florence May

W

F

faded

             

none

good

good

here with mother

Banner

John Rouston

taken out by grandfather Wm. Deaney

1/8/1918

1/21/1918

Breese, Luther Eugene

   

3 wks

             

none

good

good

here with mother

Banner

John Rouston

taken out by grandfather Wm. Deaney

1/10/1918

 

Dowell, Charlie

W

M

48

M

Illinois

   

Canton

yes

yes

Common labor

fair

fair

out of work, no home

Canton

C.B. Coleman

 

1/15/1918

2/10/1918

Raieski, Stanley

W

M

39

S

Russia

   

Ellisville

?

?

miner

poor

fair

Consumption no means Mother at feeble minded home at Lincoln Illinois

Young Hickory

Jay Harlan Supervisor

died at 12:30 p.m. Feb 10 1918

2/1/1918

2/12/1918

Oviett, Freeman Harrison

W

M

9

S

Illinois

Mr Elijah Oviett

Mrs Elijah Oviett

Canton

yes

yes

none

good

fair

father at Bartonvill, mother at feeble minded home in Lincold Illinois

Canton

C.B. Coleman

taken to Normal Illinois by Sheriff Draper 2-12-1918

2/1/1918

2/12/1918

Oviet, Little Veda

W

F

4

S

Illinois

   

Canton

no

no

none

good

fair

father at Bartonvill, mother at feeble minded home in Lincold Illinois

Canton

C.B. Coleman

taken to Normal Illinois by Sheriff Draper 2-12-1918

2/3/1918

3/22/1919

Woody, Mrs Mary

W

F

56

M

Illinois

     

yes

yes

house work

good

good

no house to live in at present

Canton

C.B. Coleman

 

2/3/1918

5/10/1918

Rutledge, Walter

W

M

31

S

Illinois

   

Marrietta

yes

yes

chore hand

fair

fair

cripple no house

Harris

David Sullivan

left F.C. House at midnight May 10-1918

2/9/1918

3/27/1918

Denny, Robert

W

M

50

M

Missouri

   

Canton

yes

yes