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1880 Jasper County, IL Federal Census Schedules of Handicapped, Dependent & Delinquent Inhabitants of Illinois

(Original terminology and spellings are used)

Insane Inhabitants

Name	Residence when at home	Form of Disease	Duration of present attack	Total # of attacks	Age at which first attack occurred	Does this person require to be usually or often kept in a cell under lock and key
Chapman, Emily	Fox twp	Melancholia			23	yes
Has this person ever been an inmate of any hospital or asylum for the insane? Jacksonville Total length of time spent by him/her during life in such asylums: 1 Date of discharge: 1871 Is this person homicidal? yes
Jackson Poor	Latona	Monumania	4 yrs	1	34	no
Has this person ever been an inmate of any hospital or asylum for the insane? Anna Total length of time spent by him during life in such asylums: 3 yrs Date of discharge: Oct. 1879
Riley, John	Latona	Monumania	2 yrs	1	42	no
Has this person ever been an inmate of any hospital or asylum for the insane? No

Deaf-Mutes

"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
Cramer, Louisa E.	Granville twp	partly
Cramer, Sarah E.	Granville twp	partly
Cohoon, J.	Granville twp	no					idiotic
Clark, Rosa	Granville twp	yes		scarlet fever
Hamlin, Alma	Granville twp	partly		scarlet fever
Gooden, Albert J.	Granville twp	no	birth
Hicks, William	Granville twp	yes
Michal Matt	St. Marie	no	birth		no
Strotner, Maria	St. Marie	yes	birth		no
Murdock, James W.	St. Marie	no	birth		no
Lee William	Grove twp
Strutner, Mary		yes	birth	born deaf & dumb	no	no
Raef, Leo	Town of Fox						insane, blind?
Hackstad, Chas	N. Muddy twp	no	2	spinal fever		no
Fry, Jesse	Latona	no	2			Jacksonville
Caldwell, Mary	Newton	no	birth
Heady, John	Fox twp	partly	5		semi-mute	Jacksonville 4 years, released 1870
Fulk, Matens (?)	South Muddy	partly	2	croop	semi-mute, semi-deaf
Meaks, Jas.
Sagler, John	Wade twp						idiotic
Andrews, Clarinda	Crooked Creek twp
Louis, Ann	Crooked Creek 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

Blind

(none of these folks went to an institution, so I've left out that column)

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)
Walker, Mary	South Muddy	No	24		Cerebro Spinal Fever	totally
Rude, William	South Muddy	Partly	50		Neuralgia	semi
Worthy, William	South Muddy	Partly	30			semi
Hastings, Julie	South Muddy	Partly	9	Reena. of the eye		semi
Said, Thomas	South Muddy	Partly	36		Erysipelas	semi
Neal, Thomas	Willow Hill twp
Lovings, Louisa	West Liberty
Yaby (or Yaley?), James B.	Willow Hill			almost blind
Michal Matt	St. Marie
Bevis, John	Wade twp	no	39		ulcerated sore eyes	semi
Johnson, Lizzie	Wade twp	no	5		tumor on the brain	totally
Klice, Laura	Wade twp	partly	21		cause not known
Stewart, Isaac	Wade twp		30		injury recd while in the army	semi
Rodgers, Mary A.	Wade twp	partly	23		not known	totally
Lida, Catherine	Crooked Crk twp
Frasure, Melton	Grove twp	no	2		Catarrk of head	totally

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.

[Original Terminology and spellings used]

"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 ansered as fully as possible. Enumerators will, therefore, after making the proper entires 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)
Chriss, John		partly	birth		natural	no
Christoin, William		partly	birth		natural	no
Thompson, James	New Liberty	no		from birth	natural	no
Fletcher, David	Wade twp	partly			large
Sagler, John	Wade	no	5	Fright	large		deaf, epileptic
Plank, Wesley J.	St. Marie	no	10		natural
Lovel Dobins	Latona	no	3	spinal fever	very large	no
Clifford N. Clemons	Granville twp	no		not known	large		paralyzed right & left side
Harker, Lucinda	Crooked Crk twp						deaf
Brackny, Elzy	Grove twp	no	4	winter (?) fever	small	no
Webster, Anna	Grove twp		none - died since
Gary, Angeline	South Muddy	partly	7	fright	natural
Conly, Davison	South Muddy	partly	4	pneumonia Fever	natural
George Christian	Newton
William J. Blake	Newton

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 idiots 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.

Homeless Children

Kelley, Harriett:

Wade twp. Child's mother and father both deceased. Has the origin of this child been respectable? Yes

No other columns checked. (Child was not illegitimate, was never convicted of a crime or sentenced, was not rescued from criminal surroundings, was not blind, a deaf-mute, insane or an idiot)

Thresher, Henry H.:

Grove twp. No other columns checked

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