1880 Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes

 

for

 

Dawson County, Nebraska

 

 


Blind

 

Pg. #

Line #

Name

City & Co.

Self Support?

Age Blind.

Occ.

Form of blind.

Cause

Total Blind?

Semi blind?

Inmate of Institution

Length of time in Inst.

Discharge

Insane

Idiotic

Deaf-Mute

6

36 Lee James Plum Creek, Dawson No 48   Fever               x



Deaf Mutes

 

Pg. #

Line #

Name

City & Co.

Self Support?

Age Deaf

Occ.

Cause

Semi. Mute

Semi Deaf

Inmate of Institution

Length of time in Inst.

Discharge

Insane

Idiotic

Blind

6

36 Lee James Plum Creek Dawson No 48 Fever   Yes           x
1 4 Prichard George M.* Precinct No. 2, Dawson   B   x?              
15 14 Pickerny? John Precinct No. 2, Dawson     Scarlet Fever     State institution for deaf ?and? dumb?          
1 22 Allen Edward Overton, Dawson                      

*I am puzzled in attempting to report this boy. He can't speak so as to be understood by a stranger, and only ???? by his parents, I believe. He is not as "bright" as the rest of the children. In fact he appears partly idiotic to me. The parents say doctors tell them that the salivary glands are so affected that the saliva flows continuous and profusely-They say he can be sent on errands and to do ordinary work. He can hear and see they ?? as well as any ????; but I think his hearing is ?????.

 


Inhabitants in Prison

 

Pg. #

Line #

Name

City & Co.

Place of imprisonment

US, State or City prisoner

Why in prison

Date of Incarceration

Alleged Offense

Sentence

Hard Labor? What?

Working inside or outside walls of prison

Labor Contracted out

Dawson County Jail

18 27 Claire Charles E. Arapahoe, Furnace County Jail State Awaiting trial April 13 80 Malice        
?9 28 Sanford Charles Arapahoe, Furnace County Jail State Awaiting trial   Steal horse        
?0 45 Olive Ir?? P.                    

 


Insane

 

Pg. #

Line #

Name

City & Co.

Inmate of Institution

Disease

Duration of present attack

Number of attacks

Age 1st attack occurred

Usually under lock and key

Restrained

Inmate of hospital or asylum insane?

Length of time in such place?

Discharge

Epileptic Suicidal

Homicidal

12

1 Adams John A. Wood River, Dawson                          



Pauper and Indigent Inhabitants in institutions,
Poor houses or asylums or boarded at public expense

 

Pg. #

Line #

Name

City & Co.

How supported

Able Bodied

Habitually intemperate

epileptic

Convicted of crime

Disabled

Born in house?

Date admission

Others family members in house?

Blind

Deaf Dumb Insane

Idiotic

17

45 Miller Anna Precinct No. 2, Dawson At cost of county                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transcribed and Contributed by:  Shauna Williams

 

 

 

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