Adams County, Iowa
1880 Social Statistics Schedule
| Deaf |
| Number of Page | Line # | Name | City or Town | County | Self-supporting | Age which deafness occured | Cause of deafness, if known. | Is this person semi-Mute? | Semi-deaf? | Ever been an inmate of an institution for deaf-mutes? If yes, give the name of such institution. | Total length of time spent in any such institution? | Year of discharge | Is this person also insane? | Is he (or she) idiotic? | Blind? |
| 26 | 48 | Nelson Josephine | Douglas Township | Adams | no | 2 | Lung Fever | | / | no | | | | | |
| 7 | 6 | Thompson John James | Corning | Adams | yes | 1 | Brain Fever | | | Jacksonville Ill & Indianapolis | 7 | 1879 | | | |
| 2 | 9 | Kepner, Gideon | Carl Township | Adams | yes | B | | | | Indianapolis | 6yr | | | | |
| 2 | 10 | Kepner, Mary Ann | Carl Township | Adams | yes | B | | | | Indianapolis | 6yr | | | | |
| 2 | 15 | Palmer, Joseph | Carl Township | Adams | yes | B | | yes | yes | none | | | | | |
| 2 | 15 | Palmer, Sarah R | Carl Township | Adams | yes | 14 | White Swelling | yes | yes | none | | | | | |
| 2 | 20 | Palmer, Lena | Carl Township | Adams | yes | B | | yes | no | none | | | | / | |
| 9 | 31 | Wilson, Henry | Carl Township | Adams | yes | B | | | | Indianapolis | 4yr | | | | |
| 26 | 31 | Joshua Sutton | Brooks | Adams | partly | B | | | / | Institution of Council Bluffs | 5 | 1878 | | | |
| 26 | 32 | Francis Sutton | Brooks | Adams | partly | B | | | / | Institution of Council Bluffs | 5 | 1878 | | | |
| 35 | 34 | John Hayes | Brooks | Adams | partly | B | | | | Institution of Council Bluffs | 7 | 1880 | | | |
| 35 | 37 | ? Hayes | Brooks | Adams | no | B | | / | / | Institution of Council Bluffs | 1 | | | | |
| Blind |
| Number of Page | Number of Line | Name | City or Town | County | Is he or she self-supporting | Age which blindness occured | Form of blindness | Supposed cause of blindness | Is the person totally blind? | Is the person semi-blind | Has this person ever been an inmate of an institution for deaf-mutes? If yes, give the name of such institution. | What has been the total length of time spent by him (or her) in any such institution? | Date of he (or her) discharge. (year only) | Is this person also insane? | Is he (or she) also idiotic? |
| 19 | 16 | Samuel Drake | Douglas Township | Adams | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | 7 | James H Burch | Douglas Township | Adams | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | 37 | ?, Walker | Brooks | Adams | ? | 64 | | | / | | | | | | |
| 7 | 12 | Clafy, Rachel | Nevinville | Adams | partly | 50 | | sore eyes | / | | | | | | |
| 14 | 3 | Cushi, Barbara | Colony | Adams | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | 4 | ? Eunice | Washington | Adams | partly | | total | scrofule | / | | She has not | | | | |
| 8 | 22 | Skidmore Jane | Washington | Adams | no | | total | neurolgia | / | | She has not | | | | |
| Idiots |
| Page Number | Line Number | Name | City or Town | County |
Self-supporting | Age which idiocy occured | Cause of idiocy | Size of head. (Large, small, or natural.) |
"Has this person ever been an inmate of a training school for idiots? If yes name the said training school. | Total length of time spent by him (or her) during life in any such training school or training schools. | Year of discharge | Is this person also insane? | Is he (or she) also blind? | Is he (or she) also deaf? | Is he (or she) also an epileptic? |
| 3 | 4 | Widner Alice | Corning | Adams | No | 6 | unknown | natural | no | | | no | no | no | yes |
| 37 | 31 | Thompson Jane | Quincy Township | Adams | No | B | | natural | no | | | no | no | no | yes |
| 12 | 37 | Erskine Claussa | Corning | Adams | NO | 4 | Brain Fever | natural | no | | | no | no | no | no |
| 33 | 31? | Wilmarth Stephen | Quincy ? | Adams | Yes | B | unknown | natural | | | | no | no | no | no |
| 13 | 18 | Mahony Nellie | Corning | Adams | NO | 1 | fright ?? | larger | | | | no | no | no | no |
| 1 | 22 | Rose W ? | Carl Township | Adams | Partly | B | | small | No | | | | | | |
| 2 | 8 | Perry Aminda | Carl Township | Adams | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | 20 | Palmer, Lenor | Carl Township | Adams | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | 26 | Clara Hart | Nodaway Township | Adams | ? | B | | Natural | | | | | | | |
| 23 | 22 | Parkinson Pearl | Union | Adams | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | 36 | Wood Bennie | Washington | Adams | No | 16 | A Fall on ice | natural | no | | | / | | | / |
| 20 | 15 | Schooling Harlan | Washington | Adams | NO | B | Idiotic from birth | small | no | | | | | | |
| 8 | 2 | Peterson George | Washington | Adams | | | | | | | | | | | |
| In the case of "Wood" I could get very little information. He does not know enought to eat when hungry. Requires continual watching. |
| "Schooling" is very pleasant, but knows nothing of any value. I think he should be put in school. His mother is the insane person reported alone. She has had 4 or 5 children since her insanity. She and her husband are 1st cousins. -Ella, a, g, Karsod ??S |
| Insane |
| Page Number | Line Number | Name | City or Town | County |
If now an inmate of an institution, is this person a pay patient? | Form of Disease | Duration of present attack |
Total number of attacks. | "Age at which first attack occurred. | Does this person require to be in a call or other apartment under lock and key, either by day or at night? | Does this person require to be usually or often restrained by any mechanical appliance, such as a strap, strait-jacket? and if yes, state the character of the appliance used. | Has this person ever been an inmate of any hospital or asylum for the insane? If yes, name the said hospital or asylum. | What has been the total length of time spent by him (or her) during life in such asylums? | Date of discharge (year only). | Is this person also an epileptic? |
| 45 | ? | Stoner Lillie E | Quincy Township | Adams | no | Mania | 1yr | 1 | | no | no | Hospital for Ins. Mt. Pleasant | 8 mos | | no |
| 34 | 47 | Krebs Mary | Quincy Township | Adams | no | Melancholia | intermittent | | 30 | no | no | Hospital for Ins. Mt. Pleasant | 1 week | 1878 | no |
| 7 | 8 | Thompson Ann | Corning | Adams | no | - - - | | | | no | no | - - | | - | - |
| 20 | 13 | Schooling Caroline | Washington | Adams | | Melancholia - she recives no company will not speak to a stranger runs off has to be watched constantly. | | | | | | | | | 12 yrs |
| Pauper and Indigent |
| Number of Page | Number of Line | Name | City or Town | County | How supported? | Is this person able-bodied? | Is he (or she) habitually intemperate? | Is he (or she) epileptic? | Has he (or she) ever been convicted of crime? | If disabled, state form of disability (cripped, consumption, dropsy, old age, lying-in, etc.). | Was this person born in this institution? | Date of admission. (Give day or month and the year. The latter in two figures, thus: Jan. 15 '79) | What other members of the family of this person are in this establishment? | Date of discharge (year only). | note |
| 3 | 23 | Hann William | Prescott Township | Adams | At cost of county | no | no | no | no | Consumption | | | | | |
| 25 | 43 | H?? David | Grant Township | Adams | At cost of county | no | no | no | no | Old Age | | May 3 '80 | | | |
| 34 | 14 | Rowley Sarah | Grant Township | Adams | At cost of county | no | no | no | no | | | May 1 '79 | 2 sons, 2 daughters | | |
| 34 | 15 | Rowley Hrauk | Grant Township | Adams | At cost of county | no | no | no | no | | | May 1 '79 | | | |
| 34 | 16 | Rowley Ellen | Grant Township | Adams | At cost of county | no | no | no | no | | | May 1 '79 | | | |
| 34 | 17 | Rowley Elizabeth | Grant Township | Adams | At cost of county | no | no | no | no | | | May 1 '79 | | | |
| 34 | 18 | Rowley James | Grant Township | Adams | At cost of county | no | no | no | no | | | May 1 '79 | | | |
| 29 | 29 | Swehrasm Elizabeth | ? | Adams | At cost of county | no | no | no | no | Rhumatisim | x | | | | |
Source: "Iowa, Non-Population Census Schedules, 1850-1880." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 3 December 2024. Citing NARA microfilm publication T1156. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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