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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