Clarke County, Iowa

Poor Farm in the census

Osceola Township

 

1900

According to an article in a 1908 Osceola Sentinel article the superintendent of the Clarke County Poor farm was a Mr. Miller. From this census it appears he had been superintendent since at least 1900.

Name

Date of Birth

 
Relation Color/Race Sex Mo. Yr. Age last b'day single/married widowed/ divorced #yrs married mother of how many children # these children living BP BP father BP mother Occupation Can Read Can write

 Can speak

English

Miller, John W. Supt. W M Mar 1840 60 M 39     Virginia Virginia Virginia Farmer Yes Yes Yes
Miller, Amanda J. Wife W F Aug 1843 57 M 39 4 2 Virginia Virginia Virginia   Yes Yes  Yes
Roberts, William Inmate W M No Dates     W       Iowa No data No data   Yes Yes  Yes
Burnes, Jane Inmate W F No Dates     Un       Illinois No data Kentucky   No No  Yes
McClintic, William Inmate W M Mar 1840 60 Wd       Iowa Indiana Indiana   Yes Yes  Yes
McQuern, Martha Inmate W F Sept 1859 41 S       Indiana Indiana New York   Yes Yes  Yes
Sharp, Wesley Inmate W M M No Data 26 Un       Kansas No Data Iowa        
Griffin, Anne Servant W F No Data No Data   S       Ohio Un. Un.        

 

1910 census

Name Relation Sex Color Age Marital status # yrs md mother how many children # living children place born place father born place mother born speak Eng/other language trade/profession industry, business employee/empoyer working on own account out of work on Apr 15, 1910? # weeks out of work in 1909 able to read able to write attend school since Sep 1, 09?   Blind?
Gharrott, Allison Q. head m w 53 M 31 . . Ohio Pennsylvania Ohio English manager of county home . W no 0 yes yes . .
---- Alice E. wife f w 52 M 31 8 8 New York English New York English Ass't manager . W no 0 yes yes . .
----- Francis B. daughter f w 18 S . . . Illinois Ohio New York English assistant trimmer millinery store W no 0 yes yes yes .
----Alvaro E. son m w 16 S . . . Illinois Ohio New York English farm laborer home farm W no 0 yes yes yes .
-------Aziel A. son m w 12 S . . . Illinois Ohio New York English farm laborer home farm W no 0 yes yes yes .
McQuern, Martha inmate f w 50 S . . . Indiana Indiana New York English none . . . . yes yes . .
Burns, Jane inmate f w 62 Wd . 0 0 Illinois Massachusetts Tennessee English none . . . . no no . BL
Rine, Maggie inmate f w 27 S . . . U.S. unknown unknown English none . . . . no no . .
Walters, James M. inmate m w 90 D . . . Ohio Pennsylvania Ohio English none . . . . yes yes . .
Sharp, Wesley inmate m w 38 S . . . Kansas . . . none . . . . no no . .
McClintick, William B. inmate m w 70 D . . . Iowa Virginia Indiana Enlgish none . . . . no no . BL

 

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