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Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

Fort Madison Men's Penitentary - Record of  Convicts
Book 2
1907-1917

County	Cons. No.	Surname	Given Name	Date of Admission	Date of Sentence	Maximum	Crime	Judge	Age	Height	Weight	Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Nativity	Nationality	Temp.erate or Intemp.erate	Education	Religion	Relative
Harrison	10608	Brown (Alias Tom Ransom)	Chas.	19 Sep 1914	11 Sep 1914	10 yrs	B. & E.	J. B. Rockafellow	25 yrs	5 ft 5 3/4	154 lbs	Light	Blue	Lt. Br.	KS	Amer.	Intemp.	Fair	M. E.	Second. 7 May 1918 Paroled.
Harrison	10270	Clark (Alias Warren Van Dyke)	George	27 Nov 1912	22 Nov 1912	10 yrs	B. & E.	A. B. Thornell	28 yrs	5 ft 6 1/2	128 lbs	Md Dk	Blue	Gray	IA	Amer.	Intemp.	Fair	None	Second. 5 Jun 1916 Escap. 7 Sep 1917 Ret from Seattle. 9 May 1919 Susp of Sent.
Harrison	9962	Cornwall	Ed.	19 Nov 1910	14 Nov 1910	5 yrs	Att. To B. & E.	Thornell	29 yrs	5 ft 10	162 lbs	Fair	Blue	Dk Blonde	SD	Amer.	Intemp.	Poor	Catholic	First. 14 May 1912 Paroled.
Harrison	9473	Davis	Jack	27 Nov 1907	23 Nov 1907	2 yrs	Prostitution	A. B. Thornell	27 yrs	6 ft 1 1/3	169 lbs	Dark	Brown	Black	IA	Amer.	Intemp.	Poor	None	First. 26 Aug 1909 Exp Sent
Harrison	9432	Doty	Flecher	25 Sep 1907	9 Sept 1907	6 mos	Utter forged instrument	W. R. Green	39 yrs	5 ft 6 1/4	152 lbs	Medm	Blue	Lt. Bro.	PA	Amer.	Intemp.	Good	Chris.	First. 9 Mar 1908 Exp Sent
Harrison	9536	Freeman	F. P.	26 Mar 1908	24 Mar 1908	5 yrs	Keeping house of Illfame	W. R. Green	55 yrs	6 ft.	156 lbs	Medm	Blue	Gray	IL	Eng	Intemp.	Fair	M. E.	First. 25 Dec 1911 Exp Sent
Harrison	9431	Keith	Louis	25 Sep 1907	18 Sep 1907	20 yrs	Burglary	W. R. Green	22 yrs	5 ft 9 3/4	157 lbs	Mulatto	Brown	Black	TX	Amer.	Moderate	Poor	None	First. 5 Jun 1913 Commuted.
Harrison	10609	Ketchel	Jas.	19 sep 1914	11 Sep 1914	2 yrs	Car. Con weapon	J. B. Rockafellow	22 yrs	5 ft 2 1/4	129 lbs	Dark	Blue	Black	Australia	Ger.	Intemp.	Poor	Catholic	First. 18 Jun 1916 Expiration.
Harrison	10749	Leonard	Jas.	8 Apr 1915	31 Mar 1915	10 yrs	B. & E.	E. B. Woodruff	52 yrs	5 ft 7	132 lbs	Dark	Blue	Brown	VT	Amer.	Temp.	Fair	None	Second. 20 Jul 1920 Exp Sent
Harrison	9860	Marley	Guy	1 Feb 1910	27 Jan 1910	Life	Murder 1st Degree	O. D. Wheeler	33 yrs	5 ft 9 1/2	146 3/4 lbs	Dark	Gray	Dk Bro.	IA	Amer.	Intemp.	Poor	None	First. 17 Jul 1935 Sent Comm to 65 yrs. 5 Sep 1936 Paroled.
Harrison	11272	McColumn	Steve	1 Nov 1917	29 Oct 1917	5 yrs	Lar. From R. Rcar	Thos. Arthur	31 yrs	5 ft 8	149 lbs	Dark	Hazel	Sandy	IA	Amer.	Intemp.	Poor	Presby	First. 11 Jun 1918 Escaped.
Harrison	10607	Miller	Frank	19 Sep 1914	17 Sep 1914	10 yrs	B. & E.	J. B. Rockafellow	31 yrs	5 ft 9	155 lbs	Dark	Blue	Brown	PA	Amer.	Intemp.	Fair	None	First. 14 Jan 1916 Trans to Anamosa.
Harrison	10748	Nelson	Soren M.	8 Apr 1915	27 Mar 1915	5 yrs	Larceny	Thos. Arthur	39 yrs	5 ft 8 1/2	159 lbs	Dark	Blue	Brown	Denmark	Dane	Intemp.	Fair	Luth	First. 15 Dec 1916 Paroled.
Harrison	10704	Pierston	Forest Ed.	15 Jan 1915	20 Jan 1915	5 yrs	Larceny	Thos. Arthur	38 yrs	5 ft 9 1/2	191 lbs	Light	Blue	Brown	IL	Amer.	Intemp.	Poor	None	Second. 11 Sep 1917 Escaped 11 Sep 1917 Retur. 24 Jan 1919 Exp Sent
Harrison	10152	Pounds	James	6 Feb 1912	31 Jan 1912	5 yrs	Larceny	O. D. Wheeler	58 yrs	5 ft 10 1/2	174 1/2 lbs	Light	Blue	Dk Bro.	IL	Amer.	Intemp.	Fair	None	First. 3 Apr 1914 Paroled.
Harrison	11124	Rice	Charles E.	14 Feb 1917	10 Feb 1917	10 yrs	Forgery	Thos. Arthur	34 yrs	5 ft 2 1/4	112 lbs	Fair	Blue	Brown	VA	Amer.	Temp.	Fair	Chris.	First. 7 May 1918 Trans to Anamosa. Insane. 9 Sep 1919 Ret to Ft. Madison.
Harrison	9505	Rogers	Tom	1 Feb 1908	14 Jam 1909	1 yr	Burglary	N. W. Macy	53 yrs	5 ft 8 1/4	147 lbs	Medm	Slate	Dk Bro.	IA	Irish	Intemp.	Poor	Catholic	First. 6 Mar 1909 Parole.
Harrison	10798	Ryan	George	7 Jul 1915	29 Jun 1915	2 yrs	Car. Con weapon	Thos. Arthur	37 yrs	5 ft 7 1/2	139 1/2 lbs	Light	Brown	Gray	NY	Amer.	Temp.	Poor	Catholic	Fifth. 19 Apr 1916 Trans to Anamosa. 19 Jan 1917 Ret to Ft. Madison. 6 Apr 1917 Exp Sent
Harrison	10232	Wrinkle	Chas.	23 Sep 1912	20 Sep 1912	5 yrs	Larceny	Thomas Arthur	32 yrs	5 ft 3 1/4	136 lbs	Dark	Gray	Dk Bl.	MO	Amer.	Intemp.	Fair	None	First. 1 May 1914 Paroled.

 



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Transcribed by Shirley Plumb & Contributed by Alvin Poole  February 18, 2019