Poor House Census

1870- FOX RIVER TOWNSHIP

197

197

DOWNING

ALEXANDER

M

27

KEEPER/POOR FARM

IA

 

 

 

R/E OWNER

 

 

 

MINERVA

F

22

KEEPING HOUSE

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOHN M

M

1

 

IA

 

 

 

 

GARLAND

RACHEL

M

61

 

VA

 

 

X

INSANE

 

 

WHEELER

REBECCA

F

21

 

IA

 

 

X

 

 

 

PHILLIPS

ALMANA

M

47

 

IN

 

 

X

IDIOTIC

 

 

FINK

WILLIAM

M

83

 

VA

 

 

 

 

 

 

WALKER

LUCINDA

F

47

 

IN

 

 

X

 

 

 

BRONSON

LYDIA

F

65

 

NC

 

 

X

 

 

 

WHITELY

SARAH

 

56

 

IN

 

 

X

IDIOTIC

 

 

ROTH

MARCHILANA

F

76

 

PRUSSIA

 

 

X

 

 

 

LEECH

MARGARET

F

36

 

VA

 

 

X

INSANE

 

 

PIERCE

ABIGAIL

F

40

 

UNKNOWN

 

 

X

INSANE

 

 

KINSINGER

ELIZABETH

F

35

 

GERMANY

 

 

X

INSANE

 

 

DRAPER

WILLIAM

M

27

 

IA

 

 

X

BLIND

 

 

VALANDINGHAM

THOMAS

M

25

 

KY

 

 

X

INSANE

 

 

DENNIS

GABRIELE

M

30

 

PA

 

 

X

INSANE

 

 

ELLIS

FANNIE

F

28

 

IN

 

 

X

 

 

1880-

Roland James M

30

McFarlin  Charles

22

Johnson, Mary A

48

Roland   Deborah C

31          

Tipton  Mary A

46

Johnson, Joseph

45

Roland  Ida A

10

Johnson Polly   

88

Hopper, Wm

10

Roland  Charles A

7

Eddy Samuel

87

Bethel, Elizabeth

57

Roland Sarah I

5

Hacket, Eddy

70

Lunsford, Nancy

36

Roland Wm

3

Ripley,  John      

54

Cathy, Elizabeth               

51

Roland Mary S

9M

Smith,  John

36

Lynch, Bessie

23

Walker, Mal H

48

Pierce, Abigal

53

Ellis, Emma

12

Morrow, David

45

 

 

Draper, Wm

36

                                                                                               

1886- September ; Ordered that the following named poor and indigent persons be allowed support, Marietta French, Fred Price, Belinda Hart, Rosetta Davis, Mrs Nancy Shelton, W B Woodson, Elizabeth Randolph, Mrs Wm Camron, B M Shelly, Widow Kuntz, Lydia Miller, Mrs John Ashby, E Runyan, Eliza Forsythe, Joseph Richardson

1887- Ordered that the following named poor and indigent persons be allowed support, Marietta French, Rosetta Davis, Mrs Nancy Shelton, W B Woodson, Elizabeth Randolph, B M Shelly, Lydia Miller, Mrs John Ashby, E Runyon, Eliza Forsyth, Mrs Crosby, Joseph Richardson, Mary Jane Striblen, Barton Conner, Mrs Bridgman and Unknown Stogdill.

1888-Rosetta Davis, Nancy Shelton, Elizabeth Randolph, Lydia Miller, Mrs John Ashby, Marietta French, Nancy Crosby, Mrs E Cathy, Joseph Richardson, Mrs Bridgman, Margaret J McMurry, Rella Holloway, Anna Shoffer, Mrs Isaac Mason, William Woodson.

1894- Wanted; A home for a bright 3 year old boy. Enquire of A A Downing, at the county farm.

 

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