KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI
GENEALOGY & LOCAL HISTORY
 Kalamazoo County Poor Farm, Galesburg, 1890's or early 1900's - building originally constructed by the Alphadelphia Associationat a cost of $2500. |
COUNTY POOR FARM
Be sure to see the Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society's Poor House page where you will find a list of Poor Farm Burials
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1870 United States Federal Census Transcribed by Brett Butler August 19, 2006
1. Dwelling homes, numbered in the order of visitation.
2. Families, numbered in the order of visitation. 3. The name of every person whose place of abode on the first day of June, 1870, was in this family. 4. Age at last births-day. If under 1 year, give month in fractions, thus, 3/12 5. Sex Males (M.), Females (F.) 6. Color White (W.), Black (B.), Molatto (M.), Chinese (C.), Indian (I.) 7. Profession, occupation or trade of each person, male or female 8. Value of Real Estate 9. Value of Personal Estate 10. Place of Birth, naming State or Territory of U.S.; or the Country, if of foreign birth 11. Father of foreign birth 12. Mother of foreign birth 13. If born within the year, state month (Jan., Feb., Etc.) 14. If married within the year, state the month (Jan., Feb., Etc.) 15. Attended school within the year. 16. Cannot read. 17. Cannot write. 18. Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic. 19. Male citizen of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards. 20. Male citizen of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards where right to vote is denied or abridged other grounds than rebellion or other crime. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Dwelling #338, Family #354 Carmer, P. S. 39 M W Supt County Poor - 1500 New York - - - - - - - - / - Carmer, Elsa 37 F W Keeping House - - New York - - - - - - - - - - Carmer, Nettie 15 F W At Home - - Michigan - - - - - - - - - - Freed, John 25 M W Farm Laborer - - Penn - - - - - - - - / - Freed, Elizabeth 27 F W Domestic Svt. - - Penn - - - - - - - - - - Caufman, Ella 5 F W At Home - - Michigan - - - - - - - - - - Hill, Jennie 24 F W Domestic Svt. - - New York - - - - - - - - - - Swan, Mary 70 F W Invalid - - Kentucky - - - - - / / - - - Kearney, Kate 75 F W Invalid - - Ireland / / - - - / / - - - Brandall, V 16 M W Domestic - - Indiana - - - - - - - - - - Linsley, Mary 12 F W - - - Michigan - - - - - - - - - - Linsley, Hiraim 9 M W - - - Michigan - - - - - - - - - - Linsley, Daniel 8 M W - - - Michigan - - - - - - - - - - Blackman, Frank 70 M W Farm Laborer - - Ireland / / - - - - - - - - Heister, W 28 M W Farm Laborer - - England / / - - - - - - - - Fluken, John 70 M W None - - Germany / / - - - - - - - - Golden, Geo 21 M W None - - Michigan - - - - - / / Idiotic / / Chamberlain, Elias 40 M W None - - Unknown - - - - - / / Insane / / Ackley, Wm 30 M W None - - Unknown - - - - - / / Insane / / Crazy, Sam 35 M W None - - Unknown - - - - - / / Idiotic / / Madden, Thos 36 M W Farm Laborer - - Ireland / / - - - - - - / - Casey, John 51 M W Farm Laborer - - Ireland / / - - - - - - - - Casey, Delas 30 M W Farm Laborer - - Germany / / - - - / / Idiotic - - Rodmaker, Jno 29 M W Farm Laborer - - Germany / / - - - - - - - - Ruof, Wm 70 M W None - - England / / - - - - - - - - Fish, R 67 M W None - - New York - - - - - - - - / - Young, Adam 45 M W None - - Unknown - - - - - - - Insane / / Corbey, M 40 M W None - - New York - - - - - - - Insane / / Thompkins, David 78 M W None - - New York - - - - - - - Insane / / Ingals, Cynthia 50 F W None - - New York - - - - - - - Insane - - Crittenden, Sally 50 F W None - - New York - - - - - - - Insane - - |
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Name: Color: Sex: Age: Relationship:
Single:/ Married:/ Widowed: /, Divorced: D Occupation: Person sick or
temp. disabled? Blind Deaf and dumb Idiotic Insane Severe disability Cannot read Cannot write... Place of Birth Place of Father's birth Place of mother's birth
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More Poor Farm Information
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For information about other Michigan County Poor Houses go to http://www.poorhousestory.com Also, see the reference to the Poor Farm cemetery on the Cemetery Page. History of the Poor Farm Grounds: Beginning as a farm of the Alphadelphia Association, a utopian community, what is now River Oaks Park became a County Park in 1972, but has been County property since 1849. Prior to becoming a County Park, River Oaks had first been the Countys Poor Farm and then the Countys Rest Home. River Oaks is located on M-96 between Comstock and Galesburg. Excerpt from the Kalamazoo Gazette Sunday, April
9, 2006 "The Kalamazoo County Poor Farm opened on what is now River Oaks Park in the mid-1800s and provided a place for indigent residents. It was known by various names over the years, including the Kalamazoo County House and Kalamazoo County Rest Home before closing in the 1970s.
See the History of Comstock
Township in the KVCC Museography Magazine - excerpt below
At the top of this page see Picture of the Poor Farm Building originally built for Alphadelphia Association See Why Galesburg Was Made Alphadelphial Society Home. for articles about the Alphadelphia Society in Galesburg, Comstock Township and its relationship to the poor farm.
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