Ottawa County Poor FarmResidents, 1866-1871
(From Record Book One)
NAME | ADMITTED | RESIDENT | AGE | DISCHARGED/DIED | PG | REMARKS |
'SICK MAN' | 21 AUG 1870 | GR. HAVEN | D-24 AUG 1870 | 135 | HE WAS A GERMAN, WAS SICK SO THAT HE DIED. I DID NOT FIND OUT HIS NAME | |
ATWELL, JOHN | 21 MAR 1866 | POLKTON | DIS-8 OCT 1866 | 127 | ||
BARDE, ISAAC | 22 JAN 1867 | -- | DIS-29 APR 1867 | 128 | THIS MAN WAS SICK WITH DROPSY | |
BASTIAN, SOPHIE | 11 APR 1871 | GR. HAVEN | D-1 JUL 1871 | 138 | INSANE | |
BEAM, BENTINLY | 8 SEP 1871 | HOLLAND | 140 | SNAKES IN HIS BOOTS | ||
BENSON, ABIGAL | 2 OCT 1870 | CROCKERY | 136 | WIFE OF LORENZO BENSON | ||
BENSON, LORENZO | 12 OCT 1869 | CROCKERY | 134 | |||
BENSON, LORENZO | 2 OCT 1878 | CROCKERY | 136 | LEFT SEVERAL TIMES | ||
BOEREMA, JANITJE | 4 MAY 1870 | GR. HAVEN | 135 | |||
BOEREMA, MRS. JANNITJE | -- | -- | DIS-20 JUL 1871 | 137 | JANNITJE WITH TWO CHILDREN - HENRY AND HETCHIES; DISCHARGED WITH HER CHILDREN | |
BOLEHOUSE, HENRY | 14 DEC 1868 | SPRING LAKE | 131 | HENRY WAS NOT OVERSTOCKED IN THE UPPER STORY; DIDN'T LIKETO WORK; LEFT 24 DEC | ||
BOLEHOUSE, HENRY | 1 FEB 1871 | -- | DIS-15 FEB 1871 | 137 | ||
BROTT, ALBERT | 10 JUN 1866 | POLKTON | 127 | BOUND OUT BY GUARDIAN P DURHAM, 4 AUG 1866 | ||
BROTT, ALMINA | 10 JAN 1867 | POLKTON | DIS-16 MAY 1867 | 128 | ||
BROTT, CELESTICE | 2 NOV 1866 | -- | DIS-10 MAY 1867 | 127 | FROM THE STREET - HARD CASE | |
BROTT, LUCREZIA | 10 JUN 1866 | POLKTON | 127 | BOUND OUT BY GUARDIAN P. DURHAM 16 JUN 1866 | ||
BROTT, MARY | 10 JUN 1866 | POLKTON | DIS-16 MAY 1867 | 127 | ||
BUROUGHS, CATHERINE | 13 NOV 1869 | GR. HAVEN | DIS-2 JUN 1870 | 132 | CATHERINE & 3 CHILDREN; STAYED UNTIL APRIL 10; RETURNED 20 NOV 1869 WITH 2 CHILD | |
BURROUGHS, MR. | 11 DEC 1869 | -- | DIS-5 JAN 1868 | 131 | A HARD CUSTOMER BUT AFTER SEVERAL GOOD LICKINGS HE CONCLUDED TO BEHAVE | |
CASSAD, JOHN | 7 DEC 1868 | POLKTON | DIS-5 JAN 1868 | 131 | JOHN LOVED HIS CUPS TOOWELL; BROTHER FROM MASS. SENT MONEY & HE WENT AWAY | |
CLARK, JOSEPH | 3 APR 1871 | COOPERSVILLE | 138 | INSANE, TAKEN AWAY BY HIS WIFE 6 JULY 1871 | ||
11 OCT 1867 | 129 | SON BOUND OUT 12 MAR 1868 | ||||
CLUTE, JESSE | 11 OCT 1867 | POLKTON | D-8 SEP 1869 | 128 | INSANE FROM POLKTON | |
CLUTE, NEWTON | 11 OCT 1867 | POLKTON | 129 | SON BOUND OUT TO JOHN PALTE (?) 25 NOV 1867 | ||
CLUTE, STEWART | 11 OCT 1867 | POLKTON | 129 | BOUND OUT BY HIS MOTHER 23 NOV 1867 | ||
CONNELL, CHARLES M. | 7 AUG 1868 | CROCKERY | 130 | BOUND OUT TO BENJAMIN HAAS | ||
CONNELL, JACOB | 7 AUG 1868 | CROCKERY | 130 | BOUND OUT TO WILLIAM KOLB | ||
CONNELL, RICHARD M. | 7 AUG 1868 | CROCKERY | 130 | BOUND OUT TO GEORGE HAAS | ||
CONNER, CHARLES O. | 13 AUG 1868 | GR. HAVEN | 130 | CHARLIE GOT INTO A ROW, HARSH TREATMENT, WAS HERE TO DIE, LEFT 7 SEP 1868 | ||
COYE, CHARLES | 20 MAY 1871 | TALLMADGE | DIS-7 SEP 1871 | 139 | ||
CRISPELL, J. R. | 12 NOV 1866 | ROBINSON | 11 | 128 | BOUND OUT TO JOHN VINE, POLKTON, 12 FEB 1867 | |
CROFOOT, ELEM | 12 MAY 1866 | HOLLAND | D-11 FEB 1869 | 127 | GOOD FOR JOKE (?) | |
DAVIS, JOHN | 1 FEB 1869 | GR. HAVEN | DIS-4 MAR 1869 | 133 | JOHN CUT HIS FOOT | |
DE ROSA, FRANK | 31 MAY 1870 | SPRING LAKE | DIS-1 SEP 1870 | 135 | ||
DE VERNEY, IDA | 19 JUN 1868 | GR. HAVEN | 4 | 130 | THERE IS NOT A SINGLE HONEST HAIR IN THE CHILD'S HEAD AND NEVER WILL BE | |
DOUGHAN, HUGH? | 3 SEP 1871 | GR. HAVEN | 140 | VERBAL COMMITMENT | ||
DREUSKE, MRS. | 31 MAR 1866 | SPRING LAKE | DIS-9 MAY 1869 | 127 | INSANE | |
EASTMAN, TIMOTHY | 28 MAR 1870 | 134 | INSANE - SENT TO MICHIGAN INSANE ASYLUM, 31 MAR 1870 | |||
EGBERT, MRS. | 4 OCT 1870 | JAMESTOWN | D-2 JAN 1871 | 136 | SICK WITH THE DROPSY | |
EGGLESTON, MRS. ELNOR | 3 JAN 1871 | ALLENDALE | 137 | ELNOR, ELIZABETH, ABBIE JUNE, MASTER GEORGE AND BABY, CHARLEY | ||
ERKERSON, JOHANNAH | 20 NOV 1870 | GR. HAVEN | 136 | INSANE - TAKE TO INSANE ASYLUM KALAMAZOO, 2 DEC 1870 | ||
FANEN, BENJAMIN | 22 JAN 1867 | POLKTON? | 128 | FROM POL RANDALLS-FOOLISH AND HERE FOR LIFE | ||
FAY, EREUTUS | 19 APR 1870 | GEORGETOWN | 134 | INSANE | ||
FLINN, EDWARD | 24 AUG 1868 | GR. HAVEN | DIS-7 SEP 1868 | 130 | SICK | |
FURGERSON, ANNA | 20 FEB 1871 | GR. HAVEN | 138 | BOUND OUT TO WILLIAM BROWN, PAPERS ON FILE | ||
FURGERSON, CHRISTIAN | 20 FEB 1871 | GR. HAVEN | 138 | BOUND OUT TO WILLIAM BROWN, PAPERS ON FILE | ||
GROVE, MR. | 11 OCT 1870 | GEORGETOWN | DIS-15 OCT 1870 | 136 | INSANE-HIS WIFE CAME TO TAKE CARE OF HIM; SHE WAS SICK WITH AGUE, DISCHARGED CUR | |
HALL, SARAH | 14 APR 1866 | OLIVE | 127 | FOOLISH AND ALWAYS WILL BE | ||
HARPER, ANNA LETTEE | 1 JUL 1871 | SPRING LAKE | 4 | 139 | BOUND OUT TO GEORGE N. COBB OF NORTON, MUSKEGON, 16 AUG 1871 | |
HARPER, EUGENE | 1 JUL 1871 | SPRING LAKE | 10 | 139 | BOUND OUT TO JAMES TAYLOR OF ALLENDALE, 16 AUG 1871 | |
HARPER, JOHN | 1 JUL 1871 | SPRING LAKE | 139 | JOHN & 5 CHILDREN, WALLACE FRANK 12 YRS., EUGENE 10 YRS., OLIVE 6 YRS., | ||
HARPER, JOHN | 1 JUL 1871 | SPRING LAKE | DIS-29 SEP 1871 | 139 | ANNA LETTE, 4 YRS., AND LORENA HENRIETTA, 2 YRS. | |
HARPER, LORENA HENRIETTA | 1 JUL 1871 | SPRING LAKE | 2 | 139 | BOUND OUT TO PETER BENNAY? OF NORTH MUSKEGON, 5 JULY 1871 | |
HARPER, OLIVE AMELIA | 1 JUL 1871 | SPRING LAKE | 6 | 139 | BOUND OUT TO ADAM SHEMMED OF NUNICA, MICHIGAN, 23 SEP 1871 | |
HARPER, WALLACE FRANK | 1 JUL 1871 | SPRING LAKE | 12 | 139 | BOUND OUT TO LEVI JACKSON OF ALLENDALE, 16 AUG 1871 | |
HARRINGTON, ELETER | 15 OCT 1868 | -- | D-8 MAY 1870 | 133 | INSANE OLD ELETER, POOR SPECIMEN; SEEN HIM IN OHIO 20 YRS AGO, THEN EXHORTED … | |
HARRISON, EDDIE | 28 MAY 1867 | OLIVE | DIS-24 AUG 1867 | 129 | SON OF HANNAH | |
HARRISON, ELIAS | 28 MAY 1867 | OLIVE | 129 | |||
HARRISON, EMMA | 28 MAY 1867 | OLIVE | DIS-24 AUG 1867 | 129 | ||
HARRISON, HANNAH | 28 MAY 1867 | OLIVE | DIS-24 AUG 1867 | 129 | HANNAH AND SON, EDDIE DISCHARGED; HER SON IS TO SUPPORT HER. | |
HARRISON, HANNAH | 18 JAN 1870 | OLIVE | 134 | |||
HARRISON, HANNAH | DIS-31 MAR 1871 | 138 | ||||
HATCH, JOSEPHINE | 19 DEC 1866 | SPRING LAKE | DIS-7 JAN 1867 | 128 | MRS. J. HATCH AND BOY | |
HATHAWAY, EMMA | 2 NOV 1867 | CROCKERY | 14 | DIS-24 DEC 1867 | 129 | |
HAWLEY, CHARLES | 4 JUN 1870 | COOPERSVILLE | 135 | ABSCONDED 15 JUNE; FAST BOY | ||
HENNEY, ELIZABETH | 12 APR 1866 | 127 | BOUND OUW TO JOHN WAYNE, 3 MAY 1866 | |||
HENNEY, MARGARET | 12 APR 1866 | 127 | BOUND OUT TO MR. WILSON, 20 SEP 1866 | |||
HERRIMAN, HATTIE | 138 | |||||
HERRIMAN, HATTIE | 19 JUL 1869 | ALLENDALE | 133 | DESERTED BY PARENTS; BOUND OUT TO P. G. PALON, COOPERSVILLE, 31 MAR 1871 | ||
HUDSON, JAMES | 9 MAY 1866 | POLKTON | 127 | DIED AT HIS SONS | ||
HUNT, JEMMINA | 20 APR 1866 | JAMESTOWN | 69 | 127 | ||
JEWEL, MR. | 28 DEC 1879 | WRIGHT | 137 | A CRIPPLE; VERY FILTHY | ||
JOHNSON, JOHN | 31 DEC 1870 | DIS-2 SEP 1871 | 137 | A NORWEGIAN, FROM THE RAILROAD | ||
KREVELON, MRS. D. | 22 JUL 1870 | GR. HAVEN | DIS-7 AUG 1870 | 135 | ||
LAPIER, WILLIAM | 9 JUL 1869 | GR. HAVEN | 132 | STOLE A PAIR OF SHOES AND RUN AWAY JULY 15 | ||
MARTIN, GEORGE | 3 MAY 1869 | SPRING LAKE | D-29 AUG 1869 | 132 | A SCOTCHMAN, SICK WITH DISEASE CONTRACTED IN THE ARMY | |
MAY, ELIZABETH | 24 OCT 1868 | SPRING LAKE | 131 | NOT CONTENT TO LIVE WITH MOTHER; RUN AWAY WITH PADDY CLARK; GOT SICK | ||
MC MAN, PETER | 25 JAN 1871 | ROBINSON | DIS-28 FEB 1871 | 137 | SICK | |
MEEKER, THOMAS F. | 11 DEC 1867 | COOPERSVILLE | 129 | ABSCONDED 6 FEB., GOOD BY TOM | ||
MILLETT, SALLY | 7 SEP 1867 | -- | 128 | FROM INSANE ASYLUM, KALAMAZOO - DIED 11 JUL 1880 | ||
MOON, THOMAS | 26 AUG 1866 | GR. HAVEN | DIS-12 SEP 1866 | 127 | THIS CHAP WAS ALMOST BLIND AND WENT TO CHICAGO FOR HIS HEALTH, TICKET PURCHASED | |
MOORLOY, SILAS | 9 MAY 1869 | GR. HAVEN | DIS-13 MAY 1869 | 132 | HIS FRIENDS CONCLUDED TO SUPPORT HIM AND HE WAS DISCHARGED | |
MUNROE, FREDERICK | 10 JUN 1869 | -- | 133 | BOUND TO BENJAMIN LUTHER 13 JUL 1869 | ||
MURPHY, MICHAEL | 3 JUL 1868 | HOLLAND | 130 | I WORKED HIM EVERY DAY UNTIL AUG 24. AND HE ABSCONDED. GOODBY MIKE | ||
O'NEIL, DENNIS | 29 MAY 1870 | 136 | ||||
O'NEIL, DENNIS | -- | DIS-13 FEB 1871 | 137 | SICK WITH THE AGUE | ||
OSSICAR, CHARLES | 7 SEP 1867 | 128 | FROM INSANE ASYLUM, KALAMAZOO | |||
PARROT, JOSEPH | 26 FEB 1868 | GEORGETOWN | D-3 MAR 1868 | 129 | THIS MAN WAS BROUGHT HERE SICK AND DIED | |
PATTERSON, CATHERINE | 26 NOV 1871 | CHESTER | DIS-4 DEC 1870 | 136 | ||
PENDERGRASS, JOHANNAH | 2 APR 1871 | ALLENDALE | 139 | INSANE | ||
PIKE, MERRY | 27 JUL 1870 | SPRING LAKE | 135 | BOUND OUT 29 JULY 1870 | ||
PLOEG, PIETER | 21 JAN 1871 | HOLLAND | DIS-20 MAY 1871 | 137 | OLD AND SORE | |
PRISER, JOHN | 7 FEB 1868 | HOLLAND | 129 | JOHN HAD SORE EYES, THOUGHT CHICAGO ATMOSPHERE WOULD BE BETTER, TICKET PURCHASED | ||
RICE, JOHN | 18 MAR 1871 | WRIGHT | 138 | JOHN IS FOOLISH OR CRAZY, DEEMED HIMSELF TO BE AT LIBERTY, ABSCONDED 10 MAY 1871 | ||
SCHUTT, HENRIETTA | 28 MAR 1867 | GR. HAVEN | 128 | |||
SEMPLE, GERRIT | 15 DEC 1868 | HOLLAND | D-2 MAR 1869 | 132 | LIMB FELL ON HEAD, SKULL FRACTURE; OPERATED BUT TOOK COLD AND DIED. | |
SHARP, GERRIT | 15 DEC 1868 | SPRINK LAKE | DIS-20 JAN 1869 | 131 | SHARP BOY BUT COULDN'T EARN HIS GRUB; SENT TO PARENTS IN KALAMAZOO | |
SMITH, ARENT | 21 JAN 1868 | HOLLAND | DIS-6 MAY 1869 | 129 | ||
SMITH, ELIZA | 21 JAN 1868 | GR. HAVEN | 133 | BOUND OUT TO MR. & MRS. FERRY ON DAY OF COMMITMENT | ||
STENBURY, JOHN E. | 31 DEC 1867 | GR. HAVEN | DIS-15 APR 1868 | 129 | INSANE FROM GRAND HAVEN | |
STENE, HARMON D. | 12 APR 1870 | HOLLAND | DIS-12 JUN 1870 | 134 | ACCORDING TO HARMAN'S OPINION, DE STENE OUGHT TO BE LOVED BY ALL | |
STAMP, KEEP | 28 JUN 1870 | CHESTER | 135 | |||
SUTHERLAND, JOHN | 19 NOV 1870 | GR. HAVEN | DIS-24 FEB 1871 | 136 | SICK | |
VANDE STICH, HENRIETTA | 26 JUL 1869 | JAMESTOWN | 133 | INSANE, SENT TO MICHIGAN INSANE ASYLUM, 18 OCT 1869 | ||
VANDE WARD, JOHANNES | 28 MAY 1866 | HOLLAND | DIS-12 SEP 1866 | 127 | AWFUL LAZY | |
VANDEN BERG, J. | 30 NOV 1870 | HOLLAND | 136 | AN IDIOT, TAKEN AWAY BY HIS FATHER 10 DEC 1870 | ||
VAN DORN, LOTTIE JUNE | 10 JAN 1870 | COOPERSVILLE | 134 | BOUND TO PETER PALAN, 10 OCT 1870 | ||
VANDER SLUIS, PIETJE | 7 FEB 1870 | HOLLAND | 134 | INSANE - SENT BACK TO HOLLAND 14 MAR 1870 | ||
VAN KREVELON, D. | CURED | |||||
WELSON, ISAAC | 31 AUG 1868 | SPRING LAKE | D-1 APR 1869 | 130 | SHIPPED ON BOARD ONCE OF THE GALEN EASTMAN | |
WENGER, JACOB | 29 JUN 1868 | JAMESTOWN | DIS-10 DEC 1868 | 130 | INSANE FROM JAMESTOWN, DISCHARGED ALMOST CURED | |
WINTERS, JAMES | 30 SEP 1871 | SPRING LAKE | 140 | SICK | ||
WOOD, SARAH | 3 SEP 1869 | GR. HAVEN | 133 | FOOLISH | ||
WYMEN, SARAH ALICE | 21 AUG 1869 | JAMESTOWN | D-7 DEC 1870 | 133, 136 | THIS CASE IS A HARD ONE. SHE BEING PAST FOOLISH ENOUGH TO BE UGLY | |
YAGER, GERRIT | 28 APR 1870 | GR. HAVEN | DIS-4 MAY 1870 | 135 | ||
YAGER, GERT | -- | HOLLAND | ?-15 FEB 1871 | 136 | ||
YOUNG, LEWIS | 6 SEP 1871 | SPRING LAKE | 140 |
Transcriber: Evelyn Sawyer
Created: 26 January 2005