Residents of the Wayne County Poor House in 18900




Census categories have been chosen for ease of use and quick reference. More detail and categories appear on the original census. Categories included below: name, d.o.b., marital status, age, number of years married, place of birth, place of birth of father, place of birth of mother, occupation, year of immigration, whether naturalized or alien resident. For clarification and other categories, please refer to the original census microfilm.

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Jordan	John S.	Head	July 1856	M 16	NY	England	NY			Keeper	
Jordan	Hattie L.	Wife	Mar 1862	M 16	NY	NY	NY			Matron	
Jordan	Lloyd S.	Son	Apr 1889	S	NY	NY	NY			At School	
Jordan	Howard J.	Son	Oct 1899	S	NY	NY	NY				
Kane	Willard	Servant	Jul 1857	S	NY	NY	NY			Farm Laborer	
Schlecht	Mel	Servant	Age 24	S	NY	Germany	Germany			Farm Laborer	
Burns	Nellie	Servant	July 1879	S	NY	Ireland	Ireland			Housework	
Cooke	Eliza A.	Mother in Law	Feb 1831	W	NY	NY	NY			None	
Lancaster	Elizabeth	Servant	May 1869	M 18	NY	Germany	Germany			Housework	
Lancaster	Ray	Servant	June 1889	S	NY	NY	NY			Farm Labor	
Jennings	Maggie	Servant	Apr 1845	W	NY	Germany	Germany			Housework	
Vandermerlin	Joanna	Matron	Nov 1841	M 25	Holland	Holland	Holland	1857		Matron	
VanEpps	Eliza	Inmate	Oct 1863	S	NY	NY	Ireland			None	
Goldsmith	Lucy	Inmate	Age 56	M 3	NY	NY	NY			None	
Mixon	Addie	Inmate	Age 72	W	NY	NY	NY				
Dutcher	Eliza	Inmate	Age 65	S	NY	NY	NY				
Bulzen	Harriett	Inmate	Age 61	S	NY	NY	NY				
King	Cora	Inmate	Age 30	S	NY	NY	NY				
Conklin	Mary	Inmate	Jan 1855	S	NY	NY	NY				
Phillips	Mary	Inmate	Age 68	W	NY	Ireland	NY				
Fonda	Cornelia	Inmate	Age 63	S	NY	NY	NY				
Balway	Kate	Inmate	Age 80	S	NY	NY	NY				
Stevenson	Celesta	Inmate	Age 51	S	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Sutton	Lucretia	Inmate	Age 72	W	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Handlon	Margaret	Inmate	Age 54	S	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Wilson	Jane	Inmate	Age 65	W	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Myers	Maria B.	Inmate	Age 85	M	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Fonda	Elizabeth	Inmate	Age 51	S	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Crisby	Anna	Inmate	Age 40	S	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Schultz	**line	Inmate	Age 80	W	Germany	Germany	Germany				Maybe Heline?
Winchell	Araminta	Inmate	Age 61	W	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Rice	Mary	Inmate	Age 39	S	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Rice	Frank	Inmate	Nov 1897	S	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Graves	Susannah	Inmate	Age 66	W	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Lapp	Myrtie	Inmate	Age 19	M	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Lapp	Alvin N.	Inmate	Dec 1898	S	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
McColsom	Sophia	Inmate	Dec 1832	S	Norway	Norway	Norway	1856			
West	Julia A.	Inmate	Apr 1842	M	NY	NY	NY				
Ray	Lany	Inmate	Age 65	S	Germany	Germany	Germany				
Decker	Caroline	Inmate	Mch 1821	W	NY	NY	NY				
Weiss	Wilhemina	Inmate	Age 60	M	Germany	Germany	Germany				
Way	Mary A.	Inmate	Dec 1841	W	Wales	Wales	Wales	1846			
Howell	Stephen O.	Inmate	Feb 1825	W	NY	NJ	Conn.				
Lakner	Jacob	Inmate	Age 57	S	Holland	Holland	Holland	1883	NA		
Everson	William	Inmate	Age 53	M	NY	NY	Mass.				
Slater	George	Inmate	Age 70	S	England	England	England				
Wilks	Fred	Inmate	Age 79	S	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Keech	Richard	Inmate	Age 54	M	NY	NY	NY				
Delaney	Thomas	Inmate	Age 81	W	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	1857	NA		
Blackman	William	Inmate	Age 37	S	NY	NY	NY				
Vosey	John	Inmate	Age 77	S	Germany	Germany	Germany	1862	NA		
Cockran	Michael	Inmate	Age 74	W	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	1870	NA		
Kliner	Richard	Inmate	Age 71	W	Germany	Germany	Germany	1852	NA		
Beeman	William	Inmate	Age 59	W	NY	NY	NY				
Hackett	Michael	Inmate	Age 80	S	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	1865	NA		
O'Donnel	James	Inmate	Age 79	W	NY	Ireland	Ireland				
Ackley	Charles	Inmate	Age 45	W	NY	NY	NY				
Slife	Gabriel	Inmate	Age 74	W	Germany	Germany	Germany	1871	AL		
Corey	William	Inmate	Age 30	S	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Albaugh	James	Inmate	Age 69	M	NY	NY	NY				
Jones	Stanley	Inmate	Age 70	W	NY	NY	NY				
Boyle	Patrick	Inmate	Age 90	W	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	1855	NA		
Brennan	Dominick	Inmate	Age 80	W	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	1870	NA		
Yaekel	Jacob	Inmate	Age 73	S	Germany	Germany	Germany	1847	NA		
Minke	Charles	Inmate	Age 74	M	Germany	Germany	Germany	1869	AL		
Abrams	James	Inmate	Age 65	W	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Friday	Myron	Inmate	Age 60	W	NY	Unknown	Unknown				
Gibson	Chauncey	Inmate	Age 88	W	NY	NY	NY				
Quinn	Herron	Inmate	Age 69	W	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	1860	NA		
Birdsall	George	Inmate	Age 30	S	NY	NY	NY				
Stevenson	James	Inmate	Age 87	S	NY	NY	NY				
Schermerhorn	Jacob	Inmate	Age 89	W	NY	NY	NY				
O**heim	Edward	Inmate	Age 58	S	Germany	Germany	Germany	1892	NA		
Fisk	David	Inmate	Age 76	M	NY	Vermont	Vermont				
McMullin	J. B.	Inmate	Age 60	S	NY	NY	NY				
Burns	John	Inmate	Age 30	S	NJ	NJ	NJ				
Morissey	Patrick	Inmate	Age 70	W	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland				
Price	Julius	Inmate	Age 38	S	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden				
Duffy	Thomas	Inmate	Age 53	M	NY	Ireland	Ireland				
West	Thomas	Inmate	Age 84	M	NY	NY	NY				
Weiss	William	Inmate	Age 70	M	Germany	Germany	Germany	1870	NA		
Lane	John	Inmate	Age 60	W	PA	PA	PA				
VanMartin	Eliza	Inmate	Age 49	S	NY	NY	NY				
* others on the pages of the census, but not in the poorhouse											
Garvie	George	Son	Mch 1887	S	NY	Germany	NY			Farm Laborer	
Garvie	Clarence	Son	Jan 1893	S	NY	Germany	NY				
Garvie	Edna	Daughter	Nov 1894	S	NY	Germany	NY				
Garvie	Flora	Daughter	May 1882	S	NY	Germany	NY			Housework	
Bremer	Fred	Head	May 1841	M 34	Germany	Germany	Germany	1855	NA	Farmer	
Bremer	Barbara	Wife	Sep 1837	M 34	Germany	Germany	Germany	1855			
Bremer	Clara	Daughter	Jan 1856	S	NY	Germany	Germany			Housework	
Stell	Fred	Head	Jul 1848	M 28	Germany	Germany	Germany	1852		Farmer	
Stell	Dorothy	Wife	Aug 1847	M 28	NY	Germany	Germany				
Stell	Anna	Daughter	Aug 1879	S	NY	Germany	NY			Housework	
Stell	Samuel A.	Son	Jun 1886	S	NY	Germany	NY			Farm Laborer	
Stell	Carl R.	Son	Sep 1891	S	NY	Germany	NY			At School	
Stell	Clara	Daughter	Jun 1888	S	NY	Germany	NY			At School	
Renekert	Jacob	Head	Mch 1854	M 19	Germany	Germany	Germany	1872		Farmer	
Renekert	Elizabeth M.	Wife	Febr 1863	M 19	NY	Germany	Germany				
Renekert	William G.	Son	Aug 1883	S	NY	Germany	NY			Farm Laborer	
Renekert	Philip J.	Son	Oct 1886	S	NY	Germany	NY			Farm Laborer	
Dengler	George	Head	Sep 1834	M 35	Germany	Germany	Germany	1860	NA	Farmer	
Dengler	Frances	Wife	Dec 1838	M 35	Germany	Germany	Germany	1860			
Dengler	John	Son	Feb 1868	M 6	Germany	Germany	Germany	1882	PA	Farmer	
Dengler	Katie	D in Law	Jun 1863	M 6	Germany	Germany	Germany	1884			
Dengler	Newton	Grandson	Jul 1894	S	NY	Germany	Germany				
Dengler	Frank	Grandson	Mch 1899	S	NY	Germany	Germany				
Hartman	Julia	Head	Jan 1838	S	NY	NJ	NY			None	
Willard	Gertrude	niece	Jun 1847	S	NY	NY	NY			Housework	
Frorin	Joseph	Head	Jan 1846	M 27	Germany	Germany	Germany	1883	NA	Farmer	
Frorin	Louisa	Wife	Mch 1840	M 27	Germany	Germany	Germany	1883			
Frorin	Ernst	Son	Oct 1880	S	Germany	Germany	Germany	1883		Farm Laborer	
Krusemack	Louis	Head	Oct 1856	M 20	Germany	Germany	Germany	1882	NA	Farmer	
Krusemack	Louisa	Wife	Oct 1855	M 20	Germany	Germany	Germany	1882			
Krusemack	Charles	Son	Aug 1884	S	NY	Germany	Germany			Farm Laborer	
Krusemack	Annie	Daughter	Dec 1895	S	NY	Germany	Germany
Klah???	Henry	Head	Sep 1858	M 18	Germany	Germany	Germany	1882	NA	Farmer	Surname is written over
Klahi??	Caroline	Wife	Feb 1863	M 18	Germany	Germany	Germany	1882			
Klahi??	William	Son	Nov 1882	S	NY	Germany	Germany			Farm Laborer	
Klahi??	Henry	Son	May 1887	S	NY	Germany	Germany			Farm Laborer	
Klahi??	Carl	Son	Sep 1893	S	NY	Germany	Germany			At School	
Klahi??	Ernst	Son	May 1895	S	NY	Germany	Germany		



This interpretation was made by and digital text was transcribed from original microfilm of the 1900 US census by Patti Norton. Due to the difficulties in transcribing old and stylized handwriting, the original census should be referred to.
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