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| 1858-1859 Calhoun County Poorhouse Ledger | ||||||||
| No. | Date Received | Name | Place of Birth | Age [as of date] | Cause of Pauperism | When & How discharged | From What Township | How Long in P. House |
| 1858 | ||||||||
| 2 | Oct. 1 | William Brown | America | 58 yrs old July 30/58 | Blind | carried forward | Emmett | 52 |
| 61 | " | Rhoda Ann French | " | 56 Mar 3 | " | Burlington | 52 | |
| 93 | " | John Warring | " | 48 | Paralysis | " | Marshall | 52 |
| 102 | " | Hester Burnett | 38 | Insane | " | Burlington | 52 | |
| 121 | " | Hannah (Dummy) | " | 38 | Orphan | " | Pennfield | 52 |
| 153 | " | John Jewell | " | Tekonsha | 52 | |||
| 176 | " | Thomas Haugh | Died Jan 14/1859 | Marshall | 15 | |||
| 182 | " | Caroline Johnson (Col'd) | carried forward | Battle Creek | 52 | |||
| 184 | " | Mary M. Rix | Canada | 9 | Orphan (Col'd) | Taken by Mrs. Nelson Mar 15/59 | Albion | 17 |
| 185 | " | Charles " [Rix] | " | 6 | " | carried forward | " | 52 |
| 186 | " | Cornelius " [Rix] | " | 3 | " | " | " | 52 |
| 187 | " | F Peytenger | Germany | 64 | Intemperate | Left voluntarily March 22, 59 | Eckford | 57 |
| 189 | " | Joseph Blodgett | America | 75 | " | carried forward | " | 52 |
| 191 | " | Philip Fauschard | England | 9 | Int. Mother | Taken by John [illegible] Emmett March 12 | Marshall | 57 |
| 192 | " | E. H. Hall | America | 23 | Imbecile | Died Jan 27, 1859 | Emmett | 50 2/7 |
| 199 | " | John Simpson | " | 81 | Old Age | carried forward | Battle Creek | 52 |
| 50 | " | Nancy Nichols | " | 47 | Col'd blind | carried forward | Marshall | 52 |
| 163 | " | John Lucas | " | 60 | Intemperate | " | Marshall | 52 |
| 196 | " | Louisa Page | " | 18 | Foolish | " | Newton | 52 |
| 118 | " 10 | Lucina Wilson | " | 62 | Consumption | Died Jany 21, 1859 | Burlington | 16 |
| 132 | Nov 1 | Jacob Bull | " | 68 | Intemperate | Left voluntarily 20 August 59 | Bedford | 38 4/7 |
| 200 | " 20 | Mrs. Johnson | " | 65 | Unknown | Left Dec 26 | Pennfield | 6/7 |
| 201 | " 16 | Margaret Jane Stokes | Virginia | 19 | Enceinte | " " 23 | Fredonia Battle Creek | 1 |
| 202 | Dec 31 | Noah Smith | Marshall | 4 | Abandoned by Mother | Left Jan 29, 1859 | Marshall | 4 2/7 |
| 203 | " " | Matilda " [Smith] | " | 15 months | " | " " " " | " | 4 2/7 |
| 204 | Jany 6 | Frank Rutlege | Ireland | 33 | Sores | Left voluntarily Apr 4/59 | Albion | 12 4/7 |
| 205 | " 11 | Nancy Hogle | Am | 10 | Parents dead | Taken by Mr Hillabrant Apr 4/59 | Marshall | 11 6/7 |
| 206 | " 21 | W. E. B. Otis | " | 15 | Deaf & Dumb | left Jan 28, 1859 | 1 | |
| 207 | " 25 | Harriet Smith | " | 18 | Non compos | Left voluntarily July 5/59 | Albion | 32 |
| 208 | " 14 | James Jackson | England | 71 | Old Age | Left voluntarily 21 Sep 59 | " | 51 |
| 1859 | ||||||||
| 209 | Jan 30 | James Owens | Ireland | 73 | No work, guise of pauperism | Left May 2, 1859 | Marshall | 13 Weeks |
| 210 | March 3 | Wait Herman | Connecticut | 73 | Sore arm | Left may 16/59 | Convis | 10 4/7 |
| 211 | 19 | S. Chapin | New York | 23 | Severe cough | Died March 26/59 | Marshall City | 1 week |
| 179 | " | Betsy Powers | " | 27 | No work | Left with C. P. White 7 Apr/59 | Marengo | 4 weeks |
| 180 | " | and child, Cora [Powers] | Michigan | 2 2nd Jan 59 | " " " | Marengo | 4 " | |
| 187 | " | F. Peytenger | Germany | 64 | Intemperate | Eckford | 3 | |
| 212 | Apr 5 | James Cayumett | Canada | 73 | Intemperate | Left voluntarily 18 Apr 59 | Loafer from everywhere | 2 " |
| 213 | " 12 | Sarah Brainard | 25 | Insane | Clarence | 24 4/7 | ||
| 200 | " 14 | Wm Henry Beach | New York | 16 | Parents in Prison | Left voluntarily 23 May 59 | Marshall City | 5 4/7 |
| 214 | May 25 | Margaret Jane Stokes | Virginia | 19 | has a small child | Left voluntarily August 11/59 | Battle Creek | 5 4/7 |
| and Child [Stokes] | Michigan | 4 weeks old | Illegitimate | Left with Mother | " | 1 5/7 | ||
| 42 | June 11 | Rachel Jewell | Unknown | old | Insane | Homer | ||
| 117 | 20 | Amanda Broat | America | 16 April | Non Compos | Left with C. Baker Marshall Jun 23 59 | 37 | |
| 161 | Unknown | John Smith Col'd | America | 10 | No Parents | 52 | ||
| 215 | 23 | Jenny Perkins | Michigan | 9 Apr 13 | No Parents | Left with Miles Perkins ?? | Marshall | 6/7 |
| 216 | 28 | Emily Pasel | England | 17 | Vagrancy | Left voluntarily August 6 59 | Battle Creek | 5 4/7 |
| 209 | 29 | James Owens | Ireland | 73 | Old Age | Marshall | 13 1/7 | |
| 217 | July 10 | Geo. Bauder | New York | 48 July 19 | Paralysis | Left voluntarily July 11 | Marengo | 1/7 |
| 218 | Aug 1 | Emma A. Clark | New York | 18 | Sick | Left voluntarily 12 August 59 | Marshall | 2 |
| also Amanda Carser | ||||||||
| 219 | 4 | Jacob Henry Baker | N. Jersey | 10 | Lewd Mother | Lee | 8 | |
| 220 | " | Mary Elizabeth Baker | Michigan | 7 | " | " | 8 | |
| 221 | 5 | Charles Wilcox | N. York | 29 | Sick | Left voluntarily August 19/59 | Fredonia | 2 |
| 222 | 9 | Alonzo Willard | N. York | 35 | Sick | Left voluntarily August 12/59 | Marshall | 2/7 |
| 223 | " | Sarah Baker | N. York | 30 | Enceinte | Lee | 8 | |
| 165 | 24 | Norman Squiers | N. York | 38 about | St Vitus dance | Convis | 4 4/7 | |
| 224 | 29 | Mary Givins (Colored) | S. Carolina | 65 probably | old age | Tekonsha | 4 3/7 | |
| 225 | Sept 7 | Otis Dyke | Ohio | 23 | Sickness | Left ??? 26 /59 | Albion | 3 |
| 217 | 7 | Geo Bouder | New York | 48 | Paralysis | Left voluntarily Sept 11/59 | 4/7 | |
| 226 | 26 | Wm Anderson | New York | 14 | Orphan | Marengo | 4/7 | |
| 227 | July 1 | Henry Pitcher | New York | 44 | Lame | Left voluntarily ??? | Battle Creek | [illegible] |
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