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| 1863-1864 Calhoun County Poor House Ledger | ||||||||
| Date | No. | Names | Birth Place | Late Residence | Age | Cause of Pauperism | When & how Discharged | No of weeks in house |
| 1863 | ||||||||
| Oct 1 1863 | 2 | Wm Brown | American | Emmett | 63 | Blind | 52 | |
| " | 50 | Nancy Nichols | " | Marshall | 52 | Fever Sore | 52 | |
| " | 93 | John Warring | " | " | 42 | Paralysis | Died Jany 5th 1864 | 13 5/7 |
| " | 102 | Hester Burnett | " | Burlington | 43 | Insane | 52 | |
| " | 182 | Caroline Johnson (Col'd) | " | Battle Creek City | 34 | Insane | 52 | |
| " | 187 | Frank Peytenger | Germany | Marshall City | 69 | Intemperate | Left July (illegible]th [illegible] | 52 |
| " | 213 | Sarah Brainard | American | Clarendon | 33 | Insane | 52 | |
| " | 228 | Phebe Leonard | " | Lee | 27 | Insane | 52 | |
| " | 262 | Charles Chaver (Col'd) | " | Battle Creek City | 6 | Intemperate Father | 52 | |
| " | 263 | Emily J. Kane | " | Emmett | 24 | Epilepsy | 52 | |
| " | 276 | James Herity | Ireland | Albion | 43 | frozen feet | 52 | |
| " | 297 | Charles B Bush | American | Marshall (City) | 6 | Vagrant Mother | Left with Mother Nov 6th 1863 | 5 1/7 |
| " | 299 | Joseph Frey | " | Battle Creek City | 11 | Orphan | Taken by James McGee Nov 7 1863 | 5 2/7 |
| " | 250 | Rachel Bromley | England | Leroy | 68 | Infirm | Left May 12 1864 | 31 6/7 |
| " | 300 | Harriet Switzer | American | Albion | 32 | Insane | 52 | |
| " | 308 | Wm Ryman | " | Marshall City | 33 | Idiotic | Left Dec 21st 1863 | 11 4/7 |
| " | 315 | Henry Adams | " | Sheridan | 7 | Deserted by Father | 52 | |
| " | 316 | John Adams | " | " | 5 | " " | 52 | |
| " | 319 | Betsy A Bush | " | Marshall City | 29 | Vagrant | Left Nov. 6th 1863 | 5 1/7 |
| " | 326 | Willie Curtis | " | Lee | 6 | Vagrant Father & Mother | 52 | |
| " | 320 | Charles E. Fuller | " | Battle Creek City | 7 | Vagrant Mother | April 30 Alfred G Smith | 52 |
| " | 344 | Thos. A DeBurgo | England | Pennfield | 51 | Hepatitis of lungs | Left August 22, 1864 | 46? 3/7 |
| " | 337 | Daniel Fair | American | Clarence | 13 | Orphan | Left with C Murray Dec 12th 1863 | 10 3/7 |
| " | 355 | Flora Clift | England | Marengo | 50 | Insane | 52 | |
| " | 356 | Alice M Bartlett | American | Clarendon | 6 | Father & Mother in Jail | Taken by W. C. Mears Nov. 8th 1863 | 5 2/7 |
| " | 357 | Edwin F Bartlett | " | " | 4 | " | Taken by Albert Baker April 26th 1864 | 29 4/7 |
| " | 358 | Frederick Bluss | Germany | Marengo | 31 | Syphilis | Left Feb. 11th 1864 | 19 |
| " | 345 | Lydia Harpur | American | Battle Creek | 25 | Vagrant | Left October 13th 1863 | 1 6/7 |
| " | 346 | Ruth Harpur | " | " | 1 | " | " " " " | 1 6/7 |
| 1863 | 1010 1/7 | |||||||
| Oct 1 | 346 | Edward Clint | Scotland | Marshall City | 63 | Cancer | Died Jany 30th 1864 | 17 2/7 |
| " 1 | 347 | Anna Goulden | Ireland | " " | 48 | Vagrant | Left October 6th 1863 | 1 |
| " 1 | 348 | Frank McNaut | " | " " | 35 | Blindness | 52 | |
| " 1 | 349 | Thomas MacKett | England | Sheridan | 33 | Ulcer of Leg | Left March 2nd 1864 | 21 5/7 |
| Oct 27 | 347 | Anna Goulden | Ireland | Marshall City | 48 | Vagrancy | Left April 11th 1864 | 26 3/7 |
| Nov 3 | 348 | Welthy Annes | America | Albion | 29 | Vagrancy | Left with her husband May 7th 1864 | 30 5/7 |
| 3 | 349 | Charles E Annes | " | " | 1+6? | Deserted by Father | Left with his Father May 7th 1864 | 30 5/7 |
| 27 | 350 | Mary J Tracy | " | Leroy | 18 | Enceinte | Left May 24th 1864 | 25 4/7 |
| 28 | 351 | Carrie Bell Annes | " Born at the poor House Nov 28, 1863 | Vagrant Mother & Father | Left with Father May 7th 1864 | 23 | ||
| Dec 4 | 352 | Harriett Balcom [Balkom] | " | Clarendon | 29 | Enceinte | 43 | |
| 5 | 299 | Joseph Frey | " | Battle Creek | 11 | Orphan | Left with Phillips in Lee June 4 1864 | 27 |
| 3 | 353 | James Murphey | Ireland | Albion | 44 | Vagrant | Left Dec 6th 1863 | 4/7 |
| 3 | 354 | Wm H Murphey | " | " | 1 | Vagrant Father & Mother | " " " " | 4/7 |
| 1864 | ||||||||
| Jany 27 | 355 | Wm Ryan | American | Marengo | 78 | Sick | Left July 13th 1864 | 25 |
| 30 | 355 | Mary Jane West | " | Marshall | 45 | Vagrant Partially Blind | Left Feb 20 1864 | 3 |
| Feb 20 | 356 | Isaac Haight | " | Albion | 67 | Broken Leg | Died July 7th 1864 | 19 5/7 |
| 27 | 355 | Mary J West | " | Marshall City | 45 | Vagrant | Left May 27th 1864 | 14 |
| March 16 | 356 | Mariane Willson | England | Marshall " | 37 | Vagrant | Left May 12 1864 | 8 1/7 |
| 20 | 357 | Amanda Broat | American | Marengo | 21 | Non Compos Mentis | 27 6/7 | |
| 19 | 358 | Willson Bust | Born March 19 1864 at the Poor House | Vagrant Mother Mary J Tracy | Died May 19th 1864 | 8 5/7 | ||
| 30 | 359 | Lucinda Jane Walker | Born at the poor House March 30, 1864 of Harriet Balcom [Balkom] | Vagrant Mother | 26 2/7 | |||
| April 11 | 360 | Nancy West | American | Marshall City | 19 | Vagrant | Left May 24th 1864 | 6 1/7 |
| 16 | 361 | Edward Tracy | " | Convis | 22 | Imbecile | 24 | |
| 21 | 358 | Frederick Bluss | Switzerland | Marengo | 31 | Syphilis | Left Oct. 1st 1864 | 24 1/7 |
| June 17th | 362 | Timothy Gates | American | Albion | 77 | Blind Partially | 16 | |
| 27 | 363 | Frank Davis Col'd | " | Marshall City | 4 | Deserted by Father | 15 4/7 | |
| July 14 | 364 | Henryetta Howe | " | Marshall City | 30 | Vagrant Sick | Left July 20th 1864 | 6/7 |
| Aug 23 | 365 | Michael Farrel | Ireland | Fredonia | 30 | Paralysis | 3/7 | |
| Oct 4 | Betsey Adams | American | Marshall City | [illegible] | ||||
| " 10 | Joseph Frey | " | returned from Phillips | Orphan | ||||
| Carried over | 174 3/7 | |||||||
| Remaining in the House | Total No. of Weeks Board | 1184 4/7 | ||||||
| Oct 1st 1863 | 33 | Family 3 persons " | 156 | |||||
| Admitted during | School Teachers | 13 | ||||||
| Year ending Oct 1st 1864 | 24 | 57 | Hired Girl | 52 | ||||
| Hired Man | 44 | |||||||
| Discharged and Left | Hired Help During Haying Harvest | |||||||
| during Year end Oct 1 1864 | 28 | Stacking & threshing | 11 | |||||
| Died | 4 | |||||||
| Remaining in the House | Total | 1460 4/7 | ||||||
| Year ending Oct 1st 1864 | 24 | 57 | ||||||
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