1900 Residents and Staff

Van Buren County Iowa
Poor Farm and Asylum

Enumerated June 8, 1900

Manager-Residents-Staff

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	RELATION	RACE	SEX	MONTH	YEAR	AGE	MAR STATUS	YRS MAR	CHILD -REN	NBR LIVING	BIRTH PLACE	BIRTHPL FATHER	BIRTHPL MOTHER	IMMI	US		OCCUPATION	READ	WRITE
Elerick	William	Head	White	Male	Oct	1865	34	Md	7			Iowa	Penn	Ireland				Steward Poor farm	Yes	Yes
Elerick	Rose M	Wife	White	Female	Dec	1876	22	Md	7	3	2	Missouri	Penn	Iowa					Yes	Yes
Elerick	Claude M	Son	White	Male	May	1894	6	Single				Iowa	Iowa	Missouri
Elerick	Collin S	Son	White	Male	Dec	1896	3	Single				Iowa	Iowa	Missouri
Kimmel	John	Hired Help	White	Male	Nov	1868	31	Div				Iowa	Iowa	Iowa				Farm Lab	Yes	Yes
Craig	Anna	Hired Help	White	Female	Nov	1880	19	Single				Missouri	Unknown	Unknown				Cook	Yes	Yes
Minor	Lula	Hired Help	White	Female	Dec	1882	17	Single				Kansas	Unknown	Unknown				Cook	Yes	Yes
Combs	John	Inmate	White	Male	Apr	1832	68	Div				Penn	Penn	Penn					Yes	Yes
Clifford	John	Inmate	White	Male	Sep	1815	84	Single				Ohio	Penn	Virginia
Munson	John	Inmate	White	Male	Jun	1843	56	Single				Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	1869	31	Nat		Yes	Yes
Scotten	Eli	Inmate	White	Male	Jul	1823	71	Md				Ohio	Unknown	Unknown					No	No
Gilkey	James	Inmate	White	Male	Jan	1859	41	Div				Missouri	Missouri	Missouri					Yes	Yes
Pocahontus		Inmate	Black	Female	unk	unk	unk	unk				Unknown	Unknown	Unknown					No	No
Ray	Selina	Inmate	White	Female	unk	1854	46	Single				Ohio	Unknown	Unknown					No	No
Alvey	Eva	Inmate	White	Female	Jul	1880	19	Single				Iowa	Unknown	Unknown					Yes	Yes
Calhoun	Cathrine	Inmate	White	Female	May	1811	89	Wid		0	0	Ohio	Ohio	Ohio					No	No
Trotter	Mary	Inmate	White	Female	unk	1823	77	Single				Unknown	Unknown	Unknown					No	No
Patton	Samuel	Inmate	White	Male	Oct	1831	68	Wid				Penn	Ireland	Ireland					Yes	Yes
Gibson	Sarah	Inmate	White	Female	Apr	1822	78	Wid		1	0	Ohio	Penn	Penn					No	No
Wilson	Edward	Inmate	White	Male	Aug	1865	34	Div				Iowa	Iowa	Iowa					No	No
Ockendon	John	Inmate	White	Male	Jun	1831	69	Md	15			England	England	England	1849	51	Nat		Yes	Yes
Ockendon	Jannie	Inmate	White	Female	Jul	1857	42	Md	15	0	0	Iowa	Ohio	Ohio					No	No
Linn	Howard	Head	White	Male	Jun	1875	25	Md	0			Iowa	Penn	Iowa				Mgr Ins Asym	Yes	Yes
Linn	Margaret	Wife	White	Female	Nov	1877	22	Md	0			Iowa	Illinois	Ohio					Yes	Yes
Monroe	Norma	Hired Help	White	Female	Feb	1883	17	Div				Iowa	New Jers	Indiana				Nurse	Yes	Yes
Beatty	John	Inmate	White	Male	Jul	1853	46	Single				Iowa	Ireland	Penn
Warren	George	Inmate	White	Male	May	1866	39	Div				Illinois	Unknown	Virginia					Yes	Yes
Reason	Henry	Inmate	White	Male	unk	1860	40	Single				Germany	Germany	Germany	unk				No	No
Hootman	Isaic	Inmate	White	Male	unk	1871	29	Single				Iowa	Penn	Penn					No	No
Petitt	Horace S	Inmate	White	Male	Aug	1857	42	Single				Iowa	New York	Kentucky					Yes	Yes
Sears	Joseph	Inmate	White	Male	unk	unk	unk	Single				Unknown	Unknown	Unknown					No	No
Harbaugh	Marshul	Inmate	White	Male	Dec	1858	41	Single				Ohio	Germany	Vermont					Yes	Yes
Hull	Steven	Inmate	White	Male	unk	1854	49	Single				Iowa	Penn	Penn					No	No
Suffine	John	Inmate	White	Male	unk	1842	58	Single				Unknown	Unknown	Unknown					No	No

Source: 1900 Federal Census, Van Buren County Iowa

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1900 Residents and Staff

Van Buren County Iowa Poor Farm and Asylum

Enumerated June 8, 1900

Van Buren County Iowa
Poor Farm and Asylum