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| 1853-1854 Calhoun County Poorhouse Ledger | ||||||||
| [No.] | Date Received | Name | Place of Birth | Age [as of date] | Cause of Pauperism | When & How discharged | How Long in Poor House | From What Township |
| 1853 | ||||||||
| 2 | Oct 1 | William Brown | America | 53 July 30th 1853 | Blind & Intemperate | Forward | 52 Weeks | Emmett |
| 3 | " " | Isaac Doty | " | 18 Sep " | Cripple, Father Intemperate | Forward | 52 Weeks | Albion |
| 6 | " " | John TenEycke | " | 24 " " | Incapacity | Died Feb 21st 1854 | 20 3/7 Weeks | Marshall |
| 44 | " " | Nancy Bean | " | 48 Oct " | " [Incapacity], Father Intemperate | Forward | 52 Weeks | Fredonia |
| 45 | " " | Martha Percival | " | 18 June " | Blind, Father Intemperate | Forward | 52 Weeks | Albion |
| 50 | " " | Nancy Nichols | " | 42 Oct " | Lame | Forward | 52 Weeks | Marshall |
| 54 | " " | Wm King | " | 9 " " | Illegitimate | Taken by John Hickman Emmett Mch 12/54 | 25 Weeks | Emmett |
| 70 | " " | Starling Farley | " | 5 Mch " | Orphan, Father was Intemperate | Taken by Madison Handy Marengo Apr 10/54 | 27 3/7 Weeks | Albion |
| 71 | " " | George Minking | " | 9 Oct " | Do. Illegitimate | Forward | 52 Weeks | Battle Creek |
| 61 | " " | Rhody Ann French | " | 52 " | Forward | 52 Weeks | Burlington | |
| 32 | " " | Charlotte B. Hutson | " | 11 July " | Illegitimate | Left with Bidwell, Albion Oct 7/53 | 1 Week | Lee |
| 83 | " " | Myron Benjamin | " | 13 Oct " | Father Intemperate | Forward | 52 Weeks | LeRoy |
| 84 | " " | Harvey Benjamin | " | 9 Apr. " | " " | Taken by Harris B. Macumber Sheridan Sep 13th | 49 4/7 Weeks | " |
| 90 | " " | Henry Langridge | England | 75 Dec 25 " | Intemperate | Left voluntarily Mch 6th 1854 | 22 3/7 Weeks | Fredonia |
| 92 | " " | Philetus Knight | Connecticut | 47 Mch 21 " | Sick | Left Furnace peddler Apr 5th 1854 | 26 5/7 Weeks | Newton |
| 93 | " " | John Waring | " | " Paralyses | Forward | 52 Weeks | Marshall - Transient | |
| 56 | " 8 | Charlotte Childs | America | 10 " | No Home | Taken by Danl R Hand of Sheridan Dec 12 | 9 2/7 Weeks | Emmett |
| 94 | Nov 25 | Mary Norwack | Poland | 30 | Husband Intemperate | Left voluntarily Jany 23rd 1854 | 8 3/7 Weeks | Marshall - Transient |
| 95 | " " | Albert Norwack | " | 1 Yr 4 Mo | Father Intemperate | " " " " " | 8 3/7 Weeks | " " |
| 55 | Dec 8 | Henry Shaden | New York | 47 " | Kicked by a Horse Intemperate | left voluntarily Dec 14/53 | 6/7 Weeks | Transient |
| 96 | Oct 27 | Kit Karsen | Homer Mich | Born " | Illegitimate child of Mrs. Mc[illegible] | Taken to B Creek Nov 5th Died Mch 22/54 | 1 3/7 Weeks | Homer |
| 1854 | ||||||||
| 4 | Jan 7 | Geo. Doty | Madison Co. N.Y. | 15 Sep " | Father Intemperate | taken by John Heide Mch 11th, 55 | 9 Weeks | Tekonsha |
| 56 | " 27 | Charlotte Childs | America | 10 " | No Home | Taken by Jacob Vanotten Apr 4th 1854 Clarendon | 9 3/7 Weeks | Emmett |
| 66 | Feb 10 | John Calvin How | Marengo Mich | 6 Sep 25 " | Illegitimate | Forward | 33 1/7 Weeks | Marshall |
| 97 | " 11 | Rufus Riley | Maimi Co. N.Y. | 21 Aug 18 " | Sick | Left voluntarily Mch 6th 1854 | 3 2/7 Weeks | Homer |
| Carried Forward | 732 3/7 Weeks | |||||||
| 98 | " 20 | Kent Cooley | Wayne Co. N.Y. | 46 April 1854 | Insane Intemperate | " " Apr 20 " | 8 4/7 Weeks | Marengo |
| 99 | Mch 15 | John Watlin | England | Intemperate | Left voluntarily April 10/54 | 3 6/7 Weeks | Marshall | |
| 37 | " " | Mrs. Watlin | " | 64 | " | " " May 18/54 | 4 2/7 " | " |
| 100 | " 18 | " [Mrs] McFinley | Ireland | 84 | Intemperance | Removed by son to Detroit Mch 20 | 3/7 Weeks | " |
| 101 | " " | Miss McFinley | " | 40 about | " Insane | " " Brother " " " " | 3/7 " | " |
| 102 | Apr 1 | Hester Burnett | 33 Nov 1853 | Insane | Forward | 26 " | Burlington | |
| 103 | " 20 | Silas Fisk | Saratoga N.Y. | 51 June " | St Anthonys Dance & Suferette | Left July 6th 1854 | 11 " | LeRoy |
| 87 | May 15 | Wm Wallace Crofoot | Michigan | 7 1854 | Orphan | Forward | 19 5/7 " | Tekonsha |
| 56 | July 4 | Charlotte Childs | America | 11 July 4th " | " | Left with Reuben Abbott July 10th 1854 | 1 " | Claredon |
| 104 | Aug 4 | Moses Karnes | Ireland | 37 " | Sick Says he don't drink much | Left voluntarily Aug 7th | 3/7 " | Transient |
| 32 | " 28 | Charlotte B. Hutson | Albion/America | 12 July " | Return by Bidwell | Forward | 4 5/7 " | Albion |
| 103 | Sep 7 | Silas Fisk | Saratoga N.Y. | 52 June " | St Anthonys Dance | Left Sep 8th | 1/7 " | LeRoy |
| On Hand Oct 1st 1853 | 16 | Lydia Vanum Hired Girl | 9 " | |||||
| Recd during the year | 17 | Magdalena " " | 7 5/7 " | |||||
| Discharged " " | 20 | Board of Paupers | 826 1/7 Weeks | |||||
| Died " " | 1 | Keepers Family | 312 | |||||
| On hand Oct 1st 1854 | 13 | Total | 1138 1/7 Weeks | |||||
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