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| 1862-1863 Calhoun County Poor House Ledger | ||||||||
| Date | No. | Name | Birth place | Late residence | Age | Cause of pauperism | When & how discharged | No of weeks in house |
| 1862 | ||||||||
| Oct 1 | 2 | Wm Brown | America | Emmett | 62 | Blind | 52 | |
| " | 50 | Nancy Nichols | " | Marshall City | 51 | Fever sore | 52 | |
| " | 93 | John Warring | " | " " | 41 | Paralysis | 52 | |
| " | 102 | Hester Burnet | " | Burlington | 42 | Insane | 52 | |
| " | 182 | Caroline Johnson (Col'd) | " | Battle Creek City | 33 about | Insane | 52 | |
| " | 187 | Frank Peytenger | Germany | Eckford | 68 | Intemperate | Left April 24, 1863 | 29 2/7 |
| " | 196 | Laisa Page | American | Newton | 22 | Idiotic | Taken by his Sister Mrs. Burch June 9/63 | 35 5/7 |
| " | 213 | Sarah Brainard | " | Clarendon | 32 | Insane | 52 | |
| " | 228 | Phebe Leonard | " | Lee | 26 | Insane | 52 | |
| " | 262 | Charles Chaver | " | Battle Creek City | 5 | Intemperate father | 52 | |
| " | 263 | Emily J. Kane | " | Emmett | 23 | Epilepsy | 52 | |
| " | 276 | James Herity | Ireland | Albion | 42 | Frozen feet | 52 | |
| " | 297 | Charles B. Bush | American | Marshall City | 5 | Vagrant Mother | 52 | |
| " | 299 | Joseph Frey | " | Battle Creek City | 10 | Orphan | 52 | |
| " | 304 | James Jenkins (Col'd) | " | Albion | 16 | Cripple | Left with Mr Henderson March 3/63 | 22 4/7 |
| " | 250 | Rachel Bromly | England | Leroy | 67 | Infirm | ||
| " | 300 | Harriet Switzer | American | Albion | 31 | Insane | 52 | |
| " | 308 | Wm Ryman | " | Marshall City | 32 | Epilepsy | 52 | |
| " | 255 | George Adams | " | Sheridan | 10 | Deserted by father | Left with Mrs. Grey May 2nd 1863 | 30 3/7 |
| " | 315 | Henry Adams | " | " | 6 | " " | 52 | |
| " | 316 | John Adams | " | " | 4 | " " | 52 | |
| " | 319 | Betsy A. Bush | " | Marshall City | 28 | Left Feby 12, 1863 | 19 1/7 | |
| " | 117 | Amanda Broat | " | " " | 17 | Non Compos | Taken by Mrs. Uhne? Nov 25,/62 | 8 |
| " | 324 | Albert Green | " " | " " | 6 | Vagrant Mother | Left with Mother July 26/63 | 21 |
| " | 325 | Rosella Green | " | " " | 3 | " " | Left with Mother " " " | 21 |
| " | 326 | Willie Curtis | " | Lee | 5 | " " | 52 | |
| " | 328 | John Switzer, Born August 17 1862 | Poor house | 2 months | Mother Insane | Taken by R. Cotchen (Albion) May 27/63 | 40 3/7 | |
| " | 331 | John Chaver | " | Battle Creek City | 58 | Intemperate | Died March 9, 1863 | 22 4/7 |
| " | 296 | Eugene T. Curtis | " | Homer | 15 | Ague | Run away Dec 13, 1862 | 10 2/7 |
| 1862 | ||||||||
| Oct 4 | 332 | John Degott | Canada | Marshall City | 10 | Orphan | Left with Mother Oct 18/62 | 3 |
| 13 | 132 | Jacob Bull | America | Bedford | 72 | Intemperate | Died August 26 /63 | 45 1/7 |
| 25 | 333 | Lydia A. Harper | " | Battle Creek | 24 | Enceinte | Left with infant Volunt. April 14 | 24 3/7 |
| Nov 10 | 334 | David H. Boardman (Col'd) | " | Marshall City | 65 about | Intemperance | Died Nov 15, 1862 | 6/7 |
| 14 | 279 | Abner Lamb | " | Fredonia | 56 | Asthma | Died March 12,/63 | 17 |
| 19 | 335 | Miriam Wilson | England | Leroy | 30 | wont live with her husband | Left Jany 2, 1863 | 6 2/7 |
| 22 | 220 | Mary E. Baker | America | Convis | 9 | Vagrant Mother | Taken by Mr Bills Dec 13/62 | 3 |
| 24 | 327 | Frank Cronk | " | Fredonia | 9 | Orphan | Left with Mr. Grey March 6/63 | 14 4/7 |
| 25 | 320 | Charles E. Fuller | " | Battle Creek City | 6 | Vagrant Mother | 44 1/7 | |
| Dec 24 | 280 | Harriet Bolkom | " | Marengo | 28 | Imbecile husband | Left with Mr. Brown Jany 8/63 | 2 |
| " | 282 | B. Franklin Bolkom | " | " | 4 | " father | Left with Uncle Eli Mar 6/63 | 10 6/7 |
| " | 283 | Josephine Bolkom | " | " | 2 | " " | Taken by Mother, March 30/63 | 12 6/7 |
| 31 | 336 | Oscar Begard? | " | Marshall | 17 | Imbecile | Run away Jany 10/63 | 1 4/7 |
| " | 313 | Levi Chaver | " | Battle Creek City | 14 | Vagrant | Run away Jany 19/63 | 2 5/7 |
| 1863 | ||||||||
| Jany 12 | 337 | Daniel Fair | " | Clarence | 12 | Orphan | Taken by Bunker May 4, 1863 | 16 |
| 17 | 338 | Mary Wykoff | " | Marshall City | 58 July 22/63 | Insane | Died April 18 1863 | 12 |
| 22 | 339 | Ruth, Infant of Lydia A Harper | Vagrant Mother | Left with April 14, 1863 | 24 3/7 | |||
| 28 | 340 | Thomas Curtis | " | Lee | 9 | " " | Taken by Mrs Smith March 17/1863 by [illegible] Hewitt | 6 6/7 |
| Feby 10 | 341 | Frank Jenkins (Col'd) | " | Albion | 9 | Deserted by father | Taken by Mr. Johns? June 9/63 | 16 4/7 |
| March 28 | 342 | Mary E. Baker | " | Convis | 9 | Vagrant Mother | Taken by Coleman May 7, 1863 | 5 5/7 |
| April 25 | 343 | Violetta Church | American | Lee | 6 Months | Vagrant Mother | Left 28 April 1863 | 0 3/7 |
| " 25 | 344 | Thomas A DeBurgo? | England | Pennfield | 50 | Sick | 22 5/7 | |
| " 27 | 345 | Lydia A Harper & Child | American | Battle Creek | Vagrant | Left with child August 10/63 | 27 4/7 | |
| May 9 | 346 | Elan Beate | Ireland | Albion | 11 | Vagrant Mother | Left July 16, 1863 | 9 5/7 |
| " " | 347 | James E. Beate | " | " | 9 | " " | Left July 16, 1863 | 9 5/7 |
| " 22 | 348 | Frank Peytenger | German | Marshall City | 68 | intemperate | Left June 1, 1863 Voluntarily | 1 3/7 |
| June 3 | 349 | Betsey A. Bush | American | " " | 29 | Vagrant | [illegible] | 17 1/7 |
| " 18 | 350 | Betsey Adams | " | " " | 31 | " | Left July 30 1863 | 7 |
| 18 | 351 | Frank Paytenger | German | Marshall City | 68 | intemperate | 15 | |
| June 26 | 352 | Mary E. Baker | American | Convis | 9 | Vagrant Mother | Left with with Mrs. Cronk July 11,/63 | 2 1/7 |
| July 28 | 353 | Patrick OHarry | Ireland | Tekonsha | 74 | Sick | Left 22 Sept 1863 | 8 |
| July 6 | 337 | Daniel Fair | American | Clarence | 12 | Orphan | 12 2/7 | |
| August 12 | 354 | David Fawn | " | Clarence | 23 | Insane | Left for Asylum Sept 18,/63 | 5 2/7 |
| " 16 | 355 | Flora Clift | England | Marengo | Insane | 6 4/7 | ||
| " 17 | 356 | Alice M Bartlett | American | Clarendon | 6 | Father & Mother in Jail | 6 3/7 | |
| " 17 | 357 | Edwin F Bartlett | " | " | 3 | " " " " " | 6 3/7 | |
| " 28 | 358 | Frederick Bluss | Germany | Marengo | 31 | Syphilis [illegible] | 4 6/7 | |
| Sept 2 | 359 | Peter Lozier | American | Battle Creek City | 60 | Left Sept 29th 1863 | 3 6/7 | |
| " 5 | 345 | Lydia A Harper & Child | " | " " " | 25 | Vagrant | Left Oct 13th 1863 | 7 3/7, 1 6/7 |
| " 13 | 346 | Edward Client | Scotland | Marshall " | 63 | Cancer | 2 (?) | |
| " 14 | 347 | Anna Golden | Ireland | " " | 48 | Vagrant | Left Oct 6th 1863 | 2 3/7, 1 week |
| " 17 | 348 | Frank McNaut | " | " " | 35 | Blind | 2 | |
| 24 | 349 | Thomas MacKett | Sheridan | 33 | Sick | 1 | ||
| Total No of weeks | 1592 4/7 | |||||||
| Remaining in the House | 29 | Bunkey & family | 71 1/7 | |||||
| October 01, 1862 | School Teacher | 12 | ||||||
| Admitted during | H Drake & family | 85 2/7 | ||||||
| Year ended October 1st 1863 | 45 | 74 | School Teacher | 12 | ||||
| Hired Girl | 24 | |||||||
| Discharge & Left | Hired Help during Haying, Harvest, Stacking | |||||||
| during year end'd Oct 1 / 1863 | 36 | Threshing, working in corn - - - - -- | 8 3/7 | |||||
| Died | 5 | Workmens board in building wall | 6 | |||||
| Remaining in the House | ||||||||
| year ended Oct 1st 1863 | 33 | 74 | Total | 1817 3/7 | ||||
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