Almshouse 1887

Cairo Almshouse
1887

Original record book located at the Durham Center Museum. Transcribed by Sylvia Hasenkopf.

Name	Nationality	Cause	Received	Discharged	Weeks	Days	Age	Remarks
Town of Athens
Mary Fellows	United States	Weak Minded	November 10, 1887		52		53
Isaac Watson	United States	Insane	November 10, 1887		52		36
Margaret Mulford	United States	Insane	November 10, 1887		52		61
Peter Everson	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		76
Sarah Francis (colored)	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		51
Evert Conine	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		65
Lawrence Ford	United States	Poverty	December 5, 1887		48	3	2
Edward McDonald	Irish	Poverty	November 30, 1887	April 9, 1888	19		51
Robert W. McCartre	Irish	Poverty	February 2, 1888	April 9, 1888	9	6	35
Commencement of Supt. Duncan 1892
Mrs. Jemie Collins	United States	Poverty	January 5, 1892				25
John H. Collins	United States	Poverty	January 5, 1892				5
Williams Collins	United States	Poverty	January 5, 1892				7
Cornelius Collins	United States	Poverty	January 5, 1892				3

Town of Ashland
Elizabeth Cline	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	May 3, Died	25	1	63
Amy Marshall	United States	Poverty	February 27, 1888	June 18, Died	16	2	59
Elsie Brandow	United States	Poverty	September 3, 1888		14	1	78

Town of Cairo
Mrs. Isadore Van Denmark	Ireland	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		75
Leamon Phinney	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	February 15, 1888	14		80	Died and buried in county lot
York Wynkoop (colored)	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	October 6, 1888	47	3	111	Died and buried in county lot
Mattie Mickles	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	November 10, 1887	0	0	4	Taken to colored orphan asylum, NY
Frederick Olmsted	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		78
Alonzo Slauson	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		68
George Van Steenburgh	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	May 8, 1888	25	2	65
Vincent Montague	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	April 9, 1888	21	6	51
Thomas Rex_	England	Poverty	December 13, 1887	April 28, 1888	14	3	48
Elisabeth Covy	United States	Poverty	February 22, 1888	March 1, 1888	1	4	24
Ella Apjohn	United States		March 8, 1888	March 8, 1888		1	13
Joseph L. Smith	United States		July 27, 1888		15	6	88

Town of Catskill
Margaret J. Cogan	Irish	Blind	November 10, 1887		52		57
Maria Beckwith	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		18
John W. Trumphour	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		72
Isaac Palmer	United States	Mute	November 10, 1887	October 7, 1888	46	3	78	Died and Buried in County lot
Adaline Hughes	German	Debauchery	November 10, 1887		52		30
Patrick McMannus	Irish	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		59
Abigail Moore	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		78
Patrick Hartnett	Irish	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		34
Peter Elmendorph (Colored)	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		58
Edward Coonley	Irish	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		54
Mary Maraquit	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		47
Anna Williams (colored)	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		36
Martha Erwin	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	July 15, 1888	35	4	61
Bridget Munny	Irish	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		65
Henry Egnor	United States	Idiot	November 10, 1887		52		15
Lilla B. Hipp	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	November 10, 1888	0	0	5	Taken to colored orphan asylum, NY
Pleasant J. Banks (colored)	United States	Debauchery	November 10, 1887		52		21
Elisabeth Plusch	Switzerland	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		90
Abram Secord	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	March 1, 1888	16	1	88
Minnie Banks (colored)	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		1
Philip Swan	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	Died February 11, 1888	13	4	65	Buried in county lot
Francis Eagler	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		18
William Eagler	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		3 months
Henry Hinds	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		22
Frank McGrath	Irish	Poverty	November 10, 1887	May 1, 1888	24	6	41
Mary McGrath	Irish	Poverty	November 10, 1887	May 1, 1888	24	6	42
Sylvester Houghtaling	United States	Poverty	December 5, 1887	June 5, 1888	26	2	40
George Lewis	United States	Poverty	December 12, 1887	February 12, 1888	9		40
William G. Plank	Irish	Poverty	December 29, 1887	April 29, 1888	17	4	53
Peter Van Buskirk (colored)	United States	Poverty	December 31, 1887	April 1, 1888	13		78	Died
Eliza J. York	United States	Poverty	January 14, 1888		43	6	66
Mary Manesham	Irish	Poverty	January 30, 1888		41	4	60
Charles Brown	German	Poverty	March 10, 1888	March 20, 1888	1	4	34
George Holtzman	German		March 19, 1888	April 8, 1888	2	2	43
Fred Williams	English		March 20, 1888	May 7, 1888	5	6	38
Abram Secord	United States		April 27, 1888		29		82
George Lewis	United States		August 14, 1888		13	2	40
John Doyle	United States		September 26, 1888	October 28, 1888	4	5	19
Nicholas Morver	Irish		September 29, 1888	September 30, 1888		2	60
The commencement of Supt. Duncan

Town of Coxsackie
Agnes Hollenbeck	United States	Idiot	November 10, 1887		52		69
Henry Hill	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		66
Maincie ? Fluker	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	January 30, 1888	11	5	13	To her father in Rochester
Emma Roberts	United States	Debauchery	November 10, 1887		52		28
Michael Lynch	Irish	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		74
Charles Roberts	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	August 8, 1888	39		4 months	Died and buried in county lot
William N. Hoose	United States	Poverty	December 14, 1887	February 2, 1888	7	1	39
Robert Selkirk	United States	Poverty	July 5, 1888	July 15, died	1	3	36	Buried in county lot

Town of Durham
Rufus Rowlinson	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		57
Thomas Quin	Irish	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		60
Abbie Hammond	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		77
William bern	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		66
Levancha L. Judson	United States	Poverty	May 1, 1888		28	3	60

Town of Greenville
Patrick Hening	Irish	Insane	November 10, 1887		52		48
Maria Ostrander	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		78
Gideon Austin	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	December 9, 1888	52		67	Died and buried in county lot
Nicholas Perry	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	April 9, 1888	9	4	64
Corinda Warren (colored)	United States	Poverty	February 2, 1888	April 12, 1888	7	3	61
Curtis Knapp	United States	Poverty	June 21, 1888				64
Nicholas Perry	United States	Poverty	July 5, 1888		19		64

Town of Halcott

Town of Hunter
Philip M. McGinnis			November 10, 1887		52		64
William Johnson			November 10, 1887	Died February 15, 1888	14		74	Buried in county lot
Eliza McGinnis			November 10, 1887		52		75
Philip Quick			November 12, 1887		51	5	57
David Curtis			December 12, 1887	April 8, 1888	16	6	76

Town of Jewett
Jacob Hawver	United States	Poverty	December 14, 1887	Died March 25, 1888	14	4	66
Catherine Hawver	United States	Poverty	February 3, 1888	May 19, 1888	15	2	56

Town of Lexington
Elizabeth Sharpe	United States	Blind	November 10, 1887	Died June 6, 1888	29	6	85	Buried in County Lot

Town of New Baltimore
Rosetta Gibson	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		67
Jemima Flemmings	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		75
Betsey Hoose	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		79
Eliza Wheeler	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887		52		69

Town of Prattsville
Christina Stevens	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	November 10, 1887		5	25	Runaway
Joseph Lewis	United States	Lameness	November 10, 1887	January 2, 1888	7	4	26	Placed in a brush factory in New York

Town of Windham
Ann Kirkland	United States	Poverty	November 10, 1887	Nov	52		80	Died
Mary W. Wentworth	United States	Mute	November 10, 1887		52		36
Valentine Sfonsel	German	Poverty	November 10, 1887	December 13, 1888	52		59	Died

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