Residents of the Herkimer County Poor House in 1850
The census of the residents of the Herkimer County Poor House in Herkimer, New York, was filed September 10, 1850. Residents included the aged, the disabled, widows and orphans, recent immigrants, mothers with dependent children, the mentally ill, ne'er-do-wells, and people just down on their luck. The majority of the 1850 residents were born in New York State, many of them having surnames dating to the earliest days of county settlement. Poor house records are an often underutilized or unknown resource when looking for aged parents or children who are missing from a family group, or siblings who have "disappeared."
Census taker Michael Edick's handwriting and spelling were difficult to work with. I've made a literal transcription, letter for letter. Where I'm fairly sure he spelled a name incorrectly I've put "sp". Where I'm totally in the dark I've noted so with a "?". Like his 1850 Montgomery County counterpart, Mr. Edick had difficulty attempting a spelling for the foreign born, probably due to their accents, and could not ask the native-born illiterate to assist him. I would welcome anyone reading the original census rolls to send in corrections or new interpretations.
RESIDENTS OF THE HERKIMER COUNTY POOR HOUSE - 1850
| Name | Age | Occupation | Place of Birth | Status |
CUSTER, Paul
| 54
| Keeper of Poor House
| New York
|
|
CUSTER, Sophia
| 50
|
| New York
|
|
Post, Miss
| 65
|
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
WIYET (sp), Jane
| 25
|
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
GUYLIT, Holly (male)
| 50
| none
| New York
| insane
|
NEAST, Browning
| 70
|
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
LAWTON, Harriet
| 27
|
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
EVENS (sp), William
| 63
| blacksmith
| New York
| pauper
|
ALEXANDER, Thomas
| 35
| laborer
| New York
| pauper
|
BARD, Isaac
| 73
| laborer
| Scotland
| pauper
|
CONGDEN, James
| 8
|
| New York
| pauper; attended school
|
SMITH, James
| 56
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
O'LEARY, Daniel
| 42
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
SCANNON, Philip
| 42
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper
|
KING, Joseph
| 32
| laborer
| Germany
| pauper
|
POWELL, Richard
| 66
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
GORY, Miss
| 48
|
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
FINGOUT, Abram
| 40
|
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
HAN DER HAN (sp), James
| 62
|
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
DAVIS, Lucy
| 36
|
| New York
| pauper
|
CALHOUN, Hulda
| 30
|
| New York
| deaf and ?
|
CALHOUN, John
| 2
|
| New Yorkk
| pauper
|
MAUL, John
| 65
| laborer
| Germany
| pauper |
CORIGAN, ?
| 40
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
ATKEN, Patrick
| 32
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper
|
ALPIN (sp), Frances (female)
| 22
|
| Ireland
| pauper
|
ALPIN (sp), Catharine
| 3
|
| Ireland
| pauper; attended school
|
LOOMISE (sp), Timothy
| 75
| blacksmith
| New York
| pauper
|
NEBB (Webb?), James
| 48
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
HICKS, ? (male)
| 3
|
| New York
| pauper; attended school
|
HOOVER, John
| 30
| none
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
HALL, Polly
| 40
|
| New York
| pauper
|
BISKER (sp), ? (female)
| 35
|
| New York
| insane; cannot read or write
|
GUYLET, Appollo (sp)
| 39
| none
| New York
| pauper
|
HARTER, Eva
| 30
|
| New York
| insane
|
MAKOY (sp), Michael
| 65
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper
|
LEWIS (?), Samuel
| 50
| shoemaker
| New York
| insane
|
SHAN--EY (?), John
| 49
| laborer
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
MONTGOMERY, John
| 65
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
NEAL, Robert
| 44
| farmer
| Ireland
| pauper
|
STANTON, ? (male)
| 27
| laborer
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
STANTON, Rebecca
| 27
|
| New York
| pauper
|
STANTON, Henryetta (sp)
| 6
|
| New York
| pauper; attended school
|
STANTON, Samuel
| 4
|
| New York
| pauper; attended school
|
STANTON, Lydia
| 2
|
| New York
| pauper
|
STANTON, Sarah
| 1
|
| New York
| pauper
|
STANTON, Simon
| 7
|
| New York
| pauper; attended school
|
GAMBOLL, ? (female)
| 29
|
| New York
| pauper
|
GAMBOLL, Benjamin F.
| 4
|
| New York
| pauper; attended school
|
GAMBOLL, Robert
| 55
| laborer
| Scotland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
McKENNON, Catharin
| 45
|
| Ireland
| pauper
|
MATISON, Sally
| 32
|
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
WILLIAMS, Robert
| 35
| laborer
| New York
| pauper; black
|
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth
| 41
|
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write; black
|
WILLIAMS, Levi
| 5
|
| New York
| pauper; attended school; black
|
MATISON, John
| 55
| farmer
| Rhode Island
| pauper
|
BURNS, William
| 21
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
O'BRYON (sp), James
| 25
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper
|
QUINN or DURN, Miss
| 40
|
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
QUINN or DURN, Catharin
| 7
|
| Ireland
| pauper; attended school
|
QUINN or DURN, John
| 5
|
| New York
| pauper
|
QUINN or DURN, Michael
| 4
|
| New York
| pauper; attended school
|
BORDEN, Humphrey
| 25
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper
|
HINASY (sp), William
| 32
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
DARCY (?), Michael
| 60
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper
|
YOUNG, Benjamin
| 36
| artist
| New York
| insane
|
STERNBURG, David
| 50
| laborer
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
PATTERSON, James
| 32
| tailor
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
McHOLLAND, Archibald
| 53
| Butcher
| Ireland
| pauper
|
YAGAR (sp), Anna
| 27
|
| Germany
| pauper
|
KEEFER (?), Patrick
| 19
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper
|
NUSBOME (sp), Anthony
| 28
| labober
| Germany
| pauper
|
SQUIRE, William
| 50
| laborer
| Mass.
| pauper; black
|
DUBLUN, Samuel
| 45
| laborer
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write; black
|
BRADLEY, William
| 73
| laborer
| Scotland
| pauper
|
LYLE, Mary
| 38
|
| Germany
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
MALONE, Thomas
| 30
|
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
BROWN, Mathias
| 20
|
| New York
| pauper
|
BROWN, Jane
| 24
|
| New York
| pauper
|
BROWN, Mary
| 8
|
| New York
| pauper; attended school
|
BROWN, Richard
| 6
|
| New York
| pauper; attended school
|
SHIBLY or KIBLY (?), Thomas
| 55
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
LOGAN, Stephen
| 28
| tailor
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
FITZ GROLD (sp), Ellen
| 26
|
| Ireland
| pauper
|
CONWAY, Edward
| 40
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper
|
STANTON, Richard
| 60
| laborer
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
HICHCOCK, David
| 66
| laborer
| New York
| pauper
|
LARCIN (sp), Michael
| 55
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
LANCAK(sp), Joseph
| 55
| laborer
| England
| pauper
|
SANFORD, Daniel
| 60
| laborer
| New York
| idiotic; cannot read or write
|
BASSET, John
| 56
| cooper
| Germany
| pauper
|
WILLIAMS, William
| 63
| tailor
| England
| pauper
|
INGHAM, James
| 60
| manufactor
| England
| pauper
|
KELLOGG, ? (male)
| 58
| laborer
| New York
| pauper
|
COOK, Moses
| 68
| mason
| New York
| pauper
|
EDGERTON, Ebanezer
| 28
| laborer
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
?, Andrew
| 46
| none
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
?, Peggy
| 45
|
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
HESS, Eva
| 36
|
| Germany
| pauper
|
HESS, Laurence
| 38
| Mason
| Germany
| pauper
|
INHUFF (?), Thomas
| 5
|
| Germany
| pauper; attended school
|
TAYLOR, Phebe or Philes (sp)
| 93
|
| New York
| pauper
|
DAVIS, Sally
| 55
|
| New York
| insane
|
?, Mary
| 8
|
| New York
| blind
|
LAWTON (?), Sally
| 30
|
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
GETMAN, Sally
| 36
|
| New York
| insane
|
MONKS, Catharin
| 48
|
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
HARKINS, Lucinda
| 82
|
| New York
| pauper
|
COOPER, David
| 7
|
| New York
| pauper; attended school
|
KIRKWOOD, John
| 4
|
| New York
| idiot; pauper; attended school
|
HALE, Susan
| 46
|
| New York
| deaf and dumb
|
HASKELL, ? (female)
| 55
|
| New York
| deaf and dumb
|
PIPER, Elizabeth
| 60
|
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
?, Mariah
| 40
|
| Germany
| insane; cannot read or write
|
VOSBURG, Mariah
| 40
|
| New YOrk
| idiotic; cannot read or write
|
?, Anders
| 59
| shoemaker
| Demark (sp)
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
MONK, Hesekiah
| 14
|
| New York
| pauper; attended school
|
PRINCE, Richard
| 100
|
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write; black
|
FURGASON, William
| 13
|
| Ireland
| pauper; attended school
|
COOPER, Eliza
| 30
|
| New York
| pauper; attended school
|
?, Thomas
| 40
| laborer
| Ireland
| pauper
|
SCUYLER (sp), Betsey (sp)
| 60
|
| New York
| idiot; pauper
|
LAUCKS, Nicholas
| 57
| laborer
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
COLLEN (?), Ann
| 65
|
| Ireland
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
GARNES (?), Thomas
| 56
|
| Ireland
| pauper
|
LAUTER, Judith
| 55
|
| New York
| pauper; cannot read or write
|
Listed next to the poor house was Alonzo B. Custer, a 25-year-old farmer. Alonzo had been married in the last year to Margaret, age 20. The value of Alonzo's real estate is noted as $6,300. Further information about Alonzo B. Custer.
Source: As this electronic text was transcribed from original microfilm of the 1860 US census by M. Magill, it is a uniquely idenfiable transcription. Due to the difficulties in transcribing old and stylized handwriting, the original census should be referred to.
Copyright © 1997 M. Magill
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