INMATES OF
JENNINGS COUNTY ASYLUM FOR THE POOR
OR
POOR FARM
the dates on this get quite scrambled due to the way they are logged in on the recordAdmit Date
Name
AgeDischarge
Date
Remarks as to ability to work discharge or deathJames Smith May 5 Died 1880 John Stedman Peter Murphy October 28 Sent to insane asylum April 1868 John Mouse 29 Benjamin Hill Dec. 4, 1879 Died Geo Ross Feb. 3 Died James Ross October 3 Left Poor Asylum John Diggs Died John Shambau April 24, 1879 Died William Adams March 4, 1880 Left Poor Asylum Michael Shawnsy Charles Myers William Dilworth Henry McIntosh June 25, 1880 Died Thos Dixon April 26, 1880 Sent to Insane Asylum Peter Clarkson Sept. 1871 James Robinson Aug. 27, 1872 William Oliver Mar. 4, 1883 Left Asylum June 3, 1871 Frank Johnson James Bennet Wm. Snowden Robert Jackson Left Asylum m 3 1878 B.F.C. Baker Dec. 21 Sent to Jefferson County Asylum, not being resident of Jennings Dec. 28, 1879 James Adams 50 Jan. 13, 1879 Left Poor Asylum Jan 1 Anderson Jackson 70 Cambell ?, L.H. Brouger, Trustee May 12 Thos Kelly Nov. 17 Left Poor Asylum May 26 Frank Hansel 3 m Feb 10, 1880 Died June 5 George Furgeson? 64 October 2 From Mont Twsp Died July 25 John Rice Left Asylum July 24 John McManaman April 26 Sent to insane Asylum Aug 11 David Hansel June 16 Left Asylum Oct.20 Jas. Taylor Sept. 11 Died Mar 11 Martin Vanduryen June 3 Josiah Ward Sept 15, 1884 Left Asylum June 30 Mr. Soryia Sept 15, 1884 Left Asylum Aug 16 John H. Dureo July 3 Left Asylum Oct. 28 Jacob Zimmerman Jan. 18 Left Asylum Nov. 17 Alfred Holton Feb. 22 Left Asylum Nov. 17 William Holton Feb. 22 Left Asylum Nov. 27 Charles R. Meiles Mar. 19 Left Asylum Dec. 3 William Pierce Colored May 13 Died April 6 Lewis Sanford Colored April 6 Harry Williams April 30 Died April 12 Joseph Martin Center Township April 29 Logan Robinson July 7 Left Asylum May 10 George Leonard Nov. 13 Died June 11 Martin Thomas June 13 Died July 11 James Roofs July 8, 1882 Left Asylum July 18 Wm. Clements Aug. 30 Left Asylum Sept.7 Elvin Smith July 8, 1882 Left Asylum Oct. 21 Ander Ennis Jan. 9 1885 Died Dec. 23 Robert Pool Died Jan. 24 Isaac Heartpence? Died Jan. 28 David Kirts Feb. 15 Left Asylum Feb. 2 Micheal Shaunsey Nov. 7, 1844 Died Feb. 7 John Scripture April 3 Samuel Green April 7 Left Asylum July 26 David Black Nov. 11 Died Oct. 1882 William Collins April 15, 1884 Left first time Aug 21, 1882 returned Dec. 15, 1882 left permanently in April 1884 Dec. 23, 1882 Wilkerson H. Rogers Mar. 9, 1883 Left Asylum Jan. 1883 Samuel Terel April 2, 1883 Left Asylum Feb. 23, 1883 Christopher Dixon 3 mo Mar. 17, 1883 Died May 5, 1883 Dudley Sprig June 17, 1884 Left Asylum June 9, 1883 W.N. Blankenship May 30, 1884 Died June 19, 1883 Josiah Ward Aug. 3, 1883 Died July 2, 1883 John Rice Dec. 8 Left Asylum July 10, 1883 Will Oliver Aug. 4, 1884 Left Asylum Sept. 4, 1883 Robert Jordon Aug. 9, 1884 Left Asylum Sept. 5, 1883 Harrison Bonor Sept. 11 Left Asylum Sept. 16, 1883 Chris. Baidinger Oct. 3 Left Asylum Sept. 18. 1883 Edgar Ford 12 yrs. Columbia Township Oct. 8, 1883 Wilk. R. Rogers March 4, 1884 For Temporary Relief Nov. 9, 1884 John W. Davis Dec. 11 Left Asylum Jan. 10, 1884 Lewis Pettiford or foot�? 4yrs Colored Mar. 6 William Oliver returned Aug. 4, 1884 Left Asylum Mar. 14 Melvin Davis June 16, 1864 Campbell Twsp. Left Asylum Mar. 14 Millford Brown 17 mo April 2, 1885 Died, Colored June 7, 1884 Perry Smith June 17, 1884 Left Asylum June 7, 1884 Samuel Terrel Montgomery Twsp. Aug 13 John Goble April 1 Left Asylum May 7 Charles Trisuer? May 15 Left Asylum March 17, 1881 Charles Belt Aug. 26, 1884 Died Oct. 30 Martin Quigley April 25 Left Asylum May 1 Robert Vanduryen March 9 1885 Came and went a number of times between 1884 &�his leaving�in Mar. of 1885� Oct. 16 Wm. Johnson April 6 Left Asylum June 6 Cornelius Shadwick July 13 Left Asylum May 12 Fredrick Rath/Roth Oct. 1 Left Poor Asylum m 27 John Rice 11 Returned by Jas Darnell Jan 21 John McManaman Jan 28 Left Poor Asylum John Goble April 9 Left Asylum James K. Bennet Jan. 1, 1885 Died John Roseberry Sept. 15, 1878 Left Asylum Grant Roseberry Nov. 25 Left Asylum Valentine Worst Oct. 28 Sent to Insane Asylum Steph McGenithy June 11, 1879 Left Poor Asylum FEMALES Same time frame as males above Margaret� Casida Nancy Guinn Oct. 30 Died Margaret Furgison Hala Dean Aug. 27 Left Asylum Carrie Green July 28 Left Asylum Dorcas Revelie Aug. 4, 1884 Sent to Insane Asylum Mary Ross May 23, 1885 Left Asylum Margaret Ross Nancy Ross March 14, 1884 Died Jane Ross Dec. 15, 1877 Ann Ross July 11, 1884 Left Asylum Levinia Robbins Mary Bishop Mary Gallimore Alzora Bowerly June 17, 1884 Left Asylum Lizzie Adams Hilena ?humban? Jan 8, 1877 Belina Snowden Nov. 27, 1878 Very confusing information here, it states Snowden family abscounded June 17, 1879 Jan 8, 1877 Sarah Snowden Nov. 27, 1878 Then it says sent to Northern Part of this State at request of father and at his expense. Jan 8, 1877 Hattie Snowden Nov. 27, 1878 Then it says Snowden family ? sent to Asylum Jan 27, 1877 Jan 8, 1877 Sophrona Snowden Nov. 27, 1878 Anna Turner Nancy Arnold Cordelia Adams Lucinda Rice Lou Burnet Ida Ross April 22 Left Asylum/returned February 15 Elizabeth Burgefs Sept. 9 Left Asylum Sept. 16, returned April 17, 1879 Nancy Hurt Jan. 13, 1880 Left Asylum May 3, 1879 Ida Rofs Dec. 24, 1884 Left Asylum/returned May 12, 1879 Lucretia Needham Jan. 14, 1880 Died May 22, 1879 Mary E. Hansel Mar. 31 Left Asylum Jan. 9 Fannie Shadwic July 13 Left Asylum July 2 Laura Frazee 20 July 17 Left Asylum July 17 Rose Roseburg Dec. 16 Left Asylum Aug. 11 Harriet Hansel May 30 Left Asylum Sept 1 Polly Poofs Sept. 13 Left Asylum Sept 1 Eliza Williams Sept. 13 Left Asylum Dec. 31 Emoline Arnold Aug. 1 Left Asylum/ returned, left again June 11, 1885 Dec. 31 Jane Arnold May 13, Left Asylum/ returned July 12, Left again Aug. 1. May 7 Josephine Robbins Dec. 13 Left and returned May 26 M.J. Johnson Dec. 13 Left Asylum Sept. 9 Catherine Miller 23 Sept. 23 Left Asylum Oct. 27 Mary Hansel Nov. 25 Returned left again Nov. 5 Keate Roofs June 11 Left Asylum Nov. 27 Rebecca Holton Feb. 22 Left Asylum Nov. 27 Annie Holton Feb. 22 Left Asylum Jan. 11, 1881 Nancy J. Robbins July 5 Left Asylum Feb. 1 Keate Miller Left Asylum Feb. 6 Missouri Monroe Mar. 31 Josephine Robins May 15, 1882 Left Asylum May 18 Sally Sanford Sept 5 Left Asylum + child May 18 Edith Sanford Sept 5 June 1 Stella Meyks Mar. 4, 1881 Left Asylum June 1 Maggie Meyks Mar. 4, 1881 Left Asylum June 1 Clara Meyks Mar. 4, 1881 Left Asylum Nov. 29 Polly Rofs Returned Nov. 29 Eliza Williams returned Sept 11, 1882 Died Feb. 7, 1882 Rose McKinney July 18, 1882 Alice Woodfil Woodfils came and went all appear to have been gone by July of 1884 July 18, 1882 Margaret Woodfil July 18, 1882 Martha Woodfil Aug. 14, 1882 Clara Partlow Sept 14, 1884 Left Asylum Oct. 12, 1882 Mary E. Keith April 6, 1883 Left Asylum Nov. 18, 1882 Martha Gossett Jan. 20 Died Nov. 18, 1882 Flora Heath July 12, 1884 Left Asylum Nov. 18, 1882 Mag Heath July 12, 1884 Left Asylum April 1, 1883 Sarah Poole June 28, 1883 Anna Young Vernon Twsp--Died July 26, 1883 Nancy Donley Center Twsp Sept. 12, 1883 Matilda Bradburn Aug. 4, 1884 Sand Creek Twsp--Sent to Insane Asylum May 15, 1884 Mary McGin 23 Lovett Twsp--Insane-died June 7, 1884 Meanirva J. Smith June 19 Spencer Twsp-Left Asylum June 7, 1884 Lila M. Smith infant June 19 Left Asylum with mother June 7, 1884 Sarah Pettiford or foot? Center Township June 11, 1884 Sarah Woodfill returned July 11, 1884 Lucy Martin Aug. 4, 1884 Sent to Insane Asylum-Geneva Twsp. July 31, 1884 Mary Hansel Feb 18, 1885 Hannah Harmon Center Twsp. Oct. 25, 1885 Jane Conkling 15 March 31, 1885 Levinia Alexander 70 March 31, 1885 Sarah Alexander 35 April 10, 1885 Mary Partlow April 27, 1885 Left Asylum April 10, 1885 Mattie Partlow April 27, 1885 Left Asylum Sept. 24, 1885 Mary Verback 24 Left Asylum Sept. 24, 1885 Mary Alice Verback 8 mos Left Asylum