Cairo
Almshouse
1895
Original record book located at the Durham Center Museum. Transcribed by Sylvia Hasenkopf.
Names | Nationality | Cause | Received | Discharged | Weeks | Days | Age | Remarks |
Town of Ashland | ||||||||
Freddie Fryer | United States | Mute | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 14 | ||
Henry Grout | United States | December 7, 1895 | July 24, 1896 | 33 | 6 | 80 | Died and was buried in Jewett | |
Town of Athens | ||||||||
Isaac Watson | United States | Insane | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | |||
Margaret Mulford | United States | Blind | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | |||
Lucinda Kirt | United States | Foolish | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | |||
Patrick Campbell | Ireland | Intemperate | November 10, 1895 | June 9, 1896 | 30 | 3 | 44 | |
Abram Hallenbeck | United States | Intemperate | December 18, 1895 | June 1, 1896 | 23 | 5 | ||
Edward McDonald | Irish | Intemperate | January 3, 1896 | June 1, 1896 | 23 | 5 | ||
Harriet Everson | Collard | Intemperate | January 29, 1896 | June 10, 1896 | 22 | 6 | ||
Patrick Hyre | United States | Intemperate | March 13, 1896 | June 9, 1896 | 12 | 5 | Was taken back to Athens | |
Henry Hallenbeck | United States | Intemperate | March 14, 1896 | June 16, 1896 | 13 | 5 | ||
Old German | German | Rheumatism | June 21, 1896 | July 22, 1896 | 4 | 4 | ||
Abram Smith | United States | Poverty | September 8, 1896 | September 14, 1896 | 1 | 68 | Found dead in bed; Died Hart trouble; was taken to Athens by Brady undertaker | |
Edward McDonald | Irish | Intemperate | October 2, 1896 | 5 | 4 | |||
Town of Cairo | ||||||||
Isadore Van Demark | Irish | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 83 | ||
Elsie Mott | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 72 | ||
Frederick Richtmyre | United States | Intemperance | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 79 | ||
James Keast | England | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 73 | ||
Pleasant Banks (Colored) | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 26 | ||
Abraham Lydecker | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 67 | ||
Mary McNamee | Irish | Irish | November 10, 1895 | March 23, 1896 | 19 | 2 | 67 | was buried in County Lot |
Frederick Miller | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 44 | This man is with John Mower | |
George Van Steenburgh | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | October 11, 1896 | 48 | 1 | 79 | Died, buried in County Lot Oct 13th |
Almira Denniston | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 93 | ||
Abijah Ransom | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | Died Sept 9 | 43 | 4 | 83 | Buried at Cornwallville |
Thomas Smith | United States | Poverty | January 13, 1896 | Died June 6, 1896 | 20 | 5 | 76 | was buried Sunday June 8, at Round Top |
George Miner | United States | Poverty | January 2, 1896 | May 4, 1896 | 17 | 5 | 16 | Runaway |
Porter W. Hill | United States | Intemperance | June 21, 1896 | July 6, 1896 | 2 | 2 | ||
Town of Catskill | ||||||||
Margaret J. Cogen | Ireland | Blind | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 65 | ||
Patric McManus | Ireland | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 67 | ||
Edward Conley | Ireland | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 61 | ||
Mary Marquit | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 56 | ||
Henry Egnor | United States | Idiot | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 23 | ||
Kate Lent | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 91 | ||
Harlon P. Jones | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 80 | ||
George W. June | United States | Intemperance | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 89 | ||
John Linzey | United States | Idiot | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 21 | ||
Ellen Makeley | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 60 | ||
Emily Whitney | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 39 | ||
Claude Whitney | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 2 | ||
Margaret Kivland | Ireland | Intemperance | November 10, 1895 | June 9, 1896 | 30 | 3 | 65 | |
Sally Abeel (Colored) | United States | Intemperance | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 69 | ||
Mary E. Hitchcock | United States | Rheumatism | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 70 | ||
Annie Foy | Ireland | Rheumatism | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 74 | ||
Wm Obrion | Ireland | Intemperance | November 10, 1895 | April 16, 1896 | 22 | 5 | 34 | |
Manie Janson | United States | Old Age | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 72 | ||
James Son | United States | Intemperance | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 53 | ||
Paul Banbanax | German | Sick | November 10, 1895 | March 21, 1896 | 19 | 51 | ||
Alexander Hummel | United States | Intemperance | December 4, 1895 | May 28, 1896 | 25 | 2 | 80 | This man is from Schoharie |
James Griffin | United States | Intemperance | January 27, 1895(6) | April 20, 1896 | 12 | 1 | 41 | |
C.G. Richtmyre | United States | Intemperance | December 8, 1895 | Died May 28, 1896 | 24 | 5 | 66 | Buried in County Lot |
Susen Autoinovich | Polander | Poverty | January 30, 1896 | May 24, 1896 | 15 | 1 | 34 | This woman will give birth to child; child was born May 26 and was dead |
Margaret Whiteker | United States | Poverty | February 5, 1896 | 39 | 6 | |||
Minton(?) Jackson | Collard | Poverty | February 3, 1896 | 40 | 1 | 17 | Will give birth to child soon: this is the child of Miss Minton Jackson | |
General Jackson | Collard | Poverty | February 6, 1896 | 39 | 5 | 3 days | This child was born February 5, 1896 at 10 pm | |
Siman P. Dedrick | United States | Intemperance | February 11, 1896 | Died July 28 | 24 | 1 | 73 | Buried in County Lot |
Wm. Henry Drew | United States | Old Age | March 14, 1896 | June 1, 1896 | 7 | 80 | ||
Mrs. John Lind | United States | Sick | May 30, 1896 | June 30, 1896 | 4 | 3 | 41 | |
Mrs. Margaret Cook | United States | Sick | March 25, 1896 | 32 | 6 | 74 | ||
Pollander from Geo. Bedsaw | Polander | Shrek(?) | September 9, 1896 | September 12, 1896 | 4 | Nort Amesijks (?); died and buried in County Lot | ||
Town of Coxsackie | ||||||||
Rose Post | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 38 | ||
Edward Silvernail | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 23 | ||
John H. Newman | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | May 4, 1896 | 25 | 2 | 66 | |
Jacob Henry | Collard | Poverty | November 30, 1895 | May 16, 1896 | 24 | 77 | ||
George Vermingdon | German | Poverty | December 4, 1895 | April 12, 1896 | 18 | 5 | 40 | |
John Welch | Irish | Poverty | December 7, 1895 | March 29, 1896 | 16 | 2 | 81 | |
Ethel Palmiteer | Collard | Poverty | January 4, 1896 | 44 | 3 | 24 | Will give birth to child soon | |
John Palmiteer | Collard | Poverty | March 23, 1896 | 33 | 1 | 1 day | This child was born march 23 by Ethel Palmiteer | |
Jacob Myers | United States | Intemperance | April 4, 1896 | June 3, 1896 | 8 | 5 | ||
Chas. Post | United States | June 2, 1896 | 23 | Born June 2nd 1896; Rose Post is the mother of this Child, and was born in house | ||||
Town of Durham | ||||||||
Rufus Rowlison | United States | Idiot | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 80 | ||
Lavanchia L. Judson | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 68 | ||
Hannah M. Jones | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 81 | ||
Harald Tylar | United States | Poverty | November 23, 1895 | November 30, 1895 | 1 | 1 | 5 | These five children was taken to Albany Orphan (Asylum) November 30, 1895 - the father and mother and one older brother has been sent to Albany Penitentiary for stealing of (from) Harry Martell |
Bertha Tylar | United States | Poverty | November 23, 1895 | November 30, 1895 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
Nellie Tyler | United States | Poverty | November 25, 1895 | November 30, 1895 | 1 | 14 | ||
William Tyler | United States | Poverty | November 25, 1895 | November 30, 1895 | 1 | 8 | ||
Lena May Tyler | United States | Poverty | November 25, 1895 | November 30, 1895 | 1 | 1 - 6 month | ||
James Greene | United States | Intemperance | May 4, 1896 | 27 | 1 | 61 | This man had his leg broken | |
Ezra Palmer | United States | Sick | August 1, 1896 | 6 | 4 | 79 | Died September 13, 1896; Buried in County Lot; Has friends Hiland Palmer, Catskill; Byran Palmer, Leeds | |
Town of Greenville | ||||||||
Patrick Harring | Irish | Insane | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 62 | ||
Ann Houghtaling | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 64 | ||
Jennie Hunderhill Budd | United States | Poverty | May 23, 1896 | 24 | 3 | 42 | ||
David Duff | United States | Poverty | July 3, 1896 | 18 | 4 | 76 | ||
Town of Halcott | ||||||||
Town of Hunter | ||||||||
Jefferson Towner | United States | Foolish | November 10, 1895 | March 1, 1896 | 16 | 1 | 29 | |
David Curtis | United States | Intemperate | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 75 | ||
Alonzo Robinson | United States | Sick | November 10, 1895 | March 3, 1896 | 16 | 3 | 63 | |
Elizabeth Annie Benjamin | United States | Homeless | December 16, 1895 | December 20, 1895 | 5 | 11 - 3 months | Taken to Albany Orphan Asylum; Father and Mother both dead | |
Rachel Pearl Benjamin | United States | Homeless | December 16, 1895 | 5 | 7 - 11 months | |||
Mrs. Mary Vanwagner | United States | December 16, 1895 | June 15, 1896 | 26 | 1 | 35 | Gave birth to child November 26, 1895 | |
Mary Vanwagner | United States | December 16, 1895 | June 15, 1896 | 26 | 1 | 3 months | ||
Town of Jewett | ||||||||
Hepsibeth M. Egbertson | United States | Insane | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 41 | ||
Town of Lexington | ||||||||
William H. Mansfield | United States | Cripple | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 23 | ||
Town of New Baltimore | ||||||||
Eliza Wheeler | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 77 | ||
Betsey Hoose | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 77 | ||
Anna Houghtaling | German | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 64 | ||
Peter Clow | German | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 53 | ||
John Benn | United States | Blind | December 10, 1895 | 48 | 69 | |||
Ora Smith | United States | Sick | July 7, 1896 | July 10, 1896 | 4 | 41 | Died with consumption and was taken to New Baltimore to be buried | |
John Ferrill | Irish | Sick | August 18, 1896 | September 25, 1896 | 6 | 55 | ||
Town of Prattsville | ||||||||
Barney Shout | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | August 25, 1896 | 41 | 3 | 48 | Killed himself by takeing laudlum; buried in County Lot |
William M. Lewis | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 65 | ||
Duane Shout | United States | Intemperate | November 11, 1895 | November 28, 1895 | 2 | 4 | ||
Barney Phannen | United States | Poverty | December 4, 1895 | January 17, 1896 | 6 | 3 | 67 | |
Agnes Layman | United States | Poverty | February 11, 1896 | July 11, 1896 | 21 | 5 | 83 | |
Wm. Story | United States | Fits | September 11, 1896 | September 26, 1896 | 2 | 4 | ||
Town of Windham | ||||||||
Alvin Pierce | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 73 | ||
Mrs. J. DuBois | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 84 | ||
Rose Ward | United States | Poverty | November 10, 1895 | 52 | 2 | 22 |
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