Methodist Orphanage, Lake County, Illinois, 1900
Methodist OrphanageA
Shields Township, Village of Lake Bluff, Lake County, Illinois, A.D. 1900*
1 Judson Lucy Head W F Nov 1858 41 S Wis N Hamp Ohio Super of Orphanage 0 Y Y Y
2 De Muth Frank Inmate W M 7 S
3 Jack Lawrence Inmate W M 7 S
4 Carlson Helen Inmate W F 11 S
5 Kortlow* Walter W M 10 S
6 Kortlow* Fred Inmate W M 7 S
7 Kortlow* Bertha W F 8 S
8 Droyer Vera W F 7 S
9 Chappel Dora W F 12 S
10 Daly Mathew W M 12 S
11 Pratt Albert W M 12 S
12 Harrington June W F 12 S
13 Harrington Eddie W M 8 S
14 Dickenson Hazel W F 8 S
15 Dickenson Emma* W F 6 S
16 Dickenson Ralph W M 4 S
17 Jones Russell W M 8 S
18 Jones Vera W F 10 S
19 McMullen May W F 5 S
20 Warren Claud W M 4 S
21 Bassett Vera W F 5 S
22 Noyes Maguerite W F 9 S
23 Martin Maggie W F 11* S
24 Levy John W M 5 S
25 McKee Mary W F 4 S
26 Henry* Tommy W M 7 S
27 Downey Emma* W F 3 S
28 Hunter* Alfred W M 10 S
29 ??????* Emma* W F ?* S
30 ?????worlle* Irving W M 4 S
31 Lockard Viola W F ?* S
32 MacManns?* ??sin* W M 3 S
33 ?ll????* Mable W F 9 S
34 Fleming Annie* W M 10 S
35 Harris* Rose W F 10 S
36 ??lleck* Ora* W F 10 S
37 ? ? W F 7 S
38 Sweeney Sarah Inmate W F 2 S
39 Sweeney* Johan* M 2 S
40 McAdon* Simon M 9 S
41 McAdon* Claudia M 7 S
42 McAdon* Claire F 7 S
43 Waugell* Zaida W F 10 S
44 Thompson Mildred W F 5 S
45 Thompson Fred W M 2 S
46 Jamasco* Florens W F 11 S
47 Hamison* Earnest W M 7 S
48 O'Toole Eddie 7 S
49 O'Toole Hazel W M 5 S
50 Doe Estella 6 S
51 Doe Lily 8 S
52 Dominic Nelly 6 S
53 Dominick* May 7 S
54 Moon Arthur 2 S
55 Hoag Norris 8 S
56 Hoag Clyde 6 S
57 Fredricks Madeline 7 S
58 Baugh Mabel Nurse W F Mar 1887 19 S Iowa Iowa Iowa Nurse in Charge of Boys 0 Y Y Y
59 Mussor Clara Asst Matron W F Oct 1869 30 S Mo Ill Ill Asst Matron 0 Y Y Y
60 Cushing Bessie J Teacher W F Apr 1879 21 S Mo Maine Ill Kindergarten Teacher 0 Y Y Y
61 Mills Ida M Deackoness* W F July 1861 28 S NY NY NY Deaconess ? 0 Y Y Y
62 Mills Ada M Deackoness* W F July 1861 28 S NY NY NY Deaconess 0 Y Y Y
63 Boyesen Catherine Deackoness W F Aug 1876 23 S Germany Germany Germany 1894 6 Matron 0 Y Y Y
64 Geidar Otto Servant W M July 1863 46 S Germany Germany Germany 1894 6 Al Houseman 0 Y Y Y
65 Doudt Grace E Teacher W F Dec 23 S Mich England England Teacher 0 Y Y Y
66 Graham Fannie* M Seamstress W F Apr 1864 36 S Wis Scotland Scotland Seamstress 0 Y Y Y
67 Norcross Louisa W F Sep 1854 45 S Mass Mass Mass Teacher 0 Y Y Y
68 Haas Eva 19 S NS* Un Un
** Transcriber's Notes **
A May not be full and/or correct name for this orphanage.
Please Note: Enumerator had written "Unknown" in large lettering
across all birth place columns of inmates.
Columns above represent name, relation, color, gender, birth month, birth
year, age, marital status, birth place, father's birth place, mother's birth
place, year of immigration, years in United States, natualization,
occupation, months unemployed, can read, can write, can speak English, home
or farm.
Columns omitted are years married, number of children, number of living
children, months at school, home owned or rented, home owned free or
mortgaged, number of farm schedule.
Transcriber used abbreviations "Un" for "not known", "Super" for
Superintendent, and Y for yes. All other abbreviations appear above as in
the original document.
Address of orphanage: Scranton Avenue (no street number given).
The Enumerator for this census was James F King.
Date census was taken: not given on 1st census page of listing; from Sarah
Sweeney (#38) and on, date given on census page was 18th day of June, 1900.
5-7 Surname somewhat hard to read; might be Korthow, Kritlow, Krithow,
Kertlow/Kerthow, or something similar.
15 First name is hard to read; might be Emma or Erma; first letter
resembles a "G".
23 Age for this person looks like 11 but could be 4; the Enumerator for
this census sometimes writes the horizontal line of a "4" at the
baseline. It looks like there might be one of those present for
this person.
26 Surname might be Harvey
27 First name is hard to read; might be Emma or Erma; first letter looks
like "G".
28 Surname might possibly be Heintz; the "t" from the line below blends
with last letter of this surname. (Surnames 28 and 29 seem very
similar to each other as written)
29 Surname is very hard to read; looks like "Uuintr" as written. Might be
Hunter, Heintz. First letter (H) could be an "Sk" combination. First
name is also hard to read; might be Emma or Erma; first letter looks
like "G". Age for this person could be either 5 or 8 (looks like a
correction had been attempted. (Surnames 28 and 29 seem very similar
to each other as written)
30 Surname is very hard to read. Letters in the first half are not clearly
distinguishable from each other. Last half could be "...worlle".
First letter seems to be "L"; first letters could be "Lew..", "Lui..",
"Leu..", "Leiss..", "Luisse", but can't say for certain. A best read
might be Lewinworlle or Leissinworlle....
31 Age for this person might be 6 or 7 (age, as written looks like a
combination "7" and "6"; one or the other was changed but can't say
which one is correct)
32-34 Surnames for these persons are somewhat hard to distinguish; there
seems to be possible overlap between 32 and 33, and 33 and 34.
Caution is advised:
32 Hard to read; might be "Mac manns" (i.e., MacManns), "Mac mauer"
(i.e., MacMauer), "Mac mo?ws", or "Mac n?o?ws". There may be a
"g", "j", or other letter with a tail in the third letter
position obscured by tall letters from line below it. Surname
#32 is written in two sections: "Xxx xxxxx..", but the separation
may have been unintended by the Enumerator. The first name is
also hard to read; looks like "Xrin" or "(alpha)rin", as written.
Might be Olsin, possibly be "?lair", i.e., Clair.
33 Surname is very hard to read; first letter(s) are basically
illegible but all appear tall (one may actually be the tail of
letter from line above it; can't say for certain). Last portion
of this surname could be "..eicor", "..enor", "..euor", "..ucor",
perhaps "..evor".
34 Best read: Fleming. First name looks like "Arensi" but might be
Annie.
35 Hard to read; might be Hains
36 Surname is very hard to read; might have an "...ller" ending; best reads
might include Walleck, Waller, Maller. First name is also very hard to
read; might be "Ira", Iva, Eva, "?ora", or an abbreviation
37 Unable to read name due to condition of original document; first name
might end with "...ly" or "...dy"
39 Surname for this person looks like "Gweennej" as written; might be
Sweeney. First name looks like "J.Lau" or "JoLau"/"Johau", might be
Johan.
40 Surname looks like "M'Adown" or "M'Adow"; might be McAdon, McAdori
41-42 Surname looks like "M'Adon" as written; might be McAdon, McAdori.
43 Might be Wangell, Wanzell, Wauzell
53 Very hard to read with certainty; might be Dominick (looks like
"Dowwwck" or "Dowwwch").
61 Unable to read second word of occupation; might be "Asst"
61-62 Spelling of "Relation" entries for both of these persons appears above
as in original document
64 Somewhat hard to read due to overwriting; might be Gesdar, Gerdar.
66 As written in original document, first name for this person looks like
"Fauun"; might be Fannie, possibly "Fawm", i.e., Fawn.
68 Birth place for this person looks like "NS" but might be "US"
CITATION
Ancestry.com, On-line Census Images.
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Illinois, Lake County,
Shields Township, Village of Lake Bluff
SD 2, ED 138, Sheets 25A-25B; Images 49-50 of 75
Img Ref#: 807-08/Roll: T623 314.
This list was Transcribed by
Lynn Beatty
5 February 2002
for The Orphans' Home Website