St. Mary's Home for Children, Cook County, Illinois, 1900

St. Mary's Home for Children

18th Ward, Chicago, West Town, Cook County, Illinois, A.D. 1900*


 1 Curwing* Mary      Head W F Feb  1855 45 S  Ohio      N Jer     N Jer            Matron Super       Y Y Y O F H 
 2 Dates Eleanor           W F Jan  1853 47 S  New York  New York  New York         Teacher       0    Y Y Y
 3 Watters Carrie          W F Nov  1888 11 S  Ind       Ind       Ind              At School       10 Y Y Y
 4 Swallow Annie           W F May  1891  9 S  Kan       Kan       Kan              At School       10 Y Y Y
 5 Bishop Frances          W F Jan  1892  8 S  Ill       New York  Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
 6 Levin Eula              W F May  1890 10 S  Ohio      England   England          At School       10 Y Y Y
 7 Preston* Ewila          W F Mar  1888 12 S  Ill       England   England          At School       10 Y Y Y
 8 Brasen Olga             W F Jan  1890 10 S  Penn      Mary      Ohio             At School       10 Y Y Y
 9 Long Winifred           W F Aug  1889 10 S  Ill       New York  New York         At School       10 Y Y Y
10 Gilmore Gladys          W F May  1889 10 S  Ill       New York  England          At School       10 Y Y Y
11 Brasen Edna             W F Jan  1892  8 S  Ill       Mary      Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
12 Hamilton Jane           W F Oct  1891  9 S  Ill       N Hamp    Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
13 Higgins Louisa          W F July 1889 10 S  Ill       Ireland   Ohio             At School       10 Y Y Y
14 Barron Margie           W F Oct  1888 11 S  Ill       England   Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
15 Sharp Anna              W F Oct  1889 10 S  Ohio      N Car     Ohio             At School       10 Y Y Y
16 Sharp Matilda           W F July 1880  9 S  Ohio      N Car     Ind              At School       10 Y Y Y
17 Hendricks Margaret      W F Sept 1888 11 S  Ind       Maine     Ind              At School       10 Y Y Y
18 Martin Jane             W F Sept 1891  8 S  Ill       England   Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
19 Squire Flora            W F July 1888 11 S  Ill       New York  Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
20 Smith Mary              W F Jan  1889 11 S  Ill       New York  New York         At School       10 Y Y Y
21 Folz* Lottie            W F Sept 1890  9 S  Kan       Kan       Kan              At School       10 Y Y Y
22 Guar* Clara             W F May  1889 11 S  Ill       N Jer     Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
23 Higgins Mary            W F Feb  1891  9 S  Ind       New York  Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
24 Anders Erica            W F July 1892  7 S  Ill       Mary      Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
25 Anders Hildegard        W F Oct  1893  6 S  Ill       Mary      Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
26 Bremner* Hagen          W F Aug  1887 12 S  Ill       Germany   Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
27 Bremner* Irene          W F Apr  1892  8 S  Ill       Germany   Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
28 Davey* Mary             W F May  1892  8 S  Ill       England   Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
29 Fogarty Julia M         W F Feb  1886 14 S  Ohio      Ireland   Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
30 Fletcher Helen          W F Dec  1892  7 S  Ill       England   England          At School       10 Y Y Y
31 Gilmore Violet          W F Dec  1887 12 S  Missouri  Vir       Miss             At School       10 Y Y Y
32 Hadley Mabel            W F Aug  1891  8 S  Ill       England   Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
33 Holden* Irene           W F Aug  1892  7 S  Ill       England   Ken              At School       10 Y Y Y
34 Johnson Mabel           W F July 1890  9 S  Ill       Ver       Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
35 Johnson Violet          W F May  1895  5 S  Ill       Ireland   Ill              At School       10 Y Y Y
36 Butterson Mary          W F July 1871 28 S  New York  Germany   Ireland          Landress      2    Y Y Y
37 Nichols Julia           W F Dec  1873 36 S  Ill       Ind       Germany          Nurse         0    Y Y Y
38 Burton Sarah            W F Sept 1861 29 S  Missouri  Ver       Ind              Cook          0    Y Y Y


** Transcriber's Notes **

Please Note: This orphanage was listed side by side with St. Mary's
Mission.  To view the transcription for the Mission, click here.

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, occupation, months 
unemployed, months at school, can read, can write, can speak English, home 
owned or rented, home owned free or mortgaged, home or farm.  

Columns omitted are years married, number of children, number of living 
children, naturalization, number of farm schedule as all were left blank in
the original document.  

Transcriber used the abbreviations N Jer for New Jersey, Ind for Indiana, 
Kan for Kansas, Ken for Kentucky, Penn for Pennsylvania, N Hamp for 
New Hampshire, Ill for Illinois, N Car for North Carolina, Mary for Maryland, 
Ver for Vermont, Vir for Virginia, and Y for yes.

Address of Orphanage: 211 Washington Boulevard
This census was taken June 8, 1900 by Robert C. Bracken, Enumerator.

 1  Surname is unclear; might be Cunning, possibly Cumming
 7  Might be Reston
21  Might be Falz
22  Might be Zuor, Zubr, Zuar, or something similar; hard to read. Might
    begin with "G": Guar, Guor, etc.
24  First name looks like "Edica", might be Erica
26-27  Surname is spelled "Bremner" in original census; might be Bremmer.
28  Surname is unclear; might be Daudy, Daury, or something similar to any
    of these.
33  Might be Halden


CITATION

Ancestry.com, On-line Census Images.
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Illinois
Cook County, 18th Ward, Chicago, West Town
S.D. 1, E.D. 565, Sheets 5A-5B, Images 9-10 of 11
Img Ref # 191-92/Roll: T623 268.

This list was Transcribed by
Lynn Beatty
16 December 2001
for The Orphans' Home Website

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