Rush County Poor Asylum, Rush County, Indiana, 1900
Rush County Poor Asylum**
Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana, A.D. 1900
1 Humes Thomas J. Head W M Jan 1848 52 M 30 IN OH OH Farmer Poor Farm 9 Y Y Y R F F 99
2 Humes Indiana Wife W F June 1851 48 M 30 4 2 IN IN IN Y Y Y
3 Humes Myrtle A. Dtr* W F Dec 1870 29 S IN IN IN Y Y Y
4 Humes Minnie M. Dtr* W F June 1881 18 S IN IN IN Y Y Y
5 Hunt Cidney L. Boarder W M Dec 1868 31 S IN IN IN Farm Laborer 0 Y Y Y
6 Snoddy Gertrude Boarder W F Dec 1880 19 S IN IN KY Servent 0 Y Y Y
7 ?eoine James Boarder W M Jan 1833 67 Wd Ire Ire Ire 1860 40 NA Inmate Y Y Y
8 Stone Aden Boarder W M Jan 1824 76 S NY NY NY Inmate Y Y Y
9 Parker Olney T. Boarder W M Jan 1858 42 D IN NC VA Inmate Y Y Y
10 Jones Sherred Boarder S M Dec 1821 78 D OH NY NJ Inmate Y Y Y
11 Wilkuson Samuel Boarder W M Aug 1839 60 M OH OH OH Inmate N Y Y
12 Doyl Patrick Boarder W M March 1814 86 S Ire Ire Ire 1856 44 NA Inmate N N Y
13 Signer Phenix Boarder W M Aug 1822 77 S KY MD KY Inmate N Y Y
14 Mardi?on William Boarder W M June 1833 66 Wd OH NY OH Inmate Y Y Y
15 Ferguson James S. Boarder B M Nov 1828 76 Wd NC NJ NC Inmate Y Y Y
16 Safuight William Boarder B M March 1837 63 D NC NC NC Inmate N Y Y
17 Matheson Christopher C. Boarder W M Mar 1818 82 Wd PA MD PA Inmate Y Y Y
18 Daubenspeck Wesley Boarder W M Nov 1823 76 S KY KY KY Inmate Y Y Y
19 Millican Robert Boarder W M July 1837 62 Wd IN IN IN Inmate N N Y
20 Davis Elizabeth A Boarder W F Dec 1828 71 S OH VA NJ Inmate Y Y Y
21 Pall Neloine Boarder W F Mar 1861 39 M 0 1 1 IN MO IN Inmate Y Y Y
22 Lyons Emma Boarder W F Dec 1880 19 M 2 2 2 IN IN IN Inmate Y Y Y
23 Montgomery Marry Boarder W F Mar 1843 58 Wd 8 7 IN NJ OH Inmate Y Y Y
24 Shephill Julia A. Boarder W F Jan 1858 42 S KY KY KY Inmate N N Y
25 Smith Pheby J. Boarder W F Jan 1822 78 Wd 3 2 KY KY KY Inmate N N Y
26 White Lew Border W F Feb 1828 72 Wd 2 1 KY KY KY Inmate N N Y
27 Walingford Sallie J. Border W F Mar 1831 69 S IN IN IN Inmate N N Y
28 Duffy Patrick Border W F Apr 1826 74 S Ire Ire Ire 1851 49 NA Inmate N N Y
29 Ball George Border W M May 1873 28 S IN IN IN Inmate N N Y
30 Guin? William Border W M Jan 1864 36 S IN IN IN Inmate N N Y
31 Ruce Evan Border W M Feb 1822 78 M Wales Wales Wales 1861 39 DA Inmate Y Y Y
32 McGuire Noble Border W M May 1843 37 S IN IN IN Inmate N N Y
33 Jacks Harrison Border W M Aug 1821 78 S IN UNK UNK Inmate N N Y
34 Miligan Ann Border W F July 1877 23 S 2 2 IN IN IN Inmate N N Y
35 Gi? Omer Border W M Sept 1866 33 S OH OH OH Inmate N N Y
36 Hall Robbert Border W M Oct 1828 71 Wd KY KY KY Inmate N N Y
37 Lyons Ella Border W F Mar 1899 1 S IN IN IN Inmate
38 Lyons Roy Son W M May 1900 0 mo S IN IN IN Inmate
** Transcriber's Notes **
Please Note: This poorhouse was listed side by side with the Rush County Orphans Home in the
original document. The name(s) given in the heading of same was/were "Rush County Poor Asylum & Orphans
Home". Because they were listed as two dwellings, they were divided here for transcription as well.
The transcription for the Rush County Orphans Home may be viewed by clicking here.
Columns above represent name, relation, color, gender, birth month, birth year, age, marital status, years married,
number of children, living children, birth place, father's place of birth, mother's place of birth, year of
immigration, years in the United States, naturalization, occupation, months not employed, can read, can write,
can speak English, home owned or rented, home owned free or mortgaged, farm or home, number of farm schedule.
Column representing months attended school omitted as all spaces in this column were left blank in the original
document.
Birth place not abbreviated on original page. Spelling given was recorded as such in the original document.
Address of Poor House not given in census; number of Farm schedule was given as "99"
This census was taken June 29, 1900 by Will A. Alexander, Enumerator
2 "Daughter" not abbreviated on original image
3 "Daughter" not abbreviated on original image
7 Cannot read last name
14 Cannot read last name
30 Cannot read last name
35 Cannot read last name
CITATION
Ancestry.com's Online Images, Image 17 of 18.
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Indiana, Rush County, Rushville Township North Half,
Supervisor's District #6, Enumeration District #92, Sheet # 17B.
This list was Transcribed by
Lynn Beatty
9 July 2001
for The Orphans' Home Website