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Allegheny City, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, A.D. 1900*


 1  Priti**isk  Emma*      F  Jul 1856  45  Penn  Penn     Penn     Matron  
 2  Patton      Jennie*    F  Jan 1850  50  Penn  Ireland  Ireland  Seamstress
 3  Morris      Rebecca*   F  Nov 1835  64  Penn  Penn     Penn     Nurse
 4  Moore       Susan*     F  Jul 1842  57  Penn  Penn     Penn     Cook
 5  Young       Patti*     F  Apr 1865  34  Virg  Virg     Virg     Laundress
 6  Love        Lizzie*    F  Jul 1865  34  Penn  Penn     Penn     Chambermaid
 7  Addison     *lias      M  Jun 1890  10  
 8  Brooks      Nellie     F  Feb 1893   7  
 9  Brooks      Titus      M  Apr 1890  10  
10  Bennett     Thomas     M  May 1890  10 
11  Barnes      Nina       F  Oct 1893   6 
12  Barnes      Charles    M  Oct 1894   5  
13  Cornet      Francis    M  Apr 1893   7
14  Cobb        Robert     M  Apr 1892   8
15  Cobb        Bessie     F  Feb 1893   7
16  Egland      Lewela     F  Mar 1893   7
17  Egland      Eddie      M  Apr 1894   6
18  Fleming     Albert     M  Jan 1889  11
19  Fisher      Harrold    M  Feb 1890  10
20  Fitzgerald  Nora       F  Apr 1892   8
21  Fitzgerald  Bennet     M  May 1895   5
22  Holland     Frank      M  Jul 1891   8
23  Harper      William    M  Apr 1892   8
24  Hanc**ls    William    M  Feb 1892   8
25  Hughes      Katie      F  Apr 1894   6
26  H**iesty    Adam       M  Mar 1892   8
27  Jackson     Ada        F  Jan 1892   8
28  Jones       Elizabeth  F  Feb 1894   6
29  Johnson     Bessie     F  Jan 1891   9
30  Jones       Albert     M  Jan 1895   5
31  Jones       Newton     M  Feb 1897   3
32  Jones       Harry A    M  Mar 1896   4
33  Jackson     As**e      M  Apr 1894   6
34  Jackson     Frank      M  Apr 1896   4
35  Landis      Harry      M  May 1891   9
36  Lee         Earl       M  Apr 1887  13
37  Lee         Herbert    M  Mar 1889  11
38  Lee         Rola       F  Jan 1891   9
39  Lucas       William    M  Apr 1893   7
40  Lucas       Mabel      F  Feb 1894   6
41  Leo         Ethel      F  Apr 1895   5
42  Mack        Joseph     M  Jan 1889  11
43  Moore       Rebecca    F  Jan 1896   4
44  Moore       William    M  Feb 1892   8
45  Nelson      Belina     F  Feb 1891   9
46  Nelson      Sherman    M  Apr 1893   7
47  Newman      Sarah      F  Sep 1890   9
48  Newman      William    M  Oct 1889  10
49  Patterson   Elsie      F  Dec 1889  10
50  Patterson   Robert     M  Oct 1891   8
51  Patterson   Coalter    M  Sep 1895   4
52  Robinson    Marie      F  Nov 1880  19
53  Robinson    Elmer      M  Oct 1892   7
54  Thompson    Lewis      M  Jan 1891   9
55  Wilkinson   William    M  Feb 1892   8
56  Watzel      Wilbur     M  Mar 1890  10
57  *ouston     Fred       M  Apr 1896   4
58  Conroy      Josephine  F  Jan 1897   3
59  Johnson     William    M  Apr 1890  10
60  Jones       Milton     M  Feb 1896   4
61  Jones       James      M  Feb 1995   5


** Transcriber's Remarks **

Columns above represent: Last name, first name, gender, month and year of birth, 
age, where born, where father was born, where mother was born, and occupation.  
For the children, no information was given for where born, or where father and 
mother were born.

Columns omitted were: relation - information was given only for 1 thru 6 (please
see notes below for each); race - all children were black - please see notes for 
the adults 1-6; marital status as all were single except 1, 3, 4 & 6 who were all 
widowed; number of years married - no information given; mother of how many children 
as only 1, 3 & 6 had children (please see notes for 1, 3, & 6 below); how many 
children (again, please see notes below for 1, 3 & 6); citizenship as no information 
was given; months not employed as the first 6 were employed; number of months at 
school - no information given; education - information only given for 1-6, who could 
all read, write and speak English; and ownership of home (please see note for 1 below).  

Transcriber abbreviated Pennsylvania as Penn; Virginia as Virg.

This census was enumerated on 6 June, 1900 by William J. Davies.

Address of Orphanage:  84 Termon Ave.

 1  Almost illegible last name; first name might be Anna; white; was matron; widowed; 
    had 1 child - not living; owned her house.
 2  Servant, white, single.
 3  Servant, race illegible, mother of two children - one living.
 4  Servant, white.
 5  Servant, race illegible, widow - no children. 
 6  Servant, race illegible; widow; mother of two children - one living.
 7  First name partially illegible.
24  Surname looks like "Hancools".
26  Surname is hard to read; might be Heriesty.
33  First name partially illegible.
57  Surname for this person could be Houston or Heouston.


CITATION
University Microfilms International, Film/Call #283, 
Vol. 5 & part of 6, 1900 Federal Census, 
Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, City of Allegheny, 11th Ward, 
ED 90, Volume 5, Sheet 5. 

This list was Transcribed by
Carol Holmbeck
16 April 2001
for The Orphans' Home Website

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