Home for 'Colored' Children, Allegheny City, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1900
Home for 'Colored' Children
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