Gusky Orphanage and Home, Allegheny City, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1900

Gusky Orphanage and Home

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


 1  Goodman     Julia      Head      F  Sep 1851  48  W  Germany        Germany  Germany  Matron
 2  Goodman     Bertha W   Daughter  F  Jul 1875  24  S  Penn           Germany  Germany  Assist. Matron
 3  Wartenberg  Charles C  Son       M  Nov 1877  22  S  Penn           Germany  Germany  Clerk
 4  Laughner    Jennie     Cook      F  Apr 1859  43  W  Penn           Penn     Penn     Cook
 5  Hawthorne   Ma*d       Servant   F  May 1875  25  S  Penn           Penn     Penn     Servant 
 6  Sonfeld     Kate       Servant   F  Dec 1878  21  S  Germany        Germany  Germany  Servant
 7  Lauchman    Lizzie     Inmate    F  Jul 1882  17  S  Russia         Russia   Russia   At School
 8  Poggi*      Sylvia     Inmate    F  Dec 1882  17  S  Italy          Italy    Italy    At School
 9  Poggi*      Ada        Inmate    F  Jun 1886  13  S  Italy          Italy    Italy    At School
10  Poggi*      Olga       Inmate    F  Jun 1888  11  S  Italy          Italy    Italy    At School
11  Abel        Mary       Inmate    F  May 1884  16  S  Russia         Russia   Russia   At School
12  Kalisch     Rose       Inmate    F  Mar 1886  14  S  Pittsburg Pa   Europe   Europe   At School
13  Fi?dor      Julia      Inmate    F  Mar 1887  13  S  West Virginia  --       --       At School
14  Schwelling  Annie      Inmate    F  Feb 1884  16  S  Russia         Russia   Russia   At School
15  Diamond     Leslia*    Inmate    F  Jan 1887  13  S  New York       --       --       At School
16  Ellis       Ray        Inmate    F      1887  13  S  England        --       --       At School
17  Stein       Mary       Inmate    F      1887  13  S  Russia         --       --       At School
18  Minsky      Mettie     Inmate    F      1889  11  S  Russia         Russia   Russia   At School
19  Bernstein   Ida        Inmate    F  Apr 1889  11  S  Ohio           --       --       At School
20  Bernstein   Eva        Inmate    F  Jul 1890   9  S  Ohio           --       --       At School
21  Levy        Sarah      Inmate    F      1890  10  S  Penn           --       --       
22  Kottarsky   Bessie     Inmate    F      1890  10  S  Russia         --       --       At School
23  Minsky      Fanny      Inmate    F      1892   8  S  Penn           Russia   Russia   At School
24  Wolkowsky   Minnie     Inmate    F      1893   7  S  Penn           Russia   Russia
25  Wolkowsky   Eva        Inmate    F      1895   5  S  Penn           Russia   Russia
26  Kotlarsky   Fannie     Inmate    F      1895   5  S  Russia         Russia   Russia
27  Levi        Moses      Inmate    M      1885  15  S  Penn           Russia   Russia   At School
28  Lee         Elmon      Inmate    M  Feb 1885  15  S  New York       --       --       At School
29  Diamond     Dave       Inmate    M  Nov 1884  15  S  New York       --       --       At School
30  Robin       Marcus     Inmate    M      1886  14  S  Russia         Russia   Russia   At School
31  Kalisch     Jacob      Inmate    M  Mar 1887  13  S  Penn           Europe   Europe   At School
32  Caplan      Louis      Inmate    M  Sep 1886  13  s  Iowa           --       --       At School
33  Caplan      Charles    Inmate    M  Jul 1882  12  S  Iowa           --       --       At School
34  Caplan      Harry      Inmate    M  Oct 1880  11  S  Penn           --       --       At School
35  Caplan      Caplan*    Inmate    M      1890  10  S  Penn           --       --       At School
36  Miller      Ike        Inmate    M      1888  12  S  Russia         Russia   Russia   At School
37  Shanier     Marcus     Inmate    M      1888  12  s  Penn           --       --       At School
38  Ellis       Lazarus    Inmate    M      1888  11  S  England        --       --       At School
39  Goldberg    Jacob      Inmate    M      1888  12  S  Russia         Russia   Russia   At School
40  Abel        Harry      Inmate    M      1888  12  S  Russia         Russia   Russia   At School
41  Goldberg    Ben*       Inmate    M      1890  10  S  Russia         Russia   Russia   At School
42  G?ldberg*   Samuel     Inmate    M      1890  10  S  Russia         Russia   Russia   At School
43  Miller      Samuel     Inmate    M      1890  10  S  Russia         Russia   Russia   At School
44  Miller      Joe        Inmate    M      1891   9  S  Penn           --       --       At School
45  Stein       Ab?*       Inmate    M      1892   7  S  Penn           --       --  
46  Kotlarsky   Joe        Inmate    M      1893   7  S  Russia         Russia   Russia
47  Minsky      Harry      Inmate    M      1895   5  S  Penn           --       --
48  Soltz       Ruben      Inamte    M      1896   4  S  Penn
49  Flittenson* Herman     Inmate    M      1894   6  S  Penn  
50  Kalisch     Sol        Inmate    M  Mar 1891   9  S  Penn                             At School


** Transcriber's Remarks **

Columns above represent: Last and first name, relation, sex, month and year of birth, birthplace, 
birthplace of father, birthplace of mother, and occupation.

Columns omitted were race as all were white; how many years married as only #1 and #4 had been 
married and now were widowed; mother of how many children as only #1 had children; how many children 
living as only #1 had children living; citizenship as no information was given; how many months 
unemployed as none were listed as unemployed; attended school as all children listed as at school were 
there 10 months; education as all who were old enough could read, write and speak English, and ownership 
of home as information was for #1 only.

This census was enumertated on the 15th day of June, 1900, by Frank E. Diern (possibly Diem).

Address of orphanage: Perrysville Ave.  (No house number given)

Transcriber abbreviated Pennsylvania as Penn.

 1  Was the mother of two children, both living; owned the home free of mortgage and was a house not a farm.
 5  Might be Maud
 8  Might be Paggi
 9  Might be Paggi
10  Might be Paggi
13  Could be Figdor or Fiador
15  First name looks like "Leslia" but could be Celia
35  The first name was the same as the last - probably an error?
41  There was a period after Ben so enumerator probably was abbreviating Benjamin.
42  Surname could be Goldberg or Gildberg
45  First name is either Abe or Abr (possibly, an abbreviation for Abraham).
49  Surname could be Flitterson or Flittenson

CITATION
University Microfilms International, Call/Film #283, 
Vol. 5 & part of 6, 1900 Federal Census for Pennsylvania, 
Allegheny County, City of Allegheny, Ward 10, 
ED 82, Sheet 16. 

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

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