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