Church Home and Orphanage, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 1900
Church Home and Orphanage
Jonestown Borough, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, A.D. 1900*
l. Abel, Alfred M Nov 1834 65 NY Penn NY Minister -- yes yes yes -- -- H --
2. Wilson, Rose F July 1859 40 Eng Eng Eng Matron -- yes yes yes -- -- -- --
3. Hughes, Susan F Dec 1864 35 Penn Eng Wales Matron -- yes yes yes -- -- -- --
4. Frisby, Ethel S. F Mar 1878 22 Conn NY NY Teacher -- yes yes yes -- -- -- --
5. Fortna, Maggie F Mar 1837 63 Penn Penn Penn Cook -- yes yes yes -- -- -- --
6. Shirk, Eliza F Nov 1849 50 Penn Penn Penn Seamstress -- yes yes yes -- -- -- --
7. Erb, Elizabeth F July 1883 16 Penn Penn Penn At School 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
8. Bell, Sarah Ann F July 1883 16 Eng Eng Eng At School 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
9. Dunsmore*, Naomia E. F Aug 1885 14 Penn Penn Penn At School 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
10. Dunsmore*, Adelaide A. F Sept 1889 10 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
11. *****, Berta V. F Sept 1885 14 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
12. Marsh, Jennie F Sept 1885 14 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
13. Marsh, Alice M. F Dec 1887 12 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
14. Brou***, May F July 1886 13 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
15. Brou***, Elizabeth F May 1888 12 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
16. Hoffeckes, Bessie B. F Oct 1888 11 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
17. Garrett*, Gertrude R. F Feb 1890 10 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
18. Griffith, Gladys M. F Sept 1885 14 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
19. Griffith, Violet W. F Nov 1887 12 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
20. Chshie**, Maud A. F July 1889 10 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
21. Hampton, Dorcas F May 1893 6 Penn Penn Penn --------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
22. Gover, Eliza F Sept 1887 12 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
23. Gover, Maud F July 1893 6 Penn Penn Penn --------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
24. Beaudrie, Grae F.* F May 1894 6 Penn Penn Penn --------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
25. Brady, Emma C. F Oct 1895 4 NY Eng Eng --------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
26. DeV****, Florence L. F Nov 1893 6 Penn Penn Penn --------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27. DeV****, Tillie* W. F Feb 1895 5 Penn Penn Penn --------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28. Lindsley, Ellen B. F June 1889 10 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
29. Lindsley, Ada* P. F June 1891 8 Penn Penn Penn --------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30. Macc***ion, Sidney M Sept 1886 13 AtSea Eng Eng --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
31. Seeley, Fredrick G. M Jan 1887 13 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
32. Light, John J. M June 1888 11 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
33. Snyder, William H. M Dec 1888 11 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
34. Moore, Lee P. M July 1889 10 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
35. Happendet**, Henry J. M Apr 1889 11 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
36. Happendet**, Howard M May 1891 9 Penn Penn Penn --------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37. Buries*, George M Nov 1893 6 Penn Penn Penn --------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38. B**undri**, Cyril P. M Nov 1895 4 Penn Penn Penn --------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39. Bow*kly, *uiss, M June 1894 5 Penn Penn Penn --------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40. Seeley, Louis S. M Apr 1889 11 Penn Penn Penn --------- 12 yes yes yes -- -- -- --
** Transcriber's Remarks **
Columns above represent name, sex, month of birth, year of birth, age,
place of birth, father's place of birth, mother's place of birth, occupation
attended school (in months), can read, can write, can speak English, Ownership
of Home columns (Owned or rented; Owned free or mortgaged, Farm or house, Number
of farm schedule).
Columns omitted above are: Color or race (all persons were white); Relation (the
first person listed was the only person with an entry in this column; please see
notes below for 1); Whether single, married, widowed or divorced, Number of years
married, Mother of how many children, and Number of children still living (only
persons 3 and 5 were listed as being other than single and with entries for both
columns pertaining to children; no one listed above had an entry for "number of
years married"; please see notes below for persons 3 and 5); Year of immigration
to the U.S., Number of years in the U.S., and Naturalization (all "Citizenship"
columns were left blank in the original document); and, Months not employed (all
entries for this column were left blank in the original document).
In ALL cases, the dashed lines above represent entries left blank in the original
document. All listed above were listed as "S (single)" except #3 & #5 (please see
notes for 3 and 5 below). Only the adults and children aged 10 and above were
listed as being able to read, write, speak English. Only the children and teenagers
that could read, write and speak English, attended school and did so for 12 months.
In the original document, Penn is spelled out as Pennsylvania; NY is spelled out as New York;
Eng is spelled out as England; and Conn is spelled out as Connecticut.
No address or street number was given for this orphanage in the original document.
The census was enumerated on the tenth day of June, 1900 by Harry G. Walker.
3. This person is listed as being a widow, "Wd". Zeroes are entered for both columns: mother
of how many children and number of children still living.
5. This person is listed as being married "M", as mother of 5 children, and with 3 of those
children still living.
9. Could be Drewsmore, Druesmore, or Dinsmore.
10. Could be Drewsmore, Druesmore, or Dinsmore.
11. This surname is very hard to read due to quality of original document; it could be Khuan,
Whitan, Klutan, possibly Whitman or Rhitan.
13. *** No surname listed
14. Could be Brougter, Brougten, or some other variant.
15. Could be Brougter, Brougten, or some other variant.
17. Could be Gurrett.
19. Could be Brougter, Brougten, or some other variant.
20. The surname for this person is very hard to read due to quality of the original document.
The name as written looks like "Chskuux", "Clukieux", or "Chshuux", with a dotted "i" in it. Best reads
for this transcriber for this surname are: Chakiny, Chahirex, Clushirex, Cliskirny, Clishirey,
Chakune, possibly Chiking, Cluking, or Chaking. The third letter in the surname looks as though there
may have been a writeover, as if to correct initial letter entered but can't say for sure.
24. Middle initial could be a T or F
26. Surname could be DeVioline, De****line
27. Surname could be DeVioline, De****line. First name is either Lillie or Tillie
30. Surname unreadable; looks like Mucc****io, but could be Macassion, Macission, Micussion, possibly
Munnion or Mannion.
35. Surname unreadable Happende***; might be Happendelt, or possibly Happusedt, Haffirsedt, or Happirselt...
36. Surname unreadable Happende***; might be Happendelt, or possibly Happusedt, Haffirsedt, or Happirselt...
38. Surname could be Busies or Bouies
39. Surname and first name are hard to read; looks like Bow**kly, ***uiss or *uies. Surname could possibly be Boulder
but can't say for sure. First name might possibly be Luiss, or Suiss --- very hard to read with any
certainty.
CITATION
University Microfilms International
12th Census of the U.S., 1900
Pennsylvania, Lebanon County
Vol. 114 & 115, E.D. 121, Sheet 6
This list was Transcribed by
Carolyn Burke Norcia
19 March 2001
for The Orphans' Home Website