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

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