St. Michael's Orphan Asylum, LaCrosse County, Wisconsin, 1900
St. Michael's Orphan Asylum
17th Ward, City of LaCrosse, LaCrosse County, Wisconsin, A.D. 1900*
1 Sister Wilhelmina Head W F Nov 1860 40 S Iowa Germany Germany Super 0 Y Y Y
2 Sister Bridget Inmate W F Mch 1835 65 S Lux Lux Lux Seamstress 0 Y Y Y
3 Sister Agatha Inmate W F Mch 1829 71 S Germany Germany Germany Seamstress 0 Y Y Y
4 Sister Pauley Inmate W F Feb 1855 45 S Texas Germany Germany Teacher 0 Y Y Y
5 Sister Comria Inmate W F Mch 1858 42 S Wis Lux Lux Seamstress 0 Y Y Y
6 Sister Bertha Inmate W F June 1867 32 S Wis Ireland Ireland Teacher 0 Y Y Y
7 Sister Jacobine Inmate W F Jan 1862 38 S Wis Germany Germany Housekeeper 0 Y Y Y
8 Sister Alphonse Inmate W F Nov 1860 39 S Wis Germany Germany Seamstress 0 Y Y Y
9 Sister Loretta Inmate W F Mch 1875 25 S Wis Germany Germany Teacher 0 Y Y Y
10 Sister Norbetta Inmate W F Jan 1862 38 S Germany Germany Germany Housekeeper 0 Y Y Y
11 Robert Wm Inmate W M Mch 1891 9 S Wis Wis Wis
12 McMayer Michael Inmate W M Aug 1889 10 S Wis Ireland Ireland At School 10 Y Y Y
13 Lewere* Paul Inmate W M Apr 1889 11 S Wis Can Fr Can Fr At School 10 Y Y Y
14 Rolette Alphonso Inmate W M Mar 1886 14 S Wis France France At School 10 Y Y Y
15 Buel* Wm Inmate W M Jan 1889 11 S Wis Wis Ireland
16 Graham James Inmate W M Dec 1890 9 S Wis Ireland Ireland
17 Vassel Fred Inmate W M Jan 1893 7 S Wis Germany Germany
18 Polak Leo Inmate W M May 1886 14 S Wis Bohemia Bohemia At School 10 Y Y Y
19 Polak Michael Inmate W M July 1889 10 S Wis Bohemia Bohemia At School 10 Y Y Y
20 Murphy John Inmate W M Dec 1892 7 S Wis Wis Wis
21 Suker* Frank Inmate W M Aug 1893 6 S Wis Wis Wis
22 Hunter Samuel Inmate W M Jan 1888 12 S Wis Wis Ireland At School 10 Y Y Y
23 Park Ray Inmate W M Feb 1894 6 S Wis Penn Ireland
24 Bell John Inmate W M ??* 189?* 9 S Wis Wis Wis
25 ?????* Herman Inmate W M Jan 1895 5 S Wis Ill Ill
26 Knobel Anton Inmate W M July 1894 5 S Wis Ill Ill
27 Neumeis* Frank Inmate W M Nov 1889 10 S Wis Ohio Wis At School 10 Y Y Y
28 Kubar Frank Inmate W M Oct 1889 10 S Wis Bohemia Bohemia At School 10 Y Y Y
29 Schullenorer* John Inmate W M Oct 1887 12 S N Dak Germany Germany
30 Sequin* Louis Inmate W M July 1890 9 S Wis Can Fr Can Fr
31 Sequin* Paul Inmate W M Feb 1896 4 S Wis Can Fr Can Fr
32 McGirty * Inmate W M May 1892 8 S Mich Ireland Ireland
33 McGirty James Inmate W M Nov 1892 7 S Mich Ireland Ireland
34 Fallu George Inmate W M Oct 1888 11 S Wis France France At School 10 Y Y Y
35 Fallu Albert Inmate W M Nov 1884 15 S Minn France France At School 10 Y Y Y
36 Krupe James Inmate W M Dec 1892 7 S Wis Ireland Ireland
37 Krupe Henry Inmate W M Nov 1894 5 S Wis Ireland Ireland
38 Plourd Joseph Inmate W M Nov 1890 9 S Wis France Ireland
39 Plourd Robt Inmate W M Jan 1895 5 S Wis France Ireland
40 Hasel George Inmate W M Mch 1892 8 S Wis Germany Germany
41 Hasel Raymond Inmate W M Mch 1894 6 S Wis Germany Germany
42 Coorough* Wm Inmate W M Oct 1887 12 S Wis France Ireland At School 10 Y Y Y
43 Coorough* Aug Inmate W M Jan 1889 11 S Wis France Ireland At School 10 Y Y Y
44 Coorough* Jno Inmate W M June 1893 6 S Wis France Ireland
45 Smith Jno Inmate W M Feb 1889 11 S Wis Ireland Ireland At School 10 Y Y Y
46 Clark Harris Inmate W M July 1887 12 S Wis Wis Ireland At School 10 Y Y Y
47 Clark William Inmate W M Jan 1889 11 S Wis Wis Ireland At School 10 Y Y Y
48 Masmiak* James Inmate W M Oct 1889 10 S Wis Poland Poland At School 10 Y Y Y
49 Masmiak* Frank Inmate W M Sept 1892 7 S Wis Poland Poland
50 Gaguer* Alfred Inmate W M June 1890 10 S Wis France France At School 10 Y Y Y
51 Kirs* John Inmate W M Jan 1890 10 S Wis Wis Wis At School 10 Y Y Y
52 Kirs* Benjamin Inmate W M Apr 1892 8 S Wis Wis Wis
53 Walsh Wm Inmate W M July 1887 12 S Wis Ireland Ireland At School 10 Y Y Y
54 Walsh George Inmate W M May 1890 10 S Wis Ireland Ireland At School 10 Y Y Y
55 Walsh Frank Inmate W M May 1892 8 S Wis Ireland Ireland
56 Cyo* Anthony Inmate W M July 1891 8 S Wis France France
57 Cyo* Wm Inmate W M Jan 1895 5 S Wis France France
58 McDonald Martin Inmate W M Aug 1889 11 S Wis Wis Wis At School 10 Y Y Y
59 McDonald Wm Inmate W M Aug 1890 9 S Wis Wis Wis
60 Maho* Adolph Inmate W M Nov 1889 10 S Wis France France At School 10 Y Y Y
61 Fraser Frank Inmate W M Aug 1888 11 S Wis Scotland Scotland At School 10 Y Y Y
62 Fraser Marcellus Inmate W M Jan 1890 10 S Wis Scotland Scotland At School 10 Y Y Y
63 Stetter Lawrence Inmate W M Aug 1889 10 S Wis Germany Germany At School 10 Y Y Y
64 Murphy John Inmate W M Apr 1889 11 S Wis France Ireland At School 10 Y Y Y
65 Paulligro* Eustace Inmate W M Apr 1893 7 S Wis Ohio Ohio
66 Tate John Inmate W M June 1893 6 S Wis Wis Ireland
67 Morales Frank Inmate W M Oct 1884 15 S Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1890 10 At School 10 Y Y Y
68 Gavey* Douglas Inmate W M Jan 1896 4 S Wis Wis Wis
69 Morbell Wm Inmate W M Mch 1894 6 S Wis Wis Wis
70 Farland Wm Inmate W M Nov 1888 11 S Wis France France At School 10 Y Y Y
71 Farland Frank Inmate W M Apr 1890 10 S Wis France France At School 10 Y Y Y
72 Fleischmann Chas Inmate W M May 1891 9 S Wis Germany Germany
73 Fleischmann Joseph Inmate W M Oct 1894 5 S Wis Germany Germany
74 McDuff* ?amon Inmate W M Nov 1888 11 S Wis Wis Wis At School 10 Y Y Y
75 Adelarl* Oscar Inmate W M Sept 1887 12 S Wis Germany Germany At School 10 Y Y Y
76 Moss Charles Inmate W M Apr 1896 4 S Wis Wis France
77 Moss Allen Inmate W M Aug 1897 2 S Wis Wis France
78 Dewars Charles Inmate W M May 1890 10 S Mich France Ohio At School 10 Y Y Y
79 Dewars Allen Inmate W M Nov 1893 6 S Wis Ireland Ireland
80 Walsh Edward Inmate W M June 1890 9 S Wis Ireland Ireland At School 10 Y Y Y
81 O'Brein Edward Inmate W M Aug 1892 7 S Wis Ireland Ireland
82 Daker* Ray Inmate W M Dec 1894 5 S Wis Wis Wis
83 Daker* George Inmate W M Oct 1894 * S Wis Wis Wis
84 Daker* Joseph Inmate W M Oct 1899 * S Wis Wis Wis
85 Mariano Nicholas Inmate W M Oct 1889 10 S Wis Italy Italy At School 10 Y Y Y
86 Mariano John Inmate W M May 1892 8 S Wis Italy Italy
87 Mariano Corinius Inmate W M Aug 1896 3 S Wis Italy Italy
88 Parchin Theophil Inmate W M Dec 1897 2 S Wis Poland Poland
89 Parchin Valentine Inmate W M Apr 1890 10 S Wis Poland Poland At School 10 Y Y Y
90 Beals Harry Inmate W M May 1890 10 S Wis Ohio Ill At School 10 Y Y Y
91 Beals Kenneth Inmate W M July 1891 8 S Wis Ohio Ill
92 Marion* Frank Inmate W M Oct 1896 4 S Wis France Ireland
93 Haley Joseph Inmate W M Aug 1894 5 S Minn Ireland Ireland
94 Cronin Ralph Inmate W M Feb 1892 8 S Wis Ireland Wis
95 Polodus Edward Inmate W M Apr 1890 10 S Ill Poland Poland At School 10 Y Y Y
96 Polodus George Inmate W M Nov 1896 3 S Wis Poland Poland
97 Mertz Victor Inmate W M Apr 1887 13 S Wis Germany Germany At School 10 Y Y Y
98 Mertz Linus Inmate W M Jan 1889 11 S Wis Germany Germany At School 10 Y Y Y
99 Mertz George Inmate W M July 1890 9 S Wis Germany Germany
100 Rohrbacher Joseph Inmate W M Jan 1889 11 S Wis Germany Germany At School 10 Y Y Y
** Transcriber's Notes **
Columns above represent name, relation, color, gender, birth month, birth
year, age, marital status, birth place, father's birth place, mother's birth
place, year of immigration, years in United States, occupation, months
unemployed, months at school, can read, can write, can speak English.
Columns omitted are years married, number of children, number of living
children, naturalization, home owned or rented, home owned free or mortgaged,
home or farm, number of farm schedule.
Transcriber used the abbreviations Super for Superintendent, Lux for Luxembourg,
Wis for Wisconsin, Minn for Minnesota, Ill for Illinois, Mich for Michigan,
Can Fr for Canada (French), Penn for Pennsylvania, Ill for Illinois, N Dak
for North Dakota.
Address of Orphanage: 916 Winnebago Street
This census was taken June 7, 1900 by Chas. R. Engelsted, Enumerator.
13 Might be Lemere
15 Might be Bruel, possibly Burl
21 Surname might be Decker, Duker
22 Surname might be Heurtes, Heurter, Heirste ...
24 Birth month hard to read; could me Sept, Mch ... Birth year looks
like 1898 (age for this person is definitely 9) but could be 1891,
possibly 1890.
25 Surname for this person is hard to read due to quality of original document;
this surname is on line 50 of original census and falls in a very darkened area
of the census. Might be Knobel
27 Fourth letter(s) hard to read; almost looks like "Neursneis"; might be Neurneis
29 Last three letters of surname are vague and hard to read; surname might be
Schullenores; might also be Schiellenorer/Schiellenores.
30-31 Might be Seguin
32-33 No first name listed in original document for #32. Surname might be
McGuity, McGiuty, McGeirty.
42-44 Might be Corrough
48-49 Might be Masiniak
50 Final letters of surname are hard to read with certainty and first letter
may be "N". Surname might be Naguier, Gaguier.... Looks like
"?aguvr" as written in original document. The third letter, "g", does look
like "g" but there is some fading of the tail of the g as compared to the
darkness of writing for remainder of list. If the 'g' is not supposed to be
there, the name looks like "?asuvr".
51-52 Might be Kyrs, Kyes. As written in original document, this surname looks like
"Kijrs".
56-57 Might be Cys
60 Might be Mako
65 Last half of surname is hard to read with certainty. Surname might be
Pauldigo or something similar.
68 Might be Gailey
74 Surname is hard to read, especially third and final letters. Looks like McDuff.
First name is also hard to read; looks like it might be Damon but can't say
for certain; might be "A?win"...
75 Surname is hard to read; might end in "d".
82-84 Surname might be Baker, Saker
92 Might be Marson
83 Age is stated as "8/12" (i.e., 8 months)
84 Age is stated as "8/12" (i.e., 8 months)
CITATION
Ancestry.com, On-line Census Images.
1900 U.S. Federal Census
Wisconsin, LaCrosse County, City of LaCrosse, 17th Ward
ED 84; Sheets 10A-11A; Images 19-21 of 35
Ref# 712/Roll: T623 1795.
This list was Transcribed by
Lynn Beatty
15 November 2001
for The Orphans' Home Website
