Henry County Infirmary
(Almshouse or Poor House)
The following listing of residents at the Henry County Infirmary as of June, 1880, was extracted directly from the 1880 Federal Census of Henry County.    Transcribed by Susie Martin-Rott
 
NAME RACE SEX AGE RELATION MARITAL
STATUS
(single
unless 
noted)		 OCCUPATION ILLNESS PLACE OF BIRTH FATHER 
PLACE OF BIRTH		 MOTHER
PLACE OF BIRTH
Wilkinson, Lyman J. W M 46 head M Warden  . PA RI RI
Wilkinson, Emerline W F 44 wife M Matron  . NH NH NH
Wilkinson, Willis L. W M 18 son  . at home  . IL PA NH
Wilkinson, Birt H. W M 12 son  . at home  . IL PA NH
Fenley, Anna V. W F 18 servant  . housework  . PA Ireland Ireland
Enderton, Clara J. W F 18 servant  . housework  . IL PA OH
Farrell, Nelly W F 15    . housework  . IL Ireland Ireland
Farrell, Celia W F 14    . housework  . IL Ireland Ireland
Secoy, Frank L. W M 21    . works
on farm		  . NY NY NY
Bassett, William W M 34 Pauper  ..  . Epilepsy IL IL IL
Flint, Robert W M 62 Pauper D Painter Palsy NY NY NY
Beede, Annie W F 16 Pauper .  .  Epilepsy IL Canada NY
Bedee, Benjamin W M 19 Pauper .  .  .  IL  .  .
Bedee, William W M 14 Pauper .  .  .  IL  .  .
Bedee, Lillie W F 8 Pauper .  .  .  IL  .  .
Mathews, Effa W F 21 Pauper .  .  .  IL  .  .
Newton, Alix W M 28 Pauper .  .  .  IL  .  .
Stilwell, Walter W M 47 Pauper .  .  .  NY NY NY
Vannoy, Isaac W M 68 Pauper .  .  .  OH .  . 
Balkeres (?), Emma W F 22 Pauper . .  .  IL .  . 
Hocklethorn, Daniel W M 55 Pauper .  .  .  MD .  . 
Hocklethorn, Sarah W F 45 Pauper .  .  .  MD .  . 
Hocklethorn, Catherine W F 77 Pauper W .  .  PA .  . 
Williams, Joshua W M 44 Pauper .  .  .  PA .  . 
Root, Lucretia W F 67 Pauper M .  .  PA .  . 
Root, Oliver W M 87 Pauper M .  .  VT PA PA
Casteel, James W M 76 Pauper W .  Blind PA PA PA
Alexander, Alice W F 23 Pauper .  .  .  OH OH OH
Alexander, Lillie W F 21 Pauper .  .  .  OH OH OH
Alexander, James W M 18 Pauper .  .  .  IL OH OH
Beardsley, Josephine W F 33 Pauper .  .  Epilepsy IL IL IL
Kittering, Lucy W F 15 Pauper .  .  .  IL IL IL
Sherman, Morris W M 65 Pauper .  .  .  France France France
Workman, John W M 49 Pauper .  .  .  England England England
Lansdale, William W M 75 Pauper W .  Neuralgia England England England
Nutting, Mary W F 35 Pauper .  .  .  Belgium Belgium Belgium
Nutting, Fred W M 3/12m Pauper .  .  .  IL Belgium Belgium
Fisher, Catherine W F 45 Pauper W .  .  Ireland Ireland Ireland
Connary, Patrick W M 60 Pauper .  .  .  Ireland Ireland Ireland
Wise, William W M 77 Pauper .  .  Rheumatism Ireland Ireland Ireland
Ruttinger, William W M 39 Pauper .  .  .  Germany Germany Germany
Cogles, John H. W M 85 Pauper W .  blind and
salt (?)
Rheumetism 		 Germany Germany Germany
Knapper, Dora W F 56 Pauper .  .  .  Germany Germany Germany
Pulver, John W M 43 Pauper .  .  Sun Stroke Prussia Prussia Prussia
North, Eustana W F 46 Pauper M .  notation
illegible		 Germany Germany Germany
Lieberknaht (?), John W M 36 Pauper .  .  .  Germany Germany Germany
Olson, Alfred W M 31 Pauper .  .  Pluricy IL IL IL
Hart, Annie M W F 58 Partly self supported W . Dropsey of
the limb (?)		 Sweden Sweden Sweden
Burgland, Alfred W M 40 Pauper .  .  Epilepsy Sweden Sweden Sweden
Larson, Christina W F 46 Pauper W  . .  Sweden Sweden Sweden
Anderson, Dockrest (?) W M 56 Pauper .  .  .  Sweden Sweden Sweden
Johnson, Louisa W F 34 Pauper W  . .  Sweden Sweden Sweden
Johnson, Louis W M 3/12m
(Feb)		 Pauper .  .  .  IL Sweden Sweden
Johnson, Mary W F
(says male)		 3/12m
(Feb)		 Pauper .  .  .  IL Sweden Sweden
Grass, Elizabeth W F 40 Pauper .  .  .  IL not known not known 

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