| Knox County Almshouse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900 Federal Census | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributed by Tom Lundeen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Page | Line | Name | Relation | Color or race | Sex | Birth Month | Birth Year | Age | Marital Status | Yrs. married | (if mother) # of children |
# living children | birthplace | father's b/p | Mother's b/p | Immi-gration Year | Years in US | Natura-lized? | Occupation | months not employed | months in school | Can Read | Can Write |
Speak English |
Transcriber's notes |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7a | 7b | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |||
| 153A | 1 | COOKE, John | Supt | W | M | Dec | 1834 | 65 | M | 44 | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Supernt Educ Hou | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||
| 153A | 2 | COOKE, Martha W | wife | W | F | Jny | 1836 | 64 | M | 44 | no | no | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | yes | yes | yes | |||||||
| 153A | 3 | YOUNG, John W | Attendant | W | M | Aug | 1870 | 30 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | 1885 | 15 | No | Attendant | yes | yes | yes | ||||||
| 153A | 4 | CEDARBURG, Mary | Attendant | W | F | Jnry | 1845 | 45 | M | 29 | 4 | 1 | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | 1865 | 30 | Attendant | yes | yes | yes | ||||
| 153A | 5 | GAFORTH, James R | Attendant | W | M | Aug | 1875 | 25 | S | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Attendant | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||
| 153A | 6 | NELSON, Hannah | Baker | W | F | Jany | 1872 | 28 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | 1892 | 8 | Baker | yes | yes | yes | |||||||
| 153A | 7 | MILLER, Katie L | W | F | Nov | 1877 | 23 | S | Illinois | Pennsylvania | Illinois | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||
| 153A | 8 | ANDERSON, Mary C | Laundry | W | F | Feb | 1881 | 19 | S | Illinois | Sweden | Sweden | yes | yes | yes | hard to read handriting on surname | |||||||||
| 153A | 9 | SUIBING (?), Mary | Attendant | W | F | Nov | 1869 | 31 | S | Illinois | Sweden | Sweden | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| 153A | 10 | SLOCUMWILLIS, Elizabeth | Attendant | W | F | Mar | 1836 | 64 | Wd | 0 | 0 | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | ????? | Cook | no | no | no | |||||||
| 153A | 11 | WILLIAMSON, Hattie | Attendant | W | F | May? | 1860 | 30 | S | ????? | Unknown | Unknown | yes | yes | yes | birthdate/age don't match | |||||||||
| 153A | 12 | NELSON, Tillie | Attendant | W | F | Apr | 1868 | 32 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | 1892 | 8 | Asst Superintendent | yes | yes | yes | |||||||
| 153A | 13 | CONWAY, Isaac | Pauper | W | M | 1812 | 78 | S | Illinois | Not Known | Not Known | Pauper | yes | birthdate/age don't match | |||||||||||
| 153A | 14 | ~~~~~~ Arius | Pauper | W | M | 1814 | 76 | S | Illinois | Not Known | Not Known | x | yes | birthdate/age don't match | |||||||||||
| 153A | 15 | BROWN, Walter | Pauper | W | M | 1854 | 46 | S | Illinois | US | US | yes | |||||||||||||
| 153A | 16 | OLSON, Ola | Pauper | W | M | 1850 | 50 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | Var (?) | x | x | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||
| 153A | 17 | MORGAN, Wm | Pauper | W | M | 1860 | 40 | S | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | x | no | no | no | ||||||||||
| 153A | 18 | PIGGOT, James | Pauper | W | M | 1830 | 70 | S | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | yes | |||||||||||||
| 153A | 19 | DAWDY, James | Pauper | W | M | 1831 | 69 | S | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | yes | |||||||||||||
| 153A | 20 | RAMBO, John | Pauper | W | M | 1849 | 51 | S | Illinois | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | yes | |||||||||||||
| 153A | 21 | RYAN, Pat | Pauper | W | M | 1816 | 84 | S | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Un | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| 153A | 22 | CROSBY, D H | Pauper | W | M | 1860 | 40 | S | Illinois | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||
| 153A | 23 | ROSENBURG, John | Pauper | W | M | 1862 | 42 | S | Illinois | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | yes | yes | yes | birthdate/age don't match | ||||||||||
| 153A | 24 | BENSON, P P | Pauper | W | M | 1864 | 38 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | x | Un | x | yes | yes | yes | birthdate/age don't match | |||||||
| 153A | 25 | NELSON, Chas | Pauper | W | M | 1829 | 71 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | x | Un | x | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||
| 153A | 26 | OBURG, Andrew | Pauper | W | M | 1856 | 44 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | x | Un | x | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||
| 153A | 27 | DUNN, Wm | Pauper | W | M | 1844 | 56 | S | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | x | x | x | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||
| 153A | 28 | NELSON, Judd | Pauper | W | M | 1837 | 63 | M/W | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | x | Un | x | yes | yes | yes | "Married" crossed out, "W" added | |||||||
| 153A | 29 | LaBAU, Freddie | Pauper | W | M | 1890 | 10 | S | Missouri | Missouri | Illinois | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||
| 153A | 30 | JOHNSON, Benjamin | Pauper | W | M | 1834 | 68 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | x | Un | x | no | no | yes | ||||||||
| 153A | 31 | EVANS (?), George | Pauper | W | M | 1847 | 53 | S | Illinois | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | x | x | x | no | no | yes | ||||||||
| 153A | 32 | EVANS, Chas | Pauper | W | M | 1859 | 41 | S | Illinois | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | no | no | yes | |||||||||||
| 153A | 33 | TRUITT, John | Pauper | W | M | 1849 | 51 | S | Illinois | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | no | no | yes | |||||||||||
| 153A | 34 | HULT, Peter | Pauper | W | M | 1856 | 44 | S | Illinois | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | no | no | yes | |||||||||||
| 153A | 35 | WATTGREN, Chas | Pauper | W | M | 1856 | 44 | S | Illinois | Sweden | Sweden | no | no | yes | |||||||||||
| 153A | 36 | JOHNSON, Swan | Pauper | W | M | 1806 | 94 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | Un | no | no | yes | ||||||||||
| 153A | 37 | O'BRIEN, James | Pauper | W | M | 1834 | 66 | S | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Un | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| 153A | 38 | LAWRENCE, Atwood | Pauper | W | M | 1857 | 43 | S | Illinois | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | yes | yes | yes | surname may be SAWRENCE? | ||||||||||
| 153A | 39 | OBURG, James | Pauper | W | M | 1874 | 26 | S | Illinois | Sweden | Sweden | no | no | yes | |||||||||||
| 153A | 40 | DAWDY, John | Pauper | W | M | 1841 | 59 | S | Illinois | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | no | no | yes | |||||||||||
| 153A | 41 | GODSILL, Mike | Pauper | W | M | 1836 | 64 | S | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Un | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| 153A | 42 | JOHNSON, Chas J | Pauper | W | M | 1821 | 79 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | Un | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| 153A | 43 | MODINE, Johan | Pauper | W | M | 1826 | 74 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | Un | no | no | yes | ||||||||||
| 153A | 44 | MURPHY, Nick | Pauper | W | M | 1864 | 36 | S | Illinois | Ireland | Ireland | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||
| 153A | 45 | PETERSON, John | Pauper | W | M | Unk | Un | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | Un | no | no | no | ||||||||||
| 153A | 46 | ERICSON, Peter | Pauper | M | M | 1853 | 47 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | Un | no | no | yes | ||||||||||
| 153A | 47 | SEABOLT, Heny | Pauper | W | M | 1854 | 46 | S | Illinois | Unknown | ~~~~~ | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||
| 153A | 48 | TYLER, Wm | Pauper | B | M | 1871 | 29 | S | Illinois | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||
| 153A | 49 | O'LEARY, Frank | Pauper | W | M | 1862 | 38 | S | Illinois | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||
| 153A | 50 | BENTLEY, Isaac | Pauper | W | M | 1866 | 34 | S | Illinois | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | no | no | yes | |||||||||||
| 153B | 51 | NELSON, Jeremiah | Pauper | W | M | 1847 | 53 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | unk | Un | na | Pauper | no | no | yes | |||||||
| 153B | 52 | HADLOCK, Amasa (?) | Pauper | W | M | 1823 | 77 | S | Native N.S. | Un | Un | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||
| 153B | 53 | WISOT (?), Hainy | Pauper | W | M | 1866 | 36 | S | Illinois | Un | Un | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||
| 153B | 54 | CARLSON, A B | Pauper | W | M | 1867 | 33 | S | Illinois | Sweden | Sweden | unk | no | no | yes | ||||||||||
| 153B | 55 | WYCOFF, Wm | Pauper | W | M | 1834 | 66 | S | (N) NS ~~~ | Un | Un | no | no | yes | |||||||||||
| 153B | 56 | PHILLIPS, Geo | Pauper | W | M | 1844 | 56 | S | Illinois | Germany | Germany | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||
| 153B | 57 | GORMANSON, Geo | Pauper | W | M | 1833 | 67 | Wd | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | unk | Un | na | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||
| 153B | 58 | MAJORS, Saul S | Pauper | W | M | 1844 | 56 | Wd | Kentucky | Un | Un | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||
| 153B | 59 | RUNYBURG, John | Pauper | W | M | 1839 | 61 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | Un | na | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||
| 153B | 60 | REITER, Andrew (?) | Pauper | W | M | 1838 | 62 | Wd | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | unk | Un | na | no | no | no | ||||||||
| 153B | 61 | GREEN, Jacob | Pauper | B | M | 1844 | 36 | Illinois | Un | Un | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||||
| 153B | 62 | RUSSELL, Sayel (?) | Pauper | W | M | 1856 | 47 | Wd | Illinois | Un | Un | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||
| 153B | 63 | SMITH, Meg (?) | Pauper | W | M | 1825 | 75 | Wd | Germany | Germany | Germany | unk | Un | Un | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||
| 153B | 64 | HOLLAND, Andrew | Pauper | W | M | 1831 | 69 | Wd | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | x | Un | Un | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||
| 153B | 65 | JOHNSON, Nels J | Pauper | W | M | 1831 | 69 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | Un | no | no | yes | ||||||||||
| 153B | 66 | URBORG, John | Pauper | W | M | 1856 | 44 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | Un | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| 153B | 67 | HOLQUIST, A Y | Pauper | W | M | 1851 | 49 | S | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | Un | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| 153B | 68 | HELLIN (?), Skim (?) | Pauper | W | M | 1870 | 30 | S | Illinois | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||
| 153B | 69 | SMITH, John T | Pauper | W | M | 1823 | 77 | Wd | Native N.S. | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||
| 153B | 70 | ESLENBERG, Peter | Pauper | W | M | 1833 | 67 | Wd | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | Un | no | no | yes | ||||||||||
| 153B | 71 | SIMMONDS, Jacob | Pauper | W | M | 1812 | 88 | S | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Un | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| 153B | 72 | COOK, Mons (?) | Pauper | W | M | 1852 | 48 | Wd | N. S. | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||
| 153B | 73 | SMITHIN, Jas S(?) | Pauper | W | M | 1835 | 65 | Wd | N. S. | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | ||||||||||||||