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List of Residents of Hamilton County Poor Farm from 1900 Census

Submitted by Mona Sarratt Knight   MonaNAriz@aol.com 
The 1900 census for Nebraska, Hamilton County, shows the following residents and inmates at the County Poor Farm:

Manager: John Mintun and wife Mary J., children of John and Mary: Elmer J., Maud A., Albert L., Alpha B., Ida B., Charles R., George W.

Inmates:

Carrie Cline, b. Aug 1864, age 35, single, born Sweden.
Lena Pennison, b. Feb 1864, age 36, single, born Russia.
Olivia P. Jameson, b. Jun 1828, age 72, born Illinois.
William Burnhart, b. Jan 1818, age 82, born Germany.
Elza Majors, approx. age 73, widower, born Kentucky (my Gr-Gr-Grandfather)
Annie Johnson, b. June 1862, age 37, widow, born Sweden
Hannah Johnson, b. July 1887, age 12, born Illinois
Jennie Johnson, b. July 1897, age 2, born Nebraska
Fred Doyle, b. Mar 1866, age 34, single, born Canada
Hubert W. Hunt, b. Dec 1879, age 20, single, born Nebraska
Bertha K. Hunt, b. April 1882, age 18, single, born Nebraska

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