Schuyler county is under township organization, but the paupers are a county charge. We have nothing to add to what was said about this almshouse in our last report, and nothing to take back. The keeper has occupied his present position since March 1, 1877. His salary is seven hundred dollars, and the expenses, which amounted last year to twenty-seven hundred dollars, are met by the county. The amount expended for outdoor relief was something over a thousand dollars. When visited, this almshouse contained twenty-seven inmates, of whom eight were children and six insane, none of whom were in seclusion or otherwise restrained ; five of them were men capable of farm labor. The county physician receives seventy-five dollars a year, and furnishes medicines, but visits the almshouse only. An almshouse register is kept, but the overseers of the poor do not keep the accounts nor make the reports required by law. [1]Reports Made to the General Assembly of Illinois, 1881
In 2000, past Schuyler county coordinator Robin L. Peterson created a list of 232 residents of the Schuyler County Almshouse. This table covered those residents of the Schuyler County Almshouse from 1854 through 1921, providing their name, sex, age, occupation, birthplace, residence, health, date of admission, authority for admission, property, cause of pauperism, date of discharge and remarks. Later county coordinator Dennis Partridge compiled this list into a spreadsheet. The original list is copyright 2000 by Robin L. Peterson. The format of the current display is copyright 2021 by ILGenWeb.
Note at the top of the page: Record of inmates as nearly as could be found on former Registers on March 1st, J. R. Leary, Supt.
Almshouse Register
wdt_ID | # | Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birthplace | Residence | Health | Date of Admission | Property | Authority for Admission | Cause of Pauperism | Date of Discharge | Remarks | Details |
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1 | 1 | John Rice | M | 52 | Farmer [Railroader written above farmer] | Kentucky | Buenavista [Huntsville written above Buenavista] | Poor | 10 Aug. 1898 | none | J. R. Leary and T. J. McCreery | Ill health, poor | Died Mar. 20, 1917 | buried in Marlow Cemetery | More details |
2 | 2 | Hamilton Sparks | M | 84 | Carpenter | Kentucky | Rushville | Poor | 24 Apr. 1900 | Bed and bedding | T. W. Scott | Blind,poor | Died July 26 | Buried in Rushville Cemetery, has monument | More details |
3 | 3 | N. J. Rader | M | 32 | Farmer [Carpenter written above farmer] | Illinois | Littleton | Poor | 2 Sep. 1898 | None | C. W. Runkle | Ill health, poor | 23 Jun. 1904 | Went to Riggsville | More details |
4 | 4 | John Souls | M | 88 | Farmer | Kentucky | Rushville | Good | 10 Jan. 1902 | none | Frank Ritchey | Intemperance | 2 Apr. 1905 | Returned Jun. 27, 1905, went to live with daughter, returned, Sep. 23,1907 went to South Bartonville, died there | More details |
5 | 5 | George McDaniels | M | 54 | Laborer | Illinois | Frederick | Good | none | Thomas Hodson | Poverty | 16 Mar. 1904 | Went to Milan, Mo. | More details | |
6 | 6 | G. W. Hayes | M | 78 | Cooper | Kentucky | Rushville | Poor | 16 Jan. 1897 | Bedding, clothes | Dr. Scott | Old age | 12 Jul.1904 | Went to Beardstown, Ill., returned Oct. 24, 1904 | More details |
7 | 7 | Edward McNera | M | 56 | Laborer | Ireland | Frederick | Good | 15 Jul. 1854 | none | Supt. Frederick Tp. | Insane | 13 Jul 05 | Sent to South Bartonville, incurable insane, died 18 May 1907, buried there. | More details |
8 | 8 | Bazil Brown | M | 54 | none | Illinois | Brooklyn | Good | 17 Jul. 1877 | none | John Glandon | Insane | 22 Sep. 1904 | Incurable insane, South Bartonville, Ill. | More details |
9 | 9 | George Glover | M | 58 | none | Illinois | Frederick | Good | 5 Oct. 1877 | none | Supt. Frederick Tp. | Poverty, insane | 13 Jul. 1905 | Sent to South Bartonville | More details |
10 | 10 | William Weir | M | 44 | Farmer | Illinois | Oakland | Good | 22 Dec. 1896 | none | Edd Johnes | Blind | 13 Jul. 1905 | Sentto South Bartonville | More details |
11 | 11 | John Barker | M | 77 | Well digger | Illinois | Buenavista | Poor | 2 Feb. 1906 | none | Clay Corbige | Poor health | 13 Jul. 1905 | Sent to S. Bartonville, incurable insane | More details |
12 | 12 | Elijah Norris | M | 64 | Laborer | Illinois | Browning | Poor | 1 Mar 1891 | none | Sherman Dray | Poverty | 25 Mar. 1911 | Died, buried on Co. Farm | More details |
13 | 13 | Alfred Wilson | M | 52 | Farmer | Illinois | Camden | Good | 15 Oct. 1877 | none | Philander Avery | Weak mind | 13 Jul. 1905 | Sent to South Bartonville | More details |
14 | 14 | Isaac Pickle | M | 69 | Servant | Illinois | Woodstock | Good | 1 Dec. 1892 | none | J. Emerick | Feeble mind | 13 Jul. 1905 | Sent to South Bartonville, died Aug. 31, 1906 | More details |
15 | 15 | Jasper Wallace | M | 64 | Farmer | Illinois | Browning | Good | 29 Apr. 1895 | none, afterward rec'd some money from small estate | W. C. Reno | Poverty, and feeble mind | 11 Apr. 1920 | Died, buried in Home Cemetery | More details |
16 | 16 | Samuel Portwood | M | 54 | Coal digger | Kentucky | Rushville | Poor | 13 Aug. 1895 | W. M. Thompson | Poverty | 22 May 15 | Taken to Bartonville | More details | |
17 | 17 | Roy Taylor | M | 54 | Nurse | New York | Woodstock | Good | 9 Oct. 1895 | none | Rice Briggle | Came as a nurse to care for Sam Griffin, was poor and stayed. | Died 27 Dec. 1905 | Dr. Ball called, said it was not apoplexy of the brain, died very suddenly. Buried in Rushville Cemetery | More details |
18 | 18 | Nathan Milslagel | M | 14 | Boy | Illinois | Rushville | Good | 19 Nov. 1903 | none | J. R. Leary | Poverty, lazy | 29 Apr. 1904 | These two boys were sent to Kewanee with their mother to their father | More details |
19 | 19 | Harry Milslagel | M | 12 | Boy | Illinois | Rushville | Good | 19 Nov. 1903 | none | J. R. Leary | Poverty | 29 Apr. 1904 | ditto | More details |
20 | 20 | John Burrell | M | 14 | Boy | Illinois | Hickory | Good | 10 Feb. 1904 | none | John Rose | Poverty | More details | ||
21 | 21 | Amelia Ashbaugh | F | 36 | Dressmaker | Illinois | Rushville | Poor | 27 Jun. 1898 | Trunk, clothes, etc. | Dr. T. W. Scott | Ill health | 23 Aug. 1909 | Went to Oak Harbor, Wash. [NOTE: surname was difficult to read] | More details |
22 | 22 | Ida Burrell | F | 10 | Girl | Illinois | Hickory | Good | 10 Feb. 1904 | none | John Rose | Poverty | 14 Mar. 1904 | Wentto live with Mr. Curry, July 14, 1904, Supervisor | More details |
23 | 23 | Grace Burrell | F | 8 | Girl | Illinois | Hickory | Good | 10 Feb. 1904 | none | John Rose | Poverty | 28 Oct. 1904 | Wentto live with Wm. Hood, Frederick Tp. | More details |
24 | 24 | Della Burrell | F | 4 | Girl | Illinois | Hickory | Good | 10 Feb. 1904 | none | John Rose | Poverty | 27 Jul. 1904 | With Mrs. Moore, Rushville, Ill., 27 Jul. 1904, when Mrs. died, Della went to Chicago, Dr. Good | More details |
25 | 25 | Nellie Hickman | F | 45 | Servant | Illinois | Rushville | Good | 4 Jun. 1898 | Bed, bedding, trunk, clothes | Dr. T. W. Scott | Deaf, dumb, insane | More details | ||
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