Ottawa County Poor Farm Residents 1872-1883
(From Record Book One)

These records were taken from the books placed in the Grand Rapids Public Library
with the permission of Loekie Boersma who did the transcriptions.

 

NAME

YEAR

ADMITTED

DISCHARGED

REMARKS

"STRANGER"

1873

GEORGETOWN TP.

"STRANGER"

1872

10/3/1872

INSANE FROM GEORGETOWN TP.

AKLEY, DELOS?

3/1878-7/1879

TAKEN AWAY OCT 16

AKLEY, GLOSS?

SEP 1877

CHARGE COUNTY

ALDERICH, JOSEPHINE

7/1879-3/1880

ALDERICH, JOSEPHINE

3/1878-7/1879

ALDRICH, JOSEPHINE

10/1882-10/1883

AGE 21; CHARGE COUNTY

ALDRICH, JOSEPHINE

1880-1881

ALDRICH, JOSEPHINE

10/1881-10/1882

ALDRICH, JOSEPHINE

SEP 1877

AGE 14; CHARGE COUNTY

ALDRICH, JOSEPHINE

10/1879-10/1880

ANDERSON, EGBERT

10/1873-10/1874

SENT TO WISCONSIN, 5 NOV 1873

ANDERSON, ENGLEBERT

1873

9/5/1873

ANDERSON, JOHN

10/1874-10/1875

1/10/1875

LEFT JAN. 19

POLKTON TP.

AULT, MAHALA

3/1878-7/1879

AULT, MAHALA

10/1881-10/1882

MAY 7

AULT, MAHALA

10/1879-10/1880

DIED-8/20/1880

AULT, MAHALA

10/1882-10/1883

AGE 71; CHARGE COUNTY

AULT, MAHALA

1880-1881

APR 15

MAY 10

AULT, MAHALA

1872

12/6/1871

WRIGHT TP.

AULT, THOMAS

1880-1881

AULT, THOMAS

10/1882-10/1883

DIED-3/12/1883

AGE 78; D8ED OF APOPLEXY

AULT, THOMAS

10/1879-10/1880

AULT, THOMAS

10/1881-10/1882

AULT, THOMAS

3/1878-7/1879

AULT, THOMAS C.

1872

12/6/1871

WRIGHT TP.

BAKER, ANDREW

10/1881-10/1882

*

DIED-12/18/1881

*BORN AT POOR FARM

BAKER, WENA

1880-1881

APR 19

BAKER, WENA

SEP 1877

CHARGE HOLLAND

BAKER, WENA

3/1878-7/1879

LEFT DEC 19

HOLLAND

BAKER, WINNIE

10/1881-10/1882

BAKKER, JAN

5/1875-10/1875

9/28/1875

DIED-12/19/1875

HOLLAND

BAKKER, JAN

10/1875-3/1876

DUTCH

BAKKER, WINNIE

10/1882-10/1883

AGE 38; GRAND HAVEN

BARNDISON, L. H.

3/1878-7/1879

ADM- MAY 2

LEFT JULY 7

POLKTON TP.

BEAM, BENDICT

10/1873-10/1874

HIRED MAN

BEAM, BENEDICT

10/1874-10/1875

12/3/1874

LEFT APRIL 13

HOLLAND

BEAM, BENEDICT

1873

LEFT APRIL 21

BEAM, BENEDICT

1873

HOLLAND

BEAM, BENEDICT

1872

BEMENT, HARLEY

10/1879-10/1880

MAY 15

AUG 2

BENSON, ABBIE

10/1874-10/1875

BENSON, LORENZO

10/1873-10/1874

DIED-8/20/1873

BLIND

BENSON, LORENZO M.

1873

BENSON, MR.

1872

BLIND

BENSON, MR.

1873

BLIND, CROCKERY TP.

BENSON, MRS.

1872

BENSON, MRS.

1873

5/28/1873

BENSON, MRS.

1873

CROCKERY TP., ABSCONDED

BENSON, MRS. ABIGAIL

10/1873-10/1874

LEFT-8/20/1874

BERLINGHAM, HOPKINS

10/1874-10/1875

11/30/1874

GEORGETOWN TP.

BETTLER, GEORGE

10/1873-10/1874

8/29/1874

GRAND HAVEN

BETTLER, GEORGE

10/1874-10/1875

LEFT 3/23/1875

BLACK, LEWIS

10/1882-10/1883

DEC 9

CHARGE COUNTY

BODFORD, FERRIS

3/1878-7/1879

DIED-5/18/1879

GRAND HAVEN

BOID, WILLIAM

1873

LEFT APRIL 14

BOLEHOUSE, HENRY

1873

12/27/1872

DIS-2/25/1873

POLKTON TP.

BOLTHUISE, HENRY

1880-1881

BOYD, WILLIAM

1873

1/21/1873

GRAND HAVEN CITY

BRILLHART, CALISTA

SEP 1877

LEFT DEC 19

CHARGE POLKTON TP. (AND CHILDREN)

BRYON, MRS.

5/1875-10/1875

12/22/1875

GRAND HAVEN

BUDD, JAMES

10/1879-10/1880

APR 6

MAY 20

BUDD, JAMES

1880-1881

BULTHUIS, HENRY

10/1881-10/1882

BULTHUIS, HENRY

10/1882-10/1883

AGE 49; CHARGE COUNTY

BULTHUIS, HENRY

10/1879-10/1880

BURK, JOHN F.

10/1881-10/1882

3/24/1882

LEFT 3/27/1882

BURKE, JOHN

10/1882-10/1883

DEC 26

AGE 57; CHARGE COUNTY

BUTER, GEERT

10/1881-10/1882

AUG 15

CHARGE COUNTY

CAFFREY, THOMAS

10/1879-10/1880

MAR 31

APR 22

CALKINS, MR.

1873

1/6/1873

DIS-1/14/1873

INSANE; TALLMADGE TP.

CALL, E. P.

1873

4/16/1873

GRAND HAVEN CITY

CALL, E. P.

1873

GRAND HAVEN CITY

CALL, EBENEZER

10/1873-10/1874

LEFT 1/10/1874

CALL, EBENEZER

7/1879-3/1880

DIED-6/10/1879

CALL, EBENEZER

5/1875-10/1875

6/20/1875

CROCKERY TP.

CALL, EBENEZER

10/1875-3/1876

DUTCH

CALL, EBENEZER

SEP 1877

CHARGE COUNTY

CALL, EBENEZER

1873

12/11/1872

CROCKERY TP.

CALL, EBENEZER

3/1878-7/1879

DIED-6/10/1879

CALL, EBENEZER

1873

LEFT MARCH 25

CARL, JOHN

7/1879-3/1880

MAR 10

CARPENTER, LIZZIE

10/1879-10/1880

FEB 5

FEB 27

CARSON, AARON

10/1882-10/1883

AGE 73; CHESTER TP.

CARSONS, AARON

1880-1881

SEP 27

CARSONS, AARON

10/1881-10/1882

OCT 8

CHESTER TP.

CLARK, JOHN

10/1874-10/1875

2/8/1875

LEFT FEB 10

LAMONT

CLIAN?, ELLA?

1873

1/22/1873

3/4/1873

GEORGETOWN TP.

CLINK, SIMON

1872

4/2/1872

DISCHARGED

GRAND HAVEN

COLE, JULIA

10/1879-10/1880

COOPER, DANIEL H.

10/1881-10/1882

SENT TO WISCONSIN, OCT 31

COOPER, DANIEL H.

1880-1881

AUG 29

COORM, ANDREW

10/1881-10/1882

JUNE 12

CROCKERY TP.

CORNELL, MRS.

1873

12/2/1872

HOLLAND

CORNELL, MRS. AMETTA

1873

LEFT APRIL 21

COY, SARAH

10/1881-10/1882

NOV 14*

*RETURNED

COY, SARAH

1880-1881

4/14/1881

COY, SARAH

10/1882-10/1883

AGE 49; CHARGE COUNTY

COY, SARAH

3/1878-7/1879

COY, SARAH

10/1879-10/1880

COYE, CHARLES

1872

11/15/1871

DIS-4/12/1872

COYE, SARAH A.

5/1875-10/1875

TALLMADGE TP.

COYE, SARAH A.

7/1879-3/1880

COYE, SARAH A.

10/1874-10/1875

COYE, SARAH A.

10/1875-3/1876

AMERICAN

COYE, SARAH A.

SEP 1877

CHARGE COUNTY

COYE, SARAH A.

10/1873-10/1874

6/26/1874

CRON, ANDREW

10/1882-10/1883

DIED-4/16/1883

AGE 97; CROCKERY TP.; DIED OF OLD AGE

CRONK, ABRAHAM

10/1881-10/1882

DEC 15

4/12/1882

GRAND HAVEN; RETURNED APR 15

DANEILS, GERTRUDE

10/1881-10/1882

10/1/1882

DANIELS, CHANDLER

10/1882-10/1883

11/2/1882

AGE 6; GEORGETOWN TP.

DANIELS, CHANDLER

10/1881-10/1882

10/1/1882

DANIELS, CLARA

10/1882-10/1883

11/2/1882

AGE 5; GEORGETOWN TP.

DANIELS, CLARA

10/1881-10/1882

10/1/1882

DANIELS, GERTRUDE

10/1882-10/1883

11/28/1882

AGE 3; GEORGETOWN TP.

DANIELS, MARY

10/1882-10/1883

4/14/1883

AGE 38; GEORGETOWN TP.

DANIELS, MARY

10/1881-10/1882

10/1/1882

DAVIS, HAYTIE

1873

ABSCONDED 12/11/1872

DAVIS, MISS HATTIE

1872

8/29/1872

DIS-OCT, 1872

GRAND HAVEN

DE VENNEY, IDA

10/1875-3/1876

FRENCH

DE VERNEY, IDA

1873

BOUND OUT 11/17/1873

DE VERNY, IDA

3/1878-7/1879

RETURNED FROM COLDWATER MARCH 1, A CURED CASE

DE VERNY, IDA

1872

DE WEERD, HENDRICK

10/1879-10/1880

FEB 5

3/20/1880

DE YOUNG, PETER

1872

DECKER, M. B./W. B.

3/1878-7/1879

10/10/1878

LEFT MAR 16

CROCKERY TP.

DEMINS, LANSON

10/1875-3/1876

AMERICAN

DEMINS, LANSON

10/1873-10/1874

1/29/1874

DEMINS, LAWSON

10/1874-10/1875

DEMONS, LANSON

5/1875-10/1875

WRIGHT TP.

DENAKER, DANIEL

10/1879-10/1880

DENNAKER, BENJAMIN

1880-1881

LEFT JAN 12

DENNINS, LARISON

1873

WRIGHT TP.

DENNINS, LARISON

1872

7/24/1872

WRIGHT TP.

DEVERNY, IDA

5/1875-10/1875

8/3/1875

DIMONS, ALANSON

1873

LEFT APRIL 17

DOANE, LESTER

SEP 1877

TAKEN TO COLDWATER 12/10/1877; READMITTED 10/8/1879

DOANE, MARY

SEP 1877

TAKEN TO COLDWATER 12/10/1877; READMITTED 10/8/1879

DONCART, DANIEL

SEP 1877

CHARGE COUNTY

DORCOT, DANIEL

3/1878-7/1879

DORCOTT, DANIEL

7/1879-3/1880

RAN AWAY MAR 10; RETURNED APR 1

DOUGAN, JAMES

1873

10/25/1872

DIS-1/25/1873

DOUGHAN, HUGH

1873

GRAND HAVEN

DOUGHAN, HUGH

1872

DOUGLAS, DAVID

10/1881-10/1882

12/16/1881

DIED-12/18/1881

DROPSY

DOUGLAS, JOHN

1872

12/19/1871

COOPERSVILLE

ABSCONDED

DOUGLAS, PETER

10/1882-10/1883

MAY 4

AGE 16; CHARGE COUNTY

DUGAN, HUGH

1873

LEFT JULY 7

DUGGAN, EDWARD

10/1874-10/1875

3/19/1875

LEFT APR 13

GRAND HAVEN

ECHLA*, DELOS

1873

3/30/1873

POLKTON TP.

ECKLA*, DELOW

1873

3/30/1873

POLKTON TP.

ECKLER, DELOS (BOY)

1873

2/17/1873

DIED-4/10/1873

POLKTON TP.

ECKLER, DELOSS

10/1873-10/1874

LEFT DEC. 20

EGGLESTON, ABBIE

1872

EGGLESTON, CHARLIE

1872

EGGLESTON, CHARLIE

1873

DIS-11/9/1872

EGGLESTON, GEORGIE

1872

EGGLESTON, GEORGIE

1873

DIS-11/9/1872

EGGLESTON, MRS.

1873

MARRIED 11/9/1872

EGGLESTON, MRS.

1872

ELHART, JAN

10/1875-3/1876

11/2/1875

TRANSIENT

ELLIETT, J. J.

10/1873-10/1874

12/20/1873

LEFT 1/1/1874

EVARTS, HENRY

3/1878-7/1879

SAME AS SALOME

EVARTS, HERMAN

3/1878-7/1879

SAME AS SALOME

EVARTS, KATIE

3/1878-7/1879

SAME AS SALOME

EVARTS, SALOME

3/1878-7/1879

APR 24

LEFT JUN 28

GEORGETOWN TP.

FANNAN, BENJAMIN

1872

FOOLISH

FANNER, BENJAMIN

10/1873-10/1874

FANNER, BENJAMIN

3/1878-7/1879

FANNER, BENJAMIN

5/1875-10/1875

POLKTON TP.

FANNER, BENJAMIN

7/1879-3/1880

FANNER, BENJAMIN

1873

FANNER, BENJAMIN

SEP 1877

CHARGE COUNTY

FANNER, BENJAMIN

10/1875-3/1876

IRISH

FANNER, BENJAMIN

10/1874-10/1875

FANNER, BENJAMIN

10/1879-10/1880

FANNER, BENJAMIN

1880-1881

FANNER, BENJAMIN

10/1882-10/1883

CHARGE COUNTY

FANNER, BENJAMIN

10/1881-10/1882

FANNIN, BENJAMIN

1873

FOOLISH, POLKTON TP.

FAY, MR.

1872

INSANE

FAY, MR. E. P.

1873

DIED-12/11/1873

INSANE, GEORGETOWN TP.

FAY, P. M.

10/1873-10/1874

FAY, P. M.

1873

FISHER, ANNA

1873

4/19/1873

FISHER, MRS.

10/1873-10/1874

12/18/1873

LEFT 1/25

FISHER, MRS.

10/1873-10/1874

8/27/1874

LEFT 8/28

FITZGERALD, JEFFERSON

10/1873-10/1874

6/13/1874

LEFT 7/3

COLORED MAN; AGE 77; BORN VIRGINIA

FOLEY, BRIDGET

10/1882-10/1883

NOV 30

AGE 31; TALLMADGE TP.

FOLEY, WILLIAM H.

10/1874-10/1875

3/17/1875

FORD, JOHN PURVIS

10/1879-10/1880

JAN 21

FORD, JOHN PURVIS

3/1878-7/1879

SEP 25

WENT AWAY JAN 21

FRANDOFF?, JOHN

10/1874-10/1875

10/12/1874

LEFT DEC 8

JAMESTOWN TP.

FRENCH, JOE

1873

FRENCH, JOE

10/1873-10/1874

LEFT 9/25/1874

FRIAR, ADDIE

10/1875-3/1876

IRISH

FRIAR, ADDIE

5/1875-10/1875

CHESTER TP.

FRIAR, ADELINE

1880-1881

FRIAR, ADELINE

10/1873-10/1874

8/20/1874

CHESTER TP.

FRIAR, ADELINE

10/1874-10/1875

FRIAR, ADELINE

10/1882-10/1883

AGE 70; CHARGE COUNTY

FRIAR, ADELINE

10/1881-10/1882

FRIAR, IDA

SEP 1877

CHARGE COUNTY

FRIAR, IDA

7/1879-3/1880

FRIAR, IDA

3/1878-7/1879

FRIAR?, ALFRED

7/1879-3/1880

4/2/1880

DIED-3/13/1880

CHARGE COUNTY

GILKEY, SARAH

10/1881-10/1882

GILKY, SARAH

1880-1881

GILKY, SARAH

10/1879-10/1880

GILKY, SARAH

1873

5/19/1873

GILKY, SARAH

7/1879-3/1880

GILKY, SARAH

10/1882-10/1883

AGE 88; CHARGE COUNTY

GILKY, SARAH

SEP 1877

CHARGE COUNTY

GILKY, SARAH

3/1878-7/1879

GORDON, ARTHUR

3/1878-7/1879

APR 22

BOUND OUT APR 23, SQUIRE GORDON

GOULD, EDWIN

1880-1881

DIED-3/28/1881

GOULD, JAMES EDWIN

10/1879-10/1880

JUN 14

GRINNELL, SARAH

1873

6/7/1873

LEFT JULY 11

HAAS, GEORGE

10/1882-10/1883

AGE 79; WRIGHT TP.

HAAS, GEORGE

10/1881-10/1882

SEP 4

WRIGHT TP.

HALL, SARAH

1872

FOOLISH

HALL, SARAH

1873

DIED-10/25/1872

HAMMON, WILLIAM

3/1878-7/1879

RETURNED APR 18, TAKEN AWAY MAY 14

HAMOND, HENRY

SEP 1877

RETURN TO TALLMADGE TP., 10/20/1877

HANNON, JOHN

10/1873-10/1874

8/11/1873

HANNON, JOHN

10/1875-3/1876

IRISH

HANNON, JOHN

7/1879-3/1880

HANNON, JOHN

10/1881-10/1882

HANNON, JOHN

1880-1881

HANNON, JOHN

5/1875-10/1875

ALLENDALE TP.

HANNON, JOHN

10/1882-10/1883

CHARGE COUNTY

HANNON, JOHN

SEP 1877

CHARGE COUNTY

HANNON, JOHN

10/1874-10/1875

HANSON, OSCAR

1872

10/27/1871

12/28/1871

LEFT

HANUN, JOHN

3/1878-7/1879

HARDSTY, ALEXANDER

1872

12/10/1871

2/24/1872

GRAND HAVEN

HARDY, JOHN

10/1873-10/1874

9/19/1874

LEFT 7/9

HARMAN, PETER

10/1874-10/1875

4/12/1875

LEFT APR 24

HOLLAND

HARPER, JOHN

1872

11/28/1871

12/28/1871

LEFT

HARRIS, EDMON

10/1875-3/1876

OLIVE TP.; BOUND OUT TO FULGERS, WRIGHT TP.

HARRIS, EDMOND

10/1874-10/1875

12/31/1874

HASHATTE?, JOHN

SEP 1877

CHARGE WRIGHT TP.

HEISHATTA, JOHN

10/1879-10/1880

DIED-11/11/1880

HEISHATTA, JOHN

1880-1881

DIED-11/11/1880

HENDRICK, JOHN

7/1879-3/1880

DIED-8/10/1879

HENDRICK, WILLIAM

3/1878-7/1879

DIED-8/9/1879

HENDRICK, WILLIAM

10/1873-10/1874