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Census Records for the
Poor Farm
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June
11, 1900 Census Poor Farm - Mt.
Idaho Precinct
Russell
H. Rice was said to be the time keeper at the Poor Farm in 1900.
In this listing, there are boarders listed in his household.
It is believed that these individuals were housed in the Poor Farm at
this time, even though the census does not state that.
The
household consists of the following: |
| Russell H. Rice Head |
| Jennie M. Rice Wife |
| Gertrude Rice Daughter |
| John Malone Boarder - Age 68
Born April 1832 Ireland |
| George Shafer Boarder Age
71 Born April 1829 Poland/Russ |
| Paul Flinn Boarder Age 74
Born March 1826 Ireland |
| Thomas Dickenson Boarder
Age 82 Born July 1817 England |
| John Gilmore Boarder Age 40
Born October 1859 Ohio |
| John Harmon Boarder
Age 81- Born June 1818 Kentucky |
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| April,
1910 - Mt. Idaho Precinct, Idaho County, Idaho
The
census does not indicate that this is the Idaho County Poor Farm, as it has in
all the other census records. I have searched extensively through the
census and feel very confident that the following record for 1910 are indeed
Poor Farm individuals. These individuals are listed right next door to
John Byers and his family, who was said to be leasing the Poor Farm at the
time. Please correct me if this information is wrong. |
| Gerhard
Suesans (hard to read spelling) - Age 62 - Born Germany |
| John
C. Fox - Boarder - Age 62 - Born, Pennsylvania |
| Randolph
P. Briggs - Age 72 - Born, Pennsylvania |
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February
7, 1920
-Mt.
Idaho Precinct, Idaho County, Idaho
- Census
indicates this is the Idaho County Poor Farm |
| James
Colvin Head |
| Mary
Colvin Wife |
| Mrs.
M. Lingie (hard to read) Boarder Age 44 - Born, Arkansas Cook at
poor farm |
| A
child of Mrs. Lingie is listed age 14 Born, Idaho |
| William
F. Higgins Inmate P.F. Age 88 Born, New York |
| Charles
Downing Inmate P.F. Age 88 Born, New York |
| Edward
Newton Inmate P.F. Age 79 Born, Massachusetts |
| Soloman
Simes Inmate P.F. Age 80 Born, Illinois |
| Susie
Jett Inmate P.F. Age 72 Born, Arkansas |
| **Individuals housed at
the Poor Farm were sometimes labeled as "Inmates". This seems to
be a very harsh label to placed on them. They were not prisoners (with perhaps
an occasional exception) - they were merely poor people who had no where to go
and no means to exist,, old people with no family to turn to for care, or people
that were turned away by their families and had no other place to
turn. |
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| April
5, 1930 Census - Mt. Idaho - Census
indicates this is the Idaho County Poor Farm
Frank Cummings was the caretaker at this
time |
| Frank
Cummings - Head |
| Rose
Cummings - Wife |
| Wilbur
R Cummings - Son |
| Burton
D. Cummings - Son |
| Ludwig
Cribbs - Boarder - Age 74 - Born, Canada |
| Charles
Lawrence - Boarder - Age 59 - Born, Washington |
| Au
Fue - Boarder - Age 76 - Born, China |
| George
Hollowan - Boarder - Age 81 - Born, Missouri |
| Charles
Lovelace - Boarder - Age 73 - Born, Pennsylvania |
| William
Purcell - Boarder - Age 58 - Born, New York |
| Samuel
Nelson - Boarder - Age 70 - Born, Michigan |
| William
Parrish - Boarder - Age 60 - Born, Ohio |
| Carl
Schuller - Boarder - Age 84 - Born, Germany |
| Joseph
Schworer - Boarder - Age 70 - Born, Germany |