Collection M 028, Series 14.10.1: |
1 volume
Arranged and described by Cindy Beam and Todd Ellison
©1998, 2000 by
Fort Lewis College Foundation, Center of Southwest Studies
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Introduction/ Scope and Contents
This single volume, labeled on its broken spine "REGISTER OF THE POOR/ "LA PLATA COUNTY" contains five hundred and seventy-three handwritten entries on the double-wide pages 1-21 of the 159 pages of printed tables in the ledger. Pages 22-159 contain no entries. Data columns are as follows: when given, names, nationality, where born (state and county), when emigrated to the United States, when to Colorado, when to County, ages (with sections for 1 to 10, 10 to 20 . . . and 80 & over), sex, what aid given and its dollar value, cash or merchandise (entries were seldom made in this field), poor house or hospital, how long maintained, and cause of poverty. A look at the index sorted by date aided reveals that there are numerous and possibly considerable lapses in the entries, notably from mid-December 1895 through the end of August 1911. Let the reader note that because there is no overlap in the centuries of data in this ledger, we have left off the 18-- and 19-- prefixes.
The special research strength of this volume and the indexes we have produced is that they permit a study of individuals and social conditions in the earlier days of the modern-day settlement of Durango and La Plata County for over fifty years, including the topic of immigration into the state and into the county. The data can be accessed through various means, including date, name, birthplace, nationality and cause of poverty.
Note: For purposes of data entry and sorting, if the ledger entry gave no date of the month we dated the entry as the first of the month.
Because of the large size of the ledger book (nearly 14.5" wide and 17.25" high) and the breakdown of its leather binding, access to the material will be through these printed indexes. Researchers may consult the actual volume at the Southwest Center if necessary for purposes of verifying data, assuming that the volume is used at a table of adequate size and with proper supports for the binding. Ask for assistance at the reference desk.
Cindy Beam, a volunteer from the Durango community, contributed more than 15 hours to the Center for the data entry that is the basis of this particular guide. We express our thanks to her, and issue an invitation to other historically-minded persons in the community who would find satisfaction in preserving and providing access to the historical records of our region.
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Plata County (Colorado) Register of the Poor
Full Data Table, Sorted by Name
Note: This table actually serves also as an index, sorted by name of the person assisted and then by the dates that person was aided. The names of some of the individuals assisted appear numerous times in the Poor Register. The four indexes that follow these full data tables refer to the name, which can then be looked up in this name index to see the full information given about that person.
Because this table is so large, we have divided it into four web pages by the person's family name. Search tip: you can do a keyword search of each web page by using the Edit-> Find in Page (Ctrl+F) feature on your Web browser.
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Akers, W. J. |
First date aid was given: 7/17/26 |
Age: 40 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: AR |
Where born: county: Clay |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/25 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/25 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: crippled by burns |
Notes: Sent to CA 7/24/1926. |
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Alexander, John D. |
First date aid was given: 8/19/40 |
Last date aid was given: 10/21/40 |
Age: 18 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: TX |
Where born: county: New Hope |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/40 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/40 |
Notes: Delivered by Undersheriff Dunger; |
left here via Dunger. |
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Allan, James |
First date aid was given: 8/19/29 |
Age: 75 |
Nationality: Scotch |
Sex: m |
Where born: county: Scotland |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/79 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/02 |
Cause/poverty: old age and insanity |
Notes: Left 8/24/1929. |
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Alpolaca, Joe |
First date aid was given: 2/06/34 |
Age: 64 |
Nationality: Mexican |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: NM |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/70 |
Cause/poverty: destitute |
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Anderson, B. |
First date aid was given: 12/23/15 |
Age: 93 |
Nationality: American |
Where born: state: MD |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/08 |
Cause/poverty: infirmity |
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Anderson, B., Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 3/08/16 |
Age: 93 Date died: 8/12/16 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: MD |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/07 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: infirmity |
Notes: Was maintained 1 year, 6 months, 22 days. |
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Apadaco, Joe Lewis |
First date aid was given: 6/28/32 |
Nationality: Mexican |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: NM |
Notes: Left for town. |
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Apalaca, Joe |
First date aid was given: 8/25/37 |
Date died: 9/06/37 |
Nationality: Mexican |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: NM |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Removed to hospital 8/25; returned |
from hospital 8/27. |
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Apodaca, Joe Lewis |
First date aid was given: 9/03/31 |
Age: 68 |
Nationality: Mexican |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: NM |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/68 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/95 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Aragon, Tony |
First date aid was given: 6/13/41 |
Last date aid was given: 7/10/41 |
Age: 32 |
Nationality: Mexican |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: CO |
Where born: county: Saguache |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/08 |
Notes: Deliv. here by Miss Conway; ret. |
3/7/42; left 4/10/42; ok'd by Conway. |
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Archer, Lizzie |
First date aid was given: 9/01/11 |
Last date aid was given: 12/05/11 |
Sex: f |
Notes: Last meal Dec. 5, 1911, breakfast. |
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Baca, Cosma |
First date aid was given: 6/04/28 |
Age: 68 Date died: 7/16/37 |
Nationality: Mexican |
Sex: m |
Cause/poverty: blindness |
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Baca, Cosma |
First date aid was given: 7/05/37 |
Date died: 7/16/37 |
Nationality: Mexican |
Sex: f |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Removed to hospital this date. |
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Bachman, Goldie |
First date aid was given: 6/12/40 |
Age: 16 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: CO |
Where born: county: Archuleta |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/33 |
Aid given: delivered here by Conway & Dunger |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Born here; went to hosp. 8/23/40; |
ret. 8/28/40; went to hosp. 9/27/40. |
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Bain, Pleasant |
First date aid was given: 5/05/30 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: KY |
Where born: county: Knox |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/82 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/00 |
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Bain, Pleasant |
First date aid was given: 10/27/31 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: KY |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Went to hospital. |
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Baines, James |
First date aid was given: 5/01/95 |
Age: 43 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: WI |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/90 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/90 |
Aid given: medicine ‑ $.50 |
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Baker, Nelson |
First date aid was given: 11/14/27 |
Age: 69 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IL |
Where born: county: Whiterock |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/92 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/92 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Went to work 4/26/1928. |
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Baker, Nelson |
First date aid was given: 10/02/28 |
Age: 70 Date died: 4/17/30 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IL |
Notes: Returned. Went to work 4/10/1929; |
returned in May. |
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Baker, Nelson |
First date aid was given: 9/28/29 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IL |
Notes: Returned. |
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Baker, Nelson |
First date aid was given: 5/24/30 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IL |
Notes: Went to Farmington, N.M. |
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Baker, Nelson |
First date aid was given: 11/05/30 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IL |
Notes: Returned. |
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Baker, Nelson |
First date aid was given: 2/28/32 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IL |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Went to hospital. |
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Baker, William |
First date aid was given: 1/01/95 |
Last date aid was given: 4/01/95 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: merchandise |
Value of aid given: 12.65 |
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Ball, Bertha |
First date aid was given: 10/15/36 |
Age: 10 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: MO |
Where born: county: Apperton |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/33 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/33 |
Notes: Accompanying her mother, Mrs. Ball. |
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Ball, Jean |
First date aid was given: 10/15/36 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: |
Where born: state: MO |
Where born: county: Momouth |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/33 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/33 |
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Ball, M., Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 1/18/95 |
Last date aid was given: 11/01/95 |
Age: 31 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: IA |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/88 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/91 |
Aid given: mdse/ticket to Denver/house rent |
Value of aid given: 67.20 |
How long maintained by County: 10 months |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Merchandise & ticket to Denver ‑ |
$10.45; mdse/house rent ‑ $56.75. |
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Barela, Paz |
First date aid was given: 11/22/38 |
Age: 60 |
Nationality: Mexican |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: NM |
Where born: county: Rio Arriba |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/16 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/36 |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Removed to hospital 6/28/39; ret. |
12/26/39; rem. to hosp. 9/16/42. |
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Barger, Lewis D. |
First date aid was given: 9/21/42 |
Age: 52 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: NE |
Where born: county: Red Willow |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/03 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/03 |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway. |
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Barker, Margaret J. |
First date aid was given: 8/31/33 |
Age: 66 |
Nationality: Canadian |
Sex: f |
Where born: Ontario |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/18 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/30 |
Notes: Left for home April 23, 1934. |
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Barnes, George |
First date aid was given: 9/06/12 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: MA |
Notes: Released Feb. 10. |
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Barnes, George |
First date aid was given: 9/06/12 |
Age: 69 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: MA |
Where born: Boston vicinity |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: paralysis |
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Barnes, George |
First date aid was given: 9/06/12 |
Age: 69 Date died: 8/13/13 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: MA |
Where born: Boston vicinity |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: paralysis |
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Barnes, George |
First date aid was given: 9/06/12 |
Last date aid was given: 2/10/13 |
Age: 69 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: MA |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Barnes, George |
First date aid was given: 6/22/13 |
Last date aid was given: 8/13/13 |
Age: 69 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: MA |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Beckman, William |
First date aid was given: 4/02/12 |
Nationality: German |
Sex: m |
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Beckman, William |
First date aid was given: 9/06/12 |
Age: 66 |
Nationality: German |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Beckman, William |
First date aid was given: 9/06/12 |
Age: 66 |
Nationality: German |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: paralysis |
Notes: Born in Germany. |
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Beckman, William |
First date aid was given: 1/01/16 |
Age: 66 |
Nationality: German |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: paralysis |
Notes: Born in Germany. |
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Benger, Henry |
First date aid was given: 7/14/34 |
Age: 82 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: WI |
Where born: county: Dane |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/24 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/24 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Taken to Pueblo December 28, 1934. |
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Bentley, W. C. |
First date aid was given: 10/01/93 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 3.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h |
How long maintained by County: 3 days |
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Bergan, F. E. |
First date aid was given: 11/28/27 |
Age: 78 |
Nationality: German |
Sex: m |
Where born: East Prussia |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/83 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/87 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/10 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Bergou, E. A. |
First date aid was given: 5/28/31 |
Age: 68 |
Sex: m |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Went to hospital 5/28/1931. |
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Berkner, |
First date aid was given: 5/01/14 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/95 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Berkner, Louis |
First date aid was given: 5/01/14 |
Last date aid was given: 12/22/15 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: insanity |
Notes: "Sent here for recovery." |
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Bissell, August |
First date aid was given: 8/01/94 |
Age: 45 |
Nationality: Swedish |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 10.00 |
How long maintained by County: 10 days |
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Bissell, August |
First date aid was given: 12/01/94 |
Age: 40 |
Nationality: Swedish |
Sex: m |
Aid given: medicine, cash and burial |
Value of aid given: 33.50 |
How long maintained by County: 16 days |
Notes: Burial $20.00; medicine $.50; cash |
or merchandise $13.00. |
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Blackburn, Charles |
First date aid was given: 7/27/95 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: burial |
Value of aid given: 20.00 |
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Blair, A. |
First date aid was given: 9/01/11 |
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Blair, Andy |
First date aid was given: 1/23/13 |
Age: 70 Date died: 5/09/13 |
Nationality: Canadian |
Sex: m |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/75 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Bland, Hettie & baby |
First date aid was given: 8/12/42 |
Last date aid was given: 8/13/42 |
Age: 22 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: TX |
Where born: county: Denton |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/35 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/42 |
Cause/poverty: stranded |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway. |
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Blodgett, Idah |
First date aid was given: 9/22/26 |
Age: 70 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: KS |
Where born: county: Atchison |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/85 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/17 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Bolinger, Charles J. |
First date aid was given: 7/14/39 |
Age: 45 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: AR |
Where born: county: Madison |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/39 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/39 |
Cause/poverty: transient |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway; left next |
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Bolinger, Mary Ann |
First date aid was given: 7/14/39 |
Age: 41 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: OH |
Where born: county: Montgomery |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/39 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/39 |
Cause/poverty: transient |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway; left next |
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Bouchaert, V. |
First date aid was given: 9/01/11 |
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Boucherett, Virginia |
First date aid was given: 11/30/19 |
Age: 83 Date died: 5/04/23 |
Nationality: Italian |
Sex: f |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: old age and cancer |
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Bradley, James |
First date aid was given: 12/07/22 |
Age: 67 Date died: 12/08/23 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: KY |
Where born: county: Boonsburg |
Date emigrated to CO.: 12/24/90 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 12/24/90 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: short of wind and old age |
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Brannan, John |
First date aid was given: 1/01/92 |
Age: 38 |
Nationality: Irish |
Sex: m |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/79 |
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Brecker, Fred |
First date aid was given: 5/31/40 |
Age: 74 Date died: 12/31/41 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IL |
Where born: county: Tacsville |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/90 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/90 |
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Brennan, Michael |
First date aid was given: 10/01/93 |
Nationality: Irish |
Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/35 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/55 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 80.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h |
How long maintained by County: 80 days |
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Brennan, Michael |
First date aid was given: 11/30/94 |
Last date aid was given: 12/01/95 |
Age: 65 |
Nationality: Irish |
Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/35 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/55 |
Aid given: mdse, etc. and care on poor farm Value of aid given: 179.15 |
How long maintained by County: 340 days |
Cause/poverty: drunkenness |
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Brice, E. |
First date aid was given: 9/01/11 |
Age: 76 Date died: 4/26/13 |
Sex: m |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/75 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
How long maintained by County: 1 yr/7 |
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Notes: Colored; maintained 1 year, 7 |
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Briggs, Thomas |
First date aid was given: 5/11/20 |
Last date aid was given: 8/17/21 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
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Brissell, August |
First date aid was given: 8/01/93 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 4.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h |
How long maintained by County: 4 days |
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Brissell, George |
First date aid was given: 6/03/95 |
Age: 42 |
Nationality: Swedish |
Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/71 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/88 |
Aid given: care in hospital |
Value of aid given: 16.00 |
How long maintained by County: 16 days |
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Brown, A. L. |
First date aid was given: 12/24/31 |
Age: 76 |
Nationality: American |
Where born: state: TN |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/86 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Brown, Al |
First date aid was given: 5/01/35 |
Date died: 6/01/35 |
Sex: m |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Entered hospital May 30, 1935. |
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Bryant, Ben |
First date aid was given: 5/15/95 |
Age: 41 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: MO |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/82 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/93 |
Aid given: care in hospital |
Value of aid given: 6.00 |
How long maintained by County: 6 days |
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Bryant, Charles |
First date aid was given: 12/01/93 |
Age: 57 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: ME |
Date emigrated to CO.: 3/10/92 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 6/01/93 |
Cause/poverty: blindness and staggering |
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Bryce, E. |
First date aid was given: 9/01/11 |
Notes: colored |
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Buttner, Richard |
First date aid was given: 8/16/23 |
Age: 59 |
Nationality: German |
Sex: m |
Where born: Hamburg |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/79 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/08 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/08 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: insanity; not able to work |
Notes: Born 1864 in Germany. Left county farm 12/29/1923. |
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Caber, Henry |
First date aid was given: 4/02/16 |
Age: 66 Date died: 5/24/16 |
Nationality: German |
Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/80 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/95 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: heart trouble |
Notes: Born in Germany. May have died |
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Cahoon, Cecil |
First date aid was given: 9/13/41 |
Last date aid was given: 10/22/41 |
Age: 14 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: CO |
Where born: county: Salida |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/27 |
Notes: Delivered here by Mrs. McCray; |
ok'd by Miss Conway. |
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Campanaro, Joseph L. |
First date aid was given: 5/17/39 |
Age: 19 |
Nationality: Italian Amer'n |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: MI |
Where born: county: Sault Saint Marie |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/39 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/39 |
Aid given: delivered by Miss Conway |
Notes: Left for Ft. Lewis 6/11/39; ret. |
6/13/39; left for Phil. PA 10/2/39. |
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Campbell, Alfred |
First date aid was given: 11/01/15 |
Age: 71 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: ME |
Where born: county: Bangor |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/97 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/00 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Campbell, Alfred |
First date aid was given: 3/08/16 |
Last date aid was given: 8/22/16 |
Age: 71 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: ME |
Where born: county: Bangor |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/97 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/00 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
How long maintained by County: 10 1/2 mo Cause/poverty: old age |
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Campbell, Con, Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 1/17/38 |
Age: 54 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: NE |
Where born: county: Holt |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/22 |
Aid given: delivered by Hattie B. Johnson |
Notes: Delivered by Director of Welfare, |
Dolores Co.; left here 4/28/39. |
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Campbell, Donald C. |
First date aid was given: 6/14/38 |
Age: 13 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: CO |
Where born: county: Lamar |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/25 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/38 |
Notes: Left on his own accord 7/20/38. |
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Campbell, E. O. |
First date aid was given: 4/27/25 |
Age: 43 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IA |
Where born: county: Davis |
Date emigrated to CO.: 2/26/25 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: tuberculosis |
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Carrol, |
First date aid was given: 9/22/16 |
Last date aid was given: 10/07/16 |
Cause/poverty: crippled |
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Carson, Frank |
First date aid was given: 12/01/94 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance in hospital |
Value of aid given: 2.00 |
How long maintained by County: 2 days |
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Carson, Joe |
First date aid was given: 11/07/40 |
Last date aid was given: 11/29/40 |
Age: 54 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: NM |
Where born: county: San Juan |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/40 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/40 |
Notes: Delivered by Alva Brown; ok'd by |
Pete Scott; left here via Alva Brown. |
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Castagna, Antonio |
First date aid was given: 1/07/13 |
Sex: m |
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Castagna, Antonio |
First date aid was given: 2/01/13 |
Date died: 2/14/13 |
Nationality: Italian |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
How long maintained by County: 38 days |
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Cernuigel, Daniel |
First date aid was given: 7/15/42 |
Last date aid was given: 7/16/42 |
Age: 9 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: KS |
Where born: county: Ellis |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 8/01/41 |
Cause/poverty: stranded |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway. |
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Cernuigel, Kate |
First date aid was given: 7/15/42 |
Last date aid was given: 7/16/42 |
Age: 53 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: KS |
Where born: county: Ellis |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/28 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 8/01/41 |
Cause/poverty: stranded |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway. |
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Clausen, H. |
First date aid was given: 12/29/28 |
Age: 53 |
Nationality: Danish |
Sex: m |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/02 |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Convalescing. Left 2/19/1929. |
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Clements, Ed |
First date aid was given: 1/01/92 |
Age: 38 |
Nationality: French |
Sex: m |
Aid given: cash furnished |
Value of aid given: 18.00 |
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Clulin, Edward |
First date aid was given: 8/01/91 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 7.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
How long maintained by County: 14 days |
Cause/poverty: fractured arm |
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Cochran, Joe, Mr. & Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 4/13/33 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m/f |
Where born: state: PA |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/07 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Ages 85 & 82; Mr. Cochran left |
May 9, 1933. |
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Cochran, Joe, Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 4/14/33 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: PA |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/07 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Went to hospital. |
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Comer, Isabele |
First date aid was given: 9/04/29 |
Age: 54 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: IL |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Left for hospital 9/18/1929. |
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Conrad, Joseph J. |
First date aid was given: 7/06/95 |
Age: 39 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: NC |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/79 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/93 |
Aid given: care in hospital and medicine |
Value of aid given: 85.45 |
How long maintained by County: 73 days |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Care in hospital ‑ $78.00; medicine ‑ $7.45. |
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Costley, Edward |
First date aid was given: 6/29/31 |
Age: 66 Date died: 7/31/37 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: MI |
Where born: county: Murrison |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/11 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/11 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Coulson, Herman |
First date aid was given: 1/29/33 |
Age: 63 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: CO |
Where born: county: Boulder |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/81 |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Went to hospital 2/5/1933; returned |
2/21/33; left home 3/8/33. |
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Coulson, Herman |
First date aid was given: 4/14/33 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: CO |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Returned; went back to hospital |
on April 18, 1933. |
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Cousins, J. T. |
First date aid was given: 5/19/37 |
Date died: 7/04/37 |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Removed to hospital this date. |
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Cowan, Polly |
First date aid was given: 10/01/91 |
Age: 55 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: MS |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/79 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/79 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 20.00 |
How long maintained by County: 3 mos. |
Cause/poverty: unsound mind |
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Cowan, Polly |
First date aid was given: 11/30/94 |
Age: 50 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: MS |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/83 |
Aid given: maintenance in family |
Value of aid given: 80.00 |
How long maintained by County: 365 days |
Cause/poverty: insanity |
Notes: $80.00 cash per year. |
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Cowell, John |
First date aid was given: 12/28/15 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: ME |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/69 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/88 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
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Cowell, John |
First date aid was given: 3/08/16 |
Age: 80 Date died: 8/14/16 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: ME |
Where born: county: Isle of Mann |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/69 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/88 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Notes: Was maintained 1 year, 7 months, 16 days. |
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Crammer, Eugene F. |
First date aid was given: 2/15/38 |
Age: 28 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: KS |
Where born: county: Mead |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/27 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/38 |
Aid given: sent by W. J. Gifford |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Entered hospital 2/2/38; returned |
from hosp. 3/4/38; left here 3/7/38. |
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Curtis, Frank |
First date aid was given: 12/18/32 |
Age: 78 Date died: 1/01/90 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: OH |
Where born: county: L. Hocking |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/80 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Left here on his own account |
on November 11, 1934. |
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Cushman, Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 3/18/95 |
Nationality: |
Sex: f |
Aid given: merchandise |
Value of aid given: 3.65 |
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Cussins, J. L. |
First date aid was given: 7/06/31 |
Age: 87 |
Nationality: American |
Where born: state: PA |
Where born: county: Cranford |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/88 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/88 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Dahl, Georg |
First date aid was given: 2/09/23 |
Age: 48 Date died: 4/08/24 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Notes: Born 6/16/1875. |
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Dallibo, John |
First date aid was given: 7/08/19 |
Age: 42 |
Nationality: Australian |
Sex: m |
Where born: Terolla |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/99 |
How long maintained by County: 10 days |
Notes: Died. |
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Danberry, Mark |
First date aid was given: 12/01/94 |
Age: 54 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/80 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/90 |
Aid given: care and attendance in hospital |
Value of aid given: 23.00 |
How long maintained by County: 23 days |
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Darby, Helen |
First date aid was given: 10/26/95 |
Age: 39 |
Nationality: English |
Sex: f |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/93 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/93 |
Aid given: merchandise ‑ $8.20 |
Value of aid given: 8.20 |
Cause/poverty: death of husband |
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Davidson, Andrew |
First date aid was given: 8/15/41 |
Age: 65 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: AR |
Where born: county: Benton |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/01 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/41 |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway; delivered by |
Morris, Undersheriff Dolores Co. |
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Davie, Nelie {Nellie?} |
First date aid was given: 10/19/37 |
Age: 61 |
Nationality: German |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: IL |
Where born: county: Clinton |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/04 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/06 |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Removed to hosp. 10/28; returned |
12/4; removed to hosp. 12/11; died. |
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Davis, J. E., Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 12/23/20 |
Last date aid was given: 9/29/21 |
Sex: f |
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Dawson, C. C. |
First date aid was given: 12/01/91 |
Age: 55 |
Nationality: Scotch |
Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 6/01/62 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 7/01/88 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 7/01/88 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 32.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h |
Cause/poverty: general debility |
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Denham, Maggie, Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 10/02/95 |
Age: 22 |
Nationality: Irish |
Sex: f |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/89 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/89 |
Aid given: meals and ticket to Hesperus |
Value of aid given: 4.00 |
Cause/poverty: husband in jail |
Notes: Meals ‑ $1.50; ticket to Hesperus ‑ |
$2.50. |
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Desantel, Gid |
First date aid was given: 2/04/95 |
Last date aid was given: 2/12/95 |
Age: 52 |
Nationality: Canadian |
Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/64 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/74 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 2/07/95 |
Aid given: care in hospital |
Value of aid given: 5.00 |
How long maintained by County: 5 days |
Notes: San Juan County patient. |
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Devine, C. A. |
First date aid was given: 6/02/31 |
Age: 57 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: CT |
Where born: county: New Haven |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/91 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/94 |
Cause/poverty: rheumatism |
Notes: Died. |
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Devine, C. A. |
First date aid was given: 8/01/31 |
Age: Date died: 8/02/31 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: |
Where born: state: CT |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Went to hospital. |
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Devoriak, Joe |
First date aid was given: 11/29/20 |
Date died: 2/07/21 |
Nationality: Bohemian |
Sex: m |
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Dibble, T. Van |
First date aid was given: 9/01/11 |
Sex: m |
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Dierks, Albert |
First date aid was given: 12/23/41 |
Age: 80 |
Nationality: German |
Sex: m |
Where born: Germany |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/19 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 12/23/19 |
Cause/poverty: sickness; to hospital 1/15/42 |
Notes: Delivered by Fred Young, |
Undersheriff Dolores Co.; returned |
2/11/42. |
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Doran, Myles |
First date aid was given: 1/01/92 |
Age: 80 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: NY |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/79 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 7/08/92 |
Aid given: cash and r.r. ticket |
Value of aid given: 20.00 |
How long maintained by County: 3 1/2 days Cause/poverty: old age and general debility |
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Dotson, J. C. |
First date aid was given: 12/14/95 |
Age: 69 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: VA |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/50 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/91 |
Aid given: medicine |
Cause/poverty: pneumonia (bronchial) |
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Dougherty, Harold |
First date aid was given: 1/28/38 |
Age: 24 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: CO |
Where born: county: La Plata |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/13 |
Aid given: sent here by Miss Conway |
Notes: Said he had to go back to town after |
clothes, but never returned. |
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Doughty, George |
First date aid was given: 1/07/28 |
Age: 69 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IA |
Where born: county: Council Bluff |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/75 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/80 |
Cause/poverty: disability in general |
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Doughty, George |
First date aid was given: 2/18/30 |
Age: 79 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IA |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Returned; left for town 4/11/1930. |
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Downing, Frank |
First date aid was given: 9/02/11 |
Last date aid was given: 9/05/11 |
Sex: m |
Notes: Last meal Sept. 5, breakfast. |
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Duffield, David |
First date aid was given: 1/04/12 |
Sex: m |
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Duffield, David |
First date aid was given: 9/06/12 |
Age: 71 Date died: 2/19/13 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
How long maintained by County: 5 mo/13 |
days |
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Duffield, Robert |
First date aid was given: 11/14/19 |
Age: 80 Date died: 11/30/20 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
How long maintained by County: 15 days |
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Dunbar, Elizabeth |
First date aid was given: 3/01/95 |
Last date aid was given: 4/30/95 |
Age: 40 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: MO |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/91 |
Aid given: merchandise and nurse |
Value of aid given: 15.65 |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Edwards, James |
First date aid was given: 6/03/95 |
Age: 66 |
Nationality: English |
Sex: m |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/95 |
Aid given: care in hospital and burial |
Value of aid given: 28.00 |
How long maintained by County: 8 days |
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Espan, Fred |
First date aid was given: 2/25/37 |
Age: 50 |
Nationality: Tirolean |
Sex: m |
Where born: Tirol {in the Alps} |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/07 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/08 |
How long maintained by County: 3/7/37 |
Cause/poverty: drunkenness |
Notes: Left here 3/9/1937; brought here by |
Sheriff's office (Haredley). |
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Estes, Levi |
First date aid was given: 6/17/40 |
Last date aid was given: 7/25/40 |
Age: 57 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: CO |
Where born: county: La Plata |
Notes: Born here; ok'd by Miss Conway; |
delivered here by Sam Dunger. |
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Eubanks, M. E. |
First date aid was given: 1/01/94 |
Sex: f |
Aid given: r.r. tickets |
Value of aid given: 62.15 |
Notes: With two daughters. |
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Farmer, Roy |
First date aid was given: 6/01/42 |
Last date aid was given: 6/01/42 |
Age: 19 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: CO |
Where born: county: Weld |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/42 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/42 |
Cause/poverty: transient |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway. |
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Feeby, Sara |
First date aid was given: 9/06/12 |
Age: 70 |
Nationality: Irish |
Sex: f |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Feeley, Sarah |
First date aid was given: 9/06/12 |
Age: 70 Date died: 8/25/13 |
Nationality: Irish |
Sex: f |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: blindness and infirmity |
Notes: Born in Ireland. |
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Feely, Sara |
First date aid was given: 9/06/12 |
Age: 70 |
Nationality: Irish |
Sex: f |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: blindness and infirmity |
Notes: Born in Ireland. |
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Feely, Sara |
First date aid was given: 1/01/16 |
Age: 70 |
Nationality: Irish |
Sex: f |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: blindness and infirmity |
Notes: Born in Ireland. |
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Feely, Sarah |
First date aid was given: 9/15/11 |
Nationality: Irish |
Sex: f |
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Flack, Bill |
First date aid was given: 8/31/33 |
Sex: m |
Left August 31, 1933. |
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Flack, William C. |
First date aid was given: 10/04/32 |
Age: 75 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: MO |
Where born: county: Platte |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/87 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Fleming, Edward |
First date aid was given: 8/20/95 |
Age: 45 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: OH |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/72 |
Aid given: merchandise |
Value of aid given: 2.20 |
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Fleming, Joseph M. |
First date aid was given: 12/06/38 |
Age: 65 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IL |
Where born: county: Woodford |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/05 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/28 |
Aid given: ok'd by Miss Conway |
Notes: Delivered by Sheriff Ayres; left on |
his own accord 12/24/38. |
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Flook, Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 6/18/34 |
Age: 43 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: CO |
Where born: county: Chaffe |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Went to hosp. June 10th; ret. June |
18th; released by Dr. Reusch 7/14. |
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Forest, William S. |
First date aid was given: 3/22/95 |
Age: 28 |
Nationality: Scotch |
Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/90 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/95 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/95 |
Aid given: medicine |
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Franko, Steve |
First date aid was given: 12/03/21 |
Age: 50 Date died: 2/22/22 |
Nationality: Hungarian |
Sex: m |
Where born: county: Hungaria |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/91 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/92 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 9/21/21 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: miner's consumption |
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Fransisco, Charles |
First date aid was given: 1/02/36 |
Age: 65 |
Nationality: Italian |
Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/90 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/00 |
Notes: Destitute; left in April of his own |
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Frantz, James |
First date aid was given: 12/21/39 |
Last date aid was given: 2/14/40 |
Age: 14 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: CO |
Where born: county: Denver |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/25 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/39 |
Aid given: left here with Dunger |
Notes: Delivered by Undersheriff Dunger as per Miss Conway's order. |
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Frisca, Charley |
First date aid was given: 2/15/38 |
Age: 70 Date died: 4/01/39 |
Nationality: Italian |
Sex: m |
Where born: county: Italy, Prov. Dichert |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/03 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/03 |
Aid given: sent by Miss Conway |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Went to hosp. 2/25/39; ret. from |
hosp. 3/3/39; went to hosp. 3/15/39. |
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Frost, Paul |
First date aid was given: 4/18/40 |
Age: 22 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: AL |
Where born: county: Franklin |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/40 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 4/17/40 |
Aid given: left here following morning |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway. |
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Fuller, Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 2/22/95 |
Nationality: Irish |
Sex: f |
Aid given: merchandise |
Value of aid given: 3.95 |
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Furgerson, Hugh |
First date aid was given: 7/10/16 |
Last date aid was given: 9/05/16 |
Age: 65 |
Nationality: Scotch |
Sex: m |
Where born: county: Scotland |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/71 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
How long maintained by County: 1 mo/ 25 |
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