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Collection M 028, Series 14.10.1:
La Plata County (Colo.) Government  Register of the poor, 1891-1942
Indexes Part 2:
Family names G- through L-

1 volume
Arranged and described by Cindy Beam and Todd Ellison

 ©1998, 2000 by Fort Lewis College Foundation, Center of Southwest Studies account



Links to Contents
Preface
Introduction/ 
Scope and Contents
Historical Note
Full Data Tables, Sorted by Name
Index by Date Aided Index by Place of Birth: in U.S. Index by Place of Birth: outside U.S. Index by Nationality
Index by Cause of Poverty

Center of Southwest Studies collection inventories

Center of Southwest Studies main page
 

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.


La 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.

A-F G-L M-R S-Z

Gaddis, Lee J.

First date aid was given: 9/22/42

Last date aid was given: 9/25/42

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: OK

Where born: county: Comanche

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/42

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 9/22/41

Notes: Okayed by Welfare Office (Stenog)

left here to enlist.

 

 

 

 

Gahn, Virgil Edward

First date aid was given: 6/01/42

Last date aid was given: 6/01/42

Age: 24

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: KS

Where born: county: Thomas

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/42

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/42

Cause/poverty: transient

Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway.

 

 

 

 

Gallagher, John

First date aid was given: 12/01/94

Age: 52

Nationality: Irish

Sex: m

Aid given: care and attendance in hospital

Value of aid given: 21.00

How long maintained by County: 21 days

 

 

 

 

Gallaher, John

First date aid was given: 11/01/93

Nationality: Irish

Sex: m

Aid given: care and attendance

Value of aid given: 6.00

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h

How long maintained by County: 6 days

 

 

 

 

 

Galligan, Frank

First date aid was given: 12/18/95

Age: 36

Nationality: Irish

Sex: m

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/88

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/93

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 12/16/95

Aid given: hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gandran (Gandrou), Joe

First date aid was given: 5/04/22

Age: 33  Date died: 11/09/22

Nationality: Italian

Sex: m

Where born: Trenta/Valdo

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/07

Aid given: care and attendance

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

Cause/poverty: miner's consumption

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garcia, Abel

First date aid was given: 6/22/38

Age: 43

Nationality: Mexican

Sex: m

Where born: state: NM

Where born: county: Rio Arriba

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/34

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/34

Cause/poverty: sickness

Notes: Sent by Oschner Hospital; ok'd by

Miss Conway; went to Pueblo 4/18/39.

 

 

 

 

Garcia, Veda

First date aid was given: 8/31/32

Nationality: Spanish Amer'n

Sex: f

Where born: state: NM

Notes: Returned. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garcia, Veda M.

First date aid was given: 1/31/28

Last date aid was given: 5/23/28

Age: 26

Nationality: Spanish Amer'n

Sex: f

Where born: state: NM

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/24

Cause/poverty: rheumatism

Notes: Left to work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garnes, George

First date aid was given: 1/01/16

Age: 69

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: MA

Where born: county: Boston vicinity

Aid given: care and attendance

Cause/poverty: paralysis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garrett, Edward

First date aid was given: 10/16/16

Date died: 3/28/17

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: GA

Where born: county: Cedar

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/78

Cause/poverty: rheumatism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garrett, Joe

First date aid was given: 1/16/13

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: GA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garrett, Joe

First date aid was given: 1/16/13

Age: 72

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: GA

Where born: county: Cedar

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/78

Aid given: care and attendance

Notes: colored 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garrett, Joe

First date aid was given: 1/16/13

Age: 72

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: GA

Where born: county: Cedar

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/78

Aid given: care and attendance

Cause/poverty: rheumatism

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garrett, Joe

First date aid was given: 1/01/16

Age: 72

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: GA

Where born: county: Cedar

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/78

Aid given: care and attendance

Cause/poverty: rheumatism

 

 

 

 

 

 

German, Matt

First date aid was given: 8/19/15

Last date aid was given: 12/16/15

Age: 40

Nationality: Austrian

Sex: m

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/72

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/15

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/00

Aid given: care and attendance

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

Cause/poverty: tuberculosis

 

 

 

 

Gibson, J.

First date aid was given: 7/01/93

Nationality:

Sex: m

Aid given: care and attendance

Value of aid given: 9.00

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h

How long maintained by County: 9 days

 

 

 

 

Gilbert, Benjamin Sauer

First date aid was given: 11/08/24

Age: 71  Date died: 3/26/25

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: OH

Where born: county: Fridonia

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/86

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/19

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

Cause/poverty: insanity/incapable of own

care

Notes: Taken to Pueblo; born 11/21/1853. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gill, Mrs.

First date aid was given: 3/01/95

Nationality: English

Sex: f

Aid given: merchandise

Value of aid given: 5.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gilmore, Thomas

First date aid was given: 12/01/93

Age: 56

Nationality: Irish

Sex: m

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/65

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/65

Aid given: care and attendance

Value of aid given: 108.50

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

How long maintained by County: 217 days

Cause/poverty: old sores

 

 

 

 

Gilmore, Thomas

First date aid was given: 4/01/94

Last date aid was given: 11/18/94

Age: 61

Nationality: Irish

Sex: m

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/62

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/81

Aid given: maintenance on poor farm &

restaurant

Value of aid given: 143.60

How long maintained by County: 324 days

Notes: Maintained previously at poor farm

and since at restaurant in Durango.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glasgow, Dick

First date aid was given: 5/26/30

Age: 75

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: MO

Cause/poverty: old age

Notes: Came to Colorado when he was a

boy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glasgow, Dick

First date aid was given: 8/18/31

Date died: 10/28/31

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: MO

Cause/poverty: sickness

Notes: Went to hospital.

 

 

 

 

Glasgow, Dick

First date aid was given: 10/27/31

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: MO

Notes: Returned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glasgow, Dick

First date aid was given: 7/28/32

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: MO

Cause/poverty: sickness

Notes: Went to hospital.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goeglein, Annie

First date aid was given: 2/21/31

Age: 68

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: IN

Where born: county: St. Joseph

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/82

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/82

Cause/poverty: old age

 

 

 

 

 

Goeglein, Annie

First date aid was given: 5/12/31

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: IN

Cause/poverty: sickness

Notes: Left for the hospital. 

 

 

 

 

 

Grace, Estla

First date aid was given: 7/06/12

Last date aid was given: 8/14/12

Sex: f

 

 

 

 

Grace, Jimmie

First date aid was given: 7/06/12

Last date aid was given: 8/14/12

Sex: m

 

 

 

 

Grace, Johnny

First date aid was given: 7/06/12

Last date aid was given: 8/14/12

Sex: m

 

 

 

 

Gray, Gerarg H.

First date aid was given: 5/30/22

Age: 70

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: NH

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/01

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

Cause/poverty: old age

Notes: Taken to Peublo 9/27/26.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green, Jennie, Miss

First date aid was given: 3/04/95

Last date aid was given: 3/10/95

Age: 23

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: PA

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/78

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/95

Aid given: care in hospital

Value of aid given: 6.00

How long maintained by County: 6 days

 

 

 

 

Griffith, Martha

First date aid was given: 6/28/19

Age: 76

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: MO

Where born: county: Cedar

Aid given: care and attendance

How long maintained by County: 21 days

Notes: Died. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guire, Anna, Mrs.

First date aid was given: 7/29/95

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: IA

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/94

Aid given: merchandise

Value of aid given: 9.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gustafson, Adolph

First date aid was given: 10/02/11

Last date aid was given: 3/13/12

Sex: m

Notes: Died.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haden, Frank

First date aid was given: 10/04/19

Last date aid was given: 8/22/20

Age: 49

Sex: m

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/00

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/19

 

 

 

 

 

Hadley, Edith

First date aid was given: 5/08/95

Last date aid was given: 7/20/95

Age: 8

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: CO

Where born: county: La Plata

Aid given: care in hospital

Value of aid given: 12.16

How long maintained by County: 73 days

Cause/poverty: indolence of father

Notes: Mother deceased. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hadley, Emma

First date aid was given: 5/08/95

Last date aid was given: 7/20/95

Age: 10

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: CO

Where born: county: La Plata

Aid given: care in hospital

Value of aid given: 12.16

How long maintained by County: 73 days

Cause/poverty: indolence of father

Notes: Mother deceased.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hadley, Hannah

First date aid was given: 5/08/95

Last date aid was given: 7/20/95

Age: 6

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: CO

Where born: county: La Plata

Aid given: care in hospital

Value of aid given: 12.16

How long maintained by County: 73 days

Cause/poverty: indolence of father

Notes: Mother deceased. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hadley, John

First date aid was given: 5/08/95

Last date aid was given: 7/20/95

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: CO

Where born: county: La Plata

Aid given: care in hospital

Value of aid given: 12.16

How long maintained by County: 73 days

Cause/poverty: indolence of father

Notes: Mother deceased; child 2 months

old.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hadley, Sata

First date aid was given: 5/08/95

Last date aid was given: 7/20/95

Age: 4

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: CO

Where born: county: La Plata

Aid given: care in hospital

Value of aid given: 12.16

How long maintained by County: 73 days

Cause/poverty: indolence of father

Notes: Mother deceased.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hahn, Henry

First date aid was given: 4/19/95

Last date aid was given: 4/19/95

Age: 63

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/57

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/85

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/89

Aid given: merchandise

Value of aid given: 4.35

Cause/poverty: old age

 

 

 

 

Hale, Jane

First date aid was given: 4/19/12

Last date aid was given: 5/21/12

Sex: f

 

 

 

 

Halloran, Dan

First date aid was given: 4/01/91

Sex: m

Aid given: care and attendance

Value of aid given: 16.00

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

How long maintained by County: 32 days

Cause/poverty: sprained arm

 

 

 

 

Hamilton, Ruth

First date aid was given: 7/18/95

Age: 44

Nationality: Irish

Sex: f

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/83

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/83

Aid given: merchandise and house rent, etc.

Value of aid given: 17.20

Cause/poverty: sickness

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hamilton, Ruth

First date aid was given: 9/07/11

Last date aid was given: 2/21/12

Nationality: Irish

Sex: f

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harabough,

First date aid was given: 9/01/11

Last date aid was given: 9/15/11

Notes: Last meal Sept. 15, dinner.

 

 

 

 

Harper, Clara & son

First date aid was given: 11/08/41

Last date aid was given: 11/09/41

Age: 20

Nationality: American

Sex: f & m

Where born: state: OK

Where born: county: Woodward

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/41

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/41

Cause/poverty: transient

Notes: Delivered by Miss Conway.

 

 

 

 

Harper, Henry

First date aid was given: 11/08/41

Last date aid was given: 11/09/41

Age: 25

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: OK

Where born: county: Enid

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/41

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/41

How long maintained by County: transient

Notes: Delivered by Miss Conway.

 

 

 

 

Harper, J. A., Mrs.

First date aid was given: 7/27/95

Age: 27

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: IA

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/83

Aid given: mdse/r. r. ticket to Richland,

Iowa

Value of aid given: 57.10

Notes: Merchandise ‑ $23.60; r. r. ticket ‑

$33.50.

 

 

 

 

Harper, Larry

First date aid was given: 11/08/41

Last date aid was given: 11/09/41

Age: 31

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: IA

Where born: county: Scott

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/41

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/41

Cause/poverty: transient

Notes: Delivered by Miss Conway.

 

 

 

 

Harrison, L. A.

First date aid was given: 4/28/28

Age: 79

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: GA

Where born: county: Union

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/73

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/05

Cause/poverty: old age

Notes: Left for Phoenix, AZ 10/29/1928.

 

 

 

 

 

Hartie, Charles

First date aid was given: 1/01/92

Age: 50

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Date emigrated to U.S.: 8/01/69

Date emigrated to CO.: 2/01/83

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 7/01/91

Aid given: care and attendance

Value of aid given: 7.00

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h

How long maintained by County: 7 days

Cause/poverty: rheumatism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hartman, Joe

First date aid was given: 11/14/28

Age: 70

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Where born: county: Prussia

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/77

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/90

Cause/poverty: old age

Notes: Left 4/21/1929. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haworth, Martha E.

First date aid was given: 7/13/26

Age: 85

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/12

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/12

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

Cause/poverty: old age

Notes: Went to her folks' to live 1/21/1927.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hayden, James

First date aid was given: 12/23/20

Age: 50  Date died: 8/21/21

Sex: m

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/00

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/19

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hefte, John B.

First date aid was given: 8/21/23

Age: 67

Nationality: Swiss

Sex: m

Where born: Svonden

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/74

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/78

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/99

Aid given: care and attendance

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

Cause/poverty: old age

Notes: Left, insane, 11/15/1923. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hefti, John B.

First date aid was given: 1/04/23

Age: 67

Nationality: Swiss

Sex: m

Where born: Svonden

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/74

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/78

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/99

Aid given: care and attendance

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

Cause/poverty: old age

Notes: Left poor house 3/17/1923. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henderson, Hazel

First date aid was given: 8/15/39

Last date aid was given: 8/19/39

Age: 32

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: VA

Where born: county: Bristol

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/39

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/39

How long maintained by County: transient

Notes: Delivered here by Miss Conway. 

 

 

 

 

Hendricks, Edna

First date aid was given: 9/14/11

Last date aid was given: 1/18/12

Sex: f

Notes: Left. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henion, Leo

First date aid was given: 10/06/31

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: MI

Where born: county: Ocana

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/25

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/25

Cause/poverty: sickness

Notes: Convalescing. 

 

 

 

 

 

Henion, Leo

First date aid was given: 11/16/32

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: MI

Cause/poverty: sickness

Notes: Went to hospital. 

 

 

 

 

 

Henion, Leo

First date aid was given: 12/13/32

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: MI

Notes: Returned. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henion, Leo, Mr. and Mrs.

First date aid was given: 7/16/32

Nationality: American

Sex: m & f

Notes: Left for hills.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henion, Leo, Mr. and Mrs.

First date aid was given: 5/01/35

Nationality: American

Sex: f & m

Notes: Left county farm of their own accord        5/23/1935.  Dates aided are unclear. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henion, Leo, Mrs.

First date aid was given: 8/25/31

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: KS

Where born: county: Witson

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/27

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/27

Cause/poverty: rheumatism

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hernandez, Joe

First date aid was given: 1/29/29

Date died: 4/10/29

Nationality: Mexican

Sex: m

Cause/poverty: sickness

Notes: Went to hospital 4/7/1929.

 

 

 

 

 

Hernandez, Joe D.

First date aid was given: 7/03/28

Age: 68

Nationality: Mexican

Sex: m

Where born: county: Mt. Ray

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/86

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/00

Notes: Left 7/28/1928. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hickman, Ed

First date aid was given: 6/27/42

Last date aid was given: 6/28/42

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: CO

Where born: county: Teller

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/96

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/42

Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Higgins, Patrick

First date aid was given: 12/01/94

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Aid given: care and attendance in hospital

Value of aid given: 20.00

How long maintained by County: 20 days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hill, Gilbert

First date aid was given: 6/06/40

Last date aid was given: 10/19/42

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: IL

Where born: county: Pike

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/39

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/39

Aid given: ok'd by Conway; to Dgo. 5/30‑6/2/41

Notes: To Dgo. 7/10‑8/5/41; went to hosp.

3/4/42; ret. from hosp. 3/25/42. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hobson, Irvin

First date aid was given: 6/11/40

Last date aid was given: 6/30/40

Age: 31

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: MO

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/38

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/40

Aid given: sent here by Ochsner Hosp. from

Dolores

Cause/poverty: sickness

Notes: Arranged for by Geo. Lane with Co.

Commissioners; rel. by Geo. Lane. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hodge, Richard

First date aid was given: 12/01/93

Age: 49

Nationality: English

Sex: m

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/66

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/81

Aid given: care and attendance

Value of aid given: 125.00

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

How long maintained by County: 250 days

Cause/poverty: rheumatism

 

 

 

 

Hodge, Richard

First date aid was given: 11/30/94

Last date aid was given: 11/30/95

Age: 52

Nationality: English

Sex: m

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/55

Aid given: maintenance on poor farm

Value of aid given: 182.50

How long maintained by County: 365 days

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holenworth, Dan

First date aid was given: 12/01/95

Age: 62

Nationality: Canadian

Sex: m

Aid given: maintenance on poor farm

Value of aid given: 45.50

Cause/poverty: scrofula and old age

 

 

 

 

Holladay, C. M.

First date aid was given: 12/24/26

Age: 76

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: KY

Where born: county: Bourbon

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/72

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/94

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

Cause/poverty: old age

Notes: Went to hospital 7/12/1934. 

 

 

 

 

Huenermund, Kate

First date aid was given: 5/10/33

Age: 27

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: CO

Cause/poverty: crippled

Notes: Left for home May 19, 1933.

 

 

 

 

Huenermund, Kate

First date aid was given: 2/25/40

Last date aid was given: 4/01/40

Age: 33

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: CO

Where born: county: La Plata

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/06

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/06

Notes: Mrs.McCray brought her here for

dinner 8/15/40; del. by Jones &

Wonder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hughes, Patrick

First date aid was given: 2/28/95

Last date aid was given: 3/04/95

Age: 36

Nationality: Irish

Sex: m

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/82

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/85

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 11/14/94

Aid given: care in hospital

Value of aid given: 7.00

How long maintained by County: 7 days

 

 

 

 

Hughes, Samuel

First date aid was given: 11/22/15

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: IL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hughes, Samuel

First date aid was given: 3/08/16

Last date aid was given: 5/01/16

Age: 68

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: IL

Where born: county: Springfield

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/79

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/92

Aid given: care and attendance

How long maintained by County: 6 months

Cause/poverty: old age

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hughes, Sara

First date aid was given: 10/18/16

Age: 68  Date died: 2/13/16

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: IL

Where born: county: Springfield

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/79

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/92

Aid given: care and attendance

Cause/poverty: old age

 

 

 

 

 

Hughs, Lulu

First date aid was given: 7/06/95

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/88

Aid given: r.r. ticket to Emporia, Kansas

Value of aid given: 26.55

Cause/poverty: waywardness

 

 

 

 

Humphrey, E. W.

First date aid was given: 9/01/11

Last date aid was given: 1/30/13

Notes: Died at 6:30. 

 

 

 

 

Iser, Helen

First date aid was given: 4/08/41

Last date aid was given: 4/09/41

Age: 23

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: TX

Where born: county: Dallas

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/41

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/41

Cause/poverty: transient

Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway.

 

 

 

 

Iser, Wilbert & child

First date aid was given: 4/08/41

Last date aid was given: 4/09/41

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: WV

Where born: county: Mineral

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/41

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/41

Cause/poverty: transient

Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway. 

 

 

 

 

Jackson, Gus

First date aid was given: 12/11/15

Last date aid was given: 12/29/15

Age: 27

Nationality: Swedish

Sex: m

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/07

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

Notes: Born in Sweden. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacobs, Illa

First date aid was given: 10/18/16

Date died: 5/28/16

Sex: f

Cause/poverty: tuberculosis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jaquez, J. G.

First date aid was given: 5/24/39

Last date aid was given: 5/31/39

Age: 75

Nationality: Mexican

Where born: state: CO

Where born: county: Costilla

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/64

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/34

Notes: Delivered by Welfare Department

(John Deti).

 

 

 

 

 

Jinson, Agnes

First date aid was given: 11/01/94

Age: 21

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: PA

Date emigrated to CO.: 8/10/94

Aid given: r.r. ticket/cash/hospital/drugs

Value of aid given: 46.95

Notes: Railroad ticket $10.45; cash $2.00;

hosp. $38.50; drugs $6.00. 

 

 

 

 

 

Johnson, Christina

First date aid was given: 7/01/93

Nationality: Danish

Sex: f

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/88

Aid given: care and attendance

Value of aid given: 92.00

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h

How long maintained by County: 92 days

Cause/poverty: sickness

 

 

 

 

 

 

Johnson, Christina

First date aid was given: 10/01/93

Nationality: Danish

Sex: f

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/88

Aid given: care and attendance

Value of aid given: 92.00

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h

How long maintained by County: 92 days

Cause/poverty: ill health and unemployment Notes: Unable to obtain employment. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Johnson, Christina

First date aid was given: 12/01/94

Age: 30

Nationality: Danish

Sex: f

Aid given: care and attendance in hospital

Value of aid given: 13.00

How long maintained by County: 13 days

 

 

 

 

Judge, Mike

First date aid was given: 1/24/95

Age: 42

Nationality: Irish

Sex: m

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/71

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/77

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/78

Aid given: burial

Value of aid given: 20.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

June, Dau. B.

First date aid was given: 7/15/19

Age: 71  Date died: 2/08/21

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: PA

Where born: county: Wair

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/15

 

 

 

 

June, Mr.

First date aid was given: 2/09/16

Last date aid was given: 2/18/16

Sex: m

 

 

 

 

Kaber, Henry

First date aid was given: 4/02/17

Age: 66  Date died: 5/23/17

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/80

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/95

Aid given: care and attendance

Cause/poverty: heart trouble

Notes: Born in Germany.  Possible that was

death date 5/26/1917. 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaber, Henry

First date aid was given: 4/01/25

Date died: 5/24/26

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Where born: Baden

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/74

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/74

 

 

 

 

Kallenbach, Lewis

First date aid was given: 12/02/16

Nationality: German

Sex: m

 

 

 

 

Kaltenbach, Lewis

First date aid was given: 10/01/11

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Cause/poverty: blindness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaltenback, Louis

First date aid was given: 9/06/12

Age: 57

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Where born: county: Baden

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/74

Aid given: care and attendance

 

 

 

 

Kattenbach, Lewis

First date aid was given: 12/02/16

Age: 61

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Where born: county: Baden

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/74

Aid given: care and attendance

Cause/poverty: blindness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kattenbach, Louis

First date aid was given: 12/02/17

Age: 61  Date died: 7/02/20

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Where born: county: Baden

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/74

Aid given: care and attendance

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

Cause/poverty: blindness

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kendall, John

First date aid was given: 8/01/93

Age: 49

Nationality: English

Sex: m

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/68

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/81

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 10/23/92

Aid given: r.r. ticket to St. Louis

Value of aid given: 28.00

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h

How long maintained by County: 28 days

Cause/poverty: sickness

Notes: "Ill health caused from working in

water in mines."

 

 

 

 

 

Kennedy, Eva

First date aid was given: 9/08/11

Last date aid was given: 3/25/12

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: OH

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kennedy, Eva

First date aid was given: 11/11/15

Last date aid was given: 12/09/15

Age: 40

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: OH

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

 

 

 

 

Kennedy, Eva

First date aid was given: 3/10/19

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: OH

Aid given: care and attendance

 

 

 

 

 

Kennedy, Eva

First date aid was given: 12/23/20

Last date aid was given: 4/10/21

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: OH

 

 

 

 

 

Kennedy, Eva

First date aid was given: 2/08/21

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: OH

Where born: county: Cleveland

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/00

Aid given: care and attendance

Cause/poverty: broken arm

Notes: Left for Denver 4/9/1922. 

 

 

 

 

 

Kennedy, Eva

First date aid was given: 10/08/28

Date died: 4/16/30

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: OH

Cause/poverty: sickness

Returned.  Went to hospital 4/9/1930. 

 

 

 

 

Kennedy, Irene

First date aid was given: 9/08/11

Last date aid was given: 9/14/11

Sex: f

Notes: First meal 8th; last meal Sept. 14,

breakfast. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kennedy, Mrs.

First date aid was given: 4/01/25

Last date aid was given: 5/11/25

Sex: f

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

Notes: May have left March 22 or 28. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kennedy, Willie

First date aid was given: 9/08/11

Last date aid was given: 9/14/11

Sex: m

Notes: First meal 8th, dinner; last meal

Sept. 14, breakfast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kennode, Tom

First date aid was given: 8/05/95

Age: 45

Sex: m

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/92

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/93

Aid given: merchandise

Value of aid given: 10.20

Cause/poverty: indolence

Notes: "Too lazy to work." 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kermeyer, Joseph

First date aid was given: 12/01/94

Age: 25

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Aid given: care and attendance in hosp/drugs

Value of aid given: 145.15

How long maintained by County: 104 days

Notes: Drugs $41.15; cash or merchandise

$104.00. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Klain, Jacob

First date aid was given: 12/31/18

Age: 62

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Where born: Wurttanburg

Date emigrated to U.S.: 2/01/84

Date emigrated to CO.: 12/24/07

Aid given: care and attendance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Klein, Jacob

First date aid was given: 11/21/14

Age: 58

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Where born: Wurttunberg

Date emigrated to CO.: 2/01/84

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 12/24/07

Aid given: care and attendance

Cause/poverty: rheumatism

 

 

 

 

 

 

Klein, Jacob

First date aid was given: 8/04/15

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Klein, Jacob

First date aid was given: 12/11/18

Age: 62  Date died: 10/11/22

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Where born: Wurttenburg

Date emigrated to CO.: 2/01/84

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 12/24/07

Aid given: care and attendance

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

Cause/poverty: rhumatism and asthma

 

 

 

 

 

Klepper,

First date aid was given: 10/07/16

Date died: 10/17/16

Nationality: German

Cause/poverty: infirmity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Klepper, William

First date aid was given: 1/03/15

Age: 71

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/66

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/96

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/14

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

How long maintained by County: 10 months Cause/poverty: infirmity

Notes: Born in Germany.

 

 

 

 

 

Kline, Charles

First date aid was given: 12/15/38

Age: 82

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Where born: Germany

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/75

Aid given: ok'd by W. T. Gifford

Notes: Delivered by San Juan Co. Sheriff;

left here with Sheriff 7/12/40. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kloda, Frank

First date aid was given: 9/05/29

Age: 69

Nationality: Polish

Sex: m

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/05

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/05

Cause/poverty: miner's consumption

Notes: Born in Poland.  Went to hospital

3/10/1930. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kloda, Frank

First date aid was given: 9/18/30

Nationality: Polish

Sex: m

Cause/poverty: sickness

Notes: Returned.  Left for hospital

10/21/1930.

 

 

 

 

 

Kober, Henry

First date aid was given: 4/02/17

Age: 66

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/84

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/95

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/95

Aid given: care and attendance

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

Cause/poverty: heart trouble

Notes: Born in Germany.

 

 

 

 

 

Koltenback, Louis

First date aid was given: 9/06/12

Last date aid was given: 12/01/15

Age: 57

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Where born: Baden

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/74

Aid given: care and attendance

Cause/poverty: blindness

 

 

 

 

 

Lance, Charles

First date aid was given: 11/01/35

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Cause/poverty: sickness

Notes: Entered hospital. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lante, Charles Henry

First date aid was given: 7/09/30

Age: 78

Nationality: German

Sex: m

Where born: state: OH

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/75

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/80

Cause/poverty: old age

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Larson, Pete

First date aid was given: 12/01/21

Age: 59

Sex: m

Notes: Left poor house of his own free will

2/14/1923. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laurence, George

First date aid was given: 9/27/11

Last date aid was given: 11/28/11

Sex: m

Notes: Died; colored. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lautz, Charles H.

First date aid was given: 11/03/37

Date died: 11/06/37

Sex: m

Cause/poverty: sickness

Notes: Removed to hospital this date. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawrence, Mrs.

First date aid was given: 10/10/95

Age: 36

Sex: f

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/90

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/90

Aid given: burial

Value of aid given: 20.00

 

 

 

 

Leap, Albert R.

First date aid was given: 4/22/40

Last date aid was given: 5/19/40

Age: 71

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: IN

Where born: county: Switzerland County

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/90

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/90

Notes: Ok'd by D. W. Sexton. 

 

 

 

 

 

Lenord, James

First date aid was given: 10/29/35

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: TX

Where born: county: Grasen

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/89

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/10

Cause/poverty: sickness

Notes: Left August 16, 1936.

 

 

 

 

 

Leonard, James

First date aid was given: 12/18/23

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: TX

Where born: county: Greason

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/91

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/17

Aid given: care and attendance

Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p

Cause/poverty: rheumatism

Notes: Left for New Mexico 5/1/1924; born

1873. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leonard, James

First date aid was given: 1/29/37

Age: 65  Date died: 4/14/37

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: TX

Where born: county: Grayson

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/85

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/11

Cause/poverty: sickness

Notes: Sent here by Oschner Hospital;

removed to hospital 2/15/1937.

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lewis, Mrs.

First date aid was given: 2/21/95

Sex: f

Aid given: merchandise

Value of aid given: 5.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linder, Doretha

First date aid was given: 3/07/21

Last date aid was given: 4/04/21

Sex: f

 

 

 

 

Linthicum

First date aid was given: 5/26/14

Age: 83

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: OH

Where born: county: Clarmont

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/95

Aid given: care and attendance

How long maintained by County: 5 mo/21

days

 

 

 

 

 

Lopas, Amanual

First date aid was given: 10/16/32

Sex: m

Cause/poverty: sickness

Notes: Went to hospital. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lopas, Amanuel

First date aid was given: 1/31/33

Sex: m

Notes: Returned. 

 

 

 

 

Lopas, Emanuel

First date aid was given: 5/03/32

Age: 70  Date died: 10/26/33

Nationality: American

Sex: m

Where born: state: NM

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/86

Cause/poverty: old age

Notes: Entered hospital October 25th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lopez, Rafel

First date aid was given: 3/17/39

Age: 42

Nationality: Mexican

Sex: m

Where born: state: CA

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/12

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/20

Aid given: ok'd by Miss Conway

How long maintained by County: 4/15/39

Notes: 22 long revolver {etc.} in

safekeeping; Lopez gun

given to T. Jaquez 4/1/39. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lucero, Jose

First date aid was given: 12/24/31

Age: 80

Nationality: Mexican

Sex: m

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/29

Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/29

Notes: Taken from here 2/16/1934. 

 

 

 

 

Lucero, Jose

First date aid was given: 1/26/32

Age: 90

Nationality: Mexican

Sex: m

Where born: state: NM

Cause/poverty: old age

 

 

 

 

 

Luinn, Hettie

First date aid was given: 10/18/16

Last date aid was given: 10/31/16

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: KS

Where born: county: Linn

Date emigrated to CO.: 8/20/14

Aid given: care and attendance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lumn, Nettie

First date aid was given: 10/18/16

Last date aid was given: 10/31/42

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: KS

Where born: county: Linn

Date emigrated to CO.: 8/20/14

Aid given: care and attendance

Cause/poverty: deafness and inability

Notes: 11/10/1916 

 

 

 

 

Lumpkin, Mrs. L. J.

First date aid was given: 7/26/95

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Sex: f

Where born: state: IN

Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/90

Aid given: merchandise

Value of aid given: 14.10

 

 

 


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