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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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Malbrough, Matilda |
First date aid was given: 9/01/93 |
Age: 30 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: WI |
Date emigrated to CO.: 10/01/82 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 6/01/91 |
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Aid given: cash furn. & /r.r. ticket to Pueblo |
Value of aid given: 17.00 |
How long maintained by County: 17 days |
Cause/poverty: unemployment |
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Notes: No one but self to depend on for |
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Malbrough, son of Matilda |
First date aid was given: 9/01/93 |
Age: 11 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Notes: Son of Matilda Malbrough. |
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Manning, Tim |
First date aid was given: 6/27/20 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
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Manning, Timothy |
First date aid was given: 6/27/21 |
Age: 69 Date died: 10/11/24 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: VT |
Where born: county: Washington |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/12 |
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Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: fever sore on legs |
Notes: May have died 2/11/1925. |
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Martin, Mary |
First date aid was given: 9/01/11 |
Sex: f |
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Martin, Mary |
First date aid was given: 1/23/13 |
Age: 90 Date died: 6/24/13 |
Nationality: Mexican |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: NM |
Where born: county: Red River |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Martinez, John |
First date aid was given: 12/05/15 |
Last date aid was given: 12/17/15 |
Age: 70 |
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Nationality: Mexican |
Sex: m |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
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Mason, W. F. |
First date aid was given: 7/17/26 |
Age: 72 Date died: 5/02/29 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: AL |
Where born: county: Tallpose |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/83 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/08 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Notes: Lived with daughter, Mrs. Brand, |
11/30/26; hosp. 10/18 ‑ 11/23/28. |
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Mathews, Karney |
First date aid was given: 12/01/93 |
Age: 27 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: IL |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/86 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Value of aid given: 2.50 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
How long maintained by County: 5 days |
Cause/poverty: rheumatism |
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McAlhaney, Darby |
First date aid was given: 5/09/31 |
Nationality: Irish |
Sex: m |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Left for the hospital. |
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McAlheny, Darby |
First date aid was given: 6/06/27 |
Age: 78 |
Nationality: Irish |
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Sex: m |
Where born: Donegal |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: "Came to U.S. about 35 years ago." |
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McCaleb, John |
First date aid was given: 6/09/37 |
Age: 85 Date died: 11/13/37 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: LA |
Where born: county: Cumberland |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/84 |
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Aid given: del. by Chief of Police |
McCartney |
Cause/poverty: drunkenness |
Notes: Left 8/24; returned 8/31 Ambrose |
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Nechi; removed to hosp. 9/5/1937. |
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McCoach, T. A. |
First date aid was given: 11/18/29 |
Age: 74 Date died: 3/03/35 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: PA |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/73 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/00 |
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Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Entered hospital 2/14/1935. |
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McCoach, Tom |
First date aid was given: 4/05/32 |
Sex: m |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Notes: Went to hospital; came back May, |
1932. |
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McCollum, A. |
First date aid was given: 1/19/35 |
Date died: 8/23/35 |
Nationality: American |
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Where born: state: NM |
Where born: county: Santa Fe |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/28 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/28 |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Entered hospital May 25, 1935; died |
in hospital. |
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McCroskey, David A. |
First date aid was given: 12/31/38 |
Age: 50 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: MO |
Where born: county: Greene |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/38 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 11/12/38 |
Notes: Delivered by John Deti, Welfare |
Dept.; left here 6/7/39. |
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McDonald, J. F. |
First date aid was given: 9/13/12 |
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McDonald, J. F. |
First date aid was given: 12/15/12 |
Last date aid was given: 1/28/13 |
Notes: Died at 7 o'clock. |
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McEntire, A. J. |
First date aid was given: 3/10/37 |
Age: 76 Date died: 8/02/37 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: GA |
Where born: county: Mary's |
Date emigrated to CO.: 3/25/36 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 3/10/37 |
Aid given: food, lodging, care |
Cause/poverty: old age and illness |
Notes: Removed to hosp.;deliv. here by |
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McFarland, Ester |
First date aid was given: 4/19/24 |
Last date aid was given: 6/01/24 |
Age: 73 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: KY |
Where born: county: Louisville |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/99 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/10 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
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Cause/poverty: insanity |
Notes: Taken to Pueblo; born 3/5/1851. |
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McGuior, Thomas |
First date aid was given: 12/13/11 |
Last date aid was given: 2/21/12 |
Sex: m |
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McKee, James |
First date aid was given: 12/08/26 |
Age: 72 Date died: 12/13/26 |
Nationality: Irish Amer'n |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: OH |
Where born: county: Lawrence |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/82 |
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Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: miner's consumption |
Notes: Died of miner's consumption. |
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McKillop, John |
First date aid was given: 7/05/34 |
Age: 83 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: PA |
Where born: county: Cumberland |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/84 |
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McKnight, Libbie |
First date aid was given: 4/01/94 |
Sex: f |
Aid given: r.r. tickets |
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Value of aid given: 9.55 |
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Means, Laura |
First date aid was given: 2/28/16 |
Last date aid was given: 4/01/16 |
Age: 62 |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: WV |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/76 |
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Meek, J. E. |
First date aid was given: 2/06/34 |
Age: 71 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: KY |
Where born: county: Reeab |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/21 |
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Aid given: hospital service |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Broke. |
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Meek, Joe |
First date aid was given: 10/03/35 |
Date died: 10/06/35 |
Sex: m |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Entered hospital. |
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Mewborn, Robert |
First date aid was given: 1/29/37 |
Age: 66 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: GA |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/27 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/27 |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Sent here by Oschner Hospital; left |
here February 24, 1937. |
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Mexican woman, unidentified |
First date aid was given: 6/10/16 |
Last date aid was given: 6/13/16 |
Nationality: {Mexican} |
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Sex: f |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Milard, Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 12/01/94 |
Sex: f |
Aid given: care and attendance/hosp./medicine |
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Value of aid given: 56.15 |
How long maintained by County: 45 days |
Notes: Medicine $11.15; cash or |
merchandise $45.00. |
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Miller, Jennie |
First date aid was given: 10/24/95 |
Age: 47 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: OH |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/83 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/91 |
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Aid given: care in hospital; medicine ‑ |
$6.50 |
Value of aid given: 19.50 |
How long maintained by County: 10 days |
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Cause/poverty: insanity |
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Miller, John |
First date aid was given: 4/01/93 |
Age: 37 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: OH |
Date emigrated to CO.: 4/14/93 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 4/17/93 |
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Aid given: r.r. ticket to Alamosa |
Value of aid given: 5.90 |
Cause/poverty: blindness |
Notes: Blinded by a [gun]powder explosion. |
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Miller, Martha |
First date aid was given: 12/19/31 |
Age: 74 Date died: 12/10/34 |
Nationality: Swedish |
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Sex: f |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/87 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Went to hospital 3/11/1934; went to |
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Miller, S. A., Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 11/18/95 |
Age: 42 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: NY |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/82 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/82 |
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Aid given: merchandise ‑ $3.60 |
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Mitchell, Sam |
First date aid was given: 5/19/31 |
Sex: m |
Notes: Went to work 5/27/1931. |
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Mitchell, Sam |
First date aid was given: 7/02/31 |
Sex: m |
Notes: Returned. |
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Mitchell, Sam |
First date aid was given: 2/28/32 |
Sex: m |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Mitchell, Sam |
First date aid was given: 4/23/32 |
Sex: m |
Notes: Returned. |
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Mitchell, Sam |
First date aid was given: 4/24/32 |
Sex: m |
Notes: Left for town. |
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Mitchell, Sam |
First date aid was given: 11/14/32 |
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Sex: m |
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Notes: Returned. |
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Mitchell, Sam |
First date aid was given: 3/05/33 |
Sex: m |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Notes: Went to hospital; came back 3/14/33; went back to hospital 3/23/33. |
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Mitchell, Sam |
First date aid was given: 4/18/33 |
Date died: 6/02/33 |
Sex: m |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Returned from hospital. |
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Mitchell, Sam W. W. |
First date aid was given: 9/22/30 |
Age: 70 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: WA |
Where born: county: Ohio |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/90 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/90 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Monteith, Andrew |
First date aid was given: 2/25/21 |
Nationality: Scotch |
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Sex: m |
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Montieth, Andrew |
First date aid was given: 2/25/21 |
Age: 67 |
Nationality: Scotch |
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Sex: m |
Where born: county: Scotland |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/89 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/89 |
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Aid given: care and attendance |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: old age and inability |
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Moon, John |
First date aid was given: 4/08/95 |
Age: 65 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: KY |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/88 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/22/94 |
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Aid given: merchandise |
Value of aid given: 10.35 |
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Moore, A. H. |
First date aid was given: 8/18/39 |
Age: 23 |
Nationality: American |
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Where born: state: NE |
Where born: county: Scotts Platte |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/39 |
Aid given: ok'd by Miss Conway |
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Moore, William C. |
First date aid was given: 11/30/94 |
Age: 25 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: IL |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/87 |
Aid given: maintenance in family |
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Value of aid given: 100.00 |
How long maintained by County: 365 days |
Cause/poverty: insanity |
Notes: $100.00 cash per year. |
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Moreland, John O. |
First date aid was given: 3/10/28 |
Age: 74 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: MO |
Where born: county: Scotland |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/13 |
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Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Insane; left Friday, 4/6/1928. |
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Morgan, Alice |
First date aid was given: 9/01/11 |
Last date aid was given: 9/06/11 |
Sex: f |
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Morgan, Alice |
First date aid was given: 10/09/11 |
Last date aid was given: 12/06/11 |
Sex: f |
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Morgan, Alice |
First date aid was given: 5/15/12 |
Last date aid was given: 5/21/12 |
Sex: f |
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Morgan, Alice |
First date aid was given: 6/06/12 |
Last date aid was given: 6/18/12 |
Sex: f |
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Morgan, John |
First date aid was given: 1/28/95 |
Last date aid was given: 2/04/95 |
Age: 50 |
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Nationality: Welsh |
Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/64 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/74 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/94 |
Aid given: care in hospital and burial |
Value of aid given: 27.00 |
How long maintained by County: 7 days |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Morris, Daisy |
First date aid was given: 8/01/31 |
Sex: f |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Morris, Daisy |
First date aid was given: 10/03/31 |
Sex: f |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Morris, Fields J. |
First date aid was given: 4/25/30 |
Age: 79 Date died: 2/22/35 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: PA |
Where born: county: Schuykill |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/79 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/81 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Morris, William |
First date aid was given: 7/21/26 |
Age: 61 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: TX |
Where born: county: Texusa |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/79 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/26 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Notes: Sent to IA 7/24/1926. |
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Morris, William |
First date aid was given: 8/10/26 |
Age: 61 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: TX |
Where born: county: Texusa |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/79 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/26 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Notes: Came back. Sent 11/14/1926 to |
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Morrison, Roderick |
First date aid was given: 9/01/11 |
Nationality: Canadian |
Sex: m |
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Morrison, Roderick |
First date aid was given: 1/23/13 |
Age: 55 Date died: 11/30/14 |
Nationality: Canadian |
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Sex: m |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/03 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Morton, L. J. |
First date aid was given: 5/11/40 |
Last date aid was given: 5/13/40 |
Age: 37 |
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Nationality: American |
Where born: state: OK |
Where born: county: Cleo Springs |
Date emigrated to CO.: 5/11/40 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 5/11/40 |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway. |
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Morton, Stella |
First date aid was given: 5/11/40 |
Last date aid was given: 5/13/40 |
Age: 28 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: MO |
Where born: county: Buchanan |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 5/11/40 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 5/11/40 |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway. |
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Nesby, M. J. |
First date aid was given: 10/01/94 |
Age: 26 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: NY |
Date emigrated to CO.: 9/22/94 |
Aid given: half fare ticket to Kansas City, |
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Value of aid given: 20.30 |
Cause/poverty: desertion by husband |
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Nipp, Henry |
First date aid was given: 12/06/28 |
Age: 79 Date died: 9/18/29 |
Nationality: German |
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Sex: m |
Where born: county: Prussia |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/77 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/79 |
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Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Left for hospital 9/12/1929. |
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Nowlan, John |
First date aid was given: 5/19/26 |
Age: 74 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: NY |
Where born: county: Broom |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/81 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/05 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Went to hospital 9/10/1928. |
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Nowlan, John |
First date aid was given: 10/20/31 |
Date died: 11/16/31 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: NY |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Went to hospital. |
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O'Neil, James |
First date aid was given: 1/07/16 |
Last date aid was given: 5/23/16 |
Age: 76 |
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Nationality: Irish |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
How long maintained by County: 5 months |
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O'Neil, John |
First date aid was given: 7/01/93 |
Nationality: Irish |
Sex: m |
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Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 63.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h |
How long maintained by County: 63 days |
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Cause/poverty: loss of sight and sickness |
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O'Neil, John |
First date aid was given: 10/01/93 |
Nationality: Irish |
Sex: m |
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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 |
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Cause/poverty: loss of sight and sickness |
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O'Neil, John |
First date aid was given: 12/01/94 |
Age: 52 |
Nationality: Irish |
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Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance in hospital |
Value of aid given: 26.00 |
How long maintained by County: 26 days |
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O'Neil, John |
First date aid was given: 4/01/95 |
Last date aid was given: 7/01/95 |
Age: 53 |
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Nationality: Irish |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care in hospital |
Value of aid given: 91.00 |
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How long maintained by County: 91 days |
Cause/poverty: blindness and sickness |
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Oastley, Ed |
First date aid was given: 2/21/37 |
Date died: 7/31/37 |
Sex: m |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Removed to hospital this date; |
returned from hospital 5/21/1937. |
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Ogle, W. L. |
First date aid was given: 6/01/91 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Value of aid given: 1.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
How long maintained by County: 2 days |
Cause/poverty: insanity |
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Olcott, Jossie, Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 1/23/95 |
Age: 40 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: IA |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/75 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/83 |
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Aid given: medicine and r.r. ticket to NY |
Value of aid given: 49.55 |
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Owen, Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 12/12/34 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
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Where born: state: MI |
Where born: county: Battle Creek |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/79 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/79 |
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Owens, Sidney |
First date aid was given: 8/05/95 |
Age: 24 |
Sex: m |
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Where born: state: IL |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/95 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/95 |
Aid given: medicine/care in hospital/ticket |
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Value of aid given: 50.30 |
How long maintained by County: 30 days |
Cause/poverty: sickness (patient fr. Lake |
County) |
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Notes: Medicine ‑ $9.40; ticket to Leadville |
‑ $10.15. |
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Peak, Henry |
First date aid was given: 12/01/93 |
Nationality: Swedish |
Sex: m |
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Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 16.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h |
How long maintained by County: 16 days |
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Cause/poverty: maimed |
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Pease, Joseph |
First date aid was given: 9/14/41 |
Last date aid was given: 9/15/41 |
Age: 23 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IL |
Where born: county: Montgomery |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/41 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 9/14/41 |
Cause/poverty: transient |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway; with 3 small |
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Pease, June |
First date aid was given: 9/14/41 |
Last date aid was given: 9/15/41 |
Age: 18 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: IL |
Where born: county: Montgomery |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/41 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 9/14/41 |
Cause/poverty: transient |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway. |
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Peel, Samuel |
First date aid was given: 9/06/12 |
Age: 82 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: AR |
Where born: county: Cannay |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/81 |
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Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Notes: Precise dates of aid are unknown |
from the records. |
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Peele, Sam |
First date aid was given: 1/03/12 |
Last date aid was given: 4/26/12 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: AR |
Notes: Died. |
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Peele, Sam |
First date aid was given: 9/06/12 |
Age: 82 Date died: 4/26/15 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: AR |
Where born: county: Canuray |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/81 |
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Aid given: care and attendance |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
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Peele, Sam |
First date aid was given: 9/06/12 |
Age: 82 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: AR |
Where born: county: Conway |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/81 |
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Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: blindness |
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Pennington, T. |
First date aid was given: 11/22/27 |
Age: Date died: 10/11/28 |
Nationality: American |
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Notes: Returned. |
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Pennington, Thomas H. |
First date aid was given: 1/04/27 |
Age: 59 Date died: 7/18/34 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: IN |
Where born: county: Knox |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/80 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/01 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: rheumatism |
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Perry, Charley D. |
First date aid was given: 6/05/30 |
Age: 78 Date died: 1/07/35 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: NY |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/91 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/94 |
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Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Entered hospital 11/19/1934. |
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Peterson, P. O. |
First date aid was given: 3/08/13 |
Age: 57 |
Nationality: Swedish |
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Sex: m |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/94 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: rheumatism |
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Notes: Born in Sweden. |
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Peterson, P. O. |
First date aid was given: 3/08/13 |
Last date aid was given: 5/24/13 |
Age: 57 |
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Nationality: Swedish |
Sex: m |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/94 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Peterson, P. O. |
First date aid was given: 3/08/16 |
Age: 57 Date died: 4/08/16 |
Nationality: Swedish |
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Sex: m |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/94 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
How long maintained by County: 5 yr, 1 |
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Cause/poverty: rheumatism |
Notes: Born in Sweden. |
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Phillips, A. |
First date aid was given: 5/05/36 |
Age: 52 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Piazza, John |
First date aid was given: 1/01/91 |
Age: 42 |
Nationality: Austrian |
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Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 46.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
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How long maintained by County: 3 mos. |
Cause/poverty: dropsy |
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Pitts, Jasper |
First date aid was given: 10/14/95 |
Age: 55 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: IN |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/60 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 10/07/95 |
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Aid given: meals, etc.; ticket to Denver |
Value of aid given: 11.45 |
Cause/poverty: blindness |
Notes: Meals, etc. ‑ $1.00; ticket to Denver |
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‑ $10.45. |
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Pommaz, Paul |
First date aid was given: 9/13/38 |
Age: 49 |
Nationality: Swiss |
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Sex: m |
Where born: Switzerland |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/11 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/11 |
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Aid given: rem. to hosp. a/c fighting |
4/14/39 |
Notes: Delivered by Ruth McCray; moved |
his belongings out 4/27/39. |
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Pool, Betty |
First date aid was given: 6/01/42 |
Last date aid was given: 6/01/42 |
Age: 23 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: CA |
Where born: county: Los Angeles |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/42 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/42 |
How long maintained by County: transient |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway. |
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Pool, Lewis |
First date aid was given: 6/01/42 |
Last date aid was given: 6/01/42 |
Age: 24 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: CA |
Where born: county: Sacramento |
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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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Potteet, William |
First date aid was given: 10/29/41 |
Age: 41 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: OK |
Where born: county: Wilburton |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/41 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/41 |
Notes: To jail 11/11/41; ret. 11/16/41; to |
jail 1/29/42. Ok'd & del./Conway. |
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Powell, John |
First date aid was given: 11/06/12 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
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Where born: state: OH |
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Powell, John |
First date aid was given: 11/06/12 |
Age: 57 Date died: 3/01/13 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: OH |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/63 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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How long maintained by County: 3 mo/23 |
days |
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Pyle, Erastus |
First date aid was given: 4/01/95 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
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Where born: state: IN |
Where born: county: Adams |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/96 |
Notes: Died April 12, 1915. |
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Pyle, Erastus |
First date aid was given: 4/01/15 |
Age: 44 Date died: 4/12/15 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: IN |
Where born: county: Indianapolis |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/96 |
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Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
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Quinn, Miss |
First date aid was given: 12/12/30 |
Sex: f |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Notes: Left for hospital; returned 1/3/1931. |
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Quinn, Nettie |
First date aid was given: 10/18/16 |
Age: 60 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: KS |
Where born: county: Linn |
Date emigrated to CO.: 8/20/14 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 8/20/14 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: deafness and inability |
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Quinn, Nettie |
First date aid was given: 4/01/25 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
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Where born: state: KS |
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Quinn, Nettie, Miss |
First date aid was given: 5/21/23 |
Age: 64 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: KS |
Cause/poverty: old age; not able to work |
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Randall, Louis |
First date aid was given: 7/10/39 |
Age: 54 |
Nationality: Spanish Amer'n |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: NM |
Where born: county: Monero, Rio Arriba |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/00 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/39 |
Cause/poverty: transient |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway; left next |
morning. |
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Rapp, Charles W. |
First date aid was given: 9/18/30 |
Age: 42 Date died: 5/08/39 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: MO |
Where born: county: Achinson |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/17 |
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Cause/poverty: bad leg |
Notes: Was in hospital 10/21/30; 10/4/38; |
11/23; 12/5; 12/24; 12/30. |
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Rapp, Charley |
First date aid was given: 1/08/33 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: sore foot |
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Notes: Re‑entered home. |
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Ray, John F. |
First date aid was given: 12/02/38 |
Age: 70 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: NC |
Where born: county: Ash |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/78 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/23 |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Delivered by hospital (Jones & |
Peterson); left here 12/8/38. |
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Reinhart, G. W. |
First date aid was given: 1/01/94 |
Age: 41 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 41.00 |
How long maintained by County: 41 days |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Patient in Dolores, CO. |
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Rhinehart, G. W. |
First date aid was given: 1/01/95 |
Last date aid was given: 3/29/95 |
Age: 41 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IN |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/89 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 11/20/94 |
Aid given: care in hospital and burial |
Value of aid given: 88.00 |
How long maintained by County: 88 days |
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Riddle, Thomas |
First date aid was given: 11/17/34 |
Age: 84 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: IL |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Went to hospital; returned November 30th. |
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Riddle, Thomas M. |
First date aid was given: 9/12/33 |
Age: 63 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: IL |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/79 |
Cause/poverty: unemployment and sickness |
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Notes: Entered hospital 2/27/33 ‑ 4/26/33; |
went to hosp. 2/19/34 ‑ 3/4/34. |
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Riddle, Tom |
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First date aid was given: 12/27/34 |
Age: 41 Date died: 2/12/35 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
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Where born: state: IL |
Aid given: hospitalization |
How long maintained by County: 4 months |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Notes: Entered hospital. |
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Rinker, Benton Settle |
First date aid was given: 7/07/42 |
Last date aid was given: 7/10/42 |
Age: 42 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: VA |
Where born: county: Fakuir |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/42 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/42 |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway. |
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Rinker, Lydia Belle |
First date aid was given: 7/07/42 |
Last date aid was given: 7/10/42 |
Age: 30 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: AZ |
Where born: county: Maricopa |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/42 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/42 |
Notes: Ok'd by Miss Conway. |
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Roberts, Alma |
First date aid was given: 4/19/12 |
Last date aid was given: 5/21/12 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
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Roberts, Alma |
First date aid was given: 1/23/13 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
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Roberts, Alma |
First date aid was given: 1/23/13 |
Last date aid was given: 2/12/13 |
Age: 35 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Aid given: care and attendance |
How long maintained by County: 20 days |
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Roberts, M. K. |
First date aid was given: 12/20/93 |
Last date aid was given: 2/01/94 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: PA |
Aid given: maintenance on poor farm |
Value of aid given: 21.50 |
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How long maintained by County: 43 days |
Cause/poverty: disabled in Civil War |
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Robison, H. Marion |
First date aid was given: 6/04/31 |
Age: 51 |
Nationality: American |
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Where born: state: AL |
Where born: county: Pike |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/93 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/07 |
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Robison, Henry |
First date aid was given: 8/14/33 |
Date died: 8/21/33 |
Sex: m |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Went to hospital. |
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Roboertson, Elva June |
First date aid was given: 6/19/23 |
Age: 88 Date died: 4/28/29 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: AL |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: old age; not able to work |
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Notes: Left for hospital 12/7/1923. |
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Roboertson, W. J. |
First date aid was given: 6/19/23 |
Age: 77 Date died: 10/12/24 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: AL |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/93 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/08 |
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Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: old age; not able to work |
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Rollins, Jack |
First date aid was given: 5/10/28 |
Age: 82 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: MO |
Where born: county: Howard |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/62 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/92 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Left for hospital 11/26/1929. |
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Romano, Albena |
First date aid was given: 1/31/13 |
Sex: f |
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Romano, Crispina |
First date aid was given: 1/31/13 |
Sex: f |
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Romero, Albena |
First date aid was given: 1/31/13 |
Last date aid was given: 2/22/13 |
Age: 66 |
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Sex: f |
Aid given: care and attendance |
How long maintained by County: 22 days |
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Romero, Crispina |
First date aid was given: 1/31/13 |
Age: 65 Date died: 2/22/13 |
Nationality: Mexican |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: NM |
Where born: county: Red River |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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How long maintained by County: 22 days |
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Romero, Emanual |
First date aid was given: 4/11/32 |
Age: 80 |
Nationality: Mexican |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: NM |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/17 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Romero, Felipe |
First date aid was given: 3/04/13 |
Last date aid was given: 3/06/13 |
Nationality: Mexican |
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Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
How long maintained by County: 2 days |
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Romero, Manuel |
First date aid was given: 12/25/34 |
Date died: 7/23/35 |
Nationality: Mexican |
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Sex: m |
Cause/poverty: accident |
Notes: Met with accident and taken to |
hospital. |
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Rosa, Tony |
First date aid was given: 1/03/16 |
Age: 35 Date died: 1/09/16 |
Nationality: Italian |
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Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/99 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
How long maintained by County: 6 days |
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Roucheret, Virginia |
First date aid was given: 11/30/19 |
Age: 85 |
Sex: f |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Removed to hospital. |
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Routtl, S. |
First date aid was given: 9/01/11 |
Last date aid was given: 11/23/11 |
Notes: Last meal 23rd, 1911, dinner. |
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Ruggles, Nat |
First date aid was given: 11/14/30 |
Date died: 2/24/34 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: KY |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Went to hospital; came back 12/13; |
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went to hosp. 2/16/34. |
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Ruggles, Nat |
First date aid was given: 2/28/32 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
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Where born: state: KY |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Went to hospital. |
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Ruggles, Nat |
First date aid was given: 3/08/32 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
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Where born: state: KY |
Notes: Returned. |
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Ruggles, Nathaniel E. |
First date aid was given: 12/05/23 |
Age: 63 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: KY |
Where born: county: Henderson |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/80 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/80 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: bladder trouble |
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Notes: Born 3/7/1860. Went to hospital |
11/20/26; returned 1/4/27. |
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