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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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Salazar, James |
First date aid was given: 6/12/40 |
Last date aid was given: 6/28/40 |
Age: 25 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: NM |
Where born: county: Elvado |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/20 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/20 |
Notes: Delivered here by Conway & |
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Sauther, Y. H. |
First date aid was given: 11/13/24 |
Age: 52 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: GA |
Where born: county: Union |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/80 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 6/01/24 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: broken leg |
Notes: Born 9/12/1872. |
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Savage, Mack |
First date aid was given: 3/15/27 |
Age: 71 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: CA |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/80 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/80 |
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Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
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Savage, Mike |
First date aid was given: 8/01/31 |
Sex: m |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Notes: Went to hospital; returned 8/14/1931. |
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Savage, Mike |
First date aid was given: 11/16/32 |
Sex: m |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Notes: Went to hospital. |
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Schaller, Leo |
First date aid was given: 9/27/35 |
Age: 19 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: MO |
Where born: county: St. Louis |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/30 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/31 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Scheffer, Guleus |
First date aid was given: 10/12/95 |
Age: 72 |
Nationality: German |
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Sex: m |
Aid given: medicine |
Value of aid given: 6.35 |
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Schneider, John |
First date aid was given: 7/01/93 |
Nationality: German |
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Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/72 |
Aid given: care and attendance/cash |
Value of aid given: 8.00 |
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Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h |
How long maintained by County: 5 days |
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Schwiethab, Ernst H. |
First date aid was given: 11/14/28 |
Sex: m |
Notes: Precise dates of aid are unclear. |
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Scott, John |
First date aid was given: 10/10/28 |
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Age: 70 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: VA |
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Where born: county: North Fork |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/81 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/83 |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Notes: Hospital 10/21/28; returned 11/12/28; hosp. 1/5/29; ret. 1/22/29. |
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Scott, John |
First date aid was given: 5/11/32 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Gone to hospital. |
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Scurlock, J. A. |
First date aid was given: 7/26/95 |
Age: 48 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: TX |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/79 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/79 |
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Aid given: care in hospital and medicine |
Value of aid given: 22.60 |
How long maintained by County: 19 days |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Notes: Care in hospital ‑ $19.00; medicine ‑ $3.60. |
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Sedillas, Ruben |
First date aid was given: 11/22/40 |
Last date aid was given: 12/10/40 |
Age: 37 |
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Nationality: Mexican |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: CO |
Where born: county: La Plata |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/03 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/03 |
Aid given: ok'd by Miss Conway |
Notes: Ret./stayed overnight 12/26/40; ok'd |
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Sedillas, Ruben |
First date aid was given: 12/29/41 |
Last date aid was given: 1/26/42 |
Age: 38 |
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Nationality: Mexican |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: CO |
Where born: county: La Plata |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/03 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/03 |
Aid given: ok'd by Miss Conway |
Notes: Returned 2/1/42; left 2/3/42 with |
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Shaw, Austin |
First date aid was given: 10/01/91 |
Age: 37 |
Nationality: Nova Scotian |
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Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/75 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/75 |
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Shaw, Mike |
First date aid was given: 3/01/91 |
Age: 37 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 105.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
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How long maintained by County: 7 mos. |
Cause/poverty: amputation of leg |
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Shea, M. W. |
First date aid was given: 5/10/95 |
Age: 6 |
Nationality: Irish |
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Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/49 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/82 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/94 |
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Aid given: care in hospital |
Value of aid given: 3.00 |
How long maintained by County: 3 days |
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Shoop, I. |
First date aid was given: 10/01/91 |
Age: 41 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: IA |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/87 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 4/01/91 |
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Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 10.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h |
Cause/poverty: ill health |
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Shrader, Fred |
First date aid was given: 9/15/15 |
Last date aid was given: 12/10/15 |
Age: 63 |
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Nationality: German |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: PA |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/82 |
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Silver, William |
First date aid was given: 12/18/24 |
Last date aid was given: 4/18/25 |
Age: 68 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: OH |
Where born: county: Muskinjedum |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/78 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 5/01/24 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: cancer |
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Notes: Born 9/24/1856 in Lainsville, Ohio; |
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Silvernagle, Mike |
First date aid was given: 9/20/21 |
Sex: m |
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Silvernail, Mike |
First date aid was given: 9/24/21 |
Age: 69 |
Nationality: German |
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Sex: m |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/11 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: asthma |
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Mexico 5/29/1922. |
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Silverneal, Mike |
First date aid was given: 4/11/23 |
Age: 70 Date died: 4/08/24 |
Nationality: German |
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Sex: m |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/11 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: asthma and old age |
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Notes: Born in Germany. |
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Simmonds, Florine |
First date aid was given: 2/10/42 |
Last date aid was given: 3/30/42 |
Age: 39 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: IN |
Where born: county: Decatur |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/41 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/41 |
Notes: Delivered by Mrs. Woods; left with |
Mrs. Woods. |
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Simons, Louis |
First date aid was given: 10/01/94 |
Age: 41 |
Nationality: German |
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Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/81 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/90 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 10/25/90 |
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Aid given: half fare ticket to Trinidad, CO |
Value of aid given: 9.35 |
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Sims, Louis |
First date aid was given: 7/01/95 |
Nationality: German |
Sex: m |
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Aid given: maintenance on poor farm |
Value of aid given: 43.50 |
How long maintained by County: 87 days |
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Skinner, William |
First date aid was given: 1/08/14 |
Age: 67 |
Nationality: English |
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Sex: m |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/67 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 6/01/13 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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How long maintained by County: 3 months |
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Smalley, Ralph C. |
First date aid was given: 10/01/30 |
Age: 77 Date died: 3/30/35 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: IN |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/85 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Notes: Entered hospital 3/1/1935. |
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Smieg, Andrew |
First date aid was given: 2/02/25 |
Last date aid was given: 3/31/25 |
Age: 64 |
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Nationality: Swiss |
Sex: m |
Where born: county: Dodye |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 3/04/60 |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 12/01/24 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 12/01/24 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: lameness |
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Smith, A. |
First date aid was given: 7/01/93 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Value of aid given: 51.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h |
How long maintained by County: 51 days |
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Smith, David |
First date aid was given: 11/02/25 |
Last date aid was given: 11/02/25 |
Age: 82 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IA |
Where born: county: Burlington |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/73 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/80 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Smith, David |
First date aid was given: 12/08/26 |
Age: 83 Date died: 2/01/28 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: IA |
Where born: county: Burlington |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/73 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/80 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Notes: Checked out 7/11/1927. |
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Smith, David W. |
First date aid was given: 2/18/24 |
Age: 81 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: IA |
Where born: county: Burlington |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/73 |
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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: old age |
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Smith, David W. |
First date aid was given: 11/15/24 |
Last date aid was given: 3/06/25 |
Age: 81 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IA |
Where born: county: Burlington |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/73 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/80 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Smith, Frank |
First date aid was given: 3/08/32 |
Sex: m |
Notes: Returned. |
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Smith, Frank D. |
First date aid was given: 3/19/29 |
Age: 76 Date died: 6/24/36 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: OH |
Where born: county: Stark |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/93 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/93 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Smith, Fred |
First date aid was given: 11/06/39 |
Age: 78 |
Nationality: German Amer'n |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: MN |
Where born: county: Hennipen |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/05 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/05 |
Aid given: ok'd by Miss Conway |
Cause/poverty: died date unknown |
Notes: Del. by Jones/Peterson; ent. hosp. |
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Smith, Merrial |
First date aid was given: 1/30/37 |
Age: 41 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: KS |
Where born: county: Phillips |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/05 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/05 |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Left here February 16, 1937. |
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Smith, Rodger |
First date aid was given: 1/25/13 |
Sex: m |
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Smith, Roger |
First date aid was given: 1/25/13 |
Last date aid was given: 4/08/13 |
Age: 56 Date died: 4/09/13 |
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Nationality: English |
Sex: m |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/76 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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How long maintained by County: 14 days |
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Smith, Silas |
First date aid was given: 9/25/34 |
Age: 79 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: IA |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/78 |
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Smith, Silas W. |
First date aid was given: 5/12/32 |
Age: 74 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: IA |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/78 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Smith, Theresa |
First date aid was given: 8/01/94 |
Age: 43 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: IA |
Where born: county: Van Buren |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/93 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 7/01/94 |
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Snyder, |
First date aid was given: 7/01/93 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Value of aid given: 3.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h |
How long maintained by County: 3 days |
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Spear, Joe |
First date aid was given: 2/14/28 |
Last date aid was given: 4/12/30 |
Age: 67 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: MO |
Where born: county: Franklin |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/79 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/81 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Went to work; returned here. |
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Speer, Joe |
First date aid was given: 12/03/30 |
Last date aid was given: 3/15/31 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: MO |
Notes: Returned. |
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Speer, Joe |
First date aid was given: 5/25/31 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
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Where born: state: MO |
Notes: Re‑entered. |
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Speer, Joe |
First date aid was given: 4/09/32 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
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Where born: state: MO |
Notes: Went to work; came back April 29, |
1932. |
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Spencer, Flora, Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 7/29/95 |
Age: 30 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: IA |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/94 |
Aid given: merchandise |
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Value of aid given: 14.30 |
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Stanley, Mr. |
First date aid was given: 2/01/16 |
Date died: 8/09/16 |
Sex: m |
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Star, F. A., Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 3/27/28 |
Age: 68 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: OH |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/40 |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Start, Derry |
First date aid was given: 6/24/31 |
Nationality: American |
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Where born: state: PA |
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Start, Gary |
First date aid was given: 4/02/32 |
Sex: m |
Notes: Went to O'Days'. |
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Stemphey, Hugo |
First date aid was given: 8/02/95 |
Age: 15 |
Nationality: German |
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Sex: m |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/91 |
Aid given: maintenance on poor farm |
Value of aid given: 10.00 |
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How long maintained by County: 20 days |
Cause/poverty: insanity |
Notes: "Unsound mind." |
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Sterling, R. M. |
First date aid was given: 10/26/95 |
Age: 41 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: KS |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/83 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/95 |
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Aid given: care in hospital and medicine |
Value of aid given: 5.55 |
How long maintained by County: 4 days |
Cause/poverty: pneumonia |
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Stine, Charles W. |
First date aid was given: 3/15/28 |
Age: 69 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: PA |
Where born: county: Junieta |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/82 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/82 |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Hospitalized; died. |
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Stok, John |
First date aid was given: 7/21/30 |
Last date aid was given: 10/19/42 |
Age: 64 |
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Nationality: Austrian |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: PA |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/92 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/95 |
Cause/poverty: dropsy |
Notes: Hospital 12/2‑20; 1/29/42‑2/11; 3/13‑ 25. |
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Strosmer, Anna, Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 4/15/95 |
Age: 48 |
Sex: f |
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Aid given: ticket to Telluride |
Value of aid given: 3.85 |
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Stuckman, Warren |
First date aid was given: 9/01/35 |
Age: 26 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: UT |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/30 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/30 |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Entered hospital September 6, 1935. |
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Sturm, Georgie |
First date aid was given: 2/20/29 |
Age: 52 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: IA |
Where born: county: Kicurk |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/11 |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Went to hospital 12/16/1930. {Same person as Georgia Sturn.} |
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Sturn, Georgia |
First date aid was given: 12/16/30 |
Nationality: |
Sex: f |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Went to hospital 12/16/1930. {Same person as Georgie Sturm.} |
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Taylor, Joe |
First date aid was given: 2/06/95 |
Age: 85 |
Nationality: English |
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Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/60 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/80 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/80 |
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Aid given: merchandise |
Value of aid given: 9.40 |
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Teal, William |
First date aid was given: 4/04/20 |
Age: 87 Date died: 6/21/20 |
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Sex: m |
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Teichan, J. |
First date aid was given: 7/01/93 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Value of aid given: 8.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h |
How long maintained by County: 8 days |
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Thomas, Henry |
First date aid was given: 12/03/23 |
Age: 80 |
Nationality: French |
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Sex: m |
Where born: Paris |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/77 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/77 |
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Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Left for La Plata City 5/15/1924. |
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Thomas, Henry |
First date aid was given: 11/06/24 |
Age: 81 |
Nationality: French |
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Sex: m |
Where born: Paris |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/77 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/77 |
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Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Thomas, Henry |
First date aid was given: 10/06/25 |
Age: 82 |
Nationality: French |
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Sex: m |
Where born: Paris |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 3/05/51 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/77 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/77 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Thomas, Henry |
First date aid was given: 11/21/29 |
Age: 85 |
Nationality: French |
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Sex: m |
Where born: Alsace‑Lorraine |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/79 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/79 |
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Cause/poverty: old age |
Notes: Left for the hills 5/1/1930. |
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Thomas, Henry |
First date aid was given: 9/28/30 |
Nationality: French |
Sex: m |
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Notes: Returned. |
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Thomas, Henry |
First date aid was given: 4/20/31 |
Nationality: French |
Sex: m |
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Notes: Left for the hills. |
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Thomas, Henry |
First date aid was given: 12/22/31 |
Nationality: French |
Sex: m |
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Notes: Returned. Note says he died 12/13/31(?). |
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Thomas, Henry |
First date aid was given: 1/08/32 |
Nationality: French |
Sex: m |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Went to hospital. |
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Thompson, Frank |
First date aid was given: 12/01/93 |
Nationality: |
Sex: m |
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Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 26.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
How long maintained by County: 26 days |
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Cause/poverty: insanity |
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Tichon, John |
First date aid was given: 12/01/93 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Value of aid given: 27.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
How long maintained by County: 27 days |
Cause/poverty: insanity |
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Timberg, William |
First date aid was given: 3/31/13 |
Age: 70 Date died: 8/27/13 |
Nationality: Swedish |
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Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
How long maintained by County: 5 mo/27 |
days |
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Tremble, Arbell |
First date aid was given: 8/06/23 |
Age: 83 Date died: 4/25/24 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: KY |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/07 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/07 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: old age; not able to work |
Notes: Born 1840. |
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Trimble, Arabella |
First date aid was given: 11/06/13 |
Age: 60 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: KY |
Where born: county: Morgan |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/13 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/13 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: infirmity |
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Trimble, Arabella |
First date aid was given: 3/08/16 |
Age: 60 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: KY |
Where born: county: Morgan |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/13 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/13 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: infirmity |
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Trimble, Arbell |
First date aid was given: 11/06/14 |
Age: 60 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: KY |
Where born: county: Morgan |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/13 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/13 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Trimble, Arbell |
First date aid was given: 7/15/16 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
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Where born: state: KY |
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Trujillo, Jose |
First date aid was given: 10/10/16 |
Age: 75 |
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Nationality: Mexican |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: NM |
Where born: county: Tierra Amarilla |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/13 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Cause/poverty: old age |
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Trujillo, Jose |
First date aid was given: 11/10/16 |
Age: 75 |
Nationality: Mexican |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: NM |
Where born: county: Tierra Amarilla |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/13 |
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Cause/poverty: old age |
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Trujillo, Jose |
First date aid was given: 11/10/16 |
Age: 75 Date died: 12/05/16 |
Nationality: Mexican |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: NM |
Where born: county: Tierra Amarilla |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/13 |
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Aid given: care and attendance |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: old age, deafness & inability |
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Tucker, Bob |
First date aid was given: 12/16/28 |
Date died: 12/31/34 |
Sex: m |
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Notes: Returned 7/16/29; left 8/20/29; |
hospital 12/27/34. |
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Tucker, Bob |
First date aid was given: 7/15/30 |
Date died: 11/01/34 |
Sex: m |
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Notes: Re‑entered 7/15/30. 12/31/34 date of |
death may be more accurate. |
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Tucker, Bob |
First date aid was given: 1/16/32 |
Date died: 11/01/34 |
Sex: m |
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Notes: Returned. Death date Nov.‑Dec. |
1934, date not established. |
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Tucker, Bob |
First date aid was given: 1/29/32 |
Date died: 11/01/34 |
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Sex: m |
Notes: Left for town. Put in jail. Death |
date not established by this book. |
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Tucker, Bob |
First date aid was given: 2/28/32 |
Date died: 11/01/34 |
Sex: m |
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Notes: Left for jail. Death date (end of |
1934) is unclear from this book. |
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Tucker, Bob |
First date aid was given: 3/08/32 |
Date died: 11/01/34 |
Sex: m |
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Notes: Returned. Death date (end of 1934) |
is not established by this book. |
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Tucker, Joe |
First date aid was given: 11/13/29 |
Sex: m |
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Tucker, R. E. |
First date aid was given: 2/07/28 |
Last date aid was given: 3/10/28 |
Age: 73 |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: TX |
Where born: county: Parker |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/90 |
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Cause/poverty: sore back |
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Ulibarri, Criotilde |
First date aid was given: 4/22/39 |
Age: 18 |
Nationality: Mexican |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: NM |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/32 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/32 |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Delivered by Miss Conway; removed to hospital 4/24/39. |
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Ulibarri, Visenta D. |
First date aid was given: 4/22/39 |
Age: 16 |
Nationality: Mexican |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: NM |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/32 |
Notes: Delivered by Miss Conway; left here 4/27/39. |
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Unes, Ragy |
First date aid was given: 1/01/92 |
Age: 23 |
Nationality: Asian |
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Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/87 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/89 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 11/01/89 |
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Aid given: cash furnished |
Value of aid given: 18.00 |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Unknown name |
First date aid was given: 12/01/94 |
Nationality: |
Sex: m |
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Aid given: care and attendance in hospital |
Value of aid given: 4.00 |
How long maintained by County: 4 days |
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Valdez, Lee |
First date aid was given: 4/13/41 |
Last date aid was given: 4/14/41 |
Age: 21 |
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Nationality: Mexican |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: NM |
Where born: county: Rio Arriba |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/38 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/38 |
How long maintained by County: transient |
Notes: Delivered here by Miss Conway. |
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Vandibble, T. |
First date aid was given: 1/23/13 |
Age: 82 Date died: 2/23/13 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: NY |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/73 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Varaia, Edith |
First date aid was given: 10/07/30 |
Age: 23 |
Nationality: Italian |
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Sex: m |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/14 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/14 |
Notes: Went to hospital 12/17/30; returned |
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Varaia, Edith |
First date aid was given: 8/18/31 |
Nationality: Italian |
Sex: f |
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Notes: Left the home. |
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Varia, Edith |
First date aid was given: 7/09/40 |
Last date aid was given: 7/24/40 |
Age: 33 |
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Nationality: Italian |
Sex: f |
Where born: Italy |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/14 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/14 |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
Notes: Ok'd by Dr. Sexton; delivered by |
Miss Conway; left for Denver Hosp. |
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Vigil, Vicente |
First date aid was given: 6/30/38 |
Last date aid was given: 10/19/42 |
Age: 80 |
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Nationality: Mexican |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: NM |
Where born: county: Rio Arriba |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/98 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/24 |
Notes: Delivered by Undersheriff Handley; |
entered hosp. 1/4/41; ret. 1/20/41. |
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Walters, Thomas |
First date aid was given: 7/01/93 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
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Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 60.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h |
How long maintained by County: 60 days |
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Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Watson, Joseph |
First date aid was given: 1/01/95 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
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Where born: state: IL |
Aid given: maintenance on poor farm |
Value of aid given: 10.00 |
How long maintained by County: 20 days |
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Cause/poverty: rheumatism |
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Watters, Clara |
First date aid was given: 12/22/39 |
Age: 22 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: f |
Where born: state: TX |
Where born: county: Dennison |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/39 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/39 |
Aid given: left here next morning |
Cause/poverty: transient |
Notes: Ok'd by Welfare Dept. |
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Watters, John |
First date aid was given: 12/22/39 |
Age: 24 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: OK |
Where born: county: Gate |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/39 |
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Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/39 |
Aid given: left here next morning |
Cause/poverty: transient |
Notes: Ok'd by Welfare Dept. |
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Weatherbee, Mr. |
First date aid was given: 7/01/93 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Value of aid given: 7.00 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: h |
How long maintained by County: 7 days |
Cause/poverty: insanity |
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Webb, F. |
First date aid was given: 9/01/11 |
Last date aid was given: 10/02/11 |
Sex: m |
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Notes: Last meal Oct. 2, dinner. {Probably |
Frank Webb.} |
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Webb, Frank |
First date aid was given: 11/01/11 |
Last date aid was given: 11/20/11 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: NY |
Notes: Last meal Nov. 20, 1911, dinner. |
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Webb, Frank |
First date aid was given: 3/08/12 |
Last date aid was given: 3/31/12 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: NY |
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Webb, Frank |
First date aid was given: 1/25/13 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
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Where born: state: NY |
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Webb, Frank |
First date aid was given: 1/25/13 |
Age: 75 Date died: 11/10/15 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: NY |
Where born: county: Chautauqua |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/87 |
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Aid given: care and attendance |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
Cause/poverty: infirmity |
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Webb, Frank |
First date aid was given: 1/25/13 |
Last date aid was given: 7/02/13 |
Age: 75 Date died: 11/10/15 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: NY |
Where born: county: Chautauqua |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/87 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Weise, Myrtle |
First date aid was given: 1/11/95 |
Last date aid was given: 11/30/95 |
Age: 5 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: CO |
Where born: county: La Plata |
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Aid given: care in family |
Value of aid given: 166.50 |
How long maintained by County: 333 days |
Cause/poverty: desertion by parents |
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Werner, Mr. |
First date aid was given: 10/21/20 |
Sex: m |
How long maintained by County: 60 days |
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Wertz, |
First date aid was given: 5/17/16 |
Last date aid was given: 2/15/17 |
Sex: f |
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Aid given: care and attendance |
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Wertz, John |
First date aid was given: 5/16/16 |
Last date aid was given: 2/15/17 |
Sex: m |
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Wetchel, H. Von |
First date aid was given: 11/05/13 |
Last date aid was given: 2/18/14 |
Age: 34 |
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Nationality: Dutch |
Sex: m |
Where born: county: Hopton |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 10/01/10 |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/13 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 10/01/13 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
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Cause/poverty: insanity |
Notes: "Sent here for recovery." Separate |
note says he left 12/20/1915. |
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Wetherbee, John |
First date aid was given: 12/01/94 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
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Where born: state: CT |
Aid given: maintenance on poor farm |
Value of aid given: 118.00 |
How long maintained by County: 236 days |
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Cause/poverty: leaded in Smelter |
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White, J. D. |
First date aid was given: 3/04/20 |
Age: 43 |
Nationality: American |
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Where born: state: ME |
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Wiedmeyer, G. |
First date aid was given: 6/01/91 |
Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
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Value of aid given: 17.50 |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
How long maintained by County: 35 days |
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Williams, Cathreen |
First date aid was given: 3/04/24 |
Last date aid was given: 6/16/24 |
Age: 64 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
Where born: state: AL |
Where born: county: Mobile |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/07 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/21 |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Poor house (p) or hospital (h)?: p |
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Cause/poverty: blindness |
Notes: Born 5/6/1864. |
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Wilmers, A. H., Mrs. |
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First date aid was given: 12/06/95 |
Age: 40 |
Nationality: American |
Sex: f |
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Where born: state: LA |
Where born: county: New Orleans |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/76 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/93 |
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Aid given: stove and pipe; groceries |
Value of aid given: 7.35 |
Notes: Stove & pipe ‑ $5.00; groceries ‑ |
$2.35. |
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Wimberly, Mrs. |
First date aid was given: 4/03/95 |
Sex: f |
Aid given: merchandise |
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Value of aid given: 3.65 |
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Wooten, Sam |
First date aid was given: 12/12/95 |
Age: 25 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: MS |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/80 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/80 |
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Aid given: hospital care and medicine |
Cause/poverty: rheumatism |
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Wright, William |
First date aid was given: 1/01/94 |
Age: 46 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Aid given: care and attendance |
Value of aid given: 11.00 |
How long maintained by County: 11 days |
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Wright, William McClure |
First date aid was given: 1/01/95 |
Last date aid was given: 4/03/95 |
Age: 46 |
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Nationality: American |
Sex: m |
Where born: state: IN |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/77 |
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Aid given: care in hospital and burial |
Value of aid given: 113.00 |
How long maintained by County: 93 days |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Wurtz, John |
First date aid was given: 9/05/17 |
Age: 69 |
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Nationality: German |
Sex: f |
Where born: Alcess (Europe) |
Cause/poverty: eyesight |
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Notes: Born in Germany. |
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Wurtz, John |
First date aid was given: 3/05/21 |
Age: Date died: 9/16/21 |
Sex: m |
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Wurtz, Maggie |
First date aid was given: 9/05/17 |
Age: 70 |
Nationality: Irish |
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Sex: f |
Cause/poverty: inability |
Notes: Born in Ireland. |
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Wyld, C. |
First date aid was given: 12/06/95 |
Age: 39 |
Nationality: English |
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Sex: m |
Date emigrated to U.S.: 1/01/83 |
Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/88 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/95 |
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Aid given: poor farm; medicine |
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Young, George |
First date aid was given: 2/28/36 |
Age: 66 |
Nationality: American |
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Sex: m |
Where born: state: CO |
Where born: county: Pueblo |
Cause/poverty: sickness |
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Notes: Came from hospital; left May 15th. |
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Young, J. R. |
First date aid was given: 2/01/21 |
Age: 70 3/01/28 |
Sex: m |
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Cause/poverty: old age and rheumatism |
Notes: Went to hospital January, 1928, died |
in March. No dates are precise. |
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Young, John |
First date aid was given: 7/16/19 |
Age: 68 |
Sex: m |
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Date emigrated to CO.: 1/01/99 |
Date came to LaPlata Co.: 1/01/19 |
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Doing your own research: This description of a portion of the collections at the Fort Lewis College Center of Southwest Studies is provided to inform interested parties about the nature and depth of the repository's collections. It cannot serve as a substitute for a visit to the repository for those with substantial research interests in the collections.
These collections are located at the Center of Southwest Studies on the campus of Fort Lewis College. Interested researchers should phone the archivist at 970/247-7126 or send electronic mail to the archivist at: Ellison_T@fortlewis.edu . Click here to use our E-mail Reference Request Form. The Center does not have a budget for outgoing long-distance phone calls to answer reference requests, so if you do not provide an email address for our response you will need to be willing to accept a collect call from the Center.