Parsons Child and Family Center Records

Collection Type

Records

Year End

1830

SC17377

Quantity

44 Boxes

Access

open to Research with the exception of Case Files of Children Series

Acquisition

Deed of Gift

Processed By

Carla Meili, Student Assistant, State University of New York, University at Albany, 2003

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The Albany Orphan Asylum opened its doors to its first child on December 2, 1829. Founded by Orissa Healy and Eliza Wilcox, the asylum's first home was a rented house that was located on Washington Avenue in Albany, New York. By June 1830, the asylum housed seventy children and had attracted much favor among the citizens of Albany. In 1832 the asylum moved to a new home at Western Avenue and Robin Street, where it would remain for almost the next 75 years. The first name of the institution was the Society for the Relief of Orphan and Destitute Children in the City of Albany; about 1850 it became known as the Albany Orphan Asylum.

Rev. Timothy Fuller served as superintendent from 1866 until his death in 1879. He was succeeded by his son, Albert D. Fuller, who served as superintendent until his death in 1893. Albert D. Fuller was devoted to the Albany Orphan Asylum and its children, as can be seen in the correspondence between him and children who had left the Asylum to return to their parents or were bound out to families. It was during Mr. Fuller's tenure as superintendent that the majority of the children's records were kept, including the individual case files. In 1891, Albert Fuller was also placed in charge of the Lathrop Memorial, another home in Albany for orphaned children. After he died in 1893, his wife, Helen Fuller, who served until 1902, succeeded him.

By 1904, the facility on Western Avenue was considered to be inadequate, so the trustees began to consider building a new facility. Believing children should be housed in smaller groups in a home-like setting instead of barracks with a communal mess hall, the board of managers (trustees), adopted what is known as the "cottage plan," and began building a complex of four "homes" at 140 New Scotland Avenue; in 1907 the facility was opened. In 1910, the board named the cottages in honor of past leaders, James D. Wasson, Archibald McIntyre, General John T. Rathbone, and the Fuller Family. A substantial gift in 1914 from Mrs. John D. Parsons Jr. , in memory of her late husband financed the building of Parsons Cottage. By the 1930s, it was no longer an orphan asylum, so the name was changed in 1935 to the Albany Home for Children. In 1959 the present facility on Academy Road was built. In 1976 the name of the institution was changed to the Parsons Child and Family Center, honoring the major benefactor, John D. Parsons, Jr.

From its beginning, the mission of the asylum was to provide food, shelter, and attention to the physical, emotional, and educational needs of orphaned and dependent children. These children included those who, although their parents may have been living, were neglected or not well provided for by them. The initial charge for caring for a child was fifty cents a week if the parent or guardian could afford it. If a child was destitute, the asylum would accept him/her if it had the funds. Many of the children returned to their parent(s) when their economic situation or health improved. The number of children received without pay was regulated by the condition of the funds belonging to the society. The counties who sent children to the asylum were charged for the care of those children. Much of the early financial support of the asylum came from local churches, which held fairs and benefits to raise money for the institution. The society also accepted gifts or money and property from individuals to further its mission.

At eight or nine years of age, many children were indentured to families who needed or wanted a child to help with domestic work, farm work, or for companionship. Children were indentured for a specific period of time, as indicated in the contracts found in many of the case files.

The governing body of the asylum was the Board of Trustees and the superintendent. The first officers of the institution were elected June 10, 1830; James O. Wasson was the first president of the board. The earliest minutes of meetings of the Board of Trustees refer to another governing body, the "Lady Managers. " However, records of the Ladies Association Auxiliary to the Albany Orphan Asylum in this collection do not begin until 1904. The Board of Trustees concerned itself with the organization, property, and expenses of the asylum and documented their activities in annual reports. The Ladies Auxiliary concerned itself with promoting the welfare of the children of the asylum. They had oversight and general supervision of the internal affairs of the asylum. They made suggestions to the Board concerning such affairs, and they took upon themselves matters referred to them by the Board.

Series Description

The majority of records Parsons Child and Family Center (Albany Orphan Asylum) are organized into eleven series that document primarily administrative functions activities this institution from its founding in 1830 until early 1930s.

I. Organizational Papers Series, 1830-1996. Boxes 1-7.

The organizational series consists of material relating to the history and formation of the Asylum, including the original stockholders book from 1848. This volume contains a manuscript copy of the Constitution of the Society for the Relief of Orphans and Destitute Children and a print copy of same, June 3, 1830. The original stockholders each paid $2 and some families became joint stock holders. As stated in the constitution, the society was to be managed by a president and a board of managers, and that board was vested with the power to make by-laws, rules, and regulations as they thought proper for carrying out the objects of the society. The account book kept by Superintendent Orissa Healy, 1831-1833, includes name of first child received on December 2, 1829, record of children at the Asylum from 1830-1839, and the name of person or family to whom children were bound out. The volume containing the Original Act of Incorporation of the Society for the Relief of Orphans and Destitute Children, March 30, 1831, also includes memoranda admitting children to the Society, 1832-1865. The minutes of meetings of the Board of Managers (Trustees), 1841-1921, excluding 1848-1857, are contained in two volumes of manuscript records with some typewritten reports of meetings. Included in the records are the names of board members present at meetings, suggestions for internal investigation of arrangements and proceedings in the asylum, recommendations made for the hiring of teachers, weekly dietary costs per child, and appointment of members to various committees in charge of fulfilling the plans and goals for the Asylum made by the Board. Annual Reports, Superintendent's Reports, and Treasurer's Reports, 1832-1996, are manuscripts, printed, or typewritten, and some are bound volumes.

II. Records of Children Series, 1835-1909. Boxes 8-25.

The Records of Children series consists mostly of manuscript records of children admitted to the asylum. The two earliest volumes, 1835-1842 and 1843-1882, contain dates children were received, age, by whom sent, when discharged, and remarks about the parents, including indicating if the child was an orphan. The later volume, 1843-1882, is indexed alphabetically, and includes case numbers 2383-2483, which can be cross referenced to the Record of Children in box 9, a Monthly Record of Children volume, a Population Book, and a Records of Indentured Children volume. The later volume also contains a list of children supported at the asylum in 1876 and a list of children who were bound out to families or ran away and later either returned to the asylum or were bound out a second time.

The five Record of Children volumes, covering the years 1877 through 1903, contain detailed information of children and their parents in two columns. Memoranda in regard to the child include: date of admission, date of birth, orphan status, by whom the child was brought to the asylum, place of birth, mental condition, physical condition, when vaccinated, if the child had a contagious disease, date of discharge, by whom taken, and when indenture terminated. Memoranda in regard to parents include: place of birth, address, occupation, religion, and names of relatives and friends. These volumes include case numbers 2448-7818 of the children so that they can be cross-referenced to the Monthly Record of Children volumes, Population Books, Records of Indentured Children, and the 1843-1882 Record of Children. The Lathrop Memorial volume is similar in format to the previous four volumes, but consists of information about the children at that institution, which Albert Fuller took charge of in 1891.

The Monthly Record of Children Received and Discharged volumes, 1877-1897, consist of monthly lists of children received and discharged, and the number of children on hand during that month. These volumes contain annual lists of children supported by the Asylum and lists of children out on trial or temporarily absent. Sanitary conditions for each month are also reported. Also included are registration numbers, which can be cross-referenced to the volumes in series containing case numbers for children.

Population Books, 1876-1909, are indexed alphabetically by the county that had jurisdiction over the care of the children. Information includes date received, date discharged, date of birth, by whom brought, and the name of the Superintendent of Poor of the county charged for children. These records also contain case numbers, so they can be cross-referenced to other volumes in series containing case numbers.

Records of Indentured Children, six volumes, indexed alphabetically, 1879-1907. Information about each child includes name, birth date, admission date, parentage, mental and physical condition, remarks, indenture date and copies of correspondence reporting children's condition. The majority of the correspondence consists of letters between indentured children and Mr. Fuller (until his death in 1893), and then Mrs. Fuller, who became Superintendent after the death of her husband. Some records include case numbers so that records can be cross-referenced to other volumes in series.

III. Admission Records Series, 1865-1908. Boxes 26-27.

This series consists of certificates and memoranda containing the name, birth date, date of admission of the child, and name of county and amount charged for care of child. Some of the memoranda in box 27 include the name of the mother and father and whether or not the child can be placed in a home.

IV. Visitors Register Series, 1900-1913. Box 28.

The Albany Orphan Asylum Register contains original signatures and addresses of visitors on the date they visited the asylum. The names of visitors between 1901-1907 in the Lathrop Memorial Register were copied from another source. From 1908-1913 the signatures are original. That volume also contains daily menus of the Albany Orphan Asylum for September 1, 1929 through February 17, 1930.

V. Ladies Association Auxiliary to the Albany Orphan Asylum Series, 1904-1931. Box 29.

These two volumes of Secretary's Books of the Ladies Association Auxiliary to the Albany Orphan Asylum, Minutes of Meetings, 2/2/1904-1/1/1906 and 10/1920-11/1931, include reports of sanitary conditions at the asylum, the health and welfare of the children, suggestions for purchases to be made from donations, and observations. The earlier volume (1904-1905) is in manuscript form and contains a copy of the by-laws of the group.

VI. Buildings and Grounds Series, 1837-1913. Box 30.

The Building and Grounds Series is made up of contracts, deeds, specifications, and photocopies of photographs of buildings. Included in the series are an appeal to the public for money to care for the orphans, 1832; a letter to Mrs. Russell Sage requesting money to erect a new cottage in 1907; a bequest of money made by William James to the Albany Orphan Asylum in 1837; building contracts, and specifications for buildings to be erected at Washington Avenue.

VII. Correspondence, News, and Research Materials, 1836-1957. Box 31.

This series contains letters to and from past presidents of the Board of Trustees and friends of the asylum. In addition, one folder contains news clippings about events surrounding the asylum. Also included are pieces of research on local notable people such as Edward Cornelius Delavan, an abstinence agitator who was connected to the temperance movement in the middle 1800s, and Louis Leach Woodward, who served on the Board of Trustees from 1941 to 1951.

VIII. Photographs and Printed Materials. 1840-1922. Box 32.

This series contains some original photographs of children and buildings and some photocopies of photographs. Also included are printed materials such as the Memoriam to Albert D. Fuller and a biography of John D. Parsons, Jr., after whom the Parsons Child and Family Center was named.

IX. Legal Records, 1890, 1901. Box 33

This series contains the court transcripts of a brutality case that was brought against an employee of the Albany Orphan Asylum. This record contains testimony from seven hearings: one hearing contains evidence given by the alleged victim, a 14 year old boy and six sections of transcripts are inquiries into the management of the Albany Orphan Asylum. Included in this series is a N. Y. Supreme Court Petition and Order for payment of an unclaimed portion of the proceeds of the sale of real property.

X. The Publications Series, 1980-1996. Box 34.

Included in this series are two issues of the Parsons Newsletter, 1980, as well as pamphlets with general information about Parsons, admission policies and procedures, and adoption.

XI. Case Files of Children Series, 1880-1945. Boxes 35-44.

Access to these files is restricted. Interested researchers must obtain written permission from the Director of the Parsons Center.

The Case Files series is organized alphabetically by child, and each folder is organized chronologically, with beginning date and ending date of contents. The files include letters from Albert Fuller to the children who were bound out to families, returned home to their parents, or were living independently. After Mr. Fuller died, his wife, Helen Fuller, serving as acting superintendent, continued correspondence with the children and their families. Also included are Indenture Agreements made between the Asylum and the people to whom children were bound out. The majority of the records were created between 1880-1893, the years Albert Fuller was superintendent. Some folders contain much more detailed information than others do. See the appendix for a complete listing of all the names listed in the case files.

Container List

Box	Volume/ Folder	Contents
		Organizational Records
1	1	Stockholders Book, 1848. Includes manuscript copy of the Constitution of the Society for the Relief of Orphans and Destitute Children and a print copy of the Constitution, June 3, 1830. 1 v. Bound.
	2	Account book kept by Superintendent Orissa Healy, 1831-1833. 1 v. Bound. Includes: a. Record of children at the Asylum, 1830-1839. b. Record of children, in alphabetical order, 1835-1851.
	3	Original Act of Incorporation of the Society for the Relief of Orphans and Destitute Children in the City of Albany, March 30, 1832. Includes memoranda admitting children to the Society, 1832-1865. 1 v. Bound.
2		Minutes of Meetings of the Board of Managers, 2/19/1841-2/26/1906, excluding 1848-1857. 1 v. Bound.
3		Minutes of Meetings of the Board of Managers, 3/18/1906-10/16/1921. 1 v. Bound.
4		Annual Reports and Superintendent's Reports 1832-1890, some copies printed.
	1	Annual Reports, 1832, 1833, 1835 (2 copies)
	2	Annual Reports, 1839, 1848
	3	Annual Report, 1851
	4	Superintendent's Reports, 1880, 1881
	5	Annual Report, 1885
	6	Superintendent's Report, 1887
	7	Superintendent's Report, 1887
	8	Superintendent's Report, 1888
	9	Superintendent's Report, 1888
	10	Superintendent's Report, 1889
	11	Superintendent's Report, 1890
5		Annual Reports and Superintendent's Reports, 1891-1901, printed and some bound.
	1	Superintendent's Report, 1891, 1 v. Bound.
	2	Superintendent's Report, 1891
	3	Extracts from Albert D. Fuller's last Annual Report, 1892
	4	Superintendent's Report, 1893. 1 v. Bound.
	5	Annual Reports, 1893-1897. 1 v. Bound.
	6	Superintendent's Report, 1897, includes lists of children received and discharged, October 1897, November 1897, December 1897, January 1898, and February 1898, 1 v. Bound.
	7	Annual Report, 1901, 1 v. Bound.
6		Annual Reports, Treasurer's Reports, 1898-1911.
	1	Treasurer's Reports, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902 (2 copies), printed pamphlets
	2	Annual Reports, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1 v. Bound and printed.
	3	Annual Report, 1904
	4	Treasurer's Reports, 1905 (5 copies), printed pamphlets
	5	Annual Report, 1906, printed
	6	Annual Report, 1907, printed
	7	Annual Report, 1907, printed
	8	Annual Report, 1911, printed
	9	Annual Reports, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1 v. Bound and printed.
7		Annual Reports, 1912-1996
	1	Annual Report, 1912 (2 copies), printed
	2	Annual Report, 1913, printed
	3	Annual Report, 1914, printed
	4	Annual Report, 1915, printed
	5	Annual Report, 1916, printed
	6	Annual Report, 1917, printed
	7	Annual Report, 1918, printed
	8	Annual Report, 1919, printed
	9	Annual Report, 1920, printed
	10	Annual Report, 1921, printed
	11	Annual Report, 1922, printed
	12	Annual Report, 1923, printed
	13	Annual Report, 1924, printed
	14	Annual Report, 1925, printed
	15	Annual Report, 1926, printed
	16	Annual Report, 1927, printed
	17	Annual Report, 1928, printed
	18	Annual Report, 1931
	19	Annual Report, 1932, printed
	20	Annual Report, 1933
	21	Annual Report, 1979, printed
	22	Annual Reports, 1991, 1992, printed
	23	Annual Reports, 1993, 1994, printed
	24	Annual Reports, 1995, 1996, printed
		Records of Children
8	1 2	Record of Children, 1835-1862. Includes date received, name, age, by whom sent, when discharged, how disposed of, and remarks. 1 v. Bound. Record of Children, 1843-1882, arranged alphabetically, entries include case number, name of child, birth date, parentage, date admitted, payment conditions, date discharged, by whom taken, and remarks. 1 v. Bound.
9		Record of Children, Albany Orphan Asylum, 1/2/1877-4/15/1885, indexed alphabetically. Information includes case numbers 2448-4424. 1 v. Bound.
10		Record of Children, Albany Orphan Asylum, 4/20/1885-3/3/1891. Includes case numbers 4425-5418. 1 v. Bound.
11		Record of Children, Albany Orphan Asylum, 3/3/1891-12/30/1896. Includes case numbers 5419-6618. 1 v. Bound.
12		Record of Children, Albany Orphan Asylum, 1/1/1897-11/25/1903. Includes case numbers 6619-7818. 1 v. Bound.
13		Record of Children, Lathrop Memorial, 1892-1901. Some cases include an A. O. A. case number. 1 v. bound.
14		Monthly Record of Children Received and Discharged, 1877-1885. 1 v. Bound.
15		Monthly Record of Children Received and Discharged, 1885-1893. 1 v. Bound.
16		Monthly Record of Children Received and Discharged, 1894-1897. Volume includes a list of children out on trial or temporarily absent, 1892-1902. Also includes a list of children in A. O. A. in 1866. 1 v. Bound.
17		Population Book, 1876-1894, indexed alphabetically by county charged for child, 1 v. Bound.
18		Population Book, 1883-1909, indexed alphabetically by county charged for child. Includes same information as previous volume. 1 v. Bound.
19		Records of Indentured Children, 1879-1894, indexed alphabetically. 1 v. Bound.
20		Records of Indentured Children, 1880-1893, indexed alphabetically. 1 v. Bound.
21		Records of Indentured Children, 1883-1893, indexed alphabetically. 1 v. Bound.
22		Records of Indentured Children, 1887-1895, not indexed alphabetically. 1 v. Bound.
23		Records of Indentured Children, 1893-1898, not indexed. 1 v. Bound.
24		Records of Indentured Children, 1897-1907, not indexed. 1 v. Bound.
25		Reports and copies of letters of children who have left the A. O. A. , 1886-1894. Letters written by children who left the asylum and by Albert Fuller, some records include case numbers.
		Admission Records
26	1	Order of Admission Certificates, 1875-1882. 1 v. Bound.
	2	Memoranda of Agreements for Admission, 1865-1893.
27	1	Order of Admission Certificates, 1895-1908, partially indexed by county charged. 1 v. Bound.
		Visitors Register Series
28	1	Visitors Register of the Albany Orphan Asylum, July 17, 1900-May 16, 1923. 1 v. Bound.
	2	Visitors Register of the Lathrop Memorial, September 4, 1901-September 29, 1913. 1 v. Bound.
		Ladies Association Auxiliary to the Asylum
29	1	Secretary's book of the Ladies Association Auxiliary to the Albany Orphan Asylum, Minutes of Meetings, 2/2/1904-1/1/1906. 1 v. Bound.
	2	Secretary's book of the Ladies Association Auxiliary to the Albany Orphan Asylum, Minutes of Meetings, 10/12/1920-11/10/1931. 1 v. Bound.
		Buildings, Grounds, Contracts, and Deeds
30	1	Appeal for money to erect building, 1832; letter to Mrs. Russell Sage requesting money, 1907.
	2	Bequest of William James to A. O. A. , 1837.
	3	Building contracts, 1886; description of property, 1908; bids given by Ogden & Wright, Architects, undated.
	4	Specifications for heating, 1902; specifications for roofing, glazing, stonecutters, plumbers, carpenters, steam heating, and masons, all undated.
	5	List of fixtures, Fuller & Pitcher, Architects, undated.
	6	Inventory of furniture and household goods left in Superintendent's cottage of A. O. A. by Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Johnson; list of supplies in storeroom; bill of fare for babies.
	7	2 letters from Superintendent Charles Johnson requesting money for drinking fountain, 1912; list of people who donated to fountain fund; drinking fountain receipt, 1913.
	8	14 Photocopies of photographs of children, staff, and buildings.
	9	5 Photocopies of photographs of buildings and children.
	10	1 Photocopy of photograph of Parsons at New Scotland Avenue.
	11	7 Photocopies of photographs of Parsons, 1907.
	12	Deed of Property between A. O. A. and city of Albany, 1911.
		Correspondence
31	1	Letters between Alfred Hartman and H. W. Hopkirk, superintendent, 1939. Includes postcard and a photograph of Hartman.
	2	Letters and notes, 1840-1893. Includes letter to John F. Rathbone, President of the Board of Trustees, concerning benefits of A. O. A. buying a farm, undated.
	3	Admission letters, 1836-1849.
	4	Letters, 1829-1893. Includes a letter written by J. O. Davis on the founding of the A. O. A. by Orissa Healy, 1829. Also includes report on the feasibility of buying a farm, undated.
	5	Postcards and Christmas cards, 1888-1940.
	6	Proposed draft of rules, undated; list of things to remember; notice to pensioners; plan for the relief of seamstresses; all undated
	7	Report given to Secretary of the State Board of Charities by Albert Fuller, 1878 re:answers to inquiries made in regard to A. O. A.
	8	Review of charges made against A. O. A. , undated.
	9	5 autopsy reports of children of A. O. A, 1890-1907; 3 letters re:deceased children, 1890-1893.
	10	Report on visits to other asylums regarding the cottage plan for A. O. A, presented by John Howe, Montgomery Mosher, and Fred Tillinghurst, 1906.
	11	Letter from Board of Education, 1920; Letter from New York State College for Teachers in Albany re:education of girls at the A. O. A. ; list of trustees, officers, medical staff, and employees, 1891; other materials.
	12	Letters to Mr. and Mrs. Boss of the Dudley Observatory, Albany, 1912-1945.
	13	Letters regarding children, 1843-1895.
	14	2 copies of biographical information on Louis Leach Woodward, 1898-1958.
	15	Research on Edward Cornelius Delavan, b. 1793, d. 1871.
	16	News clippings re: Helen Keller, 1913; missing boy, 1958; opera star, 1974; certificate, 1919.
	17	List of children supported in the A. O. A. in 1884.
	18	Blank records of admission; blank copies of applications for commitment to A. O. A.
	19	Paper written by Charles Louis Wilsey, "The Albany Home for Children," May 1957. Includes photographs of children and cottages, 1944 & 1955.
		Photographs and Printed Materials
32	1	Historical Scrapbook, contains newspaper clippings, 1852-1920.
	2	Book of photographs of trustees, 1840-1917.
	1	Albany Medical Annals, December 1922. Contains article written by J. Montgomery Mosher, M. D.
	2	Biography of John D. Parsons, Jr. , contains photographs of Parsons residence, Albany Trust Company, and other notable buildings. 1 v. Bound.
	3	In Memoriam. Albert D. Fuller, b. 1850, d. 1893.
	4	Photographs of children, 1902, 1947, 1968, and undated.
	5	Photographs of Asta children, 1913; photograph of Rush Nichols, 1912
	6	Page from children's record.
	7	Street map showing the Albany Orphan Asylum, at Western and Robin.
	8	Rules and Regulations, 1902; Charter, Amendments and By-laws of the Albany Orphan Asylum, 1904.
	9	Collage of photographs, undated.
	10	Mounted photograph of buildings at New Scotland Avenue.
	11	Mounted photograph of buildings at New Scotland Avenue.
	12	Poster, Whitney's salutes the A. O. A. , 1859-1949.
33	1 2	Legal Records Court Transcripts of brutality case against A. O. A. employee, 1901. New York Supreme Court Petition and Order in partition case between Matilda Cree and Cornelius Griffen, et al. , 1890.
34	1	The Publications Series Parsons Newsletter, Summer/Fall 1980 Parsons Newsletter, Winter 1980 Also contains pamphlets about adoption, intake policies and procedures, general information, and newsletters.
		Case Files of Children, 1880-1945 Access to these files is restricted. Interested researchers must obtain written permission from the Director of Parson Center.
35	1-43	Beaman-Connors
36	1-41	Dutcher-Ivans
37	1-52	Jackson-Ladoux
38	1-36	Lafar-Loomis
39	1-48	Lord-Milton
40	1-39	Mitchell-McGraw, Bertha
41	1-34	McGraw, Mary-Orcutt
42	1-40	Orton-Reed, Lewis
43	1-31	Reed, William-Rouse
44	1-44	Rowe-Wood

Appendix: Casefiles of Children

Access to these files is restricted. Interested researchers must obtain written permission from the Director of Parson Center.

Box	Folder(s)	Contents

35	1	Beaman, Blanche, 1894
	2	Beaton, Annie, 1897
	3	Becker Children, 1891
	4	Beetin Children, 1889-1892
	5	Bell, Herbert, 1892-1893
	6	Bell, Jennie, 1893-1908
	7	Bennett, Charles, Franklin, and Palmer, 1893-1940
	8	Berdell, Roland, 1906
	9	Bourke, Perry, 1892-1893
	10	Bourse, Mary, 1894
	11	Bowdy, Albert, 1885-1887
	12	Bowman, Ella and Mary, 1876-1888
	13	Bowman, James and Sarah, 1886-1893
	14	Brackett, Charles and Cora, 1887-1891
	15	Bradt Children, 1889-1893
	16	Bradt, Charley and George, 1893-1895
	17	Bradt, Eddie, 1884-1885
	18	Bradt, Rena, 1893
	19	Breakey Children, 1894-1896
	20	Brew, Andrew and Harry
	21	Brewer, Rosa, 1895
	22	Brockum Children, 1889
	23	Bronk, Gifford, 1891-1899
	24	Brooks, Andrew, 1892
	25	Brooks Children, 1889
	26	Brooks, Diantha, 1886-1887
	27	Broshius Children, 1894
	28	Brott, Gertrude and Ruth, 1899-1956
	29	Brown, Charles, 1889
	30	Brown, Chrisitne, 1896
	31	Brown, Flora, 1888
	32	Brown, Della, George, and Willie, 1886-1916
	33	Brown, Grace, 1888
	34	Brown, James, 1892-1893
	35	Brown, John, 1889-1898
	36	Brown, Leonard, 1896
	37	Brown, Nathaniel, 1888-1895
	38	Burdick, Frank, 1886-1887
	39	Butler, Anna and Harry, 1887-1889
	40	Cady, George and Meritt, 1888-1918
	41	Cain, Hannah, 1889
	42	Cheneaux, Alfred, (formerly Fred Nash), 1888-1910
	43	Connors, Frances, 1902-1909
36	1	Dutcher, Kneeland, 1891
	2	Dutcher, Martha, 1899-1910
	3	Earl, Charles and Oscar, 1881-1890
	4	Edwards, Harry, Jessie, and Willie, 1883-1903
	5	Eidlebush Children, 1884
	6	Eldred, Alma, 1892-1893
	7	Elliot Child, 1895
	8	Ellis, Bella and George, 1895-1922
	9	Elmer, Caroline, 1890
	10	Enos, Benjamin and Eugene, 1876-1886
	11	Erickson, Ella and Sigrid, 1895-1896
	12	Esmond, Cora and George, 1883-1893
	13	Evans, Charlie and Willie, 1890-1895
	14	Evans, Isabelle, 1884-185
	15	Factreau, Ellen, 1893
	16	Fagan, Mary, 1888
	17	Fallamal, Fred, 1891-1892
	18	Farrington Children, 1888-1889
	19	Faulkner, William, 1892-1893
	20	Fay Children, 1892
	21	Fellows, Daniel, George, Maria, and William, 1882-1902
	22	Ferguson, Carrie and Cora, 1885-1892
	23	Figel, Fred and George, 1895
	24	Filkins, James, 1887
	25	Finch, James, 1889
	26	Fink, Charles, Ellen, and Sidney, 1895
	27	Finkle Children, 1899
	28	Finnegan Children, 1891-1892
	29	Fiore Children, 1892-1895
	30	Fisher, Hannah and Maggie, 1885-1892
	31	Fitch, Milo, 1891-1893
	32	Flagler, John, 1893-1894
	33	Fletcher, Willie, 1891
	34	Fluker, George, Minnie, and Willie, 1885-1910
	35	Folmsbee Children, 1891
	36	Forbes, Cornelia, 1882-1888
	37	Forbes, Fred, 1885
	38	Forbes, Minnie, 1883-1891
	39	Ford, Emma, James, Lucy, Rosa, Thomas, and Willie, 1885-1892
	40	Foreman, Fred, 1893-1895
	41	Ivans, John, 1894-1895
37	1	Jackson, Bertha, Earl, Hazel, and Lillie, 1891-1900
	2	Jackson, Clarence, 1891-1895
	3	Jackson, Libbie and Willie, 1884
	4	Jackson, Theodore and William, 1887-1892
	5	James, George, Mary, Sarah, and Willie, 1892-1895
	6	Jeffard Children, 1890
	7	Jeggle, Matilda, 1889-1894
	8	Jenkinson, John, 1884-1888
	9	Johnson, Anna and Libbie, 1888-1892
	10	Johnson, Arthur, 1893-1909
	11	Johnson, Eva,
	12	Johnson, Kittie, 1895
	13	Johnson, Pearl, 1887-1891
	14	Johnson, Robert, 1889-1890
	15	Johnson, William, 1892
	16	Johnston, Sophia, 1890
	17	Jones, George, 1886
	18	Jones, Charles and Katie, 1889-1913
	19	Jones, John, 1890-196
	20	Jones, Orville, 1885-1893
	21	Jordan, Frank and Morris, 1887-1895
	22	Jubeck, Andrew, 1890-1894
	23	Jubert, Jessie, 1885-1899
	24	Jump Children, 1886-1887
	25	June, Carrie, Jennie, and Porter, 1886-1892
	26	Kahler, Elmer, 1892-1928
	27	Kane, Emma, Ida, and Martin, 1886-1900
	28	Kearney, Edward and William, 1895
	29	Keegan Children, 1888
	30	Keeper, William, 1887-1888
	31	Kehoe, Mary, 1891
	32	Kelley, Zelsey, 1888
	33	Kelly, James, 1883-1886
	34	Kelsey, Clarence and Harlon, 1888-1889
	35	Kent Children, 1891-1893
	36	Kernal, Hattie, 1890
	37	Ketcham, William, 1889
	38	Kilburn, Bessie, Fred, and Helen, 1885-1903
	39	Kill, Harry, 1893
	40	King, Fred, 1886-1888
	41	King, Russell, 1891
	42	King, Viola and William, 1886-1890
	43	Kirby, George, 1892
	44	Kirk, Edward, 1888-1889
	45	Kleiber, Katie, 1885-1891
	46	Knecht, Mary and Peter, 1885
	47	Kotarba, Edgar, 1889-1891
	48	Kyle, Earl, 1893-1894
	49	LaBrew, Rosa, 1894
	50	LaCross Children, 1893-1895
	51	Lacy, James, 1890
	52	Ladoux, Frank and Fred, 1892-1922
38	1	Lafar, Gusey and Milford, 1899
	2	LaFlame Child, 1886
	3	LaFlowers, Minnie, 1887-1888
	4	Laing, Fannie, 1892
	5	LaMarche, Raymond, 1883-1895
	6	Landa, Anton, undated
	7	Lane, Agnes, 1879
	8	Langley, Patsy, 1892
	9	Lannan, Emma, 1887-1890
	10	Lape Children, 1892
	11	LaPoint, Julia, 1885
	12	Larkin Children, 1889-1890
	13	LaRose, Jesse, 1891-1894
	14	LaRue, Alonzo, 1891
	15	Lasher, Anna and Charles, 1885-1891
	16	Lathran, Henry, 1888
	17	Lauder, Ella, 1885-1887
	18	Launt, Edward, 1898
	19	Lavender Children, 1888-1896
	20	Law Children, 1887-1995
	21	Law, Henry, 1881
	22	Lawler Children, 1884
	23	Layman, Carrie, 1876-1877
	24	Lee, Eliza, 1888-1890
	25	Leizer, Hyman and William, 1918
	26	Leonard, Almata and Robert, 1895
	27	Lewis, Frank and George, 1892-1893
	28	Liberatora, Frances, undated
	29	Lilley, Jennie, Samuel, and Sophia, 1884-1935(1884-1888)
	30	Lilley, Jennie, Samuel, and Sophia, 1884-1935(1889-1935)
	31	Lishway, Sylvester, 1885-1890
	32	Lithbridge Children, 1877
	33	Livingston, William, 1890-1895
	34	Lockwood, Eugene, Nelson, and Solon, 1888-1939
	35	Loeffler, Alma, Arno, and Paul, 1887-1888
	36	Loomis, Willie, 1887-1895
39	1	Lord Child, 1892
	2	Lounsberry, Harold, 1891-1892
	3	Lovegrove Children, 1889-1894
	4	Loven, Anna, Frank, and John, 1890-1900
	5	Luce, Leon, 1892-1894
	6	Lucid, Bessie, 1892
	7	Lumbo, Frank, 1884
	8	Lupine, Ada, 1883-1890
	9	Lut Children, 1891-1892
	10	Lynch, Lena, 1895
	11	Lynn, Duane and Willard
	12	Lyon, Willie, 1888-1891
	13	Magee, Augustus, 1883-1918
	14	Maguire, William, 1891-1892
	15	Mahar, Frank, 1875-1888
	16	Main, Harry, 1886-1890
	17	Malson, George and Willie, 1889
	18	Maltison Children, 1891
	19	Manders, Charles, 1885-1893
	20	Manning, Fred, 1895-1929
	21	Mansfield, James, 1896
	22	Marbot, Edward, 1889
	23	Marsha, John, 1892
	24	Marteino, Monowale and William, 1884-1886
	25	Martin, Florence, Sarah, and Thomas, 1892-1896
	26	Martinean Children, 1886-1894
	27	Mason, Stella, 1884-1887
	28	Mataline, Frank, 1882-1889
	29	Mathews, Christopher and Francis, 1885-1892
	30	Mattern, Barbara, 1893
	31	Mauch, Rudolph, 1883
	32	Maybee, Rudolph, 1885-1891
	33	Mead, Clarence, 1880
	34	Mead, Edward and Harry, 1883-1900
	35	Menn, Gussie, 1889-1891
	36	Merkel Children, 1884-1886
	37	Merriman, Frank, 1890
	38	Metagova, Ophelia and Peter, 1894-1901
	39	Middlebrooks, Stanton, 1885-1893
	40	Miller, Alice and John, 1885
	41	Miller, Charles, 1891
	42	Miller, Clarence and Fred, 1889-1890
	43	Miller, Frank, 1892
	44	Miller, George, 1887-1891
	45	Miller, James, John, and Julia, 1892-1900
	46	Miller, Kate, 1881-1892
	47	Miller, William, 1886-1911
	48	Milton, William, 1888
40	1	Mitchell, Alice, 1888-1889
	2	Moak, Williametta, 1884-1889
	3	Mockrie, Jane, undated
	4	Moir Children, 1890
	5	Monegan Children, 1891-1894
	6	Monroe, Bertie, Eva, and Maud, 1888-1892
	7	Montee, Henry and Rose, 1886-1891
	8	Moore, Nora, 1893-1894
	9	Moore, Jesse, Leroy, and Ross, 1885-1896
	10	Morey, Addison, 1882
	11	Morf, Albert, 1898-1905
	12	Morgan, Fannie, John, and Leonard, 1890-1958
	13	Morse, Helen, Mabel, and Walter, 1884-1892
	14	Moses, Henry, 1884-1888
	15	Mott, Charles, 1875-1889
	16	Moyer, Ernest and Lillie, 1891-1892
	17	Mullane Children, 1891
	18	Mulligan, Bernard and Charles, 1884
	19	Mulligan, Joseph, 1919
	20	Mulvey Children, 1884
	21	Murdock, Robert, 1888
	22	Murphy, Arthur and Jenny, 1888-1900
	23	Myers, Georgina, 1888
	24	McAlease Children, 1885
	25	McAuley, Bessie, Claude, John, and Randall, 1888-1894
	26	McCabe, Ellie, 1887-1889
	27	McCall, Hattie and John, 1884-1896
	28	McCarty, William, 1890-1892
	29	McCaughern Children, 1888-1894
	30	McClellan, John, Sarah, and Thomas, 1887
	31	McCluskey Children, 1892-1894
	32	McConville, Edward and William, 1890-1894
	33	McCormack, Jerry and Martin, 1891-1894
	34	McCuster Children, 1890-1894
	35	McDonald, Birdie, 1899
	36	MacFarlane, William, 1893
	37	McGibbons, Edward and James,1884
	38	McGowan, Andrew, 1885
	39	McGraw, Bertha, 1886-1892
41	1	McGraw, Mary,
	2	McIntosh, Edith, 1890-1892
	3	Mckee Children, 1888-1889
	4	McKeown, George, Jennie, and William, 1882-1941
	5	McLoughlin, Catherine, John, and Margaret, 1884-1893
	6	McMinn, William, 1894
	7	Miscellaneous, (K), 1868-1903
	8	Miscellaneous, (O), 1868-1869
	9	Nangle, Edward and Frederick, 1889-1891
	10	Nau, Edward, Frederick, and James, 1887-1896
	11	Neil, Joseph, 1892-1895
	12	Nellegar, Eugene, 1890
	13	Nellis, Andrew and Grant, 1895-1896
	14	Nelson, Mary Barrett, 1921
	15	Nelson, Manfred and Theo, 1895
	16	New, Mary, 1882-1892
	17	Newkirk Children, 1892
	18	Newton, Jennie, 1898-1941
	19	Newton, Elizabeth, Julia, Lucy, and Martha, 1883-1893
	20	Nichols, George, 1890-1891
	21	Nicholson, Carrie and Walter, 1889-1896
	22	Niles, Cora and Nettie, 1885-1891
	23	Norton, Joseph, 1887-1893
	24	Noulan, Bernie, 1885-1891
	25	Noyes, Charles, 1888
	26	Nye Child, 1891
	27	Oaks, John, 1886-1893
	28	Oathut, Daniel, 1884-1886
	29	O'Brien, Anna and James, 1885-1896
	30	O'Connor Children, 1890-1891
	31	O'Donnell, James, 1905
	32	Offut, Clara
	33	O'Hara, Minnie and Willie, 1884-1888
	34	Orcutt, Anna, Josephine, Lizabelle, Lottie, and Robbie, 1883-1938
42	1	Orton, Ira and Minnie, 1892-1894
	2	Osborne, Amelia, Jennie, John, and Sarah, 1886-1897
	3	Osterhout, Luella, 1877
	4	Osterhout, Josie, 1891-1893
	5	Ostrander Children, 1892-1900
	6	Paddock, Anna and Hattie, 1876-1893
	7	Paine, Elmer, 1884-1900
	8	Palmer, Elizabeth, Flora, Grace, and Jerome, 1884-1895
	9	Parks, Carrie, 1888-1894
	10	Parrant, Frankie, Jennie, and Maggie, 1889-1895
	11	Peterson, Libbie, 1895
	12	Powell Children, 1895
	13	Powers, Alice, 1891
	14	Powers, Harry, 1889-1893
	15	Poyfair, Charles, Chester, and John, 1887-1890
	16	Pratt, E.C., 1895
	17	Prentice, Lewis, 1876
	18	Prescott, George, 1885-1939
	19	Protrashke, Charles and William, 1883
	20	Provost Children, 18982-1896
	21	Puce, Elvira, 1890
	22	Pullman Children, 1891
	23	Pulsipher, John, 1889-1891
	24	Purser, Alice, 1893
	25	Quant, Maud, 1893-1894
	26	Quee, Harry and Sarah, 1885-1893
	27	Queen, Emma, 1893
	28	Quinlan, Hattie and Maud, 1891-1892
	29	Race, Mary, 1905
	30	Ramsey, Alexander and Ann, 1888-1893
	31	Ramsey, Mary, 1893
	32	Rancour Children, 1891-1894
	33	Randall Children, 1892-1893
	34	Ranney, Emma and Susie, 1890-1892
	35	Rapp, Charlie and Delia, 1889-1895
	36	Raymond, Charlie and Frankie, 1889-1894
	37	Redderson, Charles and Emma, 1886-1898
	38	Reddish, Isabell, 1894
	39	Reed, Arthur, 1893
	40	Reed, Lewis, 1887-1899
43	1	Reed, Charles and William, 1883-1904
	2	Reilly, John, Katie, and William, 1885-1903
	3	Reynolds, Frankie and Oscar, 1886-1896
	4	Rhodes, Jennie, 1888-1895
	5	Ribley, Arthur, 1894
	6	Rice, Carrie, John, Mary Etta, and Victor, 1884-1896
	7	Richardson, Grace and Rose, 1893-1894
	8	Richeleau Children, 1891
	9	Rickitt, William, 1890
	10	Riley, Ann and Jennie, 1890
	11	Riley, John, Katie, and Willie, 1884-1885
	12	Riley, Dora, Francis, and Thomas, 1892-1893
	13	Rivers, Frank, 1889-1890
	14	Roberts, Carrie
	15	Robertson Child, 1892
	16	Robinson, John and Mary, 1883-1896
	17	Robitor, John and Josie, 1894-1895
	18	Rochlo Children, 1891
	19	Rock, William, 1894-1895
	20	Rockefeller Child, 1889-1892
	21	Rockwell, Clarence and Georgie, 1885-1893
	22	Rockstroh, Julius, 1896-1903
	23	Rockwood, William, 1893
	24	Rogan Children, 1885
	25	Rohr, Anna and Elmer, 1895-1897
	26	Rooney Child, 1899
	27	Root, Charles and Minnie, 1885-1900
	28	Rosa, Bertha, Ella, and Lena, 1892-1908
	29	Rose, Fred, Gracie, Ida, Lillie, Nellie, and Willie, 1881-1895
	30	Ross, George, 1889-1892
	31	Rouse, Annabelle and Mary, 1887-1915
44	1	Rowe Child, 1884-1896
	2	Rowland, Bertie and Maud, 1886-1945
	3	Royce, Victor, 1894-1895
	4	Russell, Edwin and Eliza, 1884-1894
	5	Ryall Child, 1887
	6	Ryan, Thomas, 1877-1888
	7	Ryder, Leonard, 1889-1892
	8	Rynex, Nicholas, 1891-1896
	9	Sacia Child, 1890
	10	Sacks Children, 1898
	11	Saddlemire, Anna, 1890-1894
	12	Sayer Children, 1889-1905
	13	Saltsman, Ora and Roy, 1890-1894
	14	Sanders, Earl, 1897
	15	Sanford, Bert and Laura, 1891-1895
	16	Sapp Child, 1895
	17	Schermerhorn, Arthur, 1891
	18	Schermerhorn, Clarence, 1890
	19	Schiner, John, 1883
	20	Schmitt Child, 1887-1888
	21	Schneider, Hattie, 1884
	22	Schraver, Henry and Leonard, 1892
	23	Schreiber, Henry, 1887-1889
	24	Schreier, Charles, 1887-1891
	25	Schrives, Albert, 1885-1890
	26	Schroder, Maria, 1884-1886
	27	Schuyler, Sampson, 1888-1900
	28	Schwab, Charles, Edward, and Henry, 1897
	29	Scott, Arthur, Mary, and Willie, 1886-1892
	30	Shocia Children, 1888-1895
	31	Shaver, Gracie, Mattie, and Stella, 1885
	32	Simmons, Lizzie and Walter, 1875-1890
	33	Simpson, Willie, 1889
	34	Singer, Henry, 1895
	35	Siver, Alice, Georgia, and Grace, 1885-1888
	36	Slater, Clarence and Frank, 1895-1896
	37	Slawson, Ethel and Joseph, 1895-1896
	38	Van Benscoten, Eddie, 1882
	39	Wood, Lewis, 1888