1880 census
"Schedule of Defective, Dependant, and Delinquent Classes"
Whitfield County, GA
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#s are page and line in the actual census within that district for 1880.
Upper 10th Dist and 1294 Militia Dist:
8-39, Maghalia Woodward, first attack began at age 14, epileptic
Idiot:
6-24 Minnie A Taylor, since birth, has large head.
#192 Enumeration Dist:
Pauper/Indigent, etc:
10-1 William Denman, Varnel Station, at cost of county, scrofula
18-43 Elizabeth Steel, 628 Dist, Whitfield, at cost of county, rheumatism
Insane (these people are crossed out):
7-29 Comodore Capehart, dementia, since age 10
8-41, Nelly Reed, dementia since age 5
10-34, M. Polly Stephenson, mania, since age 3
44-48, James A Dowdy, dementia since age 4
4-50, John Arp, dementia since age 5
Idiots:
10-33, Elijah McCutcheon, since birth, unknown
8-14, Nelly Reed, since age 5
10-34, M Polley Stephenson, since age 3
James W A Dowdy, since age 4
4-50, John Arp, since age 5
7-29, Commodore Capehart, since age 10.
628 and 1278 Districts:
Deaf:
Elizabeth Givin, self supporting, from fever at age 4.
Blind:
7-18, Dolly Brown, not self supporting, started at age 47 from cataract
25-1, Henry Booker, self supporting, started at age 80, cataract, old age
26-39 W A Camp, self supporting, started at age 46, shot
Insane:
20-38, Vincent H Tuall
Idiots:
26-28 Philip Welch, since birth, not self supporting
26-29 Louis M Welch, since birth, not self supporting
1305 and 635 Militia Districts:
Deaf:
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Blind:
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Insane:
-3 Elizer Strickland, at home, not inmate, epilepsy for 10 years, started at 20 months.
-27 June E Jones, at home, not inmate, diseased manners, for 8 years, since age 33, cell, state asylum
-44 Margaret Ketchum, at home, not inmate, melancholia, for 1 year, cell
-4 James M Richardson, at home, monomarid?, for 12 years.
-13, Zadoc A O'Dell (crossed out), not inmate, epilepsy, for 20 years
-6 William Kirk, not inmate
Idiots:
6-3 M J Albirson, self supporting, caused by first from age 1, small head.
22-46, Joseph Quillan, partly supporting, unknown cause
24-44, Thomas Quillan, partly supporting, unknown cause
10-13, Zadoc A O'Dell. not self supporting
Dalton 1:
Deaf Mutes:
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Blind:
9-21, Sarah Jane Adams
Insane:
33-9 William Williams, paralysis, started at age 55, attack started, kept to a cell.
47-2 Jane Clasady, started at age 20.
Idiots:
5-35, Henry Gibbs, not supporting, birth ---
5-36 Charley Gibbs, self supporting, birth ---
28-3 William Clark, not supporting, singe age 6, paralysis.
37-40 Gus DOwdy, self supporting, since birth
43-37, Jeff D Evans, not supporting, since age 6, epileptic, large head
44-33, James Logan, self supporting, since birth
45-21 Olive Zachry, not self supporting, since fever at age 5, small head
47-2 Jane Clasady (crossed thru), not self supporting, since age 20
47-16, Andrew Simpson, self supporting, since birth, small head
47-44, Eliza Godwin
51-29 William Baxter
Dalton 2:
Deaf Mutes:
4-3 Elishia Castlebury, Spring Place, Murray, self supporting, since birth, inmate Cane Springs, GA
4-46 Charlott Chrisman, Dalton, not self supporting, neuralgia
25-3 William Wilson, Dalton, not supporting, spasms and large, since age 1
28-3 William Clark, Dalton, not supporting, paralysis since age 6
37-17, Joseph Squires, Dalton, not supporting, since birth.
Blind:
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Homeless Children:
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Inhabitants in Whitfield County Jail:
15-47 Laura Wilson, Dalton, offense: adultery, 120 days in jail
16-1 Jastella WIlson, Dalton, offense: adultry, 120 days in jail
Pauper, Indigents, Poor House Inhabitants:
-22 Rebeca Shootman, at cost of county, disabled from rheumatism since January 1875.
East City, Dalton, Insane:
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Idiots:
-25 James F Robertson, lives near Dalton, not self supporting, since birth, cause: fright, large head.
Cove City, District 1298:
Deaf Mute:
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Blind:
15-30, Mary Pullam, not self supporting, blind by cataract 5 years.
16-18 Miney L Wiggins, partly supporting, near sighted.
20-6 William Kirk, not self supporting, 83, nearly blind for 2 years from age.
21-15, Lucy Cole, not self supporting, since age 53, not known
23-29 David Y King, not self supporting, since age 56, cataract
25-44 Hannah Love, self supporting, since age 56, neuralgia
25-46 Sarah A Jordin, partly supporting malignant, sore eyes
25-48 S A Lane, blank line
Insane:
1-14 Mary McGuffie, dementia, 20 years, since age 44
6-25, Susanna Sloan, mania, for 30 years, since age 30
15-40 William Nancy, blank line
Idiots:
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