PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Annual Meeting - September 8, 1856 Report of Poor House Keeper for Past Year Statistical Report of Paupers, Inmates of Poor House from Sept. 1855 to Sept. 1856 Received Name Disease Age Residence Where Born Discharged Sept. 12 ‘55 Lawrence Wood Sore eyes 37 Joliet Ireland Nov. 4, 1855 Geo. Wilkins Sore leg 42 Lockport do “ Charles Garret Ague Joliet do “ John Housilgart Sore leg 18 Troy Germany Nov. 25 “ Henry Suring Sore hand&leg 19 do France do 2 “ Wm. Burritt Sore eyes 47 Joliet Ireland “ Mary Fooley Idiot 18 New Lenox Germany “ Kate McConner Fits Kendall Co. Ireland “ Elizabeth Rankin do do July 7 “ Louisa Fisher do Old inmate Africah “ Jas. McQuinn Ague 25 Joliet American Sept. 15 “ Unknown Fever do Ireland “ 15 “ P. McManly Ague 40 do do “ 16 “ Unknown Sun struck do Germany Nov. 10 “ Thos. Napoleon Crazy 25 New Lenox Ireland “ M. Kavenaugh Dysentery 21 Troy do Oct. 18 “ Henry Burke Fever 30 Joliet do Nov. 14 “ Unknown Lockport do “ 25 “ Oct. 7 ‘55 James Larry Ague 23 do do Dec. 3 “ Thos. Daly do 22 do do Oct. 23 “ John McCall do 20 do do Nov. 8 “ G. A. McQuinn Dysentery 25 Joliet American “ 27 “ Unknown Idiot do Ireland “ 18 “ Mrs. Larry Ague 20 Lockport do Dec. 2 “ P. McMahon do Joliet do Oct. 18 “ Oct. 18 W. Mooney Sore leg 20 Channahon do Nov. 14 “ 22 J. Maken Ague 45 Joliet do Sept. 10 “ 23 Thos. Bunke do 19 do do 24 “ 24 J. Ronkling Sore hand 27 do do 7 “ Sept. 7 John McCarty Fever 25 do do Oct. 23 “ Oct. 31 Mary Organ Sick Troy do “ 31 M. Welch Sore eyes 28 Joliet do Feb. 10 “ Nov. 3 Deaf&Dumb woman 30 do France “ 8 L. Provenger Ague 42 do do Dec. 24 “ 8 A. Provenger do 37 do do 24 “ 8 Mary Provenger do 18 do do Nov. 20 “ 8 Flory Provenger do 16 do do “ “ 8 Zellanor Provenger do 12 do do “ “ 8 Charles Provenger do 9 do do “ “ 8 Mirana Provenger do 8 do do “ “ 8 Lucy Provenger do 11 do do “ “ 8 Wm. Logan Ague 21 Lockport American Dec. 26 “ 21 H. Liering Drunkenness Joliet Germany Feb. 20 “ Jas. Fitch Rheumatism do do 27 “ 26 Thos. Lereen Ague 26 Lockport Ireland Dec. 1 “ 29 John Lereen do 24 do do Apr. 16 “ “ Thos. Lereen do 3 do do “ “ “ J. Hatch do 32 Joliet Germany “ “ Dec. 3 H. O’Conner Sore leg 50 Troy Ireland Jan. 1 “ C. Reddin Ague 50 Joliet Germany June 25 “ Thos. Burrell Sick 22 do American Dec. 15 “ 5 O. McKeeskee Sore leg 20 Troy Ireland Dec. 6 “ C. Fitzgerald Sick 13 Joliet do 12 “ John Fitzgerald do 8 do do Apr. 2 “ Thos. Fitzgerald do 5 do do “ “ “ John Jacobs Idleness 50 do Swiss “ “ “ O. Rank Ruptive 72 do Ireland May 10 “ John Haff Sore feet 20 Channahon American “ 23 “ Ellen O’Horley Poor 36 Joliet Ireland Jan. 10 “ David O’Horley do 2 do do Feb. 11 “ Ellen O’Horley do infant do do “ “ “ George John do 6 Green Garden Germany “ “ “ J. A. Plune Rupture 10 Joliet do “ “ “ John Carter Fever sore 10 Plainfield American Apr. 4 “ Wm. Sharpe Feet froze Joliet “ M. Dee One leg do Ireland June 24 “ Jan. 15 ‘56 Ellen Flia Feet froze 23 do do “ 20, 1856 “ Casper Seymour do 26 do Germany Mar. 14 “ 23 M. Fitzgerald do 15 do Ireland Feb. 15 “ 28 M. Miley do 23 Plainfield Germany Apr. 1 “ Feb. 2 Patrick Kern Poor 50 Joliet Ireland “ 10 “ 3 C. Betlehoof Sick 50 do Germany Mar. 14 “ 6 John Lewis Feet frozen 26 Troy American May 20 “ 6 Unknown do 25 Joliet Germany “ 10 “ 8 Geo. Wilkins Sore eyes 42 Lockport Ireland Mar. 23 “ 8 D. Maffit Palsy 35 Joliet England Feb. 19 “ 28 Jas. Frawley Sore leg 25 do Ireland May 10 “ Mar. 13 Bridget Linder Sore hand 23 do do Apr. 22 “ 18 Louisa Caunts Small pox do Germany “ 16 “ Apr. 16 A. Shone Consumption 23 do Ireland May 7 “ 25 Lucendo Camel Sick 33 do American Aug. 12 “ June 10 John Kellogg Sore leg 40 do do “ 22 “ 14 Alice Knight Sick 28 do England “ 2 “ 24 Sophia Hamden Poor 14 Frankfort American “ 2 “ July 1 Marion Hamden do 12 do do July 7 “ 1 Eliza Thompson Small pox 34 Joliet do “ 17 “ 2 Chas. Cornell Sore eyes 32 Troy Scotland “ 29 “ 2 John Jacobs Sick 50 Joliet Swiss “ 20 “ --------------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. --------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Hutten