1881 Record of Disposition of Destitute Orphans Orleans Parish Submitted by: Colleen Fitzpatrick Jan Strickland Merle Farrington Shelly Bache Audrey Hopper H McCarthy Yvonne James Emily Wise Grace Smith Jean Sauls Source: Record of Disposition of Destitute Orphans, 1852 - 1893 Louisiana Division New Orleans Public Library Also available through the Family History Library Date: July 2004 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Note: To see an entry on a single line, change your page layout to Tabloid/Landscape. 01/05/1881 Sgt. Rowley 6th Police Precinct Unknown About 2 mos old About two months old. Found on door steps near the 6th prect. Name and parents unknown. Sent to St. Vincent Infant Orphan Asylum. See permit book #4 page 591. 01/17/1881 Mrs. Annie Paddeck 212 Prytania St. James Paddeck 2 yrs old Thomas Paddeck 9 yrs old Father is dead and mother cannot take care of children & find employment. The former sent to the St. Vinct. Inft. O. Asylum. The latter sent to St. Alphonsus Asylum cor 41 St. Patrick See letter permit book #4 page 720 & 721. 02/09/1881 Mrs. Theresa Mattern 85 St. James St. 10 dys Male child of Mary Feldner, living with Mrs. Theresa Mattern at 85 St. James Street, she is somewhat silly and says she is unable to tell who the father of the child is, the mother is not sufficiently sound in mind to be responsible for or take care of child. The mother of the child is eighteen years. Sent to the St. Vincents Inft. O. Asylum. See letter (regular) book No. (sic) page 521. 02/14/1881 Mrs. A. Piguard 40 Dryades Street Georg Ohlen Warren 6 mos Mother and father both dead. He has no relatives to take charge of him. Sent to St. Vincent's Inft. Orphan Asylum. See Permit book #4 page 721. 02/26/1881 Frank C___en* 7 Music St. Regina Martin 50 years old Has no person to care for her. Unable to earn her support. Sent to Little Sisters of the Poor. See Permit book #4 page 722. *Ink is smeared. 03/26/1881 James Burrell No Home Jas. Burrell 36 years old Senile. No means, no friends. Sent to Little Sisters of the Poor. See P.B. #4 page 723. 04/03/1881 Katie Dowd 234 Baronne Street Julia Dowd 10 yrs old Father dead. Mother continuously intoxicated. Sent to the N.O. Female Orphan Asylum. Page 678 regular letter book for 1881. 04/06/1881 P. L. Nugent 161 Magnolia Wilton 1 mo old Father too poor to provide for infant. Mother dead. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum. Permit book page 724. 04/07/1881 Sgt. R. B. Rowley 9 Seventh St. Antonio Torres 60 yrs Sick and destitute. Sent to the Little Sisters of the Poor. See Permit book page 725. 04/11/1881 Barbara Herzog Franklin bet Girod & Lafayette Geo. Herzog 4 mos & 2 wks old Abandoned by its father. Mother unable to earn a living with the care of the child. Sent to St. Vinct Inft O. Asylum. See Permit book Page 726. 05/14/1881 Mrs. C. Pozo* Orleans St bet Burgundy & Rampart Ventura Pozo 17 mos old Father dead. Mother unable to find occupation with the care of the child. Sent to St. Mary's Boys Orphan Asylum. See Permit book page 727. *Might be Mrs. E. Pozo. Mrs. Laura Davis 244 Julia St. Joseph Davis 4 mos old Abandoned by its father. The mother unable to earn a living with the care of the child. Sent to St. Vincts. Inft. O. Asylum. P. B. #4 page 728. 05/05/1881 Mary Sheridan Metairie Ridge next to Sallie Sheridan 13 yrs old Fireman's Cemetery Mind not quite right. Father dead. Sent to House of Good Shepherd. Permit book #4 page 729. 05/14/1881 Unknown reside (sic) at 80 Baronne 80 Baronne St Unknown Left at 80 Baronne St in 13 inst. Parties pretended to rent room for several months. The parties left without the knowledge of proprietors of boarding house, leaving child behind them. See P.B. # 730. 05/17/1881 Mary Ann McGill Prados Urquhart St bet Spain & Mandeville Shields 5 days old Child abandoned by its father. Mother unmarried, poor and unable to find employment with care of child. See P.B. #4 page 731. 05/18/1881 Frank Marfese 154 1/2 Philip St August LeBlanc Papnair* 9 mos old Adopted mother living. Mother not disposed to nor is she able to support the child. Sent to St. Vinct. Inft. O. Asylum. L.B. # 732. Child died. Ten dollars sent to Asylum donated by Frank Marfese, 154 1/2 Philip St. See P. *Could be Papuair. 05/30/1881 Mrs. A. Hudson 176 Lafayette St. Frank Wise 8 Cornelius Wise 5 Sent to German Pro't. O. Asylum. Mother dead. Father paralysed (sic). No relatives in the city to care for them. See P.B. # 4 page 734. 05/31/1881 Theresa Misolara Gallatin bet Ursuline & Hospital Theo Misolara 4 Rosa Misolara 6 Andrew Misolara 12 Jack Misolara 9 Sent to St. Vinct. Inft. Orphan Asylum. Mother living, father dead. See P.B. # 4 page 735. Facts as above sent to St. Vinct. Home for boys See P.B. #4 page 376. 06/06/1881 Mrs. Mary Ford 112 Burgundy St. Mary Viola Delpit Age 17 yrs Sent June 7th/81 by Judge Miltenburger to House of Good Shepard. Communication sent June 8th to the Sister in charge to keep said girl for the period of one year year (sic). See L. B. #4 page 737. 06/09/1881 Victor Deshays 113 St. Ann Street Charles Raural* 9 yrs Edw. Raunal* 12 yrs Mother and father both dead. They have no relatives to provide for them and are too young to earn their own support. Sent to St. Mary's Male Orphan Asylum. See P.B. # 4 page 738. *Might be Ranral. 06/22/1881 Anna Whitmore 360 Magazine Street Eddie Chas. Martinez 3 yrs, & 4 mos old Mother unmarried. Child deserted by its father, Edwd. Martinez. Mother unable to provide for child and find employment. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum. See P.B. page 739. 06/23/1881 Sgt. J. J. Pujot Vallette bet. Alix & Eliza Jno. Alexander 3 wks old White foundling, male child. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant O. Asylum. See P.B. # 4 Page 740. 06/25/1881 Jno. Coos 374 Victory St. Frank Nelson 6 yrs old Fred. Nelson 2 yrs and some mos Father away in the U.S. Services. Mother under arrest for drunkenness (sic). She is utterly unfit to have charge of the children & Mr. Coos the agent of the father wishing to place them in the 7th St. Asylum until the father returns. He deposits $10 now and the father will pay what he can on return. Sent to 7th St. Orphan Asylum. See P.B. # 4 page 741. 06/28/1881 Chas. M. Wurdo Chief's Office Foundling About two months old. Left in yard of "Our Lady of the Sacred Heart". Sent to St. Vinct. Inft. O. Asylum. See regular copying book pg. 780. 07/11/1881 Mrs. Emily Rouch cor Julia & Baronne Maude Loader 12 yrs old, April 7, 1881 Her mother is unable to take charge of her & find employment. Her father is dead. She wishes to place her in the Asylum until Nov. Mr. McConnell will then see if he cannot find a home for her with his family. 07/14/1881 Mrs. Jas Cochran 91 Felicity St. Viola Lee 10 yrs Katie Lee 7 yrs R.E.T. Lee 3 yrs Mother dead, father habitual drunkard. No relatives to take charge of them. See P.P. (sic) page 743. 07/18/1881 Catharine Laghorn Craps St. bet. Poets & Enghein Auguste Gatesh 6 mos old Mother dead. Father an habitual drunkard. Grandmother old & too poor to make provision for its support. See P.B. #4 page 744. Sent to St. Vinct. Inft. O. Asylum. 07/18/1881 Mrs. M. T. Dugan 111 Carondelet St. Lucy Williams 13 yrs old Orphan - has no relatives able to take care of her. Sent to N.O.F.O. Asylum. See Permit Book #4 page 745. 07/19/1881 Mrs. Mary Chauvet Dauphine bet. Dumaine Gabriel Chauvet 3 1/2 and St. Philip Honore Chauvet 5 1/2 Francois Chauvet 9 Father is dead. The mother unable to find employment with care of children. Sent to St. Vinct. Orphan Asylum. See Permit Book #4 page 746. 07/20/1881 Mrs. Abbie Sharpton 139 St. Charles St. Loretta Sharpton 4 wks old Mary Jos. Sharpton 3 yrs old Father dead. Mother has four children & is destitute of means. The two youngest children are sent to St. Vinct. Inft. O. Asylum - Permit Book #4 page 747. 07/21/1881 Miss B. de Miranda cor. of Magazine & Louisiana Anna Valdez 9 yrs old Father, Mexican & in Mexico, very poor. Mother German, dead. Has no relatives to care for her. See P. B. #4 page 748. 07/21/1881 Mrs. St. Roman 104 Liberty St. Emma Debergier* 13 yrs old Louis Debergier* 10 yrs & 5 mos old Sent to House of the Good Shepherd. Father dead. Mother unable to make provisions for their support. See P. B. #4 page 749. *Could be Debergus, Debergar, Debergur, etc. 07/26/1881 Capt. B. Galvin 1st Police Dist. Joseph Dagg Age not given Mother sick and in destitute condition at Charity Hospital. Father not in the city. No relatives to care for it. See P. B. #4 page 818.* 08/08/1881 Louisa Arantis 160 Basin St. Rosa Arantis 5 1/2 yrs Rose Arantis 5 1/2 yrs Twins. The father is dead and the mother is in bad health and unable to find employment. with the care of the children Sent to Mt. Carmel (St. Vincent scratched out) Inft. Orphan Asylum. See P. B. #4 page 850. 08/08/1881 Sophia Brown cor. Toledano & Franklin Edwd. Jos. Brown 6 yrs Chas. Emile Brown 5 yrs Danl. Perry Brown 18 mos Father has deserted his wife & children. Mother is unable to find employment with the care of the children. Sent St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum. See P.B. #4 p. 750. 09/06/1881 Judge Robt. C. Davey Recorder 1st Recorder's Ct. Mary Ann. O'Brien 8 yrs Rose O'Brien 5 yrs Jno. White 2 yrs Sent to N. O. F. O. Asylum Sent to N. O. F. O. Asylum Sent to St. Vinct. Inft. O. Asylum. The above children abandoned by their parents. See P.B. #4 752 & 754. 09/13/1881 Maria Gonzales Mother of Children Raphael Gonzales 7 Antonio Gonzales 5 Victoria Gonzales 2 Father Antonio Gonzales died Jany. 4, 1881. Mother unable to earn a living with care of children. Sent to St. Vinct. Inft. O. Asylum. See P.B. #4 page 755. 10/07/1881 Mrs. Margaret Duckert Victory Street near cor of Catherine Malacasini* Age not known, about 7 yrs. Ferdinand 507 Victory St. Annie Malacasini* Age not known, about 5 yrs. Frank Malacasini* Age not known, about 2 yrs. The above named children were sent Oct 7th/81 to the St. Vinct. Infant O. Asylum cor. Race & Magazine - for further particulars. See P.B. 4 folio 756. Age not known, about 10 yrs. Sent to St Mary's Male Orphan Asylum. See. P.B. Henry Malacasini* Age not known, about 10 yrs. Sent to St Mary's Male Orphan Asylum. See. P.B. folio 757 for further particulars. *Could be Malacasine. 11/02/1881 Mary Gibbons 384 1/2 Erato Street Martin Gibbons 2 mos old Jno. Gibbons 2 years & 6 mos old Mary Gibbons 5 yrs old 11/02/1881 M. F. Begarsy City Item Office Jno. Hall 7 yrs old Colored Annie Hall 5 yrs old Colored Daisie Hall 3 yrs old Colored The female children sent to "Louisiana Asylum". The boy sent to the "Ladies of Providence". They were abandoned by their father. Mother destitute and sick in the Charity Hospital. See page P.B. 789. 11/03/1881 Sue Wethersby 54 Prieur St. Louis Caucellow* Age 2 yrs Rec'd by Mrs Townsend Mother & father are dead. The sister, Sue Wetherby (sic) cannot find employment with care of child. Sent to "Ladies of Providence". See P.B. # 4 page 761. *Could be Causellow. 11/12/1881 Frank Askew 219 Willow St. Willie Wallace (boy) nine months old. The mother's name Mrs. Wallace is sick and destitute and desires.to go to the hospital. The father is sick at hospital. The child has no friends to provide for it. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant Orphan 11/25/1881 Sophia Kiendberg 115 Bienville St. Lenora Kiendberg Born February 19, 1879. Female - whereabouts of father unknown. Mother with care of children unable to find work. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum See P. B. # 4 page 703. 11/26/1881 Gorina Hansen 425 Julia St. Jno. H. Hansen Male child, fifteen months old. Father dead. Mother cannot procure work with care of child. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant O. Asylum. See P.B. #4 page 764. 12/02/1881 S. H. Panza* 277 Orleans St. Salvadore Binaner** 9 yrs Male child - age nine years. Mother died in Charity Hospital. Nov. 5/81. Father in destitute condition. The child has no friends to care for it. Sent to St. Vinct. Home for Boys 371 Bienville St. See Permit book # 4, Pg. 765. *This might be Pauza. **Could be Biuaner.