1889 - 1891 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 Lisa Maness 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: September 2004 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Date Name of Person Residence of Person Name of Orphan Age How Disposed Of Making Affidavit Making Affidavit 03/11/1889 Mrs. Julia Monroe cor. Girod & Baronne Frank Hanly 8 years old Mother and father dead--has no relations to care for him. Sent to the St. Mary's Male Orphan Asylum, cor. Chartres & Mazant. 03/13/1889 Seraphina Esposito Marigny & Chartres Jph. Esposito 8 years old Marigny & Chartres St. Rosina Esposito 5 years old Letter of A. L. Hennessy, Chief of Police Father sent to Penitentiary for life. Mother unable to find employment with care of child. Boy sent to St. Mary's M. O. Asylum. Girl sent to St. Vinct. Inft. O. Asylum 03/29/1889 Mary F. Gerard 274 Magazine St. Sarah Nelson or Nilson Nine or ten years old Mother about to be sent to the Penitentiary. Its father dead. Has no one to make provisions for its welfare. Sent to Society of Holy Family, cor. Esplanade & Rampart. 04/03/1889 Mrs. Adeline Johnson 315 Bagatelle Unknown 1 month old Mother & father dead. She has no relations to care for her. Sent to the Orphans of Louisiana Asylum, 410 Hospital St. 04/10/1889 Mrs. H. C. Melbourne, cor. Freret & Josephine Danl. Collins 12 years old Sister of Danl. Collins Mother and father both dead, has been staying with his sister, cor. Freret & Josephine who is unable to make provisions for his maintenance. Sent to Boys Asylum, cor. Dufossat & St. Charles Ave. 05/07/1889 Rosa Bell Lee 295 Dauphine St. Winston Lee 7 years old Father dead. Mother with care of an infant child cannot provide Freddie Lee 3 years old for them. Sent to the La. Asylum, corner of Tonti & Hospital. 05/08/1889 Capt. Edwd. J. Donnelly 129 Enghein St. Quinetta Ramsey 4 Mother dead, father destitute and in hospital. Nancy Ramsey 3 Sent to La. Asylum, cor. Tonti & Hospital. 08/05/1889 Charles Adkins Henry Clay Ave., Ferry Jackson Adkins 9 Father & mother of these children dead. Bro. Chas. Solomon Adkins 7 Adkins 19 years old. He is unable to provide for them. Sent to the 7th St. Prot. Orphans Home, August 6/89. 09/18/1889 Mrs. E. Washington 353 Bienville St. Foundling About 3 months old Abandoned by its parents. Found cor. of Bienville & Dorgenois & by the Mayor committed to the guardianship of Mrs. Washington & to remain under her care & control until she is dispossessed of same by Judicial Process. And if so to be reimbursed by parties who may claim said child for the care & trouble and cost she may have incurred in caring for it. 1890 02/05/1890 Mrs. Allen Shimorell Esplanade St. Car Station Wilamina Seelhorz**** 7 years old White female. Mother dead. No information relative to father. Has no relatives fit to take charge of child. Sent to Asylum cor. Race & Magazine. Child adopted March 22/90 by Miss Katie Aman as pr. Act of Adoptions before Paul Louis Fourshy under Act of General Assembly of La of 1872. 04/18/1890 J.P. Turegano, Officer or Police 14 Port St. Kate S. Turegano 1 years old Lillie Turegano 6 years old Mother dead. Sent to the Poydras Asylum, cor. Magazine & Peters Avenue. 06/06/1890 Mrs. Leonce Nunez cor. Mandeville & Urquhart Thos. Victor Rapp 14 years old Father and mother dead. Has no relatives. Sent to St. Mary's Boys Male Asylym this date. 07/24/1890 Michael Gallagher 275 Tchoupitoulas Jno. Dunn 12 yrs James Dunn 10 yrs Orphans. Sent to the St. Mary's Male Orphan Wm. Dunn 8 yrs Asylum this date. Thomas Dunn 6 yrs 09/09/1890 Conference of Charity 223 St. Joseph St. Annie Irwin 6 yrs Mother of children Mary Irwin, aged 31 (jail) Carrie Irwin 4 yrs White and Catholic. Sent to the St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum, cor. Race & Magazine. 1891 03/31/1891 Sisters- St. Elizabeth Asylum Mollie Malone 15 Mrs. E. Delavallade 211 Julia St. Katie Malone 14 Orphans sent to St. Elizabeth Asylum. 07/06/1891 Miss Katie Aman, Aunt of child cor. Bayou St. John & Grand Route St. John Wilhemina Seelhortz^ 10 years old Mother & father both dead. Has been staying with her Aunt Mrs. Mary Bailey, Bayou St. John, opposite car station. She is unable to provide for the child's support & wishes her sent to an asylum. The Mayor sends her this day to the N.O. Female O. Asylum, Camp, Clio, & Prytania St. 07/27/1891 Mrs. Jos. Busetil Barracks & Bourbon Jos. Jno. Busetel 7 Father dead. Mother unable to take charge of by reason of constantly working out. Sent to St. Mary's Male Orphan Asylum. 08/03/1891 A. C. Gastin S.P. Central Station Marguritte Pusch 9 mos Father not known. Mother's name Anna Pusch now residing at 248 Delord St. Babe in charge of one Mrs. Marguritte 275 St Peter St. Sent to St. Vincent Infant Orphan Asylum. 08/18/1891 Mrs. J. McMahon, (Aunt of the Child) 460 Chartres St. Geo. Howell 9 years old Father & mother dead. The aunt Mrs. McMahon unable to make provision for his maintenance. Sent to the St. Alphonse Asylum. 09/21/1891 Mrs. Levins cor. 4th & Prytania Philip Finnegan 12 months old Mother dead. Reputed father Wm Finnegan disclaims being the father & refuses to acknowledge or care for it. No relatives to care for it. Sent to St. Vincent's Inft. O. Asylum, Race & Magazine. 12/15/1891 Sgt. Cooper Police Force Nameless A few days old Found in 7th Precinct by Sgt. Cooper. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant O. Asylum. Sgt. Cooper directed to turn over the above female infant to Mrs. Catharine Rachs*** residing at 754 Constance St. who will take charge of & raise same as if it were her own - Decbr. 16/91. Child subsequently proved to be colored & was sent to the La. Asylum, cor. Tonti and Hospital in which asylum she is being cared for. 1892 02/05/1892 Rosana Handley, Aunt of children 106 1/2 Erato St. Joseph Kelly 7 years old Mother dead - father incapable of taking care of them. Dennis Kelly 9 years old Sent to St. Alphonsus Asylum, Febry 5/92. 03/15/1892 Jno. Journee**, Capt. Commdg., 3rd precinct Francis Crabert 10 Sent by Mrs. Hawkins, Matron of 3rd Prect. Station Jno. Crabert 8 to St. Mary's Boys Orphan Asylum. Mother in destitute condition and in Charity Hospital. 04/05/1892 Mrs. E. Schiff 53 Ursulines Henry Maas 19 years old Afflicted with leprosy. Mother being sent this date Wilford Gellem 9 to Charity Hospital in charge of Dr. J. C. Beard. John Wilford Frechette* and Julie Marie Cazeaux Note - Said orphan Wilford Gellem or Frichette was an inmate of the St. Mary's Orphan Boy's Asylum, and was the son of the late Charles Gellom and Mary Frichette and a legitimate child thereof. Mr. J. W. Frichette the adopted parent is an uncle of the child. Act of adoption before Paul Louis Fourchy, Notary Public. *In this place, the name is spelled Frechette, but in the other two places it is spelled Frichette. There is a Wilford Frichette, driver, res. 7 1/2 N. Galvez in the 1892 city directory. **There is a John Journee, Captain police, res. 57 Orleans, listed in the 1892 city directory. ***This could be Rache, Racke, Rarke, Rarhe, etc. ****See entry for 07/06/1891. ^See entry for 02/05/1890.