1885 Census of the Women's Christian Home, St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, 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. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Kathryn Kelly ========================================================================= This file lists the inhabitants, as enumerated in the 1885 Minnesota census, of the Minnesota Women's Christian Home in St. Paul, Ramsey, County, Mn. It appears that this was a home for unwed or young mothers. This census does not give addresses, so the St. Paul City Directory and a notation in the census of 'Women's C House' was used to determine the identity of this household. From the St. Paul City Directory, 1885-1886 Women's Christian Home - corner of Stillwater and Olmsted Rachel M Rogers - widow of Timothy, matron of the Minnesota Women's Christian Home Ramsey County, St. Paul, Ward 5, Schedule 9, pp. 10-11, household number 62. Enumerated May 7, 1885 (FFB = Father of foreign birth, MFB = Mother of foreign birth) Last Name First Name Age Sex Birthplace FFB MFB Rogers Mrs R M 61 F N Y N Y Terpinning Anora 17 F U S N N Terpinning Baby 2/12 M Minn N N Oleson Nettie 17 F Dak Y Y Wilson Maria A 19 F Dak Y Y Wilson Baby 2/12 M Minn N Y Brown Hulda 20 F Sweden Y Y Brown Baby 2/12 F Minn N N Oleson Minnie B 24 F Norway Y Y Oleson Baby 1/12 M Minn N Y Nilson Hallen 22 F Norway Y Y Nilson Baby 1/12 M Minn N Y Culbertson Hattie 16 F Wis N N Reich Katie 24 F Germany Y Y Reich Baby 3/12 M Minn N Y Orr Ada 19 F Minn N N Miller Bridget 17 F Wis N N Shaw Jennie 22 F Mass N N Shaw Baby 1/12 F Minn N N Erickson E T 22 F Norway Y Y