CENSUS 1900: Children's Home; Ithaca City, Tompkins co., NY submitted by Kathleen Hannum (kah76 @ lycos.com) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: June 26, 2004 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb ************************************************ Abstracted By: KH 1900 United States Federal Census State: New York County: Tompkins City, Township: Ithaca City Supervisor's District: No. 15 Enumeration District: 149 Ward of City: First Sheet Number: 7 Enumeration Date: June 6, 1900 Enumerator: Lewis Coryell Roll: 1168 Book: 2 Page: 157B Lines: 66 through 79 Name of Institution: The Children's Home --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pg HS# Fm# Last Name First Middle Relate Gender Race Age Birth Status POB FPOB MPOB Occupaton Comment --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 157 518 166 Cahoon Mary C. Matron F W 44 Feb. 1853 Wd England Eng-Canada England Matron Children's Home Mother of 0 children 0 children living 157 518 166 Searle Elizabeth A. Assistant F W 66 Apr. 1834 Wd New York New York New York Assistant Matron Mother of 5 children 3 children living 157 518 166 Pierce Vernon Inmate M W 8 Sept. 1891 S New York New York New York At School 157 518 166 Baines Harry Inmate M W 9 Unk. 1891 S New York New York New York At School Birth month unknown 157 518 166 Swea George Inmate M W 7 Nov. 1892 S New York New York New York At School 157 518 166 Cowen John Inmate M W 2 Apr. 1898 S New York New York New York 157 518 166 Terry Henry Inmate M W 6 June 1893 S New York Unknown New York At School 157 518 166 Harrington Howard Inmate M W 6 Apr. 1894 S New York New York New York At School 157 518 166 Harrington Laura Inmate F W 4 Sept. 1895 S New York New York New York 157 518 166 Scott Paul Inmate M B 9 Feb. 1891 S New York Virginia Virginia At School 157 518 166 Deghick Joe Inmate M W 4 July 1895 S New York Italy New York 157 518 166 Deghick Dora Inmate M W 6 Nov. 1893 S New York Italy New York 157 518 166 Black Myrtle Inmate F B 7 Dec. 1892 S New York Pennsylvania Virginia At School 157 518 166 Saxton Ruth Inmate F W 9 May 1891 S New York New York New York At School Additional Comments: -Dora Deghick is listed as "M" for Male. -The census data indicates the Matron and Assistant Matron can read, write and speak English. -Mary C. Cahoon is the owner of the home, it is owned free of mortgage, and the home is a house, not a farm. -The script for the surnames Swea and Deghick was difficult to decipher. Use as a guide only. -The census data for this particular children's home is complete.