Maple Grove (County Poor Farm) Record Book,
1895-1913, "A - C"

Transcribed by Evelyn Sawyer

NAME

RESIDENCE

RECEIVED

DISCHARGED

FRIENDS/REMARKS

ABDELLA, JOSEPH

ST MARYS HOSP

1/13/02

3/12/02

GEO HANNES, 208 S MARKET, GR

ACKENBERG, ANNA

GRATTAN

10/5/11

11/29/11

SUPV

ACKENBERG, ANNA

GRATTAN

9/10/12

6/2/13

SUPV

ACKENBERG, ANNA

GRATTAN

12/1/10

3/14/11

SUPV

ACKENBERG, ANNA

GRATTAN TP

7/1/12

7/24/12

SUPV

ACKENBERG, ANNA

GRATTAN TP

9/16/09

3/10/10

SUPV

ACKENBERG, ANNA

GRATTAN TP

6/29/09

9/4/09

SUPV

ACKENBERG, ANNA

GRATTAN

3/23/11

7/3/11

SUPV

ACKENBERG, ANNA

GRATTAN TP

2/11/11

3/14/12

 

ACKENBURG, ANNA

GRATTAN

6/16/10

11/12/10

 

ACKENBURG, ANNA

GRATTAN

3/22/10

5/14/10

 

ADAMS, ELIJAH C

CALHOUN CO,MI

5/13/1899

5/17/1899

SON IN SOLDIERS HOME

ADAMS, JULIA

STANTON, MI

1/9/1899

7/1/1899

DIED, REMAINS TAKEN BY FRIENDS; OSCAR ADAMS

ADAMS, W R

CITY OF GR

5/22/1897

11/12/1898

SON-FRED J., -EVENING PRESS

ADAMS, W R

21 SPRING,GR

3/3/1897

5/8/1897

A M LEBARON, 121 BOSTWICK, GR

ADMERAND, W (MRS)

430 OTTAWA

2/17/05

3/15/05

W ADMERAND; DIED,BURIED AT COLDWATER

AHL, EARNEST

KENT COUNTY

2/5/01

2/16/01

MOTHER-MINNIE NELSON, NY CITY

AHROMAITIS, JAS

KENT COUNTY

4/18/04

6/23/04

127 ELEVENTH ST; SENT TO ASYLUM

AIKEN, ANDREW

N.DAKOTA

11/3/1899

12/7/1899

 

AIMER, L A

CITY OF GR

3/13/1896

3/30/1896

 

AIMES, CHARLES

CITY OF GR

10/1/1895

12/15/1895

 

ALBERTS, ALBERT

CITY OF GR

8/1/11

 

CITY POOR COMM

ALBERTS, ALBERT

4 N OTTAWA

11/17/06

3/28/10

CITY POOR COMM

ALBERTS, ALBERT

413 N IONIA

6/17/06

9/11/06

CITY POOR; LEFT

ALBERTS, ALBERT

CITY OF GR

10/1/12

 

CITY POOR COMM

ALBERTS, ALBERT

CITY OF GR

4/11/10

7/23/11

CITY POOR COMM

ALBERTS, ARIE

CITY OF GR

4/9/10

5/28/10

CITY POOR COMM; DIED,BUR-F GR#65, BLK E

ALBRIGHT, JOHN

KENT COUNTY

10/1/03

6/8/04

 

ALBRIGHT, JOHN

WYOMING TP

10/1/09

5/31/10

JAKE ALBRIGHT, GRANDVILLE; TO TB HOSPITAL

ALDEN, MRS LOA

CITY OF GR

1/21/09

2/1/09

CITY POOR COMM

ALDRICH, LEWIS H

TYRONE TP

12/16/03

3/22/04

DIED, BUR-F GR#58, BLK D

ALDRICH, LEWIS H

TYRONE TP

4/4/04

5/4/04

 

ALGYER, H (MRS)

CITY OF GR

8/6/04

10/1/04

JOHN BISHOP, 443 TAGGERT, GR

ALGYER, MRS H

CITY OF GR

10/1/04

1/16/05

JOHN BISHOP, 443 TAGGERT; TO KALA. ASYLUM

ALIEXVSINSKI, ALEX'R

344 HAMILTON

7/11/05

8/9/05

CITY POOR COMM

ALLBRIGHT, JOHN

WYOMING

12/8/08

5/24/09

SUPV

ALLEN, CHARLES

GRATTAN TP

12/20/12

1/4/13

 

ALLEN, GEORGE M

90 KENT,GR

4/26/1899

7/3/1899

DE RUYTER, PACKARD ST, GR

ALLEN, J M

BUTTERW.HOSP

1/23/1899

4/17/1899

COLUMBIAN TRANSFER CO., GR

ALLEN, JAMES

NELSON

8/18/04

11/23/04

SUPERVISOR; DIED,TAKEN TO ILLINOIS

ALLEN, JAMES (MRS)

NELSON TP

8/18/04

11/24/04

LOSS OF PROPERTY

ALLEN, JOHN W

205 IONIA

7/15/10

7/16/10

SUPT OF POOR

ALLEN, MARY ANN

NELSON

11/29/05

12/2/05

LEFT WITH MRS MCCAULA FOR CEDAR SPRINGS

ALLEN, MARY ANN

NELSON

3/1/06

6/28/07

DIED, REMOVED BY HER SON

ALLEY, SAMUEL

CITY OF GR

6/10/09

6/11/10

CITY POOR COMM

ALLEY, SAMUEL

CITY OF GR

6/21/10

7/30/12

CITY POOR COMM; DIED, REMOVED BY FRIENDS

AMES, ABRAM S

CITY OF GR

8/17/1896

9/18/1896

DIED-9/18/1896, BUR-GR#44;SIS-LYDIA OLMSTED

AMSBURY, WILLIAM

SAND LAKE

8/18/06

10/19/06

SUPV

AMSBURY, WM

NELSON

11/5/06

9/13/08

SUPV-NELSON;, DIED, REMOVED-SAND LAKE

ANDERSON, ---

SPENCER TP

3/7/02

3/15/02

EDWIN ROWLEY, HARVARD, MICH

ANDERSON, A (MRS)

100 OAKES ST

3/5/05

3/16/05

DIED, REMAINS BURIED BY FRIENDS

ANDERSON, CHARLES

 

4/26/11

5/29/11

 

ANDERSON, E GEO

UNK

1/10/1896

2/23/1896

 

ANDERSON, GEO A

52 ELLSWORTH

11/16/1898

11/20/1898

MAUDE ANDERSON, GEN'L DELIVERY, GR

ANDERSON, J

27 COMMERCE, GR

4/21/02

6/9/02

MRS BEST, 41 S MARKET, GR

ANDERSON, JAMES

CITY OF GR

10/20/11

11/29/11

CITY POOR COMM

ANDERSON, JAS

108 COMMERCE

8/20/12

8/23/12

MRS J ANDERSON, 108 COMMERCE

ANDERSON, JOHN A

SPARTA TP

6/11/1896

6/17/1896

WIFE LIVES IN SPARTA

ANDERSON, L A

41 S MARKET, GR

2/10/02

2/19/02

MRS BEST, 41 S MARKET, GR

ANDERSON, RUGNER

ST MARY'S HOSP

5/10/05

12/20/05

CITY POOR COMM; TAKEN TO 122 7TH ST

ANDRUS, JOHN W

COURTLAND TP

10/30/06

11/2/06

 

ANDRUS, JOHN W

COURTLAND TP

11/14/06

12/8/06

TO DETENTION HOSP. 12 DAYS THIS TIME

ANDST, JOSEPH

CITY OF GR

10/1/1895

11/28/05

DIED, BUR-F G#1, BLK E

ANUSTTIKI, JULIAN

194 MUSKEGON

6/11/02

6/18/02

 

ARDEN, HOLLISTER

VERGENNES

12/8/05

3/10/06

SUPV; WENT TO WORK FOR MR HAVENS SON

ARMSTRONG, NATHAN

UNK

11/22/1895

2/26/1896

UNK

ARNOTT, CHARLES

GRATTAN

1/3/08

1/11/08

INTEMPERANCE; DIED, REMOVED BY FRIENDS

ASHLEY, JAMES

52 CANAL

12/10/04

4/3/05

 

ASMUSS, CHRIS

ST MARY'S HOSP

5/10/05

6/13/05

SUPT OF POOR

BABCOCK, B F

CEDAR SPRGS

5/5/1897

5/13/1897

LEFT**, MAY 13TH; HENRY MYERS, SPARTA

BABCOCK, LOUIS

150 THIRD ST

8/15/03

5/2/04

MRS MCKELLAN, GR; DIED,BUR-F GR.57, BLK D

BACON, ALL

CITY OF GR

7/1/05

7/17/05

CITY POOR DEPT

BAER, NEWTON

KENT CO.

12/29/05

1/20/06

ELIZA BAER, SEDAN OH; LEFT CO. HOUSE

BAILY, SIMON

32 W BRIDGE

4/29/02

8/1/02

CITY POOR COMM; DIED, TAKEN BY FRIENDS

BAKER, ETHEL

CITY OF GR

1/20/09

2/1/09

CITY POOR COMM

BAKER, GEORGE

64 CANAL

12/3/10

12/20/10

CITY POOR COMM

BAKER, GEORGE A

OAK & MARKET

12/13/06

4/30/07

CITY POOR COMM

BAKER, GEORGE A

CITY OF GR

1/4/08

4/10/08

CITY POOR COMM

BAKER, GEORGE A

CITY OF GR

12/24/12

1/11/13

CITY POOR COMM

BAKER, GEORGE E

194 GRANDVILLE

4/16/00

4/30/00

MRS ANNIE BAKER, 194 GRANDVILLE, GR

BAKER, GEORGE E

100 SPENCER, GR

2/1/01

5/16/01

MRS GEO E BAKER, GR

BAKER, GEORGE E

194 GRANDVILLE

2/10/00

3/31/00

MRS ANNIE BAKER, 194 GRANDVILLE, GR

BAKER, MARTIN

543 N LAFAYETTE

9/25/07

11/2/07

CITY POOR COMM

BAKER, MRS H

CITY OF GR

1/20/09

2/1/09

CITY POOR COMM

BAKKA, ANDRUS

92 MILLARD

8/24/11

 

CITY POOR COMM

BAKKA, ANDRUS

92 MILLARD

10/1/11

 

CITY POOR COMM

BAKKER, ANDREW

CITY OF GR

1/26/12

4/30/12

LUCY TIMMER, 1141 KALAMAZOO

BAKKER, ANDRIES

245 KALAMAZOO

5/17/12

10/20/12

JOHN BRUMMELER

BALCOLM, TIMOTHY

KENT CO.

11/20/03

8/5/04

SUPT OF POOR

BALCOLM, TIMOTHY

KENT CO.

11/19/04

9/1/05

SUPST OF POOR

BALCOM, TIMOTHY

KENT COUNTY

9/25/05

6/28/06

SUPT OF POOR

BALCOM, TIMOTHY

KENT CO

4/12/08

5/26/08

SUPT OF POOR

BALCOM, TIMOTHY

KENT COUNTY

12/4/06

8/14/07

J BALCOM, WOOSTER, MASS.

BALCOM, TIMOTHY

KENT CO

6//1908

11/10/08

SUPT OF POOR; DIED,BUR-F GR#48, BLK E

BALCOM, TIMOTHY

KENT CO.

12/4/08

12/6/08

J BALCOM, WOOSTER, MASS; ESCAPED

BALCOM, TIMOTHY

KENT COUNTY

1/18/08

3/18/08

 

BANKSON, BANK

TYRONE TP

8/16/1898

6/4/01

C PETERSON,KENT CITY; DIED,BUR-F GR#21, BLK D

BARBA, MARTIN

CALIFORNIA

10/12/01

10/24/01

 

BAREK, FRANK

144 W BRIDGE

2/3/08

5/18/08

SUPT OF POOR

BARKER, JOHN T

BARNARD HOUSE

8/29/02

6/6/03

CITY POOR COMM

BARKER, JOHN T

CITY OF GR

12/30/1899

1/4/00

CITY POOR COMM

BARKER, JOHN T

BARNARD HOUSE

7/23/1898

8/20/1898

MRS P H CARROLL, MORTON HOUSE, GR

BARKER, JOHN T

 

9/6/01

9/30/01

 

BARKER, JOHN T

BARNARD HSE,GR

5/2/00

5/8/00

 

BARKER, JOHN T

BARNARD HOUSE

4/17/1899

4/20/1899

BARNARD HOUSE, GR

BARKER, JOHN T

BARNARD HOUSE

6/30/04

10/1/1905+

CITY POOR COMM

BARKER, JOHN T

CITY OF GR

11/22/01

12/10/01

 

BARKER, JOHN T

BARNARD HOUSE

6/8/01

6/21/01

CITY POOR COMMISSION

BARKER, JOHN T

BARNARD HOUSE

9/26/1899

1899

O H CARROLL, MORTON HOUSE, GR

BARKER, JOHN T

CITY OF GR

3/12/01

3/26/01

OUT OF WORK; JAMES VD SLUIS, GR

BARKER, JOHN T

BARNARD HOUSE

8/18/1899

8/22/1899

MRS P H CARROLL, MORTON HOUSE, GR

BARKER, JOHN T

COURTLAND TP

10/1/1899

10/7/1899

JAMES VD SLUIS, CITY HALL

BARKER, JOHN T

CITY OF GR

2/26/1898

4/4/1898

CITY POOR COMM; DIED, TAKEN BY FRIENDS

BARKER, JOHN T

CITY OF GR

12/8/1897

1/22/1898

 

BARNARD, WILLIAM

70 CANAL ST, GR

11/7/00

4/17/01

CITY POOR COMM

BARNARD, WILLIAM

72 CANAL, GR

11/2/1899

3/26/00

COMMENCED WORK FOR COUNTY

BARNARD, WILLIAM

CITY OF GR

10/7/1898

10/22/1898

CITY POOR COMM

BARNARD, WILLIAM

72 CANAL, GR

10/29/1898

4/5/1899

 

BARNES, HENRY A

19 BUTTERWORTH

1/16/05

3/27/05

 

BARONWOSKI, KATE

140 9TH ST

12/26/05

3/11/06

LUNGS AFFECTED; GIRL B-3/3/1906,HUSB-DESERTED

BARRETT, MICHAEL

KENT COUNTY

9/15/05

10/2/05

SUPT OF POOR

BARRETT, MICHAEL

KENT COUNTY

11/19/03

12/30/03

SUPT OF POOR

BARRETT, MICHAEL

KENT CO.

10/31/06

3/24/07

SUPT OF POOR

BARRETT, MICHAEL

KENT CO.

10/21/05

4/9/06

SUPT OF POOR; LEFT

BARRY, PATRICK

OAK & MARKET

8/17/07

5/29/08

CITY POOR COMM

BARTH, ARTHUR

207 MARKET

8/23/06

12/24/06

MRS STEVENS, 694 S DIVN; DIED,BUR-F GR#18, BLK E

BARTH, MICHAL

KENT CO

4/22/13

6/22/13

SUPV OF POOR

BAWTISTESA, MARTIN

211 HERMITAGE

4/2/03

4/3/03

CITY POOR COMM

BEAL, CARRIE

S MARKET

12/7/04

7/26/05

TAKEN TO KALAMAZOO ASYLUM

BEAN, MARY A

273 S IONIA

6/15/07

8/3/07

CITY POOR COMM; LEFT

BEAN, MARY A

CITY OF GR

10/1/09

6/24/10

CITY POOR COMM; DIED,BUR-F GR#67, BLK E

BEAN, MARY A

273 S IONIA

3/6/07

5/28/07

CITY POOR COMM

BEAN, MARY A

CITY OF GR

8/11/07

5/3/08

CITY POOR COMM

BEARS, RAY A

NONE

10/20/08

12/3/08

SUPT OF POOR

BECK, WILLIAM

COUNTY

8/25/02

8/27/02

 

BECKER, VICTORIA

KENT CO

3/21/11

3/26/11

SUPV OF POOR

BEEKALL, ROBERT

888 QUIGLEY AVE

10/1/05

 

"BIG HEAD"

BELL, HERMAN L/T

68 CANAL

12/29/1896

5/18/1896

 

BELL, HERMAN T

CITY OF GR

7/2/04

7/20/04

DIED, REMAINS TAKEN AWAY; TOM O'DONNELL

BELL, LOUIS

35 ELLSWORTH

12/15/04

3/25/05

 

BELLUS, HENRY

NELSON TP

1/24/12

5/31/12

SUPV; DIED

BELTER, FREDERICK

CITY OF GR

7/2/01

10/30/04

R BLANKENBURG,GR; DIED, BUR-F GR#68, BLK D

BENNETT, ALFRED

PLAINFIELD TP

1/7/08

3/16/08

SUPV-PLAINFIELD; LEFT

BENNETT, ALFRED

PLAINFIELD

8/19/09

11/15/09

DIED, REMOVED BY FRIENDS

BENNETT, ALFRED

PLAINFIELD

6/25/09

8/5/09

SUPV-PLAINFIELD

BENNETT, ALFRED

PLAINFIELD

10/27/08

4/19/09

MRS BURT MENTON, MILL CREEK, MICH

BENNETT, ELMER

KENT CO

12/28/07

4/7/08

SUPT OF POOR; LEFT

BENNETT, HORACE

WYOMING TP

12/10/02

3/17/03

BAD MANAGEMENT;DIED-TAKEN-FRIENDS; A GODWIN,STA.E.

BENTLES, ANTON

47 JEFFERSON,GR

2/7/03

4/8/03

DIRECTOR OF POOR, CITY HALL

BENTUNE, WILLIAM

CITY OF GR

10/1/03

3/23/07

DIED, BUR-F GR#20, BLK E

BERG, ALVIN

SPARTA

1/11/05

1/12/05

ROBERT BERG, SPARTA, MI; TO KALA.,5/5/1905

BERGSTROM, ANDREW

CITY OF GR

11/17/00

11/11/01

CITY POOR COMM

BERGSTROM, ANDREW

CITY OF GR

1/11/02

4/2/02

 

BERGSTROM, ANDREW

CITY OF GR

11/19/02

4/4/04

DIED,BUR-F GR.56, BLK D

BERGSTROM, ANDREW

132 ST CLARE,GR

5/14/02

7/3/02

J HENDRICKSON, 132 ST CLARE ST., GR

BERGSTROM, CATH.

161 JACKSON, GR

1/3/00

6/13/01

DIED,BUR-F GR#23, BLK D; PASTOR-SWEDISH BAPT

BERGSTROM, JOHN

321 N IONIA

8/17/06

8/20/06

LEFT

BERGUER, C H

CITY OF GR

3/14/11

3/20/11

CITY POOR COMM; DIED, REMOVED BY FRIENDS

BERKHOUDT, CORA

E. GRAND RAPIDS

6/22/08

7/26/08

JAMES BERHOUDT, E GRAND RAPIDS

BERRY, JAMES

CITY OF GR

2/6/07

2/20/07

CITY POOR COMM; LEFT FOR CITY

BETHAMLY, EDWARD

CITY OF GR

4/5/10

5/10/11

E H RANDOLPH; TAKEN TO KALAMAZOO

BIGELOW, ANNE

WOMANS HOME

8/22/02

2/28/04

DIED-TAKEN FRIENDS; DAVID EMORY, TURNER, GR

BIGELOW, CHARLES E

264 GRANDVILLE

10/1/01

3/18/02

WM BIGELOW, 264 GRANDVILLE, GR

BIGELOW, CHARLES E

CITY OF GR

10/31/06

3/18/07

CITY POOR COMM

BIGELOW, CHARLES E

207 S MARKET

9/9/01

3/18/02

MRS L ALEXANDER; LEFT FOR CITY

BIGELOW, CHARLES E

CITY OF GR

4/22/08

7/27/08

CITY POOR COMM

BIGELOW, ELLA

210? OTTAWA,GR

1/17/03

4/4/03

SUPT OF POOR

BIGELOW, EMMA

GRANDVILLE AVE

11/7/1899

11/19/1899

FRED C TEMPLE, 75 LYON ST, GR

BIGLOUR, ANNA (MRS)

SOLDIERS HOME

1/24/1899

4/1/1899

DAVID EMERY, 184 TURNER, GR

BILLS, EDWARD F