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Orleans Parish (La.) Civil Sheriff
Register of patients transported to the State Insane Asylum, 1893

Suit # Month Day Name Age Gender/
Color
Residence Nativity Occupation Marital
Status
Disease How Long
Insane
Cause Remarks
37617 Jan. 17 Alfred H. Pierson








Delivered Jan. 22, 1893 to Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.
28239 Feb. 27 Godfrey T. Johnsen 24 M/W 140 Royal N.O. Clerk S Delusions & fits 4 yrs ???? Delivered March 6, 1893 to Insane Asylum, Jackson.
38619 April 7 Pauline Derose 36 F/W N.O. N.O. -- M Dementia Don't know Don't know Delivered to Dr. Gayden, Supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.. April 11, 1893
" " " Maria Scali 37 F/W N.O. N.O. -- M Mania Don't know Don't know Delivered to Dr. Gayden, Supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.. April 11, 1893
" " " Annie Tracy 38 F/W N.O. N.O. --
Dementia Don't know Don't know Delivered to Dr. Gayden, Supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.. April 11, 1893; released by order of court
" " " Annie Miller 18 F/W N.O. N.O. -- S Idiocy Since birth Don't know Delivered to Dr. Gayden, Supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.. April 11, 1893
" " " Agnes Gleason 24 F/W N.O. N.O. -- S Dementia Don't know Don't know Delivered to Dr. Gayden, Supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.. April 11, 1893
" " " Mary Cecilia Borge 31 F/W N.O. N.O. -- S Dementia abt 15 yrs. Don't know Delivered to Dr. Gayden, Supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.. April 11, 1893
" " " Mary E. Warmouth 45 F/W N.O. N.O. -- Wid. Dementia Don't know Don't know Delivered to Dr. Gayden, Supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.. April 11, 1893
" " " Susie Thiel 22 F/W N.O. Germany -- S Dementia Don't know Don't know Delivered to Dr. Gayden, Supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.. April 11, 1893
" " " Jenieffie Dozzio 20 F/W N.O. Italy -- S Idiocy Since birth Don't know Might be Dazzio; delivered to Dr. Gayden, Supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.. April 11, 1893
" " " Mary Anne Lynch 22 F/W N.O. N.O. -- S Idiocy Since birth Don't know Delivered to Dr. Gayden, Supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.. April 11, 1893
" " " Catherine Balse 40 F/B N.O. N.O. --
Dementia Don't know Don't know Delivered to Dr. Gayden, Supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.. April 11, 1893
" " " Lavina Richardson 40 F/B N.O. La. -- M Dementia abt. 1 yr Don't know Delivered to Dr. Gayden, Supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.. April 11, 1893
" " " Nellie Porter 29 F/B N.O. La. -- M Mania (purpral) (sic) 18 mos Maternity Delivered to Dr. Gayden, Supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.. April 11, 1893
" " " Charlotte Gouges 35 F/B N.O. La. -- M Mania Don't know Intemperance Delivered to Dr. Gayden, Supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.. April 11, 1893
" " " Alice L. Davenport 36 F/B N.O. Arkansas -- M Dementia Don't know Don't know Delivered to Dr. Gayden, Supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.. April 11, 1893
31988 May 2 John F. Coffey 68 M/W N.O. N.O Notary Wid. Insanity Some period Don't know Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden, supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La., June 6, 1893
39369 June 13 Ida DeSilva 21 F/W N.O. N.O. None S Dementia abt? 6 mos Don't know Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden, supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La., June 15, 1893
39496 Oct 27 Walter Tanzley 10 M/W N. O. N. O. - S Idiocy Life - -


" John Lyons 32 M/W N. O. N. O. Laborer S Mania 18 mos - -


" John Karcher 40 M/W N. O. N. O. Saddler M Mania 14 mos - -


" Robert Orlein 27 M/W N. O. New York - S Idiocy 20 yrs Sickness Last name hard to read; -


" John Kenney 34 M/W N. O. N. O. Laborer S Mania 4 mos - -


" Daniel McMannes 38 M/W N. O. N. O. Laborer M Mania 6 mos Religion -


" Chris Murphy 29 M/W N. O. N. O. Laborer S Mania 6 mos Religion -


" Saml. G. Beasch 23 M/W N. O. N. O. Peddler S Dementia 1 yr - -


" Thos. Gommerly 45 M/W N. O. N. O. Laborer S Dementia 8 mos - -


" George Krummell 36 M/W N. O. N. O. Laborer M Mania 4 yrs - -


" Geo. Buntang 36 M/W N. O. N. O. Laborer S Imbecility 3 yrs - Last name hard to read; -


" Caroline McClougherty 43 F/W N. O. N. O. - W Dementia 6 mos - -


" Mary Tevarris 36 F/W N. O. N. O. Seamstress M Dementia - - Last name hard to read; -


" James Lawson 18 M/B N. O. N. O. Laborer S Dementia - - -


" Wm. Gannon 21 M/W N. O. N. O. Laborer S Dementia 8 mos - -
40797 Nov. 23 Miss Lena Saunders 52 F/W N.O. Connecticut Millinery S Hysterical Insanity, Melancholia 11 weeks Worry from Financial Trouble Delivered Nov. 28, 1893 to Dr. A. Gayden, supt., Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.

Database input: Colleen Fitzpatrick (New Orleans Volunteer Association [N.O.V.A.])
Encoded: Wayne Everard
Date: October 25, 2003