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Register of patients transported to the State Insane Asylum, 1906

Suit # Month Day Name Age Gender/
Color
Residence Nativity Occupation Marital
Status
Disease How Long
Insane
Cause
76498 Jan 18 Hattie Pickens 31 F/W 1637 Foucher Alabama none S Acute Mania two weeks Hallucinations
78307 Jan 30 Emmet D. Craig 39 M/W
- La. Mail Clerk S Epileptic Insanity 3 or 4 years Epilepsy & Heredity
" " " Mandeville Galvani 46 M/W
St. Louis n. Rampart La. Cotton salesman S Acute Insanity 6 weeks Excesses
" " " Christian Robertson -- M/W
None Dundee Seaman S Insanity 6 mths. Alcohol
" " " John Gerhold 37 M/W 1326 St. Ferdinand La. Cotton Roller M Acute Insanity 3 mths. -
" " " John Engelhardt 21 M/W 1121 Thalia La. Lab. S Insanity 2 mths. Heredity
" " " Joseph Pappon 37 M/W 3305 Tchoupitoulas La. Lab. S Insanity 2 mos. Probably Alcohol
" " " Delord D. Aguin 31 M/W 1563 N. Roman La. None S Recurring Insanity years Heredity
" " " Alfred Mire Jr. 21 M/C 1225 N. Liberty La. Lab. S Acute Mania 6 weeks Heredity
" " " Simon Baker 28 M/C
Philip n. Dryades Miss. Fireman M Monomania 2 weeks -
" " " Chas. Jos. Davis 35 M/C
St. Philip n. Rampart La. Cook M Acute Melancholy 2 mos. Probably Alcohol
" " " Arthur Wagner 27 M/C 2600 Carondelet La. Lab. S Dementia - -
" " " Amede Thornton 24 M/C
Felicity La. Lab. S Epileptic Insanity years Masturbation
" " " Alice Furlong 28 F/W
- - None S Imbecile - -
" " " Annie Kramer 26 F/W
Treme & Orleans La. Servant S Acute Insanity 5 mos. -
" " " Nellie Kerrigan 25 F/W
Felicity n. Rousseau La. Servant S Epileptic Insanity childhood Epilepsy & Heredity
78307 Jan 30 Barbara Rixner 20 F/W 4617 Baronne La. None S Imbecility Life -
" " " Rosalia Genovese 23 F/W 5243 Magazine Itily (sic) None S Dementia 4 years -
" " " Henrietta Slotter 16 F/C
House Good Shepard(sic) La. None S Insanity some mos. -
" " " Mary King 16 F/C
Liberty n. Second Miss. - M Acute Insanity 3 mos. -
" " " Annie Scott 36 F/C
Carrollton Ave. La. Cook M Insanity some mos. -
" " " Louise L. Winn 31 F/C 7475 Ann Va. Cook M Recurring Insanity this attack -
" " " Elmira Jones 29 F/C
St. Anthony n. Claiborne Fla. Washwoman M Mania 7 or 8 mos. Alcohol
78389 Feb 10 Daniel Fagan 30 M/W 2505 Marengo La. Lab. S Epileptic Insanity 8 mos. Epileptic attacks
" " " Jacob Doescher 54 M/W
Howard n. Jackson La. Lab. W Insanity 6 mos. Alcohol
" " " Walter Valentine 36 M/W
Toledano & Baronne La. Cistern maker S Insanity 4 mos. -
" " " Theo Elfa 25 M/W 939 Joliet La. Moterman (sic) S Mania some mos. Love
" " " Charles Zimmer 32 M/W
St. Ferdinand & Rampart La. Conductor M Acute Mania 10 days -
" " " John McLaughlin -- M/W
Rousseau n. Josephine Ireland Screwman S Chronic Insanity 15 years Alcohol
78428 " " George D. Zeeb 66 M/W 3331 Annunciation Germany Lab. M Insanity with Delusions Persecutions - -
" " " Emile Fontan 23 M/W
- La. Clerk S Circular Mania some days -
" " " Joseph Noy 48 M/W
Chartres & Spain La. Lab. S Insanity with Delusions 1 mo. Probable Worry
" " " Thos. H. Byrnes 38 M/W 746 La. Ave. La. - M Insanity with Delusions 2 weeks Heredity
" " " John Rambeaud 44 M/W
Madison & Decatur La. None S Insanity years -
" " " Abraham Levy 74 M/W
Touro Inf. Alsace - S Insanity Senile 1 year Senility
" " " Bridget Morton 67 F/W
Homeless Ireland Housekeeper M Insanity mos. -
" " " Mrs. Chas. Caulking 27 F/W
- La. Housekeeper M Insanity April 21/05 Heredity
78389 " " Felicie E. Pentz 76 F/W 460 N. Rampart La. Teacher S Insanity with Delusions 4 mos. -
78428 Feb 10 Mrs. Elodie Leche 75 F/W
Annunciation n. State La. Housekeeper M Senile Insanity years Senility & Heredity
" " " Mrs. V. Torolla 65 F/W
- Italy Housewife M Insanity - -
" " " Miss Lottie Rostetter 30 F/W 5506 Tchoupitoulas La. Home S Insanity 3 years Heredity
78389 " " Antoinette Malouse 55 F/W
Mandeville La. None S Insanity 1903 -
" " " Mrs. Anna Brady - F/W 626 N. Miro - - M Insanity 3 years Family trouble
" " " Mary Manning 16 F/W
Tulane n. Johnson La. None S Epileptic Insanity 1 year Epilepsy
" " " Lucille Martin 28 F/W 2412 Barracks La. Housekeeper - Insanity April 05 -
" " " Sarah Stewart 41 F/C
St. Peter n. Robertson La. Cook & wash M Recurring Mania 1 week -
" " " Nellie Williams or Watson 21 F/C
Howard Ave. & Liberty La. Wash - Insanity - Cocaine
78428 Feb 13 Thomas Hoffman 68 M/W
Bourbon n. Burgundy Austrai (sic) Clerk M Insanity Mos. -
" " " Thomas Israel 66 M/W 94 Union Ind. Lab. S Insanity Periodical Mos. -
" " " C. Lahourcade 30 M/W
Homeless La. None S Imbecile life -
" " " C. Larenganza 32 M/W
Cuba Cuba Lab. S - - -
" " " Louis Cuneo 33 M/W 827 Arabella La. Clerk S Insanity May 1st 1903 -
" " " Margaret Flaherty 43 F/W
Magazine N.O. None S Insanity 5 years -
" " " Mrs. J. Despaux 61 F/W
- French None M Insanity with Delusions Persecutions 4 years -
" " " Stella Brown 33 F/W 1029 Arabella La. Housekeeper M Insanity Recurring 1903 Heredity
" " " Margaret Shannon 46 F/W
Homeless Ireland None S Insanity 1904 Heredity
" " " Cecilia Shannon 50 F/W
Homeless Ireland None S Insanity 1904 Heredity
" " " Mary Budd 39 F/W
S. Bernodotte (sic) N.O. None S Insanity with Delusions 4 mos. -
78389 " " Philip Jackson 28 M/C 129 Marigny & Frenchmen La. Lab. S Mania few days Epilepsy
" " " Joseph Garcia 53 M/C
Homeless Mexico Pedler (sic) S Insanity 4 mos. Privation & Exposure (sic)
" " " Philip Scott 66 M/C
Market & Orange Miss. Lab. - Insanity Delusions of Persecution Mos. -
" " " Nathaniel Anthony 16 M/C
St. Rocco or St. Roche La. None S Imbecility life Hereditary
78389 Feb 13 Henry Locket 70 M/C
Parish Prison Ky. Lab. M Senility few years Old Age
77780 " " David Royster 38 M/C
St. Chas. Ave- Isidore Newman La. Servant M Insanity some weeks -
78389 " " Emma Landry 20 F/C
Calliope n. Thalia La. - M Insanity - -
" " " Margaret Patterson 24 F/C
Howard Ave. n. Perdido La. None M Recurring Insanity 8 years Dissipation
" " " Rosie Murray 28 F/C
Charity Hospital La. Cook M Melancholia 2 mos. -
" " " Ezena Hatrey 34 F/C 460 Camp La. Washwoman M Insanity with Delusions of Wealth 4 mos. -
" " " Sally Young 25 F/C
- La. None S Insanity 1 year -
78566 Feb 22 Philip Lang 56 M/W
7th n. Tchoupitoulas La. Clerk S Epilepsy 1902 -
" " " Joseph Lassaire 30 M/W 908 Marengo La. Purchasing Agt. M Acute Insanity 7 mos. -
" " " Chas. Smith 13 M/W
- La. None S Epilepsy years -
" " " A. Faecher 59 M/W
Constance n. Josephine N.Y. Lab. S Epilepsy 1903 Epilepsy
" " " Haraie Masicot 40 M/W 818 Hospital La. None S Chronic Insanity 2½ years Probable Heredity
" " " Mrs. E. Sparebook 41 F/W
- - Seamstress W Insanity 3 years Disappointment & Grief
" " " Miss Kate Poche 60 F/W
Jackson & Carondelet France - S Insanity 30 years Heredity
" " " Miss Amelia Harris 60 F/W
- - - - Insanity 26 years -
" " " Miss E. Huey 31 F/W
Constance n. Washington - School Teacher S Insanity 4 years Family Mental Strain & Lunacy
" " " Miss Tillie Fields 23 F/W
Lafayette & Freret La. - S Epileptic Insanity years Epilepsy
" " " Josephine Linot 18 F/C
Villere n. Bienville La. None S Insanity some mos. -
" " " Pauline Poree 22 F/C
Toulouse n. Burgundy La. None S Insanity - -
" " " Frank Smith 29 M/C 5215 Laurel La. Lab. S Insanity Epileptic mos. -
" " " Chas. Higgins 42 M/C
- - Lab. M Insanity Del. of Per. some weeks -
78700 Mar 8 Julien C. Craig 35 M/W
New Iberia Ark. Clerk S Homicidal Mania 10 days Probably Dissipation
78763 Mar 13 Miss E. Corcoran 31 F/W 213 Pelican Ave. La. Housework S Epileptic Insanity 10 yrs. Epilepsy
78763 Mar 15 Joseph Hyman 32 M/W
- La. None S Dementia 4 years -



James D. Tracy 42 M/W 1441 Constance La. Clerk S Mania Delusions Perse. 2 years Excesses



Pat. Collins 68 M/W
Thalia & Orange Ireland None W Mania 1902 -



Chas. Konnecker 55 M/W
N. Peters n. Ursulines Ger. Merchant M Acute Mania (Recurring) 40 days -



D. Bergeron 20 M/W
- N.O. None S Insanity years Heredity



S. M. Vass 37 M/W
Camp & Lyons N.O. Bank Clerk M Insanity years -



Paul A. Billaud 44 M/W
Magazine St. La. Clerk S Recurring Mania years Heredity



Jas. McGaw 24 M/W
Erato & Thalia La. dairy hand S Insanity 1902 -



Neil Bush 40 M/W
Henry house Denmark Lab. S Recurring Insanity 4 years -



Ernest Diettel 40 M/W
Homeless La. Lab. S Insanity 1902 Probably Alcohol
78763 Mar 15 Edward Harris 33 M/W
Homeless La. Pharmacist S Insanity years Drug Habit



William Steiner 49 M/W
Touro Inf. Germany Painter S Insanity following Apoplexy 1905 Apoplexy



P. De Carlo 49 M/W
Dumaine & Broad Italy Flourist (sic) M Chronic Insanity 3 years -



J. Moody 27 M/W
- Ga. Lab. S Mania 2 or 3 yrs. -



C. Levisco 30 M/W
Roumania Roumania Medical Student M Mania 1905 -



Dominick Guerville 43 M/W
- Italy Lab. S Chronic Mania - -



Felix Lambert 32 M/W
Rendon n. Dumaine La. None S Chronic Insanity 5 or 6 yrs. -



Annie Saltzman 22 F/W
St. Claude n. Franklin La. Housekeeper M Mania (Recurring) 1905 -



Julia Brown 44 F/W
Claiborne n. Frenchmen La. None S Epilepsy 1902 -



Mrs. Jane D. Rodrigues 56 F/W
Forstall & Royal French Housewife W Chronic Mania 28 -



Mrs. L. Wang 56 F/W
Chippewa & St. Andrew N.O. Housewife S Insanity 5 years -



Flora Michelson 23 F/W
1st & Dryades La. - S Recurrent Mania 6 years -



Agnes Smith 33 F/W 2014 Saratoga - - - Insanity - -
79184 May 8 Margaret Rossiter 62 F/W
Algiers Fla. Housekeeper W Insanity 2 yrs. -

" " E. Nesmith - F/W
- La. - S Insanity years Heredity

" " Miss H. Schott 41 F/W 7428 Maple N.O. - S Idiotic life -

" " Anna Bittel 43 F/W 1208 Desire La. Housekeeper W Insanity 6 mos. -

" " Miss Eugenie Bardel 34 F/W
City La. None S Dementia years Heredity

" " Lucy Pearson 29 F/C 900 St. Claude La. Cook M Insanity with Delusions some weeks -

" " Tom Brooks 50 M/C
Bayou Lafourche La. Swamper M Insanity 2 or 3 mos. -
79184 Jun 20 Homer Knapp 31 M/W
- N. Y. Clerk M Insanity & Persecutions Do Not Know -
79741 Jun 27 Mrs. P. G. Castenado 40 F/W 1814 Bayou Road La. Housewife M Chronic Insanity 5 yrs. or more Family Worries
79773 Jul 10 Mrs. Margt. Collins 51 F/W 1517 Terpsichore N. O. Home S Insanity 2 years Alcohol Excess
" " " Miss D. Hilbron 27 F/W 1054 Dryades La. - S Melancholia 2 or 3 yrs. -
" " " Miss C. Brulard 70 F/W 1331 Columbus La. - S Insanity 4 yrs. -
" " " Lottie Strickland 25 F/W 920 Jackson Texas Seamstress S Insanity 6 mos. -
" " " Mary Stewart 30 F/W
St. John the Baptist Parish La. - S Insanity yrs. Do Not Know
" " " Katie McCarthy 24 F/W
- La. None S Insanity (hysteria) 2 yrs. Hysteria
" " " Mrs. Kate Ouder 46 F/W 821 Pauline La. Housewife M Insanity with Delusions Persecution some mos. -
" " " Mrs. Mary Hallick 30 F/W 447 S. Johnson - Home M Insanity 5 weeks Do Not Know
" " " Miss Eva Robalie/Reballie - F/W
- Germany Home W Insanity 1 year Do Not Know
" " " Ezilda Honore 75 F/C
St. Chas. Parish La. Washing M Senility some mos. Senility
" " " Carmelite Green 70 F/C
Tonti & Abadie La. Cook M Melancholia 4 mos. -
" " " Susan Edwards 28 F/C
Annunciation & Gainne (sic) La. None M Insanity 3 weeks -
" " " Lovenia Pier 40 F/C
Josephine n. Clara La. Cook M Recurring Mania 3 mos. -
" " " Dora Jackson 60 F/C
Howard n. Thalia C. America Washing M Dementia some mos. -
" " " Annie Hull 23 F/C
8th & Baronne La. None S Recurring Mania some mos. -
79773 Jul 10 Bertha Lacaze 41 F/C
St. Ann n. Dorgenois La. None S Imbecility 2 years -
" " " Charles Mitchell 23 M/C
Broad & Conti La. Lab. S Ac. Insanity some weeks -
" " " Robt. Schlessinger 15 M/C 813 Eight (sic) La. None S Idiotic Meningitis 8 yrs. Meningitis
" " " James Nix 24 M/C 2813 Willow La. Lab. S Melancholia 1 month -
" " " John N. Roberts 37 M/C 2038 Second La. Lab. M Mania 3½ mos. -
" " " Tobe Valentine 27 M/C 1522 Howard La. Lab. M Insanity 2 mos blow on head
80277 Sep 12 Jas. W. Cannavan 34 M/W 1129 Spain La. R. R. clk. S Recurring Mania some mths. Excesses (Sexual, etc)
80343 Sept 20 Jos. A. Loret 45 M/W
Baton Rouge La. Clerk M Melancholia 2 mos. Business failure

" " Anna E. Wilson 30 F/C 7710 Maple La. Housewife M Melancholia 6 yrs. -
80808 Nov 12 Thos. O. Hearn 28 M/W
Claiborne & Erato La. R.R. Switchman S Insanity 12 weeks Heredity
" " " Robert Hannon 44 M/W 205 So. Broad La. Lab. M Epileptic Insanity 4 yrs. Epileptic
" " " Abraham Schriebemann 39 M/W
Rampart & Perdido Russia Lab. S Dementia 3 or 4 mos. Heredity
" " " Paul A. Richard 36 M/W 2037 St. Andrew or Rampart & Melpomene La. Laundryman M Insanity 2 or 3 mos. -
" " " A. E. Perret 52 M/W 436 Bertrand La. Druggist M Insanity 3 mos. Alcohol
" " " E. L. Judson 40 M/W
Joliette(sic) & Sycamore La. Contractor S Insanity 4 mos. Alcohol
" " " William Troyer 48 M/W 1718 Melpomene La. Carpenter S Insanity April/05 -
" " " Annie Considine 36 F/W
Conti & Claiborne La. None M Insanity 3 mos. Alcohol
" " " Mrs. Laura Maier 44 F/W 2019 Iberville La. Home M Melancholia 4 yrs. Imagines that her son is being persecuted by Police
" " " Lucy Byrd 23 F/C 2524 Gravier La. None S Dementia 2 yrs. -

Database input: Penny Delery & Colleen Fitzpatrick (New Orleans Volunteer Association [N.O.V.A.])
Encoded: Wayne Everard
Date: September 8, 2004