Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana
P.O. Box 12003
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46862
Allen County Jail Census, 1880
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The following individuals were enumerated as prisoners at the Allen County Jail in 1880 (Census roll 265, page 629D). Additional information was found for some prisoners in the Supplemental Schedule for the Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes of 1880 (Roll 20, page 6032C).
| Last name | First name | Age | Residence when at home | Alleged offense | Number of days in jail | Hard labor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Dea | John | 27 | ||||
| Powers | Samuel | 27 | ||||
| Shreck | Henry | 27 | Fort Wayne | disturbing the peace | 60 days | stone cutting |
| Fox | Emanuel | 23 | Fort Wayne | disturbing the peace | 60 days | stone cutting |
| Dowd | Martin | 23 | ||||
| Avery | Theodore | 23 | ||||
| Oppenheim | Jake/John | 34 | Fort Wayne | drunk | 20 days | stone cutting |
| Kerns | Mary | 34 | ||||
| Bohen *Bowen | Wm. William | 22 | Lancaster, PA | tramp | 15 days | stone cutting |
| Warden | David | 22 | ||||
| Fisher | Jacob | 22 | ||||
| Everly *Every | James | 35 | Lagrange, OH | drunk | 15 days | stone cutting |
| Shickley | James O. | 35 | ||||
| Brenneman | Corn. W. | 34 | Bluffton, Wells Co., IN | 10 days | stone cutting | |
| Walton | John | 34 | ||||
| Hicks | Wm. | 26 | petit larceny | 60 days | stone cutting | |
| Cemosky | Chas. | 15 | Fort Wayne | arson | awaiting trial | |
| Porter *Potts | Frank | 21 | Michigan | petit larceny | 30 days | stone cutting |
| Adams | Frank | 21 | ||||
| Hunter | Edward C. | 21 | ||||
| Ricketts | Chas. | 34 | Alleghany, PA | horse stealing | awaiting trial | |
| Thompson | John | 41 | Fondulac, WI | tramp | 15 days | stone cutting |
| Sheridan | James | 23 | Newark, NJ | tramp | 15 days | stone cutting |
| McCartny | S. | 23 | Philadelphia, PA | tramp | 15 days | stone cutting |
| Chambers | Joseph | 22 | Pittsburgh, PA | tramp | 15 days | stone cutting |
| Hutton *Horton | Thomas | 24 | Newark, NJ | tramp | 15 days | stone cutting |
| Ross | Theadore | 20 | Davenport, IA | tramp | 15 days | stone cutting |
| McMahen | James | 30 | Fort Wayne | tramp | 15 days | stone cutting |
| Johnson | Charles | 32 | Glen Cove, NY | tramp | 15 days | stone cutting |
| Allen | William | 45 | Antwerp, OH | tramp | 15 days | stone cutting |
| Jones | William | 19 | Burkenhart, England | tramp | 15 days | stone cutting |
| Clark | James | 34 | Norristown, PA | tramp | 15 days | stone cutting |
| Claude | Z. | 34 | ||||
| Green | Miles | 29 | Philadelphia, PA | drunk | 15 days | stone cutting |
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