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| | Kane County, IL Poor House (Almshouse) Residents enumerated in the 1880 Kane County Census (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | All the listed people were from Kane County, all were housed at the county's cost, none were considered "able-bodied" except for Harmon Handsmith and A.C. Pierce, and their afflictions are noted below |
 | | Handsmith, Harmon - Batavia, able-bodied, mother is in this institution |
 | | Handsmith, Harman - Batavia, father is deceased, mother is not deceased, has not been abandoned by parents, parents have surrendered control over him/her to the institution, not born in institution, is not separated from his living mother. |
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