Only the basic information was extracted from the census records. Several columns of information in each census was excluded because it wasn't essential for an extraction. The census was/is subject to errors made by the census taker way back then and with the present day transcriber - and - all is subject to interpretation. The use of * and ? indicates my inability to read the enumerator's hand writing and/or some other problem, such as a bad copy. If someone recognizes a name that I was unable to decipher, please contact me and I will correct it. Otherwise, folks should resolve any questions they might have regarding interpretation, spelling, or the omitted columns etc., by examination of the actual census record. Source information follows:
1900 Census: Delaware County Children's Home, Center Township, Delaware County, Indiana, page 197. Child residents were referred to as "inmate";
1910 Census: Delaware County Orphan's Home, Center Township, Delaware County, Indiana, pages 176B-177. Child residents were referred to as "son" or "daughter";
1920 Census: Delaware County Orphan's Home, Center Township, Delaware County, Indiana, Yorktown Pike, page 16. Child residents were referred as "ward";
1930 Census: Delaware County Children's Home, Center Township, Delaware County, Indiana, page 250. Child residents were not given a relationship designation;
NOTE: 1895 - A list of children residing at the home is included in the Muncie newspaper article dated February 27, 1895.
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