------ Forwarded Message From: Vivian Shatley <eojcbor@seidata.com> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 07:11:01 -0600 To: KENTUCKIANA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: {not a subscriber} Louisville Orphanage(s) - 1900-1910 I am searching for the parents of my grandmother (Lillian Hammond) and the following information has been obtained. Perhaps this will help on the question of the Orphanages and MAYBE someone will read this and have the answer to my puzzle: Twelfth Census of the United States (taken on June 5, 1900) shows a Lillian Hammond (white, female, age 17 - born 1883 {date wrong? 1888 is correct} in Kentucky as a servant in a home in Jefferson Co., Mag. Dist 5, 1208 Morton Ave., Louisville. It further shows her as "enumerated with Unnamed Institution" and "relationship to above Servant". (1124 Norton Avenue, Louisville, Ky. Sister Susan - Head Deaconess - Occupation. House is free of Mortgages) The information within the parenthesis appears on a form - added by the person providing the copy of the form as having been included in the county files when I received them. Thirteenth Census of the United States (1910) shows Lillian Hammond enumerated in the "Church Home and Infirmary" on Morton Avenue in Louisville, KY. She indicates she was born in Kentucky but indicates her father was born in Delaware and her mother born in Kentucky. She is listed as a servant at the institution; however, her relationship to the "Matron" (head of household) is "Officer" and not Inmate as the majority of people enumerated were identified. There are 10 other individuals listed as "Officer". I wrote to the Louisville Free Public Library, 4th & York Streets, Louisville, KY 40203 in March 1996 asking for any information on Lillian Evelyn Hammond (McDonald) and the location of the Church Home Infirmary in 1912 and if it still exists and did it still have the same name. The following is the answer received (written on the bottom of my own letter): "Sue - - - My guess is the Episcopal Church Home . . . . Norton Avenue., Louisville, KY 40202. It moved to Lynda 20 or 25 years ago. The Episcopal Church Home, 1201 Lynda Lane, Louisville, KY 40202. Phone 502-425-8840. Contact Lynn Haley. Orphanage of The Good Shepherd was at 1124 Norton Ave. Church Home and Infirmary at 1208 Norton Avenue. Neither still exist. I've asked the former Episcopal Bishop, now retired, (Bishop Marnion) and this is what he remembered. I urge you to contact the Episcopal Home at the address given." I did call the Episcopal Church Home and although Lynn Haley was not there any longer, I did speak to a woman who informed me they do not have records of individuals residing at the home - they have either been lost or destroyed. What records have survived are the business records - accounts paid and received, repairs made to the building, etc. and no information on any individual. I hope this helps someone - and maybe it will give me a clue to resolving my problem!! Vivian Shatley Researching: Stein (Prussia); Wilson (Scotland), McDonald (Ireland) and Hammond (Wales) ------ End of Forwarded Message