PA Orphan 1877 Report
Paradise School - Girls
The 1877 reports list the pupils that are in or were in the various homes.
Each home has its own chart. The information is in this order: Pupils' name,
date of birth, date of admission on order or transfer, transfers (if any) date of
discharge (if any) by aging out or on orders, post office address when at
home, and remarks. It will be transcribed in "Vital Record" book format, rather
than the wide chart that is in the book.

Paradise School - Girls
Albright, Mary M.; born: May 6, 1857; adm.: May 29, 1865; transf. to: Mount
Joy on Jan. 2, 1868; home: Lancaster.
Bitterling, Harriet, born: Dec. 4, 1854; adm.: Sept. 4, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Allentown.
Bonsall, Clara B.; born: Aug. 24, 1852; adm.: May 15, 1865; transf. from:
Strasburg; transf. to: Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Philadelphia;
remarks: 2033 south Street.
Brown, Elizabeth; born: June 29, 1854; adm.: Sept. 21, 1866; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Philadelphia; remarks: 1822 Wylie
Street.
Brown, Mary; born: Jan. 22, 1854; adm.: Sept. 13, 1866; transf. to: Chester
Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Philadelphia; remarks: 428 Buttonwood Street.
Butler, Ann E.; born: Nov. 18, 1854; adm.: Oct. 5, 1866; transf. to: Chester
Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Philadelphia; remarks: 1337 South Street.
Buzzard, Mary; born: Feb. 25, 1856; adm.: Jan. 11, 1866; dsch'd on order:
Jan. 25, 1866; home: Lancaster.
Conahey, Annie E.; born: Dec. 20, 1856; adm.: May 1, 1865; dsch'd on order:
Apr. 15, 1867; home: Philadelphia.
Curran, Mary; born: Nov. 8, 1853; adm.: Oct. 24, 1866; transf. to: Chester
Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Smithville.
Curran, Sarah; born: June 20, 1852; adm.: Oct. 24, 1866; dsch'd on age:
Jan. 20, 1868; home: Smithville.
Dennis, Clara A.; born: Apr. 19, 1854; adm.: May 15, 1865; transf. from:
Strasburg, transf. to: Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Strasburg.
Dennis, Lizzie V.; born: Feb. 8, 1851; adm.: May 15, 1865; transf. from:
Strasburg; dsch'd on age: Feb. 9, 1867; home: Strasburg.
Drinkwater, Alice; born: Jan. 25, 1853; adm.: June 15, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Allentown.
Drinkwater, Mary E.; born: Oct. 4, 1857; adm.: Sept. 4, 1866; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Allentown.
Fetzer, Clara S. E.; born: July 23, 1854; adm.: Nov. 27, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Allentown.
Fetzer, Lydia E. A.; born: Oct. 3, 1855; adm.: Nov. 27, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Allentown.
Fisher, Lizzie; born: Apr. 24, 1851; adm.: May 13, 1865; dsch'd on age: Apr.
14, 1867; home: Lancaster.
Fitery, Edith E.; born: Jan. 27, 1856; adm.: Sept. 4, 1865; transf. to: Chester
Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Lebanon Co.
Fitery, Margaret H.; born: May 9, 1858; adm.: Sept. 4, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Lebanon Co.
Flata, Annie; born: Oct. 2, 1856; adm.: Sept. 4, 1865; transf. to: Chester
Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Allentown.
Flata, Mary; born: Oct. 14, 1858; adm.: June 15, 1865; transf. to: Chester
Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Allentown.
Gable, Maria F.; born: Nov. 14, 1855; adm.: Nov. 27, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Allentown.
Glanding, Sarah A.; born: Feb. 10, 1857; adm.: Apr. 27, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Doe Run.
Gomphf, Mary M.; born: Mar. 22, 1853; adm.: May 15, 1865; transf. to:
Mount Joy on Jan. 2, 1868; home: Lancaster.
Groves, Elizabeth; born: Dec. 7, 1851; adm.: May 8, 1865; dsch'd on age:
Dec. 11, 1867; home: West Philadelphia; remarks: Married Mr. Rathery.
Groves, Emily; born: July 29, 1853; adm.: May 8, 1865; transf. to: Chester
Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: West Philadelphia.
Hallworth, Elizabeth; born: July 25, 1853; adm.: Feb. 21, 1867; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Philadelphia; remarks: Married.
Hammer, Mary A.; born: July 19, 1854; adm.: Jan. 2, 1867; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Philadelphia; remarks: 420 Maria
Street.
Harrison, Sarah A.; born: July 12, 1854; adm.: May 8, 1865; dsch'd on order:
Mar. 10, 1866; home: Philadelphia.
Heffner, Rachel R.; born: Sept. 17, 1856; adm.: Sept. 3, 1866; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: REading.
Hinkle, Margaret; born: May 5, 1853; adm.: Jan. 30, 1866; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Blue Ball.
Huber, Charlotte L.; born: Nov. 7, 1856; adm.: Nov. 6, 1865; dsch'd on
order: June 30, 1866; home: Lancaster.
Hunter, Ida J.; born: June 20, 1851; adm.: Sept. 4, 1865; dsch'd on age:
June 24, 1867; home: Downingtown.
Johnson, Mary C.; born: Aug. 15, 1853; adm.: May 8, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Norristown.
Jones, Clara; born: Dec. 9, 1854; adm.: June 20, 1866; dsch'd on order: Sept.
24, 1866; home: Lancaster.
Jones, Constantine; born: DEc. 17, 1853; adm.: Sept. 2, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Allentown.
Jones, Catherine; born: July 25, 1852; adm.: June 20, 1866; dsch'd on order:
Sept. 24, 1866; home: Lancaster.
Keeley, Cathrine; born: Aug. 16, 1856; adm.: Sept. 24, 1867; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Rockville.
Kenedy, Margaret; born: Oct. 2, 1854; adm.: Sept. 3, 1866; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Phoenixville.
Knappenberger, Anna M.; born: Aug. 31, 1856; adm.: Sept. 4, 1865; transf.
to: Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Allentown.
Knappenberger, Ellen J.; born: Nov. 21, 1850; adm.: Sept. 4, 1865; dsch'd
on age: Nov. 21, 1866; home: Allentown; remarks: Married.
Knappenbnerger, Mary M.; born: May 11, 1854; adm.: Sept. 4, 1865; transf.
to: Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Allentown.
Knipe, Mary C.; born: May 17, 1857; adm.: Oct. 1, 1866; transf. to: Chester
Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Schaeferstown.
Knipe, Salome A.; born: Feb. 2, 1855; adm.: Sept. 7, 1866; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Schaeferstown.
Leonard, Susan; born: Aug. 24, 1857; adm.: May 22, 1866; dsch'd on order:
Apr. 7, 1866; home: Lancaster. [dates as written]
McIntyre, Alivilda; born: Apr. 18, 1853; adm.: Nov. 13, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Gordonville.
McIntyre, Anna; born: June 18, 1855; adm.: Nov. 13, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Gordonville.
McNaughton, Sarah R.; born: June 10, 1854; adm.: May 16, 1866; transf.
from: White Hall on Jan. 18, 1867; transf. to: White Hall Sept. 14, 1866;
home: Harrisburg; remarks: Transferred to Chester Springs, Feb. 29, 1868.
McNaughton, Jeanette R.; born: May 28, 1856; adm.: Jan. 18, 1867; transf.
from: White Hall; transf. to: Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home:
Harrisburg.
Miller, Emma O.; born: May 25, 1851; adm.: Dec. 1, 1865; dsch'd on age: May
25, 1867; home: Allentown; remarks: Married.
Miller, Martha E.; born: Jan. 22, 1854; adm.: Dec. 1, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Strasburg. [the following names and
dates of the Miller children may need to be rechecked before entering data]
Miller, Martha J.; born: July 22, 1854; adm.: Sept. 2, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Strasburg.
Miller, Rachel B.; born: May 13, 1856; adm.: Sept. 2, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Allentown.
Miller, Sarah M.; born: Oct. 15, 1855; adm.: Sept. 4, 1867; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Allentown.
O'Brien, Alice; born: Nov. 12, 1856; adm.: June 6, 1866; transf. to: Chester
Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Delaware Co.
O'Brien, Ann; born: Mar. 14, 1855; adm.: June 6, 1866; transf. to: Chester
Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Delaware Co.
Peoples, Hannah M.; born: Dec. 22, 1857; adm.: May 15, 1865; transf. from:
Strasburg; transf. to: Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: West Chester.
Peoples, Lydia E.; born: Nov. 28, 1851; adm.: May 15, 1865; transf. from:
Strasburg; dsch'd on age: May 26, 1867; home: West Chester.
Phelps, Ida A.; born: Apr. 30, 1858; adm.: Sept. 4, 1865; transf. to: Chester
Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Penningtonville.
Schmidt, Catherine; born: Aug. 9, 1857; adm.: May 22, 1865; transf. to:
Mount Joy on Jan. 2, 1868; home: Lancaster.
Sheets, Mary A.; born: Mar. 13, 1854; adm.: Nov. 20, 1865; dsch'd on order:
June 2, 1866; home: Chester Co.
Sheets, Sarah E.; born: May 4, 1856; adm.: Nov. 20, 1865; dsch'd on order:
June 2, 1866; home: Chester Co.
Sherer, Amanda; born: Sept. 7, 1852; adm.: Sept. 4, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Allentown.
Sherer, Elphina; born: Apr. 9, 1851; adm.: Sept. 4, 1865; dsch'd on age: Apr.
15, 1867; home: Allentown.
Smith, Annie F.; born: Feb. 13, 1855; adm.: May 22, 1865; dsch'd on order:
June 2, 1865; home: Doylestown.
Smith, Mary F.; born: Sept. 20, 1853; adm.: May 22, 1865; dsch'd on order:
June 2, 1865; home: Doylestown.
Smith, Sarah L.; born: July 29, 1851; adm.: May 22, 1865; dsch'd on order:
June 2, 1865; home: Doylestown.
Strohm, Emma R.; born: Mar. 17, 1855; adm.: Sept. 13, 1866; transf. to:
Womelsdorf on Sept. 12, 1866; home: Lebanon.
Styer, Harriet C.; born: Oct. 21, 1855; adm.: Sept. 18, 1865; transf. to:
Mount Joy on Jan. 2, 1868; home: Lancaster.
Styer, Mary A. E.; born: Jan. 27, 1854; adm.: Sept. 18, 1865; transf. to:
Mount Joy on Jan. 2, 1868; home: Lancaster.
Taylor, Mary E.; born: Nov. 26, 1855; adm.: Sept. 13, 1866; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Mortonville.
Theiss, Matilda W.; born: Aug. 7, 1855; adm.: Sept. 4, 1865; transf. to:
Mount Joy on Jan. 2, 1868; home: Lancaster.
Tollinger, Mary E.; born: Feb. 6, 1851; adm.: Dec. 8, 1865; dsch'd on age:
Mar. 15, 1867; home: Goshen.
Tollinger, Margaret J.; born: Oct. 30, 1852; adm.: Dec. 8, 1865; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Goshen.
Wagner, Mary M.; born: Feb. 27, 1857; adm.: Sept. 13, 1866; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 27, 1868; home: Hamburg.
Weiss, Sarah C.; born: Feb. 9, 1857; adm.: Sept. 18, 1866; transf. to:
Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Allentown.
White, Ida L.; born: Sept. 30, 1856; adm.: May 15, 1865; transf. from:
Strasburg; transf. to: Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: West Chester.
Woodward, R. Anna; born: Feb. 5, 1856; adm.: May 15, 1865; transf. from:
Strasburg; transf. to: Chester Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: West Chester.
Wyant, Agnes; born: Mar. 7, 1863; adm.: May 8, 1865; transf. to: White Hall
on Sept. 14, 1866; home: Harrisburg.
Wyant, Sarah E.; born: Apr. 26, 1855; adm.: May 8, 1865; transf. to: White
Hall on Sept. 14, 1866; home: Harrisburg.
Zook, Sarah E.; born: May 2, 1855; adm.: Sept. 10, 1866; transf. to: Chester
Sp'gs on Feb. 29, 1868; home: Soudersburg.