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Overseers of the Poor were assigned to determine which families were not able to support themselves in a manner preventing them from needing assistance from the township. Each township was responsible for the welfare of its residents. When people were likely to need welfare, it was costly. Therefore, the overseers reported these families to the trustees and the constable was requested to "Warn them out" or deliver the warrant to leave the township. This was most often for new residents who did not find work, and those who were causing problems. Some sources state that this was quite common for all newcomers. It may have made the township immune to paying welfare for a year. It may have delayed citizenship rights for a year with local voting rights.
The names below are taken from the first two minute books of the Kirtland Township Trustees, 1817-1838 and 1838-1846, now located at Lake County Historical Society. The books are nicely wrapped to protect them, and transcriptions can be found in their Cities-Towns-Villages section. These were transcribed by Paul E. Dornbos for Lake County History Center. They are also on FHL US/CAN Film 877763 Items 1-2.
The below abstraction work by Cynthia Turk was done in haste and was not proofread. It is possible that there are a few entries missing. Should anyone wish to proofread it with the original, please contact the webmaster. This is intended to direct you to the original record, as mistakes and omissions are possible.
The first one in the book is transcribed here, but the entire list had similar orders.
The state of Ohio
Geauga County
To Jeremiah Ames, Constable of Kirtland Township Greeting.You are hereby required forthwith to warn Isaac Lake and his family immediately to depart this township and of this writ make Legal Service and due returns.
Given under our hand and Seals this Twenty sixth day of October 1818
James Boyden Overseers of the Poor for Kirtland Township
Amos Farley
Kirtland October 27th 1818
Executed Jeremiah Ames Const.
Cost Service 10 cents
Travel 15
25 Cents
| Names | Date |
| Adams, Calvin | 24 Feb 1845 |
| Adams, James | 24 Feb 1845 |
| Adams, James | 27 Oct 1845 |
| Adams, Calvin & Family | 24 Feb 1845 |
| Adams, Calvin and family | 27 Oct 1845 |
| Adams, Geo. | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Adams, James & family | 24 Feb 1845 |
| Agel, Mary | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Algee, Samuel & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Ames, Benjamin & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Ames, Ira | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Austin, Jane | 10 Oct 1819 |
| Babbit, Erastus & family | 29 Oct 1831 |
| Badalou, Alexander & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Badalou, Alexander and family | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Bailey, David | 15 Oct 1838 |
| Baldwin, | 15 Oct 1838 |
| Barber, Harvey | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Barber, Harvey and family and dependents | 15 Oct 1845 |
| Barker, Wm. & family | 21 Jan 1833 |
| Barker, Wm & family | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Barly, David & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Bassett, herman | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Bateman, Saml. | 22 Oct 1841 |
| Battles, Cornelia & family | 26 Dec 1845 |
| Bell, William | Sep 1829 |
| Bell, Wm. and family | 5 Sep 1828 |
| Bently, Betsey | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Bentley, Betsy and family and dependents | 15 Oct 1845 |
| Bently, Patty and family and dependents | 15 Oct 1845 |
| Bently, Horace | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Bently, Horace and family | 27 Oct 1845 |
| Bently, Richard | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Berman, Rebecca & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Bernington, Betsey | 24 Feb 1845 |
| Bidwell, Mr. & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Bigelow, Lucinda & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Bigelow, Lucinda & family | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Bingham, Abner & family | 29 Oct 1831 |
| Bishop, Gladden & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Bishop, Isaac G. | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Blanchard, James & family | 29 Oct 1831 |
| Boys, & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Branham, | 15 Oct 1838 |
| Brockway, Elias | 19 Aug 1835 |
| Brockwell, Isaac W. | 15 Oct 1838 |
| Brown, Horace | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Bucannon, Peter and family | 4 Apr 1844 |
| Buchanan, Peter | 19 Aug 1835 |
| Bump, Jacob | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Cahoon, Thomas & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Call, John R. & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Canfield, Samuel | 26 Jul 1835 |
| Card, Mrs. | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Carter, Gideon & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Carter, Luman & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Cary, Nancy | 2 Mar 1840 |
| Case, Simon | 15 Oct 1838 |
| Castle, Horace and family | 1 July 1826 |
| Chapens, Mr. & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Cisco, Mrs. | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Clisbey, Elsey | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Coff, Charles | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Cole, Barnett and his Family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Cole, John | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Coles, Austin and family and dependents | 15 Oct 1845 |
| Collins, N. & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Colton, Zebedee | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Colton, Zebedee (not residing in town) | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Contrite, Frederic | 22 Oct 1841 |
| Cook, Giles | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Covert, Betsey | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Cowdry, Wm. & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Cowery, O. & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Craig, John | 22 Oct 1841 |
| Curtis, Plina and family | 7 Nov 1835 |
| Daily, Wm. | 22 Oct 1841 |
| Davis, Marvel C. & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Dechmage, James & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Eddy, Adolphus family | 1829 |
| Eldrige, Ira and Hannah and family | 8 Jul 1843 |
| Fairfield and his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Fleek, Alex L. | 15 Oct 1838 |
| Flory, John & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Fuller, Edson & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Fuller, Josiah | 26 Jul 1835 |
| Fuller, Edson & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Gander, John & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Gander, John | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Gander, John | 2 Mar 1840 |
| Gates, Thomas | 26 Jul 1835 |
| Gilbert, William | 19 Aug 1835 |
| Granger & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Grant, Jedediah | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Gray, Jacob & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Green, Henry | 19 Aug 1835 |
| Green, Thomas | 22 Oct 1841 |
| Grover, Thomas | 19 Aug 1835 |
| Hancock, Levi and family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Hancock, Thomas | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Hancock, Joseph & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Hanes, Huron | 19 Aug 1835 |
| Hardin, Ichabod & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Hardin, John | 15 Oct 1838 |
| Harmon, Alpheas & family | 13 Nov 1834 |
| Harris, Paul | 22 Oct 1841 |
| Harris, Martin | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Hate, Silas | 26 Jul 1835 |
| Heggins, Mrs. & heer family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Higgins, Joshua and family | 5 Sep 1828 |
| Higgins, Saml. | 24 Feb 1845 |
| Holden, Ebenezer | 15 Oct 1838 |
| Holden, Ebenezer & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Hollis, Wm. B. | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Hollis, Wm. B. | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Hollister, Lehasa | 15 Oct 1838 |
| Howe, Harrid | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Howe, Harrid | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Howe, W. E. & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Hunt, John | 22 Oct 1841 |
| Isam, and family and dependents | 15 Oct 1845 |
| Isam, Manly and family and dependents | 15 Oct 1845 |
| Isham, Ansel and family | 4 Apr 1844 |
| Isham, Manley | 27 Oct 1845 |
| Jackson, Joseph | 22 Oct 1841 |
| Jacobs, Ira | 7 Mar 1842 |
| Jacobs, Ira and family | 24 Feb 1845 |
| Jacobs Allen Family | 1829 |
| Jenkins, Salsbury & family | 29 Oct 1831 |
| Johnson, John & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Johnson, Joel | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Johnson, Lyman | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Johnson, Luke | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Johnson, Betsey | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Kelly, John A & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Kenny, Mrs. Sinus and family and dependents | 15 Oct 1845 |
| Knapp, John | 2 Mar 1840 |
| Lacy, | 15 Oct 1838 |
| Lain, Polly | 29 Oct 1831 |
| Lake, Isaac and family | 26 Oct 1818 |
| Lane, Alfred B. | 19 Aug 1835 |
| Lawrence, Minard | 2 Mar 1840 |
| Little, | 15 Oct 1838 |
| Little, Wm. | 22 Oct 1841 |
| Luce, Fanny and her Childorin | 10 Oct 1819 |
| Lyman, Asa | 19 Aug 1835 |
| Lytle, John & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Manley, Sobrina and family | 8 Jul 1843 |
| Manly, Isham | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Martin, Cyrus & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Martin, Duty and his family | 18 Oct 1819 |
| Martin, Moses | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Martin, Cyrus and family | 4 Apr 1844 |
| Martin, Elisha and family | 4 Apr 1844 |
| Martin, Harrison and family | 4 Apr 1844 |
| Mattin, Erastus and family | 4 Apr 1844 |
| McCoy, Alexander & his family | 29 Oct 1831 |
| McDonald, Daniel (or McDonel) | 4 Mar 1844 |
| McEun, Clark | 7 Mar 1842 |
| McGee, Mrs. | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Moor, Henry | 15 Oct 1838 |
| Moore, Henry | 22 Oct 1841 |
| More, Henry | 2 Mar 1840 |
| Moore, Henry | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Murdock, John | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Murdock, John (not residing in town) | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Nash, Colton | 2 Mar 1840 |
| Nash, Cotton & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Neal, John | 15 May 1829 |
| Newton, Mrs. | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Night, Vincent | 19 Aug 1835 |
| Niles, Sanford | 19 Aug 1835 |
| Norris, Moses | 2 Mar 1840 |
| Osbern, Nataniel | 29 Oct 1831 |
| Patten, Dowell | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Pennington, Betsey | 24 Feb 1845 |
| Philips, and family and dependents | 15 Oct 1845 |
| Philips, Z. | 22 Oct 1841 |
| Potter, David & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Potter, David [or Patten] and family (not residing in town) | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Quigly, Robert | 26 Jul 1835 |
| Ranney, Amos | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Ranney, Amos and family and dependents | 15 Oct 1845 |
| Reed, Lee | 19 Aug 1835 |
| Reid, John & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Requfellows, James & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Richmond, Richmond | 2 Mar 1840 |
| Rid-, Leonard | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Rider, Ezekiel & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Rider, Ezekiel | 19 Aug 1835 |
| Rigdon, Sydney & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Rigdon, Sidney & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Rigdon, Sydney & family | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Robarts, Joel & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Robbins, Lewis | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Robbins, Lewis (not residing in town) | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Roper, Adolphus & Family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Rose, Norman & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Schatterton, Homer | 22 Oct 1841 |
| Seaby, Wm. & family | 29 Oct 1831 |
| Seakins, Ebinezer | 15 Oct 1838 |
| Seakins, Ebenezer & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Seeley, Latten & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Seeley, Latten and family | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Sharp, Abraim & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Sheamon, Lyman & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Sheamon, Lyman and family | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Shermon, Almon & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Shermon, Almon and family | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Shoals, Abigal and family | 4 Apr 1844 |
| Slodard, Calvin & family | 29 Oct 1831 |
| Sly, Joshua | 2 Mar 1840 |
| Sly, Joshua and family | 8 Jul 1843 |
| Smith, Gilbert & Charlotte and family | 8 Jul 1843 |
| Smith, Gilbert & Charlotte and family | 27 Oct 1845 |
| Smith, Hiram & family | 29 Oct 1831 |
| Smith, Hyram & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Smith, Hyram and family | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Smith, John & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Smith, John and family | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Smith, John | 22 Oct 1841 |
| Smith, Joseph and family | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Smith, Joseph Jr. & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Smith, Joseph Jr. and family | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Smith, Leafy and family | 24 Feb 1845 |
| Smith, Saml. H. & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Smith, Sam H. and family | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Smith, Sylvester & family | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Smith, Wm. | 29 Oct 1831 |
| Spalden, James & family | 13 Nov 1834 |
| Squires, John | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Stanton, Daniel & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Stevens, & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Stodard, S. B. and family and dependents | 15 Oct 1845 |
| Stratton, Hiram | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Stratton, Hiram (not residing in town) | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Stray, James | 2 Mar 1840 |
| Strope, George | 19 Aug 1835 |
| Sweat, Daniel and family and dependents | 15 Oct 1845 |
| Sweat, Ann and family and dependents | 15 Oct 1845 |
| Swet, Anna | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Swet, Daniel | 4 Mar 1844 |
| Thaye, Ezra & family | 29 Oct 1831 |
| Thrasher, John | 15 Oct 1838 |
| Thrasher, John & family | 12 Jan 1839 |
| Tillotson, Isaac and family | 24 Feb 1845 |
| Tomberson, Lewis & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Tuller, S. P. And family | 8 Jul 1843 |
| Turner, Elizabeth (agreement of support | 11 Jul 1843 |
| Walton, Arthur and family | 24 Feb 1845 |
| Warren, William | 19 Aug 1835 |
| Warren, Sarah and family | 24 Feb 1845 |
| Watton, Saml. And family | 24 Feb 1845 |
| Webb, Polly | 7 Mar 1842 |
| Wells, Benjamin | 26 Jul 1835 |
| Whiteside, Alexander | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Whiteside, Alexander | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Whitlock, Harvey & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Whitmer, John | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Whittaker, Electa, poor and deranged | 11 Oct 1836 |
| Whittaker, Electa, lately resident of N.Y to be returned by sleigh | 4 Dec 1836 |
| Wiled, Henry & family | 26 Jul 1835 |
| Willard, Daniel & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Williams, Doct. & his family | 13 Jan 1831 |
| Wilson, George and family | 24 Feb 1845 |
| Wood, Joseph & family | 21 Oct 1833 |
| Wood, Joseph and family (not residing in town) | 31 Jan 1834 |
| Young, Herculus & family | 26 Dec 1845 |
| Youngs, John | 26 Jul 1835 |
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