Maple Grove (County Poor Farm) Record Book,
1895-1913, "R"

Transcribed by Evelyn Sawyer

NAME RESIDENCE REC'D DISCHARGED FRIENDS/REMARKS
RAFTER, JOHN CITY OF GR 1/20/13   *DISLOCATED; CITY POOR COMM
RAFTER, JOHN CITY OF GR 12/20/11 4/19/12 CITY POOR COMM
RAILS, REBECCA CEDAR SPRINGS 5/14/00 5/21/00  
RAILS, THOMAS H CEDAR SPRINGS 5/13/00 5/21/00  
RAISH, WILLIAM 26 IRVING PL 7/22/01 7/24/01 MRS G A RAISH, 26 IRVING, GR
RALPH, ADDIE CITY OF GR 3/13/1896 5/20/1896  
RAMM, ERNEST OHIO HOUSE 11/24/09 2/15/191O CITY POOR COMM
RANDALL, JOHN CITY OF GR 10/20/08 4/1/09 CITY POOR COMM
RANDALL, JOHN CITY OF GR 9/20/09 5/1/10 CITY POOR COMM;  DIED, TO GRAND RAPIDS
RANDALL, JOHN (1) CITY OF GR 5/29/08 6/30/08 CITY POOR COMM
RANDALL, JOHN (1) CITY OF GR 7/10/08 7/23/08 CITY POOR COMM
RANDALL, JOHN (1) CITY OF GR 8/8/08 8/26/08 CITY POOR COMM
RANKEE, MARY CITY OF GR 10/1/1895 8/16/1897 CHILDREN-JOHN & MINNIE, GR
RASS, ROBERT CITY OF GR 3/19/1896 3/30/1896  
RATAIEJAVOSKI, MICHAEL CITY OF GR 2/4/08 5/18/08 CITY POOR COMM
RATAZEWKI, MARTIN CITY OF GR 2/21/08 5/3/08 CITY POOR COMM
RATHMAN, JOSEPH CITY OF GR 7/22/13 9/20/13 JULIUS ROTHMAN, DAYTON, OH
RAUB, QUIAK CITY OF GR 2/14/1896 4/7/1896  
RECKELL, ROBERT 888 QUIGLEY 10/1/04 10/1/05 CITY POOR COMM
REDMOND, FRANK SPRINGFIELD, OH 10/4/06 10/5/06 J REDMOND, SPRINGFIELD
REED, CHARLES 501 E LEONARD 4/3/00 8/22/00 CITY POOR COMM
REED, CHARLES G.R. TP 11/15/1895 5/29/1896  
REED, CHARLES H CEDAR & UNION,G 12/27/1897 1/8/1898 MRS HENERETTA STEPHEN, N UNION/CEDAR, GR
REED, GEORGE W KENT COUNTY 8/25/01 10/9/01 DIED, BUR-F GR#28, BLK D
REED, JAMES KENT CO 11/30/07 5/4/08 SUPT OF POOR
REED, MARY JANE ISLAND ST 9/7/05 10/5/05 CITY POOR DEPT
REED, MARY JANE CITY OF GR 10/30/06 10/1/1912+ CITY POOR COMM
REED, MARY JANE CITY OF GR 10/14/05 10/2/06 CITY POOR COMM
REEKELL, ROBERT 888 QUIGLEY 4/9/04 10/1/04  
REGAN, ANTONEY CITY OF GR 10/24/13   CITY POOR COMM
REHSER, CASPER CITY OF GR 10/1/07 8/20/11 CITY POOR COMM;  DIED,BUR-F GR#81, BLK E
REYNOLDS, JOHN CANAL ST 4/17/05 10/1/05 GEO. REYNOLDS, GEORGETOWN, NY
REYNOLDS, JOHN ELLSWORTH AVE 4/17/05 4/16/10 CITY POOR COMM;  DIED,BUR-F GR#63, BLK E
REYNOLDS, WILLIAM A KENT COUNTY 10/28/1899 1/20/00 EUGENE BROWN, COURTLAND CTR, MICH
REYNOLDS, WILLIAM A KENT CO 8/11/1896 9/10/1896 EUGENE, BROWN, COURTLAND, MI
REYNOLDS, WILLIAM A MICH 8/1/01 8/2/01 BROTHER IN COLORADO
REYNOLDS, WILLIAM A COURTLAND TP 11/28/00 1/11/01 EUGENE BROWN, COURTLAND CTR, MICH
REYNOLDS, WILLIAM A UNK 10/1/1895 10/3/1895 UNK
RICE, C W CITY OF GR 10/9/00 2/24/01 J H RICE, 242 GOLD, GR;  DIED,BUR-F GR#15, BLK D
RICE, ED KENT CO. 1/8/06 1/16/06 PAUL J AVERILL, GR;  LEFT, NO PERMISSION
RICE, H W CITY OF GR 4/13/00 9/12/00 J H RICE, 242 GOLD, GR
RICE, J E KENT COUNTY 1/12/05 10/1/05 P J AVERILL, 14 PORTER, BLK CITY
RICE, J E KENT CO. 10/1/05 12/7/05 P J AVERILL, PORTER BLK, GR;  LEFT
RICH, NINA ADRIAN SCHOOL 2/12/09 2/26/09 CITY OF GR
RICHARD, MRS EARL DETROIT, MICH 1/23/12 1/26/12 SUPT OF POOR
RICHARD, ROBERT CITY OF GR 10/1/07 6/20/08 CITY POOR COMM;  DIED,BUR-F GR#45, BLK E
RICHARD, W H LYON & KENT 1/20/05 1/27/05 RICHARD,257 DEARBORN;  DIED-TAKEN-FRIENDS
RICHARDSON, G F 88 CRAWFORD 11/3/09 4/7/11 A SOULE, 88 CRAWFORD;  TO KALA. ASYLUM
RICHARDSON, JEROME SOLON TP 10/1/1895 11/18/00 DIED-BUR-F GR#10, BLK D
RICHMOND, AMOS CITY OF GR 7/8/02 4/9/03 NATIONAL EXPRESS CO
RICHMOND, AMOS CITY OF GR 11/10/06 4/22/07 TIM KELLEY, KENT ST
RICHMOND, AMOS CITY OF GR 6/7/07 7/28/07 CITY POOR COMM;  DIED, BUR-F GR#28, BLK E
RICHNER, MRS C N LOWELL TP 12/30/12 1/18/13 DIED, BODY REMOVED BY FRIENDS
RIESTER, JOSEPH UNK 3/17/1896 3/30/1896  
RIGNEY, EDWARD CITY OF GR 1/7/01 5/2/01  
RIGNEY, EDWARD CITY OF GR 11/21/1898 5/1/1899  
RIGNEY, EDWARD CENTRAL HOUSE 11/25/03 5/17/04 DIRECTORS OF POOR
RIGNEY, EDWARD CITY OF GR 12/1/1896 4/28/1897 CITY POOR COMM
RIGNEY, EDWARD CITY OF GR 10/18/02 8/26/03  
RIGNEY, EDWARD CITY OF GR 10/1/1895 4/13/1896 CITY POOR COMM
RIGNEY, EDWARD CITY OF GR 9/26/04 7/19/05 *RUPTURE
RIGNEY, EDWARD CITY OF GR 12/17/01 7/23/02 CITY POOR COMM
RIGNEY, EDWARD CITY OF GR 1/9/00 4/26/00 CITY POOR COMM
RIGNEY, SIDNEY CITY OF GR 10/1/06 1/13/09 CITY POOR COMM;  DIED,BUR-F GR#51, BLK E
RILEY, JOHN CITY OF GR 3/4/02 4/9/02 INTEMPERANCE; THOMAS RILEY
RILEY, MATTHEW   12/23/05 1/8/06 CHAS DIXON,DIXON, ILL;  DRUNK;  LEFT
RINEVELT, JOHN WALKER TP 7/27/10 8/27/10 SUPV
RINGOLD, ABRAHAM 98 S FRONT 10/31/06 11/23/06 181 W BROADWAY & 98 S PINE
RINKER, JOHN 46 ELSWORTH 10/18/06 10/19/06 CITY POOR COMM;  DIED, BUR-F GR#15, BLK E
RISLEY, JOHN 331 CANAL 1/30/05 3/29/05 MRS BUZZELL
RITTENBERG, G W KENT COUNTY 5/1/01 5/8/01  
RITZEMA, D TALMA'S BARN 11/28/04 3/26/05  
RITZEMA, DICK CITY OF GR 2/15/08 4/7/08 CITY POOR COMM
RITZEMA, I CITY OF GR 1/4/04 4/27/04 CITY POOR COMM
RITZEMA, ISAAC N IONIA ST 11/17/09 3/28/10  
RITZEMA, ISAAC CITY OF GR 10/10/08 5/20/09 CITY POOR COMM
RITZEMA, ISAAC CITY OF GR 11/27/05 4/23/06 CO SUPT OF POOR
RITZEMA, ISAAC CITY OF GR 7/5/10 5/16/13 CITY POOR COMM
RITZEMA, JOSEPH ---- 11/28/04 4/6/05  
ROACH, GEORGE CITY OF GR 10/1/1895 5/18/1896  
ROBBINS, HARRY ACKLEY HOTEL 10/19/09 10/21/09  
ROBBINS, HARRY KENT COUNTY 1/26/04 2/8/04  
ROBBINS, HARRY KENT COUNTY 6/28/02 8/6/02  
ROBBINS, HARRY KENT COUNTY 12/16/02 12/12/1902?  
ROBBINS, HARRY KENT COUNTY 5/11/09 5/22/09  
ROBBINS, HARRY CITY OF GR 5/16/03 9/12/03 CITY POOR COMM
ROBBINS, HARRY CITY OF GR 3/15/07 4/18/07 CITY POOR COMM
ROBBINS, HARRY CITY OF GR 3/17/09 3/20/09 CITY POOR COMM
ROBBINS, HARRY KENT CO. 8/4/06 8/11/06 SUPT OF POOR
ROBBINS, HARRY CITY OF GR 10/1/03 10/28/03 CITY POOR COMM
ROBBINS, HARRY BRONSON, MI 10/22/10 10/26/10 SUPT OF POOR;  LEFT
ROBBINS, MRS HARRY   2/16/11 3/13/11 DIED, BUR-F GR#75, BLK E
ROBERT, THOMPSON BOWNE TP 4/18/10 7/15/10 SUPT OF POOR;
ROBERTS, HARRY H 132 WINTERS ST. 1/28/05 3/13/05 SUPT OF POOR
ROBERTS, HARRY H KENT COUNTY 4/29/04 3/13/05 O D ROBERTS, 5 OSMOND TERRACE
ROBICHAUD, WINFIELD BROOKLYN, NY 2/13/06 2/14/06 344 MARION ST;  LEFT COUNTY HOUSE
ROBINSON, JAMES OSCEOLA 7/1/03 8/5/03 MRS C FULLER, ROCKFORD, MI
ROBINSON, JOHN KENT CO., MI 12/1/1896 3/30/1897  
ROBINSON, WILLIAM CITY OF GR 10/31/07 5/18/08 CITY POOR COMM;   DIED,BUR-F GR#47, BLK E
ROBINSON, WILLIAM CITY OF GR 5/14/08 12/3/09 CITY POOR COMM
ROBINSON, WILLIAM LEONARD ST 4/25/08 5/5/08 LEFT-ARRESTED-CONCEALED WEAPONS
ROBINSON, WILLIAM CITY OF GR 1/11/13 4/24/13 MRS H ROBINSON
ROCHICK, JOSEPH ALPINE AVE 2/9/08 4/24/08 SUPT OF POOR
RODGERS, CHARLES CHERRY ST, GR 3/1/02 3/14/02 CITY POOR COMM
RODGERS, JAMES ANYWHERE 11/21/02 7/25/03  
RODGERS, VELMA SPENCER TP 10/24/1898   FATHER-JOHN ROGERS, SOLDIERS HOME
ROE, JOHN PHILADELPHIA 9/20/06   SUPT OF POOR
ROGERS, CHARLES CITY OF GR 11/17/1899 11/24/1899  
ROGERS, CHARLES CITY OF GR 3/5/00 3/26/00 CITY POOR COMM
ROGERS, CHARLES CITY OF GR 12/8/06 3/20/07 CITY POOR COMM
ROGERS, CHARLES 375 CHERRY, GR 2/9/03 3/14/03 OUT OF WORK;  JOHN ROGERS, SYRACUSE, NY
ROGERS, CHARLES CITY OF GR 2/2/1899 2/20/1899 CITY POOR COMM
ROGERS, CHARLES CITY OF GR 11/26/01 1/16/02 JOHN ROGERS, SYRACUSE, NY
ROGERS, CHARLES 163 CHERRY,GR 7/27/01 7/31/01 JOHN ROGERS, SYRACUSE, NY
ROGERS, CHARLES CITY OF GR 11/3/05 12/12/05 CITY POOR COMM
ROGERS, CHARLES WEST MICH FAIR 11/16/1898 12/12/1898 MRS ED BROWN, SEATTLE, WASH
ROGERS, CHARLES MILL CREEK 9/6/06 9/24/06  
ROGERS, CHARLES BUTTERW HOSP. 9/19/1899 9/22/1899 CITY POOR COMM
ROGERS, CHARLES CITY OF GR 12/31/02 1/20/03 ED ROGERS, CEDAR SPRGS, IOWA
ROGERS, CHARLES CITY OF GR 12/15/1899 1/5/00 CITY POOR COMM;   LEFT CO. HOUSE
ROGERS, CHARLES 102 CANAL 5/11/07 9/21/07 LEFT
ROGERS, CHARLES 160 STOCKING 12/30/05 3/28/06 CITY POOR COMM
ROGERS, CHARLES 150 STOCKING 10/29/06 11/12/06 CITY POOR COMM;  INTEMPERATE
ROGERS, CHARLES CITY OF GR 12/8/02 12/22/02 CITY POOR;  INTEMPERATE;  LEFT FOR CITY
ROGERS, CHARLES   11/24/00 12/22/00 CITY POOR;  LEFT
ROGERS, CHARLES CITY OF GR 10/29/06 11/12/06 CITY POOR COMM
ROGERS, FRED CITY OF GR 1/13/1896 1/22/1896  
ROGERS, SAMUEL GEORGE CITY OF GR ---- 10/23/1896 REMAINS BROUGHT HERE, BURIED-F GR#46
ROGERS, VELMA SPENCER TP 10/24/1898 8/25/02 BUR-F GR#36, BLK D;  FR-C ROGERS, SOLD.HOME
ROGERS, WILLIAM   12/28/06 1/2/07 SUPT OF POOR
ROGERS, WILLIAM KENT CO. 11/4/05 12/12/05 SUPT OF POOR;  LEFT
ROHAN, J C CITY OF GR 10/18/11 12/23/11 CITY POOR COMM;   DIED, BUR-F GR#85, BLK E
RONNE, PETER EDWARD ANYWHERE 7/21/06 8/22/07  
RONNE, PETER EDWARD CALE TP 4/27/03 5/29/03  
RONNE, PETER EDWARD KENT CO., MI 12/17/02 2/5/03  
RONNE, PETER EDWARD KENT COUNTY 12/10/1896 2/9/1897 *SORE EYE
RONNE, PETER EDWARD KENT COUNTY 5/7/06 5/20/06  
RONNE, PETER EDWARD KENT COUNTY 12/4/03 3/29/04 *SORE EYE
RONNE, PETER EDWARD KENT CO., MI 1/1/01 3/27/01 WEAK EYES
RONNE, PETER EDWARD COUNTY 11/28/04 3/23/05 *SORE EYE
RONNE, PETER EDWARD KENT CO 12/15/1897   WEAK EYES
RONNE, PETER EDWARD KENT CO 11/28/1898 3/20/1899 SUPT OF POOR
RONNE, PETER EDWARD KENT COUNTY 10/20/06 4/18/07 OLD AGE;  TO LITTLE SISTERS OF POOR
RONNE, PETER EDWARD KENT CO 10/1/07 4/18/08 SUPT OF POOR;  LITTLE SISTERS OF POOR
RONNE, PETER EDWARD KENT COUNTY 12/29/01 2/3/02 SUPT OF POOR
RONNE, PETER EDWARD   1/2/00 3/19/00  
RONNE, PETER EDWARD KENT CO. 5/7/07 6/25/07 SUPT OF POOR
ROOKEMA, S 523 LAFAYETTE 6/1/04 10/23/04 523 N LAFAYETTE;  DIED,BUR-F GR#67, BLK D
ROOVERS, JOHN CITY OF GR 3/11/08 3/30/08 CITY POOR COMM;  LEFT
ROOVERS, JOHN   12/8/04 5/1/06 CITY POOR DEPT;  LEFT
ROOVERS, JOHN CITY OF GR 8/28/07 9/3/07 CITY POOR COMM
ROOVERS, JOHN 68 CANAL 8/28/07 9/3/07 LENA ROOVERS, 92 BROADWAY
ROOVERS, JOHN CITY OF GR 1/13/06 4/16/06 KATIE ROOVERS, GR
ROOVERS, JOHN CITY OF GR 3/5/12 4/2/12 CITY POOR COMM
ROOVUS, JOHN 91 CANAL, GR 1/30/01 4/13/01 CITY POOR COMM
ROSS, FRANK KENT CO 1/13/08 10/1/1912+ SUPT OF POOR
ROW, JOHN PHILADELPHIA 10/1/06 10/8/06 SUPT OF POOR
ROWE, MAY 67 DAYTON ST 3/29/04 4/2/04 E M ROWE, SIOUX FALLS, SD
ROWLAND, LYDIA A GRATTAN 2/22/1899 2/18/06 IRA B ROWLAND, GRATTAN;  DIED,TAKEN-FRIENDS
ROZELLE, OLIVER ALPINE TP 8/7/01 8/14/01 MRS LIBBIE ROZELLE, RAVENNA, MICH
RUDANSKAS, PETER 140 W BRIDGE 2/24/08 2/25/08 CO SUPT OF POOR
RUGGS, HIRAM I 440 N IONIA,GR 3/10/1898 4/30/1898 DELLA RUGGS, MUSKEGON, MI
RUGGS, HIRAM I ST. MARY HOSP. 12/31/1898 2/27/1899 BUR-F GR#76, BLK A;  M ADAIR,87 WATERLOO,GR
RUOFF, CHARLES ALPINE TP 9/2/1896 3/22/1898 MOTHER, MARA IN POOR HOUSE
RUOFF, MARA ALPINE TP 9/2/1896 3/22/1898 BROTHER-JOHN RUOFF, 454 2ND ST, G.R.
RUPP, PETER CITY OF GR 8/7/13 8/30/13 CITY POOR COMM
RUPP, PETER CITY OF GR 12/4/02 12/26/02 CHRIS RUPP, FREDONIA, MI
RUPP, PETER CITY OF GR 12/1/10 3/18/11 CITY POOR COMM
RUPP, PETER CITY OF GR 1/12/10 3/25/10 CITY POOR COMM
RUPP, PETER BYRON TP 11/30/12 3/1/13 CITY POOR COMM
RUSH, JOHN CITY OF GR 12/3/1895 12/29/1895 DIED, BURIED-F. GR#30
RUSSELL, DOROTHY CITY OF GR 3/24/08 4/10/08 SUPV OF POOR
RUSSELL, DOROTHY KENT CO. 12/12/10 5/18/11 TAKEN TO COLDWATER
RUSSELL, DOROTHY CITY OF GR 10/1/01 11/28/10 SUPV OF POOR;  TO COLDWATER & RETURNED
RUSSELL, JOSEPHINE ALPINE TP 10/1/1895 5/9/1896  
RUSSELL, JOSEPHINE ALPINE TP 10/3/1899 4/6/01 M H DOWNER & D EDDY, ALPINE, MICH
RUSSELL, JOSEPHINE ALPINE TP 6/5/01 10/1/1912+ M H DOWNER, & D EDDY, ALPINE, MI
RUSSELL, L BOWNE TP 7/6/1896 2/17/1896 DIED,BUR-F GR#54;  SIS-MRS R J DEAN, MCCORDS,MI
RUSSELL, MARY E KENT CO. 3/24/08 4/9/08 SUPT OF POOR
RYAN, ANDREW COUNTY JAIL 10/18/00 11/26/01  
RYAN, JOHN CITY OF GR 3/5/09 3/10/09 CITY POOR COMM
RYAN, JOHN CITY OF GR 2/28/08 5/21/08 CITY POOR COMM
RYAN, JOSEPH CITY OF GR 10/23/07 1/22/08 CITY POOR COMM
RYAN, JOSEPH 126 SPENCER 7/20/03 7/23/03 WM HARRIS, CANAL & FRANKLIN STS, GR
RYAN, JOSEPH CITY OF GR 10/1/08 3/25/09 CITY POOR COMM
RYAN, JOSEPH 120 SPENCER 9/3/12 8/13/13 CITY POOR COMM
RYAN, JOSEPH CITY OF GR 8/9/09 8/13/12 CITY POOR COMM
RYAN, JOSEPH CITY OF GR 4/13/09 8/3/09 CITY POOR COMM
RYAN, MARTIN 307 S DIVISION 4/19/01 6/26/01 DIED,BUR-F GR#24, BLK D;  CITY POOR COMM
RYAN, WILLIAM H 354 BUTTERWORTH 9/8/1898 12/26/1898 DIED-TAKEN BY HESTER & STOUGHTON;  J IRISH
RYERS, ROBERT BYRON TP 3/21/02 5/22/02 DIED-TAKEN BY FRIENDS;  ALBERT GIBBS, BYRON

Transcriber: Evelyn Sawyer
Created: 29 December 2001