The names of Home directors and staff will be added to the History and Staff pages as found. If you would like to contribute information for these pages please contact me. Thank you
(Click name links to view death details / obituary)
Superintendent and Matron
Sarah Caur - Teacher
Katherine B. Leake - Care Taker
Cassandra* McRea - Care Taker
Midau* Evans - Care Taker
Anna West - Servant
Clara A. Allen - Laundry / cook
Isa Carpenter - Seamstress / cook
1917 - 1935 - Captian B.E. Stahl and wife -
Superintendent and Matron
Emma McRae - Employee
Florance McLearmick - Employee (German Decent)
Ethel McLearmick - Employee
Amelia Wray - Employee
Sylvania Patterson - Employee
Margaret White - Employee
James Duke - Employee
Nanette B. Ritter - Office
Victoria Fragel (poss. Frigel) - Office (French Decent)
Bertha E. Strutzel (poss. Stritzel) - Office
Hazel M. Rouge - Office
Sarah N. Williams - Office
L. L. Mercer - Office (First name unable to decipher)
Sarah W. Harper - Office
Lee Harrison and his wife, Mary - Patron & Matron of the Colored Orphans Home (Mid-30's - early 40's)(There seems to be a gap in Superintendent dates here-
unclear as to incorrect information or otherwise)
1936 / 37 - 1945 - George Weisbach and wife -
Superintendent and Matron
George Bose - Matron - big boys cottage
1945 - 1947 (?) - Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Bailey of Riley - Superintendent and Matron
Superintendent and Matron Sal Perry - Matron - big boys cottage
Vera Perry - Matron / Cook - big boys cottage
Rose Thompson - Matron - big boys cottage
Alfred Elkins - Matron - little boys cottage
Ross Bell - Farm hand
Mr & Mrs. Hamm - Farm hand / Cook
Mr. 'Ernie' - Boilerhouse
Ben Lutes - Boilerhouse
1947 (?) - 1956 - Ralph E. Smith and wife Nelle Wood Smith - Superintendent and Matron
Martha Bell - (1949 - July 1950) Matron, little boys cottage (Leach Hall)
boys cottage (Leach Hall) John Adams - Farm hand
Jack Fields - Farm hand
1956 - ?? - Mr. Joseph Crock of Riley - Superintendent
(No last date of service found- assuming 1960 to be follewed by Superintendant Branum)
1960 - 1964 - Everett Branum - Superintendant
Mrs "Birdie" Brown - Matron - Leach Hall
Mrs Arnold - Matron - Leach Hall
Dianne Welbourn 'May" - Cook - Owen Hall
Weekend Matron of German Origan
(Thank you to Harry Boyd (Lakin) for the above information)
1964 / 65 - 1969 - Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Gill -
Superintendent and Matron
Superintendent and Matron
Cottage Manager, Little Girls Cottage
1978 - 1979 - Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Stanton -
Superintendent and Matron
1979 - Glenn Home Closed
NOTE: This information from the 1910 census and some were very hard to read thus may be inaccurate
NOTE: This information from the 1920 / 1930 census and exact years of service are unknown.
Unfortuantely on many it does not specify their exact position
Many of the women may well have been cottage matrons, cooks, nurses, teachers or otherwise employed.
Thank you to the family of Martha Bell
for providing this information and photographs.
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Thank you to Jerry Baskett for providing this information.
