photo © by Tammy Lamb 1998
Martha Bennet Children Homephoto © by Tammy Lamb 1998
Martha Bennet Children Home
| Name | Birthdate | Date of Admission |
| Abbott, Bessie H | Dec 16 1861 | Oct 13 1870 |
| Abbott, Hattie C | Apr 28 1859 | Oct 13 1870 |
| Amtz, Catherine O | Sep 20 1859 | May 23 1866 |
| Aten, Alfred H | Sept 26 1862 | Feb 4 1871 |
| Beaver, Henrietta | Sept 10 1859 | Feb 2 1866 |
| Beaver, Louisa | Oct 1 1860 | Feb 2 1866 |
| Boston, Leah C | Apr 19 1857 | Feb 5 1866 |
| Bullock, Adelia E | Sept 22 1859 | Jan 31 1866 |
| Brunson, Viola | May 18 1861 | Feb 5 1866 |
| Bedford, Mabel | Dec 19 1857 | Jan 31 1866 |
| Benson, Harriet | Oct 20 1858 | Apr 9 1866 |
| Benson, Estella | Apr 1 1860 | Apr 9 1866 |
| Burcaw, Cora C | Feb 5 1859 | Aug 30 1866 |
| Beishline, Emma | Apr 26 1858 | Jan 31 1866 |
| Breach, Amanda | Oct 29 1859 | Nov 21 1866 |
| Beaver, Amelia | Sept 16 1862 | Aug 10 1867 |
| Bitter, Sarah A | Jan 17 1858 | Mar 12 1868 |
| Bitter, Cary J | Nov 19 1861 | Mar 12 1868 |
| Burcaw, James O | Nov 5 1857 | Aug 30 1866 |
| Bullock, Isaac | Apr 22 1856 | Jan 31 1866 |
| Brunson, Byron I | Nov 28 1857 | Feb 5 1866 |
| Bedford, Albert | Sept 19 1856 | Feb 2 1866 |
| Bryant, Charles M | July 15 1860 | Sept 12 1866 |
| Breach, Alfred | Dec 11 1857 | Nov 21 1866 |
| Bedford, Lewis | Oct 15 1859 | Dec 3 1866 |
| Chase, George P | Aug 20 1860 | Feb 1 1866 |
| Chamberlain, Charles | Apr 22 1857 | Jan 23 1866 |
| Coonradt, Hendrick W | Mar 18 1859 | Jan 30 1866 |
| Cook, Charles M. R | Dec 18 1857 | Feb 2 1866 |
| Coonradt, Edgar C | Mar 19 1861 | Aug 31 1866 |
| Downing, Clarrisa (4) | Nov 17 1857 | Feb 8 1866 |
| Downing, Charles G | Jun 11 1860 | Feb 8 1866 |
| Decker, Winfield S | Apr 29 1858 | May 19 1866 |
| Dewey, Henry C | Sept 8 1858 | Feb 11 1868 |
| Dickens, Emily F | Jan 18 1859 | Feb 5 1866 |
| Dodge, Joseph | Jul 10 1860 | Apr 17 1872 |
| Evens, Byron | Feb 27 1859 | Aug 15 1865 |
| Eck, William B | Dec 25 1857 | Feb 2 1866 |
| Evans, William | Oct 30 1861 | Sept 1 1866 |
| Finch, Albert E (1) | Nov 2 1857 | Feb 14 1866 |
| Fenton, Edward L | Nov 8 1859 | Apr 24 1867 |
| Freitz, George H (2) | Aug 10 1861 | Sept 10 1868 |
| Fox, Sarah | Dec 30 1855 | Jan 31 1866 |
| Fox, Margaret E | Feb 15 1858 | Jan 31 1866 |
| Fentor, Ida | Aug 8 1857 | Apr 24 1867 |
| Goodman, Frank V | Jun 23 1857 | Jan 29 1866 |
| Goodman, George W | Sept 12 1859 | Jan 29 1866 |
| Gee, Henry | Apr 9 1860 | Sept 27 1866 |
| Griffin, Richard | Jul 8 1855 | Sept -- 1866 |
| Granger, Clara A | Sept 16 1858 | Feb 14 1866 |
| Huntsinger, Edward C | Apr 9 1859 | Jun 13 1866 |
| Hudson, William H | Mar 20 1862 | Aug 21 1866 |
| Handelong, William | Oct 8 1864 | Jan 29 1869 |
| Huntsinger, Alpheus A | Sept 20 1863 | Jan 3 1869 |
| Huntsinger, Sarah C | Sept 7 1860 | Jun 13 1866 |
| Hebtigal, Serinda | May 25 1861 | Sept 12 1866 |
| Hoyt, Anna M | Aug 13 1862 | Oct 1 1866 |
| Herrick, Cary W | May 22 1860 | Jan 7 1867 |
| Handelong, Effa | Feb 5 1863 | Aug 12 1868 |
| Jones, Thomas | Jun 6 1861 | May 25 1867 |
| Jones, Margaret | Jun 10 1857 | Jan 31 1866 |
| Jones, Hannah | May 3 1859 | Jan 31 1866 |
| Johnson, Catherine | Mar 4 1861 | Oct 18 1866 |
| Knapp, Rhoda A | Jan 21 1860 | Sept 12 1867 |
| Kishbaugh, Wilson | Aug 4 1859 | Apr 19 1866 |
| Kishbaugh, Edward (3) | Nov 25 1857 | Apr 19 1866 |
| Lang, John | Mar 2 1860 | Feb 2 1866 |
| Lang, Sarah | Jan 20 1862 | Feb 2 1866 |
| Mullen, William H | Jun 3 1860 | Feb 13 1866 |
| Mullen, John E | Feb 26 1862 | Feb 13 1866 |
| McAfee, Charles | Mar 23 1860 | Feb 1 1866 |
| McAfee, Isaac T | Mar 26 1858 | Feb 1 1866 |
| Milhouse, Charles | May 22 1860 | Oct 17 1866 |
| Marr, George L | Apr 28 1860 | Aug 4 1866 |
| McFarland, John | Nov 28 1859 | Jul 15 1867 |
| Merrill, John W | Oct 15 1859 | May 18 1866 |
| Marr, Susan E | Sep 29 1858 | Aug 4 1866 |
| McCamley, Elizabeth B (5) | Jan 30 1859 | Feb 2 1866 |
| McCamley, Margaret | Sep 13 1857 | Jan 31 1866 |
| Milhouse, Margaret | Jan 21 1859 | Oct 17 1866 |
| McDonald, Flora | Mar 22 1861 | Mar 1 1869 |
| Mosher, Charlotte | Aug 3 1862 | Nov 25 1869 |
| Orts, James | Aug 1 1860 | Sept 1 1869 |
| Paddock, Benjamin F | Jun 8 1859 | May 7 1866 |
| Phillips, Henry | Dec 23 1859 | Jan 29 1866 |
| Phillips, Peter | Oct 10 1857 | Jan 29 1866 |
| Pritchard, William S | May 10 1859 | Jan 27 1866 |
| Pritchard, Charles | Jan 7 1857 | Jan 27 1866 |
| Paddock, Louis T | Feb 2 1862 | May 7 1866 |
| Patterson, David Jr | Aug 26 1861 | Sep 25 1866 |
| Pearce, James Buchanan | Dec 7 1858 | May 14 1868 |
| Pearce, Martha J | Jun 7 1861 | May 14 1868 |
| Rundell, Francis | Nov 30 1860 | Feb 2 1866 |
| Reichaldiffer, Lewis E | Mar 30 1860 | Mar 1 1869 |
| Rivenburg, Leona I | May 29 1857 | Jan 21 1866 |
| Rivenburg, Grace A | May 30 1859 | Jan 21 1866 |
| Rundell, Nelsena | Jun 18 1856 | Feb 2 1866 |
| Rundell, Cynthia | Oct 31 1858 | Feb 2 1866 |
| Remaly, Caroline | Nov 5 1857 | Jun 6 1866 |
| Smith, James M | Aug 3 1859 | Jan 31 1866 |
| Smith, Elisha | Sept 29 1857 | Jan 31 1866 |
| Scott, Joseph | May 15 1858 | Feb 6 1866 |
| Stiles, Hiram E | Nov 15 1858 | Aug 9 1866 |
| Shepherd, Edwin J | Nov 4 1858 | May 22 1866 |
| Smith, Charles E | Aug 14 1862 | Jan 2 1868 |
| Smith, Daniel N | Feb 15 1859 | Aug 15 1866 |
| Scott, William G | Aug 22 1858 | Sept 4 1866 |
| Small, Christian | Nov 1 1862 | Mar 14 1867 |
| Small, Harrison | Jul 3 1860 | Apr 25 1866 |
| Smith, Josephine | Apr 17 1858 | Feb 2 1866 |
| Stevens, Jane E | Dec 14 1861 | Apr 25 1866 |
| Stevens, Zelda J | Jul 19 1860 | Apr 25 1866 |
| Stevens, Lillie | May 5 1859 | Apr 25 1866 |
| Stevens, Rosetta | Feb 13 1858 | Apr 25 1866 |
| Shepherd, Ellen R | Jul 10 1861 | May 22 1866 |
| Smith, Rosa B | Jul 16 1859 | Apr 7 1868 |
| Strong, Augusta E | Oct 26 1860 | Sept 8 1871 |
| Smith, Mina J (6) | Dec 20 1859 | Sept 14 1866 |
| Townsend, Ferman | Feb 11 1858 | Jun 8 1866 |
| Trumbower, Henry E | Sept 19 1858 | Jan 31 1866 |
| Tovey, George | Sept 15 1858 | Dec 5 1866 |
| Tovey, Edmond | Jun 20 1860 | Dec 5 1866 |
| Talada, Charles F | Mar 18 1861 | Apr 17 1868 |
| Tiffany, Willard H | Aug 6 1863 | Mar 10 1870 |
| Townsend, Hannah E | Mar 9 1861 | Sept 10 1868 |
| Tiffany, Elizabeth | Mar 31, 1857 | Mar 10, 1870 |
| Talada, Florence P | Jun 31 1859 | Apr 17 1868 |
| VanHorn, Henry | Feb 14 1859 | Jan 11 1867 |
| Verguson, Lemon W | Feb 13 1859 | Nov 14 1866 |
| Vanarsdale, Abner | Jun 15 1861 | Jan 1 1865 |
| Verguson, Mary E | Aug 20 1860 | Sept 2 1867 |
| Whaling, George E | Sept 9 1857 | Feb 16 1866 |
| Warner, Samuel E | Jan 22 1861 | Jun 21 1866 |
| Wirt, John F | Apr 11 1861 | Oct 12 1867 |
| Woodward, Lizzie M | Jul 12 1858 | Apr 17 1866 |
| Warner, Laura J | Jun 4 1857 | Jun 21 1866 |
Photo copyright 1998 by Tammy Lamb. Used from Luzerne Memories CD
(1)--Removed by Mother
(2)--Died 19th Dec 1868
(3)--Died May 14th 1866, of congestion of the brain.
(4)--Died June 5 1866, of Typhoid Fever
(5)--Died Feb 22 1866
(6)--Removed by her mother
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