Burials in the Eloise Cemetery, and Removals to Medical Schools, Westland, Wayne County, Michigan, 1935-1943
Burials in the Eloise Cemetery, and Removals to Medical Schools, Westland, Wayne County, Michigan, 1935-1943

Author: Friends of Eloise

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13:

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"From a small start in 1839, the Eloise complex grew into the State's ... largest hospital complex. It started out with only 35 residents in 1839, and reached a peak of over 10,000 residents in the 1930s. ... There are about 7100 people buried in the Eloise Cemetery ... patients in the Eloise hospital complex whose family did not claim the bodies, and it is Eloise's "potter's field." The grave markers are only numbered blocks, and many of the records of those buried here have been lost to history. ... In addition to burials, remains were sent to the Detroit Medical College, later called Wayne State University Medical School, and a small number to the University of Michigan. ... The Friends of Eloise have been working on maintaining the cemetery and identifying as many of those buried there as possible. The burials and removals included here were abstracted from the original Wayne County death certificates at the Burton Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library. Information includes first and last name, sex, race, marital status, place and date of birth, date and place of death, and cause of death. In some cases the names of parents are given. These records have also been posted on www.findagrave.com"-- Introduction.

Eloise
Eloise

Author: Patricia Ibbotson

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9780738519548

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Eloise, which started out as a poorhouse, later became known as Wayne County General Hospital. From only 35 residents on 280 acres in 1839, the complex grew dramatically after the Civil War until the total land involved was 902 acres and the total number of patients was about 10,000. Today, all that remains are five buildings and a smokestack. Only one of them, the Kay Beard Building, is currently used. In Eloise: Poorhouse, Farm, Asylum, and Hospital, 1839-1984, this institution and medical center that cared for thousands of people over the years, is brought back to life. The book, in over 220 historic photographs, follows the facility's roots, from its beginnings as a poorhouse, to the founding of its psychiatric division and general hospital. The reader will also be able to trace the changing face of psychiatric care over the years. The book effectively captures what it was like to live, work, and play on Eloise's expansive grounds.

Lucas Genealogy
Lucas Genealogy

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1964

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13:

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There are various Lucas families in the United States. The first on record is William Lucas of Cornwall, England who emigrated in 1625 or 1626 and settled in Surrey Co., Virginia. Lucas families later settled in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois and elsewhere.

Compendium of History and Biography of the City of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan
Compendium of History and Biography of the City of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan

Author: Clarence Monroe Burton

Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag

Published: 1908

Total Pages: 858

ISBN-13:

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All history is, perforce, a merciless abridgment, and yet too much can never be written concerning any nation, any people— since each contribution must have a definite value. In the offering of this compendium of history and biography, the publishers lay claim not to any amplification of data in the annals of Detroit and Wayne county, but rather to the condensed, narrative presentation of the history of a section whose records bear the graceful tales of romance and the sterner burdens of definite accomplishment.