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VII 50, the half sister of VII 49, was placed in the Children's Home at the age of 5, and at the same time as her brother. She was an attractive child but had internal strabismus like her brother. The matron at the home recalls that there was an almost foolish grin on her face continually. She also was placed in the Middle West and a report to the Children's Society which placed her reads: "She is much like her brother, except that she does well at school and is bright and quick to learn. She is hard to control and inclined to be untruthful, but in spite of her failings is much liked. She has a sweet voice and is being trained by her foster mother, who is musical." She died at the age of 9 of typhoid fever.

VI 22, the fourth child of Avery and Geneva, was born in the poorhouse. When very young she was placed in a Children's Home some distance away from the Juke country. She was adopted, and last reports of her, sent some time ago, say that she is married and has three small children and is doing well. I was not able to find her present address and so could not verify these statements.

The fifth child of Avery, VI 24, was in the poorhouse at the age of 8 for a short period and was then sent to the House of Refuge. At 10 he was placed in a home in Virginia and, after staying there for 7 years, he ran away and has never been heard of since.

The last child of Avery and Geneva was a son, VI 26. He has had little schooling and is only intermittently industrious. He was sent to State prison for 2 years for robbery, and since his discharge from prison has been suspicious and afraid of all strangers. He married a woman of fair repute and had two children by her, one of whom died: He deserted her for a harlot and the wife then became a harlot and has been in houses of prostitution. Their child, VII 54, now a boy of 11, has been left here and there by the mother and recently was arrested with VI 229, a degenerate, who was training him to beg.

Alton, V 6, is a brother of Avery and son of Abe Isaac and Loretta. His record is given by Dugdale as follows: "Laborer and canaller; at 15, mother dies; 17, poorhouse, bound out; 20, threat to kill, county jail; 22, burglary, third degree, Sing Sing, 3 years; 24, cohabits with X (Mary Ann); now reformed; intemperate; rather industrious." V 6 acquired a 10-acre farm and lived on the place. As he grew older he became less industrious. He died at the age of 71, of uremic coma.

Alton's first consort, Mary Ann, V 5, a harlot, died of childbirth after she had been living with Alton for a short time. He then cohabited with her sister Goldie, V 7. She could neither read nor write, was lazy, and had been a harlot before she cohabited with Alton. She was a member of a family that is as distinctly criminal and defective as the Jukes, although not so numerous. She had lived with Alton for 13 years when she died. Alton then secured Ruth Ann, V 8, as a consort and lived with her until his death. She is now an old woman, worn out physically, shrewish, and ignorant. She is living with a man to whom she is not married and is very poor.

Anson, V 10, the third legitimate child of Abe Isaac, was "laborer; at 12, petit larceny, county jail, 30 days; at 14, mother dies, poorhouse, one year; 21, petit larceny, county jail, 30 days; grand larceny, Sing Sing, 3 years; 34, county jail, 30 days; 36, county jail, 30 days." He was intemperate, a semi-industrious farm laborer, and always poor. He never acquired any property. He deserted his first wife, Leah Eliza, V 9, for her sister, Sibyl, V 11. He had two children by the latter, a boy and a girl, who were placed in an Orphans' Home when very young and of whom all trace is lost. In his later years Anson was tubercular. Seemingly he experienced no arrest during this period; at least there are no records of such. He died of tuberculosis at the age of 57.

The fourth legitimate child of Abe Isaac was Augustus, V 13. Dugdale gives his record as follows: "At 12, mother dies, poorhouse, 4 years; 17, county jail; 18, petit larceny county jail, 60 days; 22, petit larceny, 30 days; loafer; syphilis; no property; laborer." He was in the Civil War, and soon after its close he became blind, whether through syphilis acquired in the war, or through burning of his eyes by acid (as common report says) I do not know. However, for many years he has received a pension of $30 a month on account of his blindness. With the help of his second consort, Panna, V 14, an ignorant but industrious woman, he has acquired real estate that is worth about $600 and upon which he now lives. He is naturally indolent and is intemperate. He has an emotional make-up, and, when telling how well his harlot-consort Panna takes care of him, he weeps and shows other hypocritical behavior suitable to the occasion. He has quite a temper which can be easily aroused.

Mame, V 12, the first consort of Augustus, was a syphilitic harlot who deserted her husband for Augustus and then left the latter for another. The second consort of Augustus, Panna, is "simple." She does housework in "town" and most of her wages go to support her nephew, an unindustrious fellow with a family. Panna has a consort, also quite aged, who lives with her in the home of Augustus. Panna owns a horse and wagon and the consort is "her driver," and this interesting pair may be seen almost daily in the streets of Z. Augustus has no known descendants.