Apparently, poor houses were county owned in Chilton county, Alabama. >From the book, "Yours, Mine and Theirs," "A listing of Civil War soldiers connected with Chilton County, Alabama." Peter Quigley, "Pvt, Co. C, 19 Miss. Inf. Born in England Came from Miss. to Chilton. Was "Superintendent of the County Poor house in 1898, and resigned. Was plowing in his field when attacked by stomach pains and died 24 hours later. According to the 1880 US Census - Chilton County, AL - Mims Cross Roads - Peter Queglie, was born in Ireland. He was the second husband of my ancestor, Mary N. Bullock Day. Regards, Peg