I don't know anything -except that my mother who was born in 1909 in Wedowee,[Randolph county] used to tell of a few widows who had to go to the poorhouse, and sometimes they remarried and were not there long. frm. Bolling On 20 Jan 2003 18:32:37 -0700 gailgiambrone@hotmail.com writes: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Blake > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2R.2ADE/997 > > Message Board Post: > > My great grandfather died in the Alms House in 1926 in Ashland. His > death certificate says he is/was buried in the Poorhouse Cemetery. > > I have been told there were records from the Alms House at one time > - a book in the Clay County Courthouse. Has anyone ever seen this, > or know its whereabouts? > > Also I was told that whoever purchased the Alms House from those who > owned it AND the cemetery, bulldozed the headstones in the cemetery > down years ago. Does anyone know the location of these two places? > > > Thanks! > > > ==== ALCLAY Mailing List ==== > Clay County ALGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~alclay > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com