Hi Cindy....Drew County did not have a hospital until 1929. It was the mack wilson hospital. This went out of business in 1950 when the Drew Memorial was built. I have no idea if the old records were transferred to the new hospital. Or they may have been taken by the doctors who ran the hospital. Before that time 1929, some of the doctors had clinics in their offices which served as hospitals. Perhaps you could write a letter to the Drew Memorial Hospital, Monticello, AR 71655, and ask them if anyone knows what happend to the old records. No, it was not that uncommon for ch to be taken from parents at that time if the household was too indigent to care for the ch. And I know of cases where a parent would simply leave a child at an orphanage in the dark and slip off. Linda Hill has done a lot of research re Bottoms Baptist. I am fowarding this to Ardrew in hopes Linda will get in touch with you. best regards, Rebecca ---------- From: Johnnie and Cindy Adams <adamseden@eritter.net> To: rdea@seark.net Cc: tsaritsa@ix.netcom.com Subject: hospitals in drew county Date: Thursday, December 03, 1998 7:42 AM Hello again Rebecca: I found out yesterday through the Red Cross in Jefferson County that the possibility does exist that back in the early 20s, hospitals and medical personnel in that area had the red cross insignia on vehicles and also they wore arm bands with the same insignia. We have ruled out the possibility that The American Red Cross took my father in law from his parents and placed him in Bottom's Baptist Orphanage. However, after some consideration, we think it might be possible that he was taken by some medical personnel and placed in Bottom's, probably with the help of some legal agency. Can you please tell me of the hospital's that were in that area (if you know) during the 20s and if any of them still exist. Also, have you ever heard of the removal of children from their homes back then by law enforcement and or medical personnel. It probably seems that we are grabbing at straws here, but we know for a fact that the children were removed from the home, it is just a matter of finding out by whom. Or, perhaps, have you ever heard of the parents just giving children away to hospitals/orphanages simply because they could not support them any longer? It doesn't bother us if this happened, we just want to know if it did. The odd part of this "giving away" theory is that the same agency who took the two older children left behind a smaller child (age 2), and the mother was also pregnant at the time. We appreciate whatever you can give to us in the way of information. I believe that I will also send a copy of this to Melissa so it can be posted. Thanks again, and hope to hear from you soon. Johnnie and Cindy Adams