Bonnie, Thank you for the information! George ----- Original Message ----- From: Bonnie Gay <bfwgay@frontiernet.net> To: <GASCREVE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] Poore School Fund > > > "George H. Flake" wrote: > > > I have seen references to "having children in Poore School Fund" cir.1850. Would someone please describe what this means and where was the "Poore School"? > > > > George H. Flake > > gflake@cbd.net > > The poor schools were like our public schools of today. The teacher would list the > children who he taught and turn it into the counties and he would get paid according to > the number of students he had. These records are usually found in the county > courthouses. Bonnie > >