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    1. [INADAMS-L] Adams County Farm
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    3. My grandfather, Allen Moore, died in Adams County on 04 June, 1915. The Decatur newspaper that day published an article about his death. The article indicates that (as my father told me) Allen was found on the banks of the Wabash River, having gone fishing, suffered a heart attack, and lay there in the rain for several days. He was taken to the "Infirmary" where he died that same day, and is buried in the Adams County Farm Cemetery. As I understand it, the infirmary was part of the Adams County Farm......a sort of old folks home for people who had nowhere else to live. Studying the article, it would appear to me that Allen Moore was not a resident of the county farm since it seems they didn't know who he was. However, if he was a resident, the old records from that establishment, if they still exist, might yield up some good information about the family........people I've never been able to trace. So, does anyone know where those records would be stored? Thanks. Julie

    08/10/1999 12:37:14