if he was poor he could have been committed to the county home On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:19:56 -0800 (PST) Travis LeMaster <travis_lemaster@yahoo.com> writes: >I am researching an ancestor by the name of Austin >DAVIS, who last appears on the 1880 Census of Owen >Co., IN as a resident of the county home. He is >listed as aged 30, married, and "insane". > >My question is, where would records of the home be >located, how would one have been 'committed' to the >county home during this time period, and if any one >else is researching this family? > > > >===== >Travis LeMaster travis_lemaster@yahoo.com >208 E. Water St. >Alexandria, IN 46001 USA > >LeMaster Family Genealogy Page: >www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/8494 > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. >http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > >==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== >Contact the listowner at >debbiej@iquest.net > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.