I'm the guy interested in Poor Farms in MO. I just got back from a month long vacation and am slowly making it through my e-mail. I see the Green Acres Rest Home, and I don't have a problem with that. But the Andrews one confuses me a bit. GNIS shows a "County Farm" in Andrews county at 395606N0944524W. > Subject: Re: [MO-CEM] Cemeteries/Poor Farm in Andrew County, MO > Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 22:06:21 -0500 > From: "Bobbie Lynch" <blynch@kcnet.com> > To: MO-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com > > Concerning Shady Lawn Nursing Home, it is about 5 miles east of Savannah to > a T junction, and south about 1 mile, more or less. Shady Lawn is > definitely in Andrew County and I have been told it was the County Poor Farm > at one time. It would be north of Rochester, but quite a ways north. I > have a St. Joseph phone directory and Shady Lawn is listed with a Savannah > Address, 13277 State Rt D. > > The building located in the northeast part of St. Joseph was a "Children's > Home" at one time, back in the 40's and 50's. It is also now a residential > home for the elderly called Green Acres. (Wonder if it was named after the > old TV show?) And it is in Buchanan County, a long way from Shady Lawn, in > Andrew County. I have family in Savannah and St. Joseph and am very > familiar with the area. > > Hope this helps. > > Bobbie, in KC