My G-Grandfathers brother was listed as a pauper on his funeral home record as evidently his wife did not have the funds for burial but the sons came and paid for it and pauper was marked out. Rose Parks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rebecca Hill" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:25 PM Subject: Re: [NCLENOIR] Lenoir County paupers > Tean, do you suppose she was receiving some sort of old-age assistance > from > the county which therefore placed her on the "pauper" list? I don't > know > if such assistance actually existed at that time, but that is a > possibility > worth exploring. R. Hill > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:38 PM > Subject: [NCLENOIR] Lenoir County paupers > > > > While reviewing items from old Lenoir County news publications, I > noticed > > several articles that dealt with listing of Paupers, Pauper graves, > > etc., > I > > noticed that my ggggrandmother was listed as a pauper for the Sandhill > township > > 1879. However she is listed in the 1880 census records at age 90 in > > the > > household of her son Abram McCoy,( my gg grandfather) - Lenoir county- > Sandhill > > township. Anyone with information on the criteria for being listed as a > pauper > > or where I might find any information on this. My take on this had been > that > > you had to be homeless to be a listed as a "pauper". I don't know where > > I > got > > that info. T. Bryant > > > > > > > > >