The total number I find is 78 and there was a Lena M. Britton resident age 25 in Belmont Co., at the same time not in this facility so excluding her there were 77 people in this facility. Many of them were from Ireland, some from Wales and one from Russia and one from Bohemia. I have become most curious about these facilities. Does anyone know any names of others that were in Belmont Co., during this time period? Anything like poorhouses, hospitals, prisions, infirmiries. Most of these people were above 50 years old but there was a girl of 15 also. I am wondering if it might have been an asylum or something. Curious till the end. Autumn

Autumn, I just got this from another list this morning. Perhaps it will help. Marian http://www.poorhousestory.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Autumnight@aol.com> To: <OHBELMON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] INMA > The total number I find is 78 and there was a Lena M. Britton resident age 25 > in Belmont Co., at the same time not in this facility so excluding her there > were 77 people in this facility. Many of them were from Ireland, some from > Wales and one from Russia and one from Bohemia. I have become most curious > about these facilities. Does anyone know any names of others that were in > Belmont Co., during this time period? Anything like poorhouses, hospitals, > prisions, infirmiries. Most of these people were above 50 years old but there > was a girl of 15 also. I am wondering if it might have been an asylum or > something. > > Curious till the end. > > Autumn >

It may have been a TB facility...my mother and a cousin both had TB and were confined to a facility in Iowa City, Iowa...there were also places called quarantine houses..at least here they existed..if you had measles ..you could be taken from your home and put in one of these houses until you were well... anne > The total number I find is 78 and there was a Lena M. Britton resident age 25 > in Belmont Co., at the same time not in this facility so excluding her there > were 77 people in this facility. Many of them were from Ireland, some from > Wales and one from Russia and one from Bohemia. I have become most curious > about these facilities. Does anyone know any names of others that were in > Belmont Co., during this time period? Anything like poorhouses, hospitals, > prisions, infirmiries. Most of these people were above 50 years old but there > was a girl of 15 also. I am wondering if it might have been an asylum or > something. > > Curious till the end. > > Autumn