Greetings, The use of the word 'Inmate' came up last week on one of my other lists. Can't find where I filed the response, but basically, inmates were simply those who were residents of the county but did not own property. Seems they could have come up with a better word. :-) Jane --- anne <abeecee@netins.net> wrote: > 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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/