Wow I had no idea. The reason I asked is because my grandfather and his 4 brothers were put in the St. Joseph Orphenage in Erie, PA. Does anyone know why they were placed there and not in a children's home in Clearfield Co? I do know they were placed there between 1878-1880. There father James Hassan died in a Coal Mine accident and their mother Mary Lippert Hassan, gave birth to my grandfather Charles Hassan in Sept. 1878 in Clearfield. I do not know her death date, just that the boys are found in the orphenage in 1880. All of Mary's sibling's were living in Clearfield at the time of her death. When were the homes built in Clearfield? IE: Children's Home and Clearfield County Home. Heather