Lawrence County Poorhouse taken from the 1880 Census page 265A - Shenango Township Wayne Presly A. W M 37 married Keeper of Poor House PA PA PA Wayne Clara W F 31 Wife married Keeps house PA PA PA Wayne Minnie W F 11 Daughter single At school PA PA PA Wayne Maude W F 9 Daughter single At school PA PA PA Wayne Maggie W F 3 Daughter single PA PA PA Wayne David W M 9/12 Sept. Son single PA PA PA Sprowl Robert W M 80 Boarder single (can't read occupation) Ireland Ireland Ireland Mosely Charles W M 74 Boarder single Mill roller Eng. Eng. Eng. Roberts Sarah W F 71 Boarder widowed PA PA PA Roberts Mary W F 41 Boarder single PA PA PA Roberts Samuel W M 38 Boarder single Idiotic PA PA PA Saunderson Mary W F 53 Boarder single PA PA PA Miller Harriet W F 77 Boarder widowed Insane PA PA PA McKnight Mary W F 80 Boarder widowed Ireland Ireland Ireland Stein/Stiev Jane W F 19 Boarder single PA PA PA Knowles Nancy W F 80 or 88 widowed Ireland Ireland Ireland Headly Sarah W F 72 married PA PA PA Notation on Census "New Castle City Paupers" "The buildings were erected in the Summer of 1867, at a cost of between four and five thousand dollars. They are substantial frame structures. The entire cost of improvements made on the farm is in the neighborhood of ten thousand dollars. The average number of inmates since the poor-farm was established has been about twelve. Many staid but a short time and went away. The present number of inmates (February 12, 1877) is ten. The buildings are located near the old Pittsburgh road, in Shenango township, about three miles southeast of the city of New Castle. The location is healthy and pleasant. The institution is sustained by a tax raised by the people of the city." - Taken from the History of Lawrence County, 1877