Barren Co had two locations over the years for it's county farm, known in some areas as the poorhouse. The following names are taken from the Barren Co censuses 1860 thru 1900. I'm not sure the columns will come through as typed! COUNTY FARM RESIDENTS Name Born Location Status Census Year Superintendent and family 1860: Pursley, John J ca 1812 KY 1860 Superintendent and family 1870: Wells, James F ca 1832 KY Married 1870 Mary J. ca 1846 KY w/o James F 1870 Superintendent and family 1880: Mansfield, Jonathan ca 1856 KY Married 1880 Mary F ca 1856 KY w/o Jonathan 1880 Bessie L ca 1878 KY d/o Jonathan 1880 Superintendent and family 1900: Kincheloe, Zibe Apr 1864 KY 1900 Cora Jun 1874 KY Wife of Zibe 1900 Sally J. Mar 1898 KY D/o Zibe 1900 Anderson, Pat ca 1789 SC ____ 1860 Baldock, Polly ca 1804 unknown _____ 1860 Lost mind from disease Bergen, Cinda ____1830 KY Widowed 1900 Bowers, Cornels ca 1830 Ireland ____ 1860 Bowman, Charles Jan 1818 NC Single 1900 Brown, Henry ca 1789 VA ____ 1860 Button, John (B) ca 1830 VA ____ 1860 {Button, John (B) ca 1830 VA ____ 1870 {Button, John (Mulatto) ca 1874 KY Single 1880 {Combs, Benjamin ca 1810 VA ____ 1870 {Combs, Benjamin ca 1808 VA ____ 1880 Cosby, Presilla (B) ca 1760 VA ____ 1860 Crenshaw, Lucy (B) ca 1800 VA ____ 1880 not shown as pauper Crumpton, John Feb 1820 KY Widowed 1900 Curtis, Margery ca 1815 TN ____ 1860 Davis, James ca 1808 KY ____ 1880 Dean, Mary J ca 1790 TN ____ 1860 Dean, Jenny ca 1800 ____ ____ 1870 Dickinson, Enri (male) Mar 1818 KY Widowed 1900 Dorris, Polly ca 1809 VA ____ 1870 Elmore, Hugh ca 1826 KY Married 1880 Elmore, Mary ca 1834 KY w/o Hugh 1800 Works, not shown as pauper Falks, Nancy 1834 TN ____ 1860 Falks, Reba. J 1857 KY Single 1860 Fisher, Sopha ____1820 KY Widowed 1900 French, Martha ca 1828 TN ____ 1880 Fry, George W ca 1803 VA ____ 1870 to be continued next week. Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/