Seems like we had to send a copy of his drivers license and a statement of the relationship and the reasons that we wanted the records. We told them we were looking for her grave and wanted to put a headstone on it, and that it was also for genealogy. They couldn't have been any nicer. We now have the headstone on the grave, by the way. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "IA Ribbon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [ERATH]: Asylum in or near Austin > What kind of proof with they take? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Linda Bowden > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 11:26 AM > Subject: Re: [ERATH]: Asylum in or near Austin > > > My husband had an anscestor that went to the hospital in San Antonio. We > were able to obtain the records for her. There was no problem. We > submitted proof that she was related and they sent us her records. We later > asked if we could replace the marker on her grave with one that contained > her information and they allowed and greatly approved that. > You should not have any trouble getting the information that you need. The > relation that we had there died of epilepsy.....or at least that is what > they called her violent seisures. For all we know it may have been a brain > tumor. Medical knowledge was limited in 1900. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "HaynesO'Neil" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 11:14 PM > Subject: RE: [ERATH]: Asylum in or near Austin > > > > > > I was trained at the State Psychiatric Hospital in Austin in the 1970's. I > > worked there a semester on and off. I can say from my own experience that > these > > facilities are humane, and the patients get excellent care, they are in no > way a > > "good" place to be. The people there are "institutional" for the most > part. They > > are very seriiously ill and couldn't survive in any normal setting. > > > > In 1900 the conditions would have been infinitly worse since that is long > before > > modern medications. The type of treatment many people received would be > > considered barbaric by modern standards. Of course, they did the best they > could > > do at the time with the limited knowledge they had. > > > > Ausitn has the psychiatric hospital and schools for the blind, deaf, and > > mentally retarted. I am certain each of these maintain records, but I have > no > > idea how accessable they might be. Contact the state hospital in Austin > and I'm > > sure they can point you in the right direction. My Best, Randy Haynes > > > > > > Terry W Antoine <[email protected]> wrote:Is there any information about > > patients in that Austin area asylum > > available anywhere?? I am trying to track someone who supposed spent > > some time there about that time (1900-1910)? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kathy Tate [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 7:09 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [ERATH] > > > > > > There was also the "lunatic assylum" in (or near) Austin that Erath > > county residents were being sent to in the 1900 to 1910 time period. > > > > > > > People in these parts were still being sent to the state hospital at > > > Terrell during that time period. > > > > > >>any one know anything about the insane hospital that was in San > > >>ANtonio around the 1900's > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >