I haven't ever run across an asylum record book in the courthouse (but you can be sure I'll keep my eye out for it)... but sometimes you'll find info about people who were committed by the judge in the probate minute books. They are on film at the Dick Smith Library and available through interlibrary loan. Does anybody have any experience with the probate/guardianship files for people declared insane? I didn't follow-up with the original files to know what might be there. Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Tate" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:14 PM Subject: [ERATH] State Asylum in or near Austin > Terry, > I tried to locate information about patients in the asylum in Austin in the > 1900-1910 time period and was told that all those records had been either > lost or destroyed over the years. > > I ran across a very old (late 1800's to early 1900's) "asylum record" in > the Erath county courthouse basement and found a family name but was short > on time (and wasn't sure it was *my* family) so didn't follow up on it. > Later I went back and couldn't find the book so asked for help locating it > ...was told that the book was NOT public record and I would need a court > order to see it. Only problem is, they didn't know anything about the > book. That's when I tried to locate the asylum records in Austin (where he > supposedly had been sent). No luck there either! > > If you locate any asylum records, or other sources of information, please > let me know. I don't know if the man they commited is the person I'm > looking for, but I'm at a brick wall and any lead would help. > > Thanks... > Kathy > > > >> > >> > >> 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)? > > > > > > ==== 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 > >