In a message dated 1/2/04 8:10:39 AM US Mountain Standard Time, VAROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: Has anybody gone through the Records of Commitment for The Insane? No kidding. These records often give names of relatives, doctors, neighbors. Often you can find a copy of the petition for hearing and commitment. This can give you a real insight into the families and individuals who often were called on to give witness to the person's condition. There are also the Poor House records where older people are put when no one wants to care for them. Kind of like what happens to older people put into a nursing home these days. I know that I have found some of my ancestors listed in the Henry Co.,IN Poor House listings. They could even put orphans there and work in the farm end of things and ease the salary paying end of things, they earn their keep that way. Beej

Where can these records be found? Are they in Probate Court? Barb Marshall PasaPeruva@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 1/2/04 8:10:39 AM US Mountain Standard Time, > VAROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Has anybody gone through the Records of Commitment for The Insane? No > kidding. These records often give names of relatives, doctors, neighbors. > Often you can find a copy of the petition for hearing and commitment. > This can give you a real insight into the families and individuals who > often were called on to give witness to the person's condition. > There are also the Poor House records where older people are put when no one > wants to care for them. Kind of like what happens to older people put into a > nursing home these days. I know that I have found some of my ancestors listed > in the Henry Co.,IN Poor House listings. They could even put orphans there > and work in the farm end of things and ease the salary paying end of things, > they earn their keep that way. Beej > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Where would you find these records? Pat in TX > In a message dated 1/2/04 8:10:39 AM US Mountain Standard Time, > VAROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Has anybody gone through the Records of Commitment for The Insane? No > kidding. These records often give names of relatives, doctors, neighbors. > Often you can find a copy of the petition for hearing and commitment. > This can give you a real insight into the families and individuals who > often were called on to give witness to the person's condition. > There are also the Poor House records where older people are put when no one > wants to care for them. Kind of like what happens to older people put into a > nursing home these days. I know that I have found some of my ancestors listed > in the Henry Co.,IN Poor House listings. They could even put orphans there > and work in the farm end of things and ease the salary paying end of things, > they earn their keep that way. Beej > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >