Hi All - My George T. Cramer and his brother Benjamin Cramer lived in Buena Vista. Both appear in the 1855 Census, although George moved to Iowa by the 1860 Census. Benjamin continued to live in BV for some time. I am anxious to connect to anyone that has knowledge of them, or at least an interest in their wives surnames. George's wife was Lydia Ann Parker, and Benjamin's was Rosanna Smith (we think).....I am waiting for loads of messages!!! VBG!!!......Phyl in Reno ----- Original Message ----- From: "darray" <darray@charter.net> To: <WIRICHLA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 10:03 PM Subject: Re: [WIRICHLA] Alms house in 1901 > I do not know what date it was , but the Richland Observor in the last few > years run an article about this facility. The person did not have to be > poor to be put in the home run by the county or whatever. my husbands g > grandfather was there and he was not poor. He had a stroke and today you > would call it alshiemers disease . Perhaps you could find his family in the > census and then look up the newspapers for a local column . They tell you a > lot about existing family Good Luck > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "lalvord" <lalvord@msn.com> > To: <WIRICHLA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 9:45 PM > Subject: Re: [WIRICHLA] Alms house in 1901 > > > > Thank you so much for answering so quickly regarding the Alms house. This > > must be quite an active list as I got replies from 2 people in less than > 24 > > hours. Impressive. > > > > It appears that the Alms house was the poor farm and is the same > > place/location as the Pine Valley Manor/Health Center today. > > > > His death certificate says he died of paralysis and old age (77) duration > 2 > > months and so I wonder if possibly he had had a stroke and his family was > > unable to care for him and they put him in the Alms House. I know he had > a > > bought a farm earlier, of course he could have lost it and become > destitute > > in his old age. It appears that his wife was still living when he died > and > > I know he had 3 daughters. It just seems odd that he was in the poor > farm. > > Of course maybe his wife left him or something of that sort. I don't > > imagine I will find a probate or will record for him since he died in the > > poor farm. > > > > Again thanks so much, > > Lynne > > > > > > > > ==== WIRICHLA Mailing List ==== > > Search the list archives: > > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl - put WIRICHLA for > > the name of the list > > > > > > ==== WIRICHLA Mailing List ==== > Search the list archives: > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl - put WIRICHLA for > the name of the list > >