Nodaway County, Missouri County Farm
notes transcribed by Pat O'Dell: genpat@netins.net from Nodaway Democrat newspapers
 
...County farm burials (in Upper White Cloud Items) - a note about the 3 graves at the poor house. Nodaway Democrat, 09 May 1878

...article about County farm - describes the farm. Nodaway Democrat, 14 Nov 1878
...there is an enclosed cemetery at county farm with 5 graves. Nodaway Democrat, 22 May 1879
...6 inmates at poor farm. Nodaway Democrat, 08 Dec 1881
...has 24 inmates. Nodaway Democrat, 23 Feb 1888
...has 15 inmates at present. Nodaway Democrat, 07 Jan 1892
...15 inmates at county farm presently. Nodaway Democrat, 29 Dec 1892
Inmates of the County Farm: from Nodaway Democrat, Maryville, Mo, Mar 9, 1893
name age born when admitted to county farm
Barr, Henry 60 Oh Aug 1880
Betts, Ragena 68 Germ Feb 1893
Chamness, Frank 22 Ia Mar 1887
Curless, Ann 35 Mo Sep 1870
Edwards, Josephine 30 Mo May 1891
Graves, Thomas unk Tenn Sep 1881
Gregory, Sarah 35 Ill Jan 1887
Harris, Martha J. 61 NC Oct 1892
Hulbert, Carrie 30 NY Jun 1891
Jackson, Sarah 77 Va Oct 1885
Kirch, Clara 35 Ks Oct 1887
VanBuren, Geo H. 19 Wis Dec 1891
VanBuren, Jas H. 69 NY Dec 1891
Victory, Angeline 47 Tenn Nov 1892
Wilson, Julia 49 Mich Aug 1886
       

...15 boarders at the county farm. Nodaway Democrat, 12 Oct 1893
...22 inmates at poor farm currently. Nodaway Democrat, 28 Dec 1893
...15 inmates currently at poor farm. Nodaway Democrat, 27 Sep 1894

...article by F.M. Martin, M.D., about the deplorable conditions of the county farm. Nodaway Democrat, 21 Feb 1895
...county farm needs new buildings. Nodaway Democrat, 07 Nov 1895
...county farm has 26 inmates. Nodaway Democrat, 12 Mar 1896
...about what county farm raises, etc. Nodaway Democrat, 11 Mar 1897
...county farm burials; C.O. Couch, inmate of county farm, died, buried in county farm cemetery. Nodaway Democrat, 24 Feb 1898
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