Some Residents of the Howard County
Poor Farm/Asylum/Almshouse, 1860 to 1930s

From Poor Farm to County Home: Some Residents from 1860 to the 1930s

The county institution presently known as the Howard County Home has its origins in 1857, when county commissioners Willis Blanche, Harvey Brown and B.W. Gifford, looking for a facility to serve as a "permanent home for the helpless and unfortunate poor who must be cared for at public expense," purchased the 165-acre Thomas Galewood farm, some 2½ miles south of Kokomo's city limits, for $4500. According to Jackson Morrow's 1909 history of Howard County, the first buildings consisted of a log hut and stable, used as a residence and barn, respectively. Within three years, the facility was deemed unsuitable for its intended purpose. On December 5, 1860, commissioners William Woods, John Knight and Robert Coate sold this property to Nelson Purdum for $3472.75. A month later they spent $2800 for 80 acres of land belonging to James H. McCool and contracted for a modest house to be built on the site. In 1865 a larger building, a 2-story main building measuring 20 by 36 feet, with a 1-story wing measuring 16 by 36 feet, was constructed for the use of the appointed superintendent and the county's poor.
In Morrow's words, "it would be difficult to construct a house more illy adapted for the purpose than this one, and in a few years, the board, becoming satisfied of its bad arrangement and unhealthfulness, determined to build a better one," that would be both a comfortable home for the Howard County's poor residents as well as a credit to the county. An architect from Indianapolis, G.W. Bunting, superintended the erection of this building, which was built by David O. Freeman at a cost of $14,965.85. The structure consisted of two stories and a basement, measured 135 by 45 feet, was divided into 45 rooms, and had the modern convenience of steam heat. It fronted on what was then known as Pete's Run Pike (present-day West Jefferson St.) and in 1909 was still one-half mile west of Kokomo's city limits. The present-day location would be just west of Berkley Road near the site of the First Presbyterian Church. In the mid-20th century the institution moved once again into a new facility on West Boulevard St. west of Kokomo. The West Jefferson St. building was torn down in 1957.
Over the years the institution has been called by many different names. In 1860 it was simply the 'poor house' and housed 2 indigent residents in addition to the supervising farmer. Subsequent censuses saw it labelled the 'poor farm,' 'Howard County Poor Asylum,' 'Almshouse,' 'Howard County Infirmary,' and then once again, the 'Howard County Poor Farm,' with a superintendent appointed by the County. For nearly a century and a half the County Home has been the residence of numerous less affluent or fortunate citizens of Howard County, some of whom lived there for 50 years or more. The following list of persons known to have resided at the Home was taken from the 1860-1930 censuses, records of the Rich Funeral Home, and clipped or annotated obituaries found in the Genealogy & Local History vital records file as of July 31, 2002. Additional information on many of the persons listed can be located in other materials. Information on additional individuals who resided or died at the home can be sent to genroom@khcpl.org .

Surname	Given name(s)	Year	Age	Color	Born	Father born	Mother born	Comments
Achey	Lilla	1870	30	w	OH	N/A	N/A	cannot read or write
Alcorn	Charley	1930	55	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Ambern	James	1916						RFH # 2261: d. May 1, 1916
Anderson	Jim	1930	72	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Anderson	William	1900	57	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Anderson	Wm.	1910	65	w	IN	IN	unknown	inmate
Anderson	William	1920	75	w	IN	IN	IN	inmate; RFH # 3472: d. Jan. 5, 1922, 78yr.
Antrobus	Mary	1930	75	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widow
Aplinger	John	1923	74					RFH # 3800: d. May 4, 1923
Ault	Noah	1917	81/87					RFH # 2521: d. Dec. 16, 1917, (obit: GL)
Austerman	John	1926	71					RFH # 4513: d. Mar. 4, 1926
Bailey	Stanton	1870	23	w	KY	N/A	N/A	insane; able to vote
Baird	Alva	1930	41	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Baker	Frank	1910	50	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Baker	John	1930	73	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widower
Barker	Elizabeth	1924	76					RFH # 4052: d. Apr. 25, 1924
Beard	Benjamin	1880	23	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; idiotic
Beck	Charley	1930	69	w	OH	US	US	inmate
Beeler	Jacob	1920	63	w	IN	OH	OH	inmate; divorced; RFH # 4001: d. Feb. 13, 1924, 72yr.
Bennett	George	1930	52	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Bennett	George	1930	69	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widower
Berry	William Grant	1920	55					RFH # 3121: d. June 18, 1920
Biggs	Anna	1930	68	w	OH	US	US	inmate; widow
Bold	Henry	1901						RFH # 496: d. Feb. 9, 1901
Bogue	Wm. Henry	1911						RFH # 1626: d. July 22, 1911
Bone	Daisy	1910	19	w	IN	IN	IN	laborer poor asylum
Bowen	Anna	1920	60	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Bower?	Samuel? N.	1920	68	w	IN	KY	PA?	farm laborer foreman
Bowlby	Mary	1930	76	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widow
Bowlby	Richard	1930	73	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Breedlove	Leah E.	1920	72	w	IN	IN	NC	inmate
Brown	Daniel F.	1920	63	w	IN	OH	[illegible]	superintendent at poor farm
Brown	Emiley F.	1920	64	w	IN	IN	US	inmate; widow
Brown	James	1910	77	w	England	England	England	inmate; d. Dec. 28, 1911, 78yr (dc H2-56)
Brown	James (Mrs.)	1911	74					d. 1911 (obit.)
Brown	Josephine L.	1920	55	w	TN	NC	TN	matron at poor farm
Brown	Nancy	1860	45	w	[IN]	N/A	N/A	blind & pauper
Brown	Peal	1900	18	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Brown	Rachel	1880	46	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; insane; d. Feb. 1, 1900, 66yr (dc CH12-13)
Burgett	Polly	1880	50	w	VA	VA	VA	pauper; insane
Burrough	Charles	1930	73	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widower
Busey	Andrew [J.]	1920	74	w	IN	KY	NY	inmate; widower; RFH # 3111, d. May 25, 1920
Canady	Louise	1923	82					RFH # 3808: d. May 23, 1923
Carson	Fay	1930	46	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widow; illiterate
Carter	Julius	1900	53	b	KY	KY	KY	inmate
Carter	Julius	1910	62	b	KY	KY	KY	inmate; widower; RFH # 2480: d. Sept. 13, 1917, 67 yr.; (dc # H21-27)
Cat	Solomon	1900	69	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Chambers	Emily	1910	78	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widow, 1 living child; d. Jan. 27, 1922 (obit: KDD)
Chapman	Kate	1900	70	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Chapman	Kate	1910	80	w	IN	IN	unknown	inmate; divorced; d. Aug. 18, 1913, 82yr. (dc # H20-76)
Chapman	William [R.]	1900	76	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate; d. Apr. 13, 1904, 62yr. (dc# H18-9)
Clark	Mabel	1930	31	w	IN	US	US	inmate; cook at county poor farm
Clark	Mary	1880	23	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; idiotic
Conaroe	Jas. W.	1910	62	w	IN	PA	PA	inmate; RFH # 2466: d. Aug. 4, 1917, 67yr. (dc # H21-25)
Cone	Flora	1920	46	w	IN?	IN?	IN?	inmate
Cook	George [William]	1910	69	w	England	England	England	inmate; widower; RFH # 2289: d. July 26, 1916, 76yr. (dc # H21-8)
Cooper	Edward	1930	72	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Cox	Nancy	1930	72	w	TN	US	US	inmate; widow
Crawford	George	1900	44	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Crone?	George	1931						RFH # 5411: d. May 19, 1931
Crull	Tom	1910	39	w	IN	US	US	inmate; may be same person as Wm. Crull below
Crull	William	1900	28	w	IN	IN	IN	inmate
Crull	William	1920	49	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Crull	William	1930	60	w	IN	US	US	inmate; illiterate
Curns	George	1880	27	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; idiotic
Dailey	Jacob	1870	41	w	NJ	N/A	N/A	superintendent & painter
Dailey	Lizzie	1870	30	w	OH	N/A	N/A	[wife of superintendent]
Dailey	Oliver P.	1870	6	w	IN	N/A	N/A	[son of superintendent]
Dailey	Oscar H.	1870	4	w	IN	N/A	N/A	[son of superintendent]
Dalrymple	George K.	1920	79	w	PA	NY	OH	inmate; divorced; RFH # 4107: d. July 6, 1924, 84yr.
Davis	Charles	1912						RFH # 1814: d. Nov. 2, 1912
Dawson	Anthony [J.]	1910	25?	w	IN	US	unknown	inmate; d. Aug. 15, 1913, 24yr. (obit: KT)
DeLano	Milton	1931	80					RFH # 5353: d. Jan. 11, 1931
Detrow	Lavina	1910	71	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widow, no living children
Dicks	Lemuel	1910	73?	w	IN	IN	IN	inmate; widower
Dodson	Harry	1930	60	w	PA	IN	IN	inmate
Donley	Minnie	1920	34	w	IN	OH	OH	inmate
Eckman	Herman	1910	35	w	IN	IN	IN	inmate
Elliott	William	1930	66	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Ellis	Rodney	1930	62	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widower
Elshmer	Anna	1880	47	w	Germany	Germany	Germany	pauper; insane
Elsner	Anna	1900	66	w	PA	unknown	unknown	inmate; widow, 2 living children
Farlow	Abner	1880	43	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; maimed, crippled, etc.
Fellows	Rhoda [G.]	1910	76	w	IN	US	US	inmate; d. Nov. 10, 1914, 78yr. (dc # H20-92); obit.
Felps	Mahala	1900						RFH # 409: d. Jan. 8, 1900
Folle	John	1910	33	w	IN	IN	IN	laborer poor asylum; widower
Forgy	Silas	1870	45	w	IN	N/A	N/A	insane; able to vote
Fortner	Aaron	1910	80?	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate; widower; d. Apr. 30, 1911, 87yr. (dc # H20-46)
Frakes	Hiram	1880	30	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; idiotic
Free	Israel	1860	78	w	PA	N/A	N/A	blind & pauper
Freed	John M.	1930	82	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widower
Freeman	John Wesley	1917	72					RFH # 2414: d. Apr. 4, 1917, obit.
Frits	Benjamin	1900	33	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Gardener	James A.	1920	61	w	IN	KY	WV	laborer county farm
Gardener	Jennie	1930	74	w	OH	US	US	inmate; widow
Gardner	Junie	1920	63	w	OH	OH	OH	cook at poor farm
George	Robert	1910	41	w	IN	IN	IN	inmate
Gibbs	Nancy	1880	21	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; servant girl; cannot read or write
Gifford	Ella	1900	34	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Gillen	John	1880	62	w	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	pauper
Gilpen	James	1912						RFH # 1786: d. Sep. 11, 1912
Glen	Samuel	1910	72	w	WV	VA	WV	inmate
Glenn	Samuel	1920	77	w	OH	OH	OH	inmate
Graham	Sarah E.	1920	77	w	OH	US	US	inmate; widow
Grant?	Mattie	1910	56	w	IN	IN	IN	inmate; divorced, 3 living children
Gray	Thomas	1923						RFH # 3797: d. May 11, 1923
Green?	Lydia	1910	73	w	OH	OH	OH	inmate; married, no living children
Gross	Mary	1920	47	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Gross	Mary	1930	57	w	IN	US	US	inmate; illiterate; RFH # 5366: d. Feb. 9, 1931, 58yr.
Groves	Mary	1920	72	w	IN	OH	PA	inmate; widow; RFH #3439: d. Nov. 9, 1921, 73yr.
Gunter	Andrew J.	1924	65					RFH # 4181: d. Oct. 14, 1924
Gusta	Steve	1930	24	w	US	US	US	inmate; illiterate
Hall	Patrick H.	1910	56	b	IN	US	US	inmate; d. Aug. 25, 1912, 67yr. (dc # H20-63)
Hall	William	1900	49	b	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Halleux	Elizabeth	1930	76	w	England	England	England	inmate; widow
Hamilton	John C.	1930	73	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Hancock	Agnes	1930	21	w	IN	IN	IN	automotive inspector (dau/l of superintendent)
Hancock	Anna	1910	20	w	IN	IN	IN	matron poor asylum
Hancock	Anna	1930	49	w	IN	IN	IN	matron county poor farm
Hancock	Floyd	1930	21	w	IN	IN	IN	steel mill scaleman (son of superintendent)
Hancock	J. M.	1910	50	w	IN	DE	IN	superintendent poor asylum
Hancock	James M.	1900	41	w	IN	DE	IN	farm laborer; nephew of manager
Hancock	James M.	1930	72	w	IN	DE	IN	superintendent county poor farm
Hancock	John Floyd	1910	1 1/2	w	IN	IN	IN	son of superintendent; see also John Floyd Hancock entry
Hancock	Sarah J.	1900	69	w	IN	PA	KY	manager's wife
Hancock	William	1900	71	w	DE	DE	DE	manager
Hankins	Mary Katherine	1929	56					RFH # 5205: d. Dec. 24, 1929; obit.
Hardiman	William	1930	61	b	IN	US	US	inmate; illiterate
Harker	Mary	1880	62	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; maimed, crippled, etc.
Haron	Elizabeth	1870	80	w	KY	N/A	N/A
Harper	Mary	1880	45	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; idiotic
Hart	Levi Morton	1916						RFH #2277: d. June 19, 1916
Harvey	Rollie	1909						RFH #1397: d. Dec. 10, 1909
Hayes	James	1921	72					RFH # 3328: d. June 20, 1921
Heaton	Cornelius	1925						RFH # 4305: d. Apr. 12, 1925
Helmick	John	1930	55	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Hight	Lillian	1912						RFH # 1813: d. Nov. 20, 1912
Hill	Wm.	1910	56	w	IN	OH	IN	inmate; widower
Hochstedler	Jacob	1930	77	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widower
Hocker	Mary "Mollie"	1900	68	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate; d. Oct. 27, 1904, 69yr. (dc # H18-25)
Holland	John	1922						RFH # 3654: d. Oct. 23, 1922
Hopkins	Susan	1900	82	w	TN	unknown	unknown	inmate; widow, no living children
Hopper	Charley	1930	68	w	IN	US	US	inmate; divorced
Hosier	Thomas Jefferson	1912						RFH # 1680: d. Jan. 3, 1912
Hosner?	Daniel	1910	60	w	IN	IN	IN	inmate
Howell	William	1930	66	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Hurd	Dexter N.	1920	69	w	IL	NH	NY	inmate; widower; RFH # 3590: d. June 19, 1922, 71yr.
Hutchins	Williams	1926	65					RFH # 4536: d. Mar. 28, 1926
Jay	Sarah	1880	36	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; maimed, crippled, etc.
Johnson	Clara	1880	18	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; maimed, crippled, etc.
Johnson	David	1930	81	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widower; d. Jan. 22, 1933, 82 yr. (obit: KT)
Johnson	Emily	1910	81	w	NC	NC	NC	inmate; widow, 1 living child; RFH # 1795: d. Oct. 7, 1912, 84yr. (dc# H20-65)
Jones	Isaac T.	1920	76					RFH # 3173: d. Sep. 25, 1920
Kelley	John R.	1928	74					RFH # 4878: d. Feb. 28, 1928
Kenette	William [J.]	1900	63	w	OH	unknown	unknown	inmate; RFH # 557: d. Dec. 13, 1901, 64yr., (dc # CH14-22)
Kern	George	1870	18	w	IN	N/A	N/A	idiotic
Kern	George [W.]	1900	46	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate; RFH # 1171: d. Feb. 22, 1908, 53yr., (dc # H20-5)
Kissinger	Mary	1922	81					RFH # 3582: d. June 3, 1922
Kurren	Bartis	1930	74	w	OH	US	US	inmate
Ladow	Charles H.	1930	60	w	IN	US	US	inmate; farm laborer; widower
Landrum	Rufus	1910	53	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Landrum	Rufus	1920	59	w	IN	US	US	inmate; RFH # 3903: d. Oct. 2, 1923, 62 yr.
Lawson	Andy	1930	64	w	IL	US	US	inmate
Lawson	Sarah	1910	62	w	IN	IN	IN	inmate; divorced, 1 living child
Leonard	Anna	1925	72					RFH # 4260: d. Feb. 5, 1925
Lockman	Lewis	1919						RFH # 2786: d. Jan. 21, 1919
London	Charles	1925	50					RFH # 4325: d. May 5?, 1925, obit.
Malaby	William	1930	87	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Mallory	James	1910	66	w	IN	IN	IN	inmate; widower; d. May 31, 1911, 67yr. (dc # H 20-48)
Marsh	Oscar	1880	3	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper
Martin	William T.J.	1920	65	w	IN	KY	IN	inmate; d. Dec. 14, 1920, 65yr. (dc # H 21-72)
Martindale	Millie	1909	110	b	AL?			d. July 20, 1909 (obit: KMD)
McCart?	Jas.	1910	59	w	Eng. Canada	Eng. Canada	Eng. Canada	inmate
McClure	Christian W.	1920	68	w	IN	Ireland	IN	inmate
McCoy	William H.	1900	47	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate; d. May 22, 1919, 66yr. (dc# H 21-53)
McCue	Edward	1900	60	w	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	inmate; d. Oct. 17, 1902, 61yr. (dc# H 17-1)
McFee	Wesley	1922	64					RFH # 3670: d. Nov. 18, 1922
McKay	V. Bradley	1926						RFH # 4507: d. Feb. 27, 1926
McLaughlin	Owen?	1910	60	w	IN	IL	IN	inmate; divorced
McVedy	Mary	1920	57	w	IN	IN	IN	inmate
Miller	Oc(e)ola	1919						RFH # 2885: d. May 27, 1919
Miller	Samuel Henry	1922	42					RFH #3686: d. Dec. 10, 1922
Miller	Sarah Jane	1919	89/90					RFH # 2817: d. Mar. 6, 1919, obit.
Milligan	Thomas	1900	75	w	IN	NC	NC	inmate; Thomas Millikan d. Nov. 9, 1903, 80yr. (dc # H17-33)
Milliken	Amanda	1860	1	w	[IN]	N/A	N/A	[dau of superintendent]
Milliken	Edgar	1860	5	w	[IN]	N/A	N/A	[son of superintendent]
Milliken	George	1860	3	w	[IN]	N/A	N/A	[son of superintendent]
Milliken	James	1860	30	w	[IN]	N/A	N/A	superintendent
Milliken	Nancy	1860	29	w	[IN]	N/A	N/A	[wife of superintendent]
Mock	Wm.	1926	64					RFH # 4490: d. Feb. 6, 1926
Molen	John	1900	80	w	Germany	unknown	unknown	inmate; widower
Molen	John	1910	84	w	Germany	Germany	Germany	inmate; widower; RFH # 1860: d. Mar. 25, 1913, 85yr., (dc # H20-70)
Monroe	Isaac	1900	63	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate; widower; RFH # 935: d. Apr. 30, 1906, 73yr. (dc # H19-7)
Monroe	Silas [M.]	1900	42	w	IN	IN	unknown	inmate; d. Feb. 16, 1903, 45yr. (dc # H17-9)
Moore	Mattie	1920	68	w	IN	OH	OH	inmate; divorced
Moore	Mattie	1930	75	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widow
Moore	Mattie	1910	39	w	IN	IN	IN	inmate; widow, 1 living child
Moore	Phebe	1900	60	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Moore	Phoebe	1910	71	w	OH	OH	[illegible]	inmate
Morgan	Hannah	1870	39	w	OH	N/A	N/A	blind
Morrman	Martha	1930	29	w	IN	US	US	inmate; housework at county poor farm
Mulvina	James	1930	78	b	IN	US	US	inmate
Newcom	Clara	1920	46	w	IN	IN	IN	inmate
Newcomb	Clara	1900	31	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Newcome	Clara	1930	57	w	IN	US	US	inmate; illiterate
Newcome	Clora	1910	39	w	IN	VA	VA	inmate
Newsom	Henry	1930	78	b	IN	US	US	inmate
Oakley	Wesley	1900	47	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Oakley	Wesley	1910	57	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Oakley	Wesley	1930	74	w	IN	US	US	inmate; illiterate
Oakley	Wesley	1880	22	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; idiotic
Oakley	Wesley B.	1920	63	w	OH	OH	OH	inmate; see also Wesley Oakly entry below
Oakley	William	1900	51	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Oakley	William	1910	61	w	IN	US	US	inmate; RFH # 2864: d. Apr. 12, 1919, 69yr. (dc# H21-52). (obit: KDD), resident of farm since age 11.
Oakley	Wm.	1880	27	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; idiotic
Oakly	William	1870	20	w	IN	N/A	N/A	idiotic
Oakly	Wesley	1870	14	w	IN	N/A	N/A	idiotic; see also Wesley B. Oakley entry above
O'Donnell	Thomas	1923	83					RFH # 3812: d. Mar. 30, 1923
Odowd	James	1880	55	w	VA	VA	VA	pauper; idiotic
Odowd	Wm.	1880	13	w	IN	IN	IN	pauper;maimed, crippled, etc.
Oneal	Marcus	1880	34	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; insane
O'Neil	John	1918	79					RFH # 2635: d. July 5, 1918
Orem	Josephine	1930	81	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widow
Overman	Encoh [Enoch]	1900	66	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate; d. Dec. 31, 1903, 70yr. (dc# H17-37)
Overman	James A.	1920	40	w	IN	IN	IN	inmate
Overman	Jimmie	1930	50	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Owens	Jacob	1910						RFH # 1547: d. Dec. 9, 1910
Palmer	Dawson C.	1918	46					RFH # 2544: d. Feb. 3, 1918
Parker	John S.	1917	85					RFH # 2467: d. Aug. 5, 1917
Parks	Mary	1930	42	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Parson	Allen D.	1911						RFH # 1642: d. Sep. 13, 1911
Pennington	Lee	1930	78	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Pickett	Martha	1900	50	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate; widow, 2 living children
Pircilla	Joseph	1925	38					RFH # 4330: d. May 4, 1925
Powell	Henry C.	1918						RFH # 2537: d. Jan. 15, 1918
Powell	Kate	1927						RFH # 5170: d. Sep. 25, 1927
Prixley	Fred	1930	78	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Purvis	William	1930	66	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Ratcliff	Andrew	1900	45	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Richey	Joshua	1930	53	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Roberts	Henry	1918	70					RFH # 2660: d. Sep. 10, 1918
Rob(e)y	Thomas	1920	67	w	IN	VA	OH	inmate; divorced; RFH # 3675: d. Nov. 26, 1922, 68yr.
Rodkey	Daniel	1927	53					RFH # 4800: d. Aug. 29, 1927
Rogers	Sam	1913						RFH # 1956: d. Oct. 29, 1913
Rood	Edward	1930	78	w	OH	US	US	inmate
Ryan	Hester	1880	45	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; idiotic
Sampson	Thomas	1916						RFH # 2313: d. Sep. 15, 1916
Sanborn	Sarah	1910	30	w	England	England	England	inmate; widow, no living children
Sapp	Thomas	1930	77	w	KY	US	US	inmate; widower
Seagrave?	Jane	1910	26	w	IN	IN	US	inmate; widow, no living children; Jane Seagraves d. Jan. 30, 1913, 77yr. (dc# H20-68)
Segraves	Jane	1900	66	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate; widow, no living children
Sellers	John S.	1920	69	w	IN	US	OH	inmate; widower
Shaffer	Wm. H.	1925	58					RFH # 4450: d. Dec. 5, 1925
Shafor	John H.	1920	61	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Shea	Elinor	1925	62					RFH # 4419: d. Oct. 16, 1925
Shoemaker	Sam	1930	61	w	OH	US	US	inmate
Sieghler	Lydia	1870	35	w	OH	N/A	N/A	domestic servant
Sites	John	1921	48					RFH # 3307: d. May 13, 1921
Smiley	John	1930	84	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widower
Smith	Dora	1920	53	w	IN	IN	IN	inmate
Smith	Effie	1930	27	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Smith	Silas Greely	1926	69					RFH # 4667: d. Dec. 1, 1926
Spangler	Elizabeth	1910	71	w	NY	NY	NY	inmate; widow, no living children
Stanbro	Ezra	1900	51	w	OH	IN	IN	inmate
Stanfield	Harvey	1930	77	w	OH	US	US	inmate; widower
Stanton	Edward	1900	71	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Stevens	Robert	1910	64	b	IN	France	France	inmate
Strange	John	1925	73					RFH # 4362: d. June 26, 1925
Street	John W.	1910						RFH # 1418: d. Feb. 1, 1910
Sullivan	Dennis	1920	75	w	RI	Ireland	Ireland	inmate; widower; RFH # 4704: d. Feb. 21, 1927, 90yr.
Swartz	James	1930	72	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Sweeney	James L.	1923	78	OH				RFH # 3842: d. July 6, 1923; (obit: KDT)
Swindler	Henry	1919	88					RFH # 2956: d. Sep. 29, 1919
Swisher	Elizabeth	1910	66	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Swisher	Elizabeth	1930	80	w	IN	US	US	inmate; illiterate
Swisher	Lizzie	1920	70	w	IN	IN	IN	inmate
Swisher	Sarah	1900	56	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate
Taylor	Mary [A.]	1910	76	w	IN	NY	US	inmate; widow, 4 living children; RFH #1903: d. July 24, 1910, 75yr. (dc# H20-37)
Tharp	Isaac B.	1922	72					RFH # 3593: d. June 24, 1922
Thompson	Lilla B.	1870	1	w	IN	N/A	N/A
Trout	Samuel H.	1923	60					RFH # 3939: d. Nov. 27, 1923
Turner	John W.	1922	36					RFH # 3560: d. May 8, 1922
Unrue	Mary	1930	27	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Vanlew	William	1900	72	w	IN	unknown	unknown	inmate; widower; Wm. Vanlue d. Feb. 10, 1910, 78yr. (dc# CH13-16)
Vansickle	Harry	1930	63	w	IN	US	US	inmate
Vansickle	Harry	1920	50	w	IL	OH	IN	inmate; widower
Walker	Francis (f)	1870	19	w	IN	N/A	N/A	cannot write
Waltz	Emaline	1917	70?					RFH # 2444: d. June 14, 1917
Warren	Henry	1930	78	w	Canada	unknown	unknown	inmate; widower
Washington	Thomas	1930	75	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widower
Weakley	Mary F.	1930	84	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widow
Webb	Samuel	1924	63					RFH # 4026: d. Mar 27, 1924
White	Charley H.	1880	5	w	IN	VA	VA	son of superintendent
White	Clara B.	1880	15	w	IN	VA	VA	at school; dau of superintendent
White	Isaac N.	1880	24	w	WI	VA	VA	farm laborer; son of superintendent
White	James E.	1880	19	w	IN	VA	VA	farm laborer; son of superintendent; d. Apr. 23, 1881, 20yr. (obit)
White	Joseph R.	1880	11	w	IN	VA	VA	son of superintendent
White	Miriam	1880	49	w	VA	VA	VA	ass't overseer of asylum; d. Jan. 16, 1916, 84yr. (dc# CH16-75)
White	Wm. [B.]	1880	50	w	VA	VA	VA	superintendent of asylum; d. July 30, 1903, 73yr. (dc# H17-19), obit.
Wicher	John	1870	45	w	Prussia	foreign born	foreign born	able to vote; cannot write
Wicher	Mary	1870	43	w	Sweden	foreign born	foreign born	see variant surnames below
Wicher	Philip	1870	7	w	IN	foreign born	foreign born
Wichern	John	1880	56	w	Germany	unknown	unknown	pauper; insane
Wichern	Mary	1880	54	w	Germany	unknown	unknown	pauper; insane
Wickens	Mary	1910	88	w	Germany	unknown	unknown	inmate; widow, 3 living children; d. Nov. 10, 1911, 86yr. (dc# H20-55)
Wickerson	Mary	1900	72	w	PA	unknown	unknown	inmate; widow, 2 living children
Widener	Daniel	1930						RFH # 5315: d. Oct. 3, 1930
Widdle	Missouree	1880	40	w	IN	unknown	unknown	pauper; insane
Wiley	Whort	1930	76	w	OH	US	US	inmate
Williams	Thomas A.	1920	54	w	IL	IN	US	inmate; RFH # 4078: d. May 29, 1924, 70yr.
Woods	Nancy A.	1930	86	w	OH	US	US	inmate; widow
Wooley	Isaac	1920	79	w	IN	KY	US	inmate; widower; RFH #3390: d. Sep. 9, 1921, 80yr.
Wright	Charles M.	1919						RFH # 2948: d. Sep. 20, 1919
Wydner	Daniel	1930	88	w	IN	US	US	inmate; widower
Wysong	John	1930	80	w	OH	US	US	inmate; widower; illiterate
York	William	1920	73	w	IN	US	US	inmate