Researched by Annie Hall and Phyllis Rippee
The "poor farm" most widely remembered was the one east of Hartville. In 1915 a big house was built to house the residents (often referred to as "inmates"), who either due to physical or mental infirmaties were unable to take care of themselves, and had no relatives willing and able to take them into their households. This facility operated until around 1940, when old age pensions created a situation where there were willing relatives to take in and care for their elderly relatives.
There is a cemetery on this property formerly know as "The Poor Farm." There are 27 graves in this cemetery. There should be 27 death certificates available to determine who is buried there. However, this is not the case. There is always the possibility that there was an already existing cemetery, but no markers with names are visible.
Here are the names and death dates for the ones buried there according to their death certificates and County Court records:
Mike Cannon
February 5, 1923
Harley Carroll
September 6, 1923
George Gilleland
January 28, 1923
W. H. Gray
June 7, 1920
Henry McBroom
January 21, 1922
Frederick A. Moffitt
July 3, 1931
Rebecca Page
December 26, 1922
Mary Gann
May, 1930
Katie Stelle
December 14, 1920
Charles Johnson
February 24, 1921
Betty Johnson
Janaury 5, 1933
Sarah Smith
Posted by Phyllis Rippee July 18, 2010