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Miscellaneous Poor House Records

Most info was given on admission date. Had two wards #1 was the Insane Ward, #2 Pauper Ward


No-13180 Teddy Alva Lane (Insane Ward) White Male 32 yrs, b. July 23, 1900 Baring Missouri Married/4 kids the youngest 3 ys old Abt 160 lbs 5'8" brown eyes, light brown hair Dark complexion education 5th grade occupation-farmer cause of insanity-financial worries,-grievances (justified) 1st attack duration (5 months) Acute Mania His father J A Lane farmer native of Knox county Missouri His mother Harriet Phillips native of Knox county Missouri Wife Bertha Lane native of Leedy Oklahoma diagnosis- Manic Depressive Psychosis- mixed type patient is distinctly disordered mentally. indications are that of manic depressive insanity Mental: restless, periods when he is noisy w/considerable congestion f brain hypnotics were necessary to induce sleep, dwells on his troubles with landlord and that he has done wrong by signing some papers, many bizarre delusions July 23, 1937 has been here since Sept 1932, at first over active to point of violence later depressed July 23, 1937 transfered to Boone County Home_ escaped from county home Aug 17, 1939, apprehended 1941 and returned to Mt Pleasant Correspondent - wife- Bertha Lane Rutledge Missouri, (brother_ Harry Lane Kahoka Missouri

William Lewis June 14, 1945 petition signed by S E Bass

Clarence Lint Dec 23, 1937 committed by the courts to a suitable institution

Samuel McDaniels July 12, 1921 white make 78 yrs old fair complexion , blue eyes, gray hair b. June 30, 1943 in Pennsylvania married with no kids Disease is increasing in intensity loss of mentality

J S McFarland April 8, 1925 committed to care of Dean Bricker

Richard McGee Feb 24, 1939 by petition (Pauper Ward) committed by Mrs Harry Kelsey (niece) Ogden white male, 210 lbs, 5'2 fair complexion, blue eyes, gray hair 5th grade education parents form Ohio alleged caused of insanity-senility admitted as pauper

Thomas McGlynn Oct 5, 1931 correspondent L J Garvey (brother in law) physician at time Dr Healy white male, age 56, 5'8 father form Ireland - farmer mother from Ireland religion- catholic one other brother- Insane occasional drinker cause of insanity domestic troubles

Ed McIntosh Oct 25, 1933

Carrie Mathews Dec 26, 1928 Pilot Mound, Iowa on June 26, 1935 a petition was made to dispose of 5 lots she owned. all 5 lots sold for $66.67

No 14385 Larry Matulas Oct 29, 1935 diagnosis- manic depression psychosis (depressed type) white male, 46 yrs, b. 1889 (single) 5'9, 140 lbs, left lef off, blue eyes brown hair fair complexion parents native of Lithuania- farmers mental illness brought on by worry of inability to work because of loss of leg acute mania- fearful- excited (has peg leg) speaks very little English was paroled March 4, 1936 did alright for 10 days correspondent (sister) Mrs. Joe Davix Fraiser, Iowa Aug 11, 1939 transferred from Boone Co Home to Clarinda Sept 13, 1940 on 7-14-21 Dr Gunn tried eclectic Shocks with some favorable results

A M Moard Dec 16, 1924 was delivered to D F Hanson (sheriff)

George Mance Jan 18, 1921 (Pauper Ward) checked by E M Myers M D white male, 44 yrs 180 lbs 5'10 brown hair, gray hair born Croatia 1877 cause of insanity- poor health-(pauper) resident of madrid (miner) relative S Stauiskloff (Centerville, Iowa)

P A Norton Dec 28, 1905 1521 Crawford St Boone, Iowa white male 75 yrs 140 lbs, 5'9 blue eyes, gray hair

A D Shank (physician) b. July 14, 1840 Ohio family- 2 children age of youngest 45 yrs carpenter cause of insanity- age

No 10620 Joseph Orth June 13, 1925 correspondent Mrs. Joseph Orth family physician Dr N M Whitehill white male 55 yrs 196 1/2 lbs 5'0 brown eyes, gray hair father- Pennsylvania mother-Pennsylvania previous hosp treatment-psychopathic hospital in Iowa City Feb 20, 1925-April 30, 1925 Type of insanity: psychosis with cerebral syphilis began with hallucinations imagines friends are against him hears voices and sees strange faces

John Peterson Nov 6, 1917 correspondent Mrs. J M Olson Storm Lake, Iowa whee living when committed-Swedish Home white male 78 yrs 135 lbs, 5'5 blue eyes gray hair married has three kids, is a farmer mother and father are Swedish lack of memory

Abram Patterson June 3, 1916 Worth Twp

Carl Henry Peterson March 1917 was committed to state hospital for insane in Independence, Iowa until June 1910

William Phipps Oct 29, 1941

Olive Picotte Sept 16, 1922 correspondent Mrs. William Fueller (daughter) white female, 80 yrs 115 lbs 5'0" born July 26, 1842 Pauasareta, WY had 4 kids youngest at this time 50 yrs old alleged cause of insanity- senile

William J Richmond Dec 12, 1924 spouse Marie Richmond

John F Robertson Oct 30, 1920 Alcoholic!! correspondent Mrs. J F Robertson (Cynthia E his wife) brown eyes, black hair born May 12,1859 has 5 kids youngest is 20 yrs father- Indiana mother-Ohio

William A Schaneman Aug 13, 1943

No 12495 Miss Jennie Showers Jan 9, 1931 (Fraiser, Iowa) correspondent Emma Hinman born Nov 10, 1892 Lehigh, Iowa 4'11 155 lbs father -Pennsylvania mother-England family members afflicted- Brother Shell Schocked Knoxville, Iowa alleged cause of insanity-idiocy

John V Smith Jan 6, 1927

No 11268 Lew Snook July 8, 1927 (Madrid, Iowa) correspondent Mrs. Alice Snook 71 yrs 138 lbs 5'7 blue eyes gray hair b. July 3, 1856 religion-United Brethren drug addict (morphine) cause of insanity-arteriosclerosis (cerebral softening) patient was much impaired mentally and physically when admitted due to organic brain disease-vestiges of an old apoplexy present

Adam Stotts April 24, 1928 afflicted with Severe demenisa

B F Thomas Oct 31, 1934 (Pauper Ward) Paper 73 yrs 165 lbs 5' brown eyes, gray hair cause of insanity-cerebral arteries

G C Thompson Sept 21, 1926

Panella Thompson April 29, 1926

Emma Voegtlin Dec 27, 1930 correspondent Mrs. Catherine Voegtlin 47 yrs 100 lbs 5' blue eyes brown hair father - Switzerland mother-Germany cause of insanity- menopuase (manic depression) remarks: melancholia, peculiarities of temper and disposition

Rosa Wolber Aug 30, 1928

Olive Warden Oct 19, 1926 released by L H Doran Jan 26, 1929

Matilda Wilson Feb 21, 1918 Garden Twp (Boxholm, Iowa) correspondent John Wilson (brother) 55 yrs 140 lbs 5'6 dark complected gray eyes gray hair mom and dad were from Sweden

Elmer Windette Aug 21, 1927

Mathias Hoffman May 1, 1952 d. Jan 1955 admitted by board of supervisors transfered form Clarinda taken back May 1, 1954 for treatment sister Mrs. Lester Hitsman 1107 7th St Boone, Iowa brother Ernest Hoffman (Madrid, Iowa)

No 12462 John Englander transfered from Clarinda Dec 5, 1936, died May 19, 1937 buried Boone co Poor Farm

Anna Forslund transfered from Clarinda Sept 10, 1935 paroled to brother in 1952 Joe Youngstrom from Fort Dodge, Iowa from Pilot Mound, Iowa correspondent Esther Ballard sister Stanton, Iowa white female 50 yrs 140 lbs 5'3 blue eyes gray hair b. July 10, 1882 Webster City, Iowa widow with 3 kids youngest 14 yrs parents from Sweden cause of insanity Accidental death of husband

No 9254 Daniel Fyock transfered from Clarinda Sept 10, 1935 d. April 15, 1952 buried Ridgeport, Iowa b. Jan 15, 1878 age 47 yrs manice depressive Eliza Fyock wife correspondent Alvin Fyock brother white male 153 lbs 5'10 blue eyes and gray hair father and mother from Pennsylvania

No 11286 Fred Garvey transfered from Clarinda Aug 1, 1927 b. May 31, 1890 New York d. Feb 26, 1938 correspondent Lawrence Garvey adopted son white male 37 yrs 136 1/2 lbs 5'5 1/2 blue eyes and brown hair father and mother from New York

No 15660 Guy Hoover transfered from Clarinda Oct 23, 1939 d. Feb 1944 buried on Ogden b. May 5, 1876 Ohio 62 yrs correspondent Myre Hoover wife white male 62 yrs 108 lbs 5'3 1/2 blue eyes black hair occupation bookkeeper mother and father from Ohio tried to kill himself with carbon monoxide gas Oct 29, 1938

No 11531 John Hoy transfered from Clarinda Nov 26, 1929 d. April 14, 1935

No 18596 George Knowles transfered from Clarinda March 21, 1950 white male married some college education 1 admitted June 10, 1947 paroled Jan 31, 1948 returned Feb 21, 1948, Boone county Home paroled March 1950. b. Sept 10, 1876 Greene County, Iowa father John Knowles Indiana mother Harriet Wipple Indiana guradian Frank Knowles 1409 13 st Boone, Iowa

No 16349 Hattie Leaverton transfered from Clarinda March 32, 1942 d. Feb 24, 1950 buried Van Meter, Iowa b. Dec 8, 1857 Indiana age 82 yrs 145 lbs 5'2 brown eyes black hair wido with 5 kids diagnosis senile psychosis daughter Mrs. Florence Jopling Des Moines, Iowa adopted daughter Mrs. Henrietta Adams Helena, Montana

No 3220 Mary M Moore transfered from Clarinda May 26, 1906 age 50 paroled July 1, 1906 to Pat Beady daughter

No 10620 Joseph Orth transfered from Clarinda July 9, 1930 d. June 18, 1935 Des Moines, Iowa

No 12934 Mrs Pedra Paulson Sept 11, 1935 b. March 1883 48 yrs white d. April 12, 1944 buried at Perry , Iowa Mary Morfat daughter 132 lbs 5' brown eyes and hair father Denmark

No 10989 Reuben Peerson transfered from Clarinda Oct 21, 1927

No 4788 Jennie Perham May 12, 1925 d. Dec 18, 1944 buried Mineral Ridge Cemetery guardian Burton Winn

No 15793 Clause M Peters July 7, 1940 d. May 29, 1942 buried Storm Lake, Iowa

No 9933 William Redmond Aug 11, 1939 d. Dec 11, 1948

No 14650 Anna Reimers Aug 11, 1939 d. Oct 4, 1947 78 yrs buried Ogden, Iowa b. May 19, 1872 age 64 yrs white female 5'6 135 lbs hazel eyes and gray hair married at age 22 father P R Causen Germany mother Margaret Derks Germany Parents were married in Germany Husband Banker native of Ogden, Iowa daughter Mrs. W E Nelson or Nolan Ogden, Iowa

No 16233 Charles C Seidell Sept 13, 1940 b. July 18, 1878 d. April 6, 1943 buried in Boone Cemetery white male 62 yrs 156 lbs 5'6 1/4 blue eyes light brown hair cause of insanity epilepsy parents born in Germany Elizabeth Pittman b. In Pennsylvania correspondent Ida May Seidell Boone, Iowa

No 19865 Jonathan Samuel Small Oct 16, 1951 In 1951 paroled to brother in Dallas, Texas male 33 yrs 167 lbs to be buried in Dallas, Texas white divorced (was a mechanic) b. Feb 5, 1919 father C J Small Boone, Iowa mother Thora Derrell Boone, Iowa correspondent Mr and Mrs C J Small Woodward, Iowa

No 13621 Lee Smith Aug 11, 1939 d. Aug 25, 1946 74 Yrs buried at Mineral Ridge Cemetery Divorced with 3 kids 140 lbs 5'7 blue eyes and gray hair white male correspondent Mrs. Allen Haleen daughter George Smith brother

No 15998 Margaret Smith Sept 24, 1940 d. Dec 10, 1940 Peterson, Iowa b. July 17, 1858 Ohio widow one kid 50 yrs at time of admitting father John Hurrow mother MIranda O Kolar diagnosis senilty correspondent Mrs Charlotte Chesley daughter Sundberg Funeral Home

No 6987 Tillie Stone May 21, 1953

No 2005 Selma Sunstrom July 31, 1925 released July 31, 1954

No 7548 Minnie M Temple June 17, 19?? responsible relative Florence Temple daughter Keokuk, Iowa paroled July 31, 1954 to Bible College

No 4735 Charles Zanderholm Dec 3, 1920 painter dementia paranoid type white single age 66 b. march 21, 1885 Boonesboro, Iowa returned to Clarinda July 10, 1943 back to Boone March 21, 1950 father Andrew Zanderholm Sweden correspondent Mrs. J E Huffman sister

No 7544 Jennie Walaby Dec 25, 1915 40 yrs paroled March 21, 1916 returned March 23, 1916 paroled Aug 2, 1916 returned June 16, 1917

Loran Mitchel taken from Boone to Clarinda Oct 14, 1942

B F Thomas Oct 31, 1934

No 15574 Maybelle Hall Aug 11, 1939 had tuberculosis

Mary E Hall Sept 12, 1945 informant hazel Zwanzilger white female 87 yrs 140 lbs 5'4 blue eyes, gray hair b. April 30, 1858 in Howar, Pennsylvania

Mrs. Rody Kester Nov 13, 1934 white female 75 yrs 140 lbs 5'5 gray eyes gray hair widow with 3 kids youngest being 45 yrs b. Jan 19, 1858 mother and father both from Pennsylvania

John Keller June 26, 1923 while male 80 yrs 100 lbs 5'4 blue eyes, gray hair b. April 2, 1843 germany 7 kids youngest being 30 yrs mother and father both from Germany

Sarah L Johnson April 9, 1929 brother John P Johnson Ogden, Iowa correspondent G E Johnson guardian physician Dr J O Galleo Ogden, Iowa living with brother when committed white female 63 yrs 125 lbs 5'5 gray eyes and gray hair b Aug 6, 1855 Sweden mother and father born in Sweden type of insanity psychosis mental deficiency

Mary Wilson Hoflund Feb 21, 1918 Dr Johnson Boxholm, Iowa white female 53 yrs blue eyes white hair b. April 24, 1854 divorced father and mother from Sweden

Ellen Hodges may 16, 1930

Levi B Hill June 20, 1929

Anna Heldt Nov 7, 1929

Lulu M Hamilton Aug 21, 1923 white female 42 yrs 160 lbs 5'7 brown eyes and dark hair

Mabel Hall Sept 16, 1938 Aug 11, 1939 white female 46 yrs b. May 9, 1892 Boxholm, Iowa 8th grade education 105 lbs 5'7 blue eyes light brown hair married with 5 kids youngest being 9 yrs Clarinda hospital 1935 father John August Schultze of Sweden mother Mollie Lindell of Sweden husband Gilbert Hall Boxholm, Iowa grandparents died of Cancer maternal uncle Albert Lindell also a patient

Katie Hackney May 10, 1935 White female 48 yrs b. Dec 24, 1886 Dallas county , Iowa 135 lbs 5'4 brown eye and brown hair poor widow 1 kid 20 yrs husband native of Illinois, miner now deceased father Holland, mother Germany, m. Dallas county, Iowa correspondent (sister) Dena Mogan 909 w 6th Boone, Iowa

Axel Gustafson Nov 3, 1930

John H Grant May 26, 1933

Mrs. Clause Grabau Oct 31, 1934 6 kids, b. Jan 17, 1856 Germany blue gray eyes, gray hair widow 78 yrs 135 lbs 5'6 b. Jan 17, 1856 Germany parents from Germany

Abel Fowler Dec 11, 1928 correspondent Crystal M Fowler (daughter) Male 74 yrs 127 lbs 5'3 1/2 black eyes, gray hair b. Aug 15, 1854 New York widower white 5 kids youngest 42 yrs father and mother from New York Hardening of the Arteries

Ross Everetts Dec 8, 1930 widower white male 73 yrs 190 lbs 6' blue eyes gray hair b. Apirl 17, 1857 Ohio 2 kids father and mother from Ohio cause of insanity Alcoholism senile

No 12462 John Englander Dec 5, 1930 1/2 brother of Margaret Cook white 64 yrs b. Dec 13, 1866 Clinton, Iowa German Lutheran church mother and father Germany father R R employee 180 lbs 5'4 3/4 blue eyes, gray hair scar on right forearm poor teeth pyorrhea of gums d. May 19, 1937 buried at Boone Co Poor Farm

Henry P Erchson April 11, 1914 From Garden Twp Boone, Iowa

No 11654 Andrew Jackson Cheek Sept 11, 1914 correspondent John Cheek brother Longlane, Missouri Dr Pond Perry, Iowa white male 48 yrs 124 lbs 5'7 brown eyes, dark brown hair b. Jan 16, 1880 Missouri mother and father form Missouri cause of insanity worry over loss of money type of insanity paresis

J A Chambers April 27, 1925

Gus Carlson May 20, 1929 d. Jan 18, 1941 buried Ridgeport by county foreign born came to US about 1880 naturalized about 1881 white male 50 yrs Ogden, Iowa b. Dec 23, 1878 Sweden married with 8 kids youngest 2 m barber is occupation 5th grade education 124 lbs 5'5 blue eyes brown hair diagnosis paresis father C B Carlson Sweden, McGregor, Minnesota mother Sweden wife Selma Hagberg Ogden, Iowa

Agnes Bullock Aug 29, 1928

No 1503 Josef Blaskovic arrived in America from Harne France on Vessel Batania to New York Nov 13, 1905 born Hungry 165 lbs 53 yrs 5'6 white brown eyes and brown hair leg leg shorter than right Burn scars on left arm, Jasper county, Iowa miner

Frank Berglund Dec 18, 1929 alcoholic 57 yrs white married 5 kids youngest 15 he was a miner b. Jan 6, 1874 Iowa 5'9 1/2 130 lbs blue eyes and gray hair diagnosis Alcoholic psychosis father August Berglund of Sweden mother Wilhelmina Anderson of Sweden wife native of Ogden, Iowa correspondent Mrs. Frank Berglund Boone, Iowa

Hallie Bentley Jan 6, 1925

No 845 Mr Ervie Anderson June 16, 1938 diagnosis chronic alcoholism white male 40 yrs widower one kid 14 yrs b. Dec 25, 1897 Boone, Iowa High school education 154 lbs 5' 8 1/4 blue eyes and light brown hair father of Sweden Plumber mother of Boone Co , Iowa patient is s WW Vet Corporal 134 Div discharged from Boone Count Home March 28, 1940

John T Bergstrom April 29, 1931 white male 79 yrs black eyes gray hair widower with 7 kids was a jeweler athesist had epilepsy from Pilot Mound, Iowa area

Rosanna Berl March 28, 1923 correspondent Mrs. Clyde Leland informant Arch Berl (son) white woman 86 yrs 100 lbs 5'3 blue eyes gray hair b. march 17, 1837 parents born in Germany

Mrs. Gladys Hindorf April 18, 1931 correspondent E M Hindorf husband brown eyes brown hair 152 1/2 lbs 35 yrs b. Dec 11, 1895 Boone, Iowa father form Illinois mother form Ohio type of insanity dementia praecox paranoid has tumoer (should not be operated!!)

No 18438 Mayme F Fitz June 9, 1949 transfered from Clarinda diagnosis psychois brain nervous system husband Donald Fitz 615 Clinton St Boone, Iowa d. Feb 13, 1951 father George Billimire from Virginia mother Elizabteh Miller brother Harry Billimire from Illinois (Oak Park)

NO 1691 Mrs. Emma Phipps Aug 14, 1956 husband Charles

Robert Johnson April 2, 1956, age 84 yrs b. Dec 11, 1872 correspondent Chrintina Swanson sister Boone County to Clarinda died 1 week later

James O'Brien April 2, 1956 adn 63 yrs

Mary H Anderson July 23, 1927, transfered from Clarinda b. Jan 29, 1874 d. Feb 1, 1942 white 36 yrs 5'6 110 lbs dressmaker gray blue eyes brown gray hair grounds of insanity overheat diagnosis dementia praecox father Charles Anderson Sweden correspondent Jennie Anderson Ogden, Iowa

No 13559 George Halleen II correspondent Victor Halleen dad white 19 yrs 117 lbs 5'4 1/2 brown eyes, dark brown hair b. Nov 9, 1912, father Sweden mother Scotch Mother feeble mind George is filthy in habits moron mental deficiency

Merle B Kroesen Feb 25, 1952 (released) to custody of son Verle Knowles

Albert Krug Aug 1935 b. Jan 10, 1880 Heart Enlarged psychosis and hallucinations correspondent M F Krug brother white 54 yrs 175 lbs 5'10 blue eyes sandy hair b. Jan 10, 1980 Boone County divorced laborer father and mother from Germany causes of insanity domestic worries Martin F Krug guardian

Anna Jane Mathers Aug 26, 1950 35 yrs single B. April 28, 1915 Boone, Iowa father John Mathers Scotland mother Mary Chalmers Illinoins diagnosis schizophrenia 92 lbs

No 10705 Jess Funk July 9, 1930 b. Sept 17, 1893 32 yrs d. April 23, 1956 Boardsley Funeral Home correspondent Mrs. F L Funk mother white male 110 1/2 lbs 5'8 3/4 black eyes and dark hair father and mother from Iowa

No 5051 Luella Katie Elsberry April 1918 62 yrs fracture of right hip 2 kids, Donald and Mary

Mrs O W Tornell Dec 20, 1946 Pilot Mound, Iowa widow with 8 kids white 79 yrs 100 lbs 5' gray eyes and hair b. Oct 22, 1867 Illinois religion Swedish Mission father and mother from Sweden

Frank S Weaver Jan 4, 1951

No 10649 Bessie Moore July 21, 1925 b. June 18, 18?? Boone, Iowa age 50 yrs d. Nov 24, 1949 correspondent Samuel Moore brother white female 100 lbs 5'1 brown eyes and gray hair father Ireland mother America

No 14485 Edna Tedrow Dec 5, 1936 b. July 11, 1893 Boone, Iowa 41 yrs married 1 kid 17 yrs father Emil Anderson Sweden (laborer) mother Emma Caroline Anderson Sweden cause of insanity domestic trouble insanity correspondent Mrs Olive Blombert sister Richard Tedrow husband (engineer)

Clarence Luther Fredericks 5'7 125 lbs blue eyes blond hair

Ella Krug April 20, 1915 Paula Krug sister

Diasy Lambros Aug 10, 1943 white female 45 yrs 189 lbs 5'7 b. Jan 30, 1897 Lake View, Iowa married one kid Husband Peter Lambros 54 yrs father James Robinson from Illinois mother Ammelia Messinger from Lake View, Iowa

Anna Sophia Anderson March 21, 1950 b. Jan 13, 1874 Hepburn, Iowa father Gust Anderson Sweden mother Inga Mattson Sweden correspondence Mrs. Elmer Georgeson Tekamah, Nebraska

No 4935 Rudolph Killian May 5, 1926 brother John Killian Ogden, Iowa d. Feb 15, 1941 Henry Killian brother Brooklyn, New York has enlarged heart b, 1874

Ema Sandquist Nov 16, 1950 widow white age 86 yrs 160 lbs 5'3 blue eyes and gray hair b. March 4, 1864 Sweden One kid age 64 yrs parents from Sweden

Frank Honstrom Jan 29, 1953 correspondent Cliff Beckman nephew white male 81 yrs 135 lbs 5'5 blue eyes gray hair Moingona, Iowa b. Aug 18, 1871 Moingona, Iowa storekeeper father and mother English descent

S Ellen Edgeton April 7, 1922 Des Moines Twp white female 44 yrs 175 lbs 5'5 b. Dec 23, 1877 Boone, Iowa father from Indiana mother from Michigan

Jacob Sego may 4, 1950 Married with 9 kids from Pilot Mound, Iowa correspondent Sylvestor Sego son white male 72 yrs 130 lbs 5'4 brown eyes and gray hair b. April 18, 1878 Waynesville, Missouri father and mother born in USA

Clint Knowles May 6, 1948 76 yrs

No 1621 Ella Rockafellar June 7, 1954 transfered correspondent Lois Crawford friend father New Trenton, Indiana mother Amelia Isabelle form Deike b. July 25, 1876 Abilene, Kansas white 78 yrs 100 lbs 5' blue eyes gray hair

No 2005 Selma Sundstrom July 31, 1925 admitted d. July 18, 1936 taken to Henry Wellin

No 10989 Reuben Pearson Oct 21, 1927 d. July 11, 1937 Carlsons Undertaker

Walter D Crawford white male blue eyes brown and gray hair b. July 7, 1885 separated 1 kid 5'10 140 lbs 67 yrs father form Zanesville, Ohio was a laborer also in Civil War mother Virginia cause of insanity CVA has patient shown a disposition to injure others ??? lascivious acts with boys and girls 8/10 yrs ago, It is on court record has small hemorrhage into brain dementia

Ida Renshaw Jan 29, 1953 103 Marion St Boone, Iowa correspondent May Erickson mom spouse William Renshaw white female 47 yrs 145 lbs 5'2 brown eyes dark brown hair b. Aug 2, 1905 Sugar Valley, Moingona religion Salvation Army Sam Williams father-alcoholic mother May Erickson

No 17767 Mary Dunn Feb 20, 1947

No 14504 Margaret Cook Feb 25, 1936 fell down stairs had head injuries 138 lbs 5'1 blue eyes gray hair 51 yrs b. Aug 22, 1884 Boone, Iowa correspondent Miss Emma Schmidt sister

No 1669 Clara Nygren Aug 19, 1955 619 11st St Boone, Iowa 44 yrs b. March 13, 1910 diagnosis suxually prmesious d. Jan 11, 1956

No 20028 Charles Lindblom Nov 6, 1951 white divorced deaf correspondent Mrs. Selma Swanson half sister 305 10 St Boone, Iowa 69 yrs

H F Childs Dec 27, 1948 correspondent Mrs S L Liedahl daughter white 81 yrs 150 lbs 5'6 green eyes gray hair b. Oct 4, 1868 Nevada, Iowa 3 kids youngest 47 yrs

Fred W Clausen Sept 7, 1949 Widower white male 79 yrs 210 lbs 5'8 blue eyes gray hair b. sept 13, 1870 Newton, Iowa retired bookkeeper father German (butcher) mother German

Ellen Cline May 17, 1950 correspondent George W Cline husband married with 2 kids youngest 50 yrs white female 76 yrs 5' b. June 29, 1872 Boone County parents born in USA

Ruby Anderson July 7, 1950 b. Oct 28, 1890 taken to Clarinda May 1, 1957

No 15426 Fanny Mack June 21, 1938 Ogden, Iowa 75 yrs trnsfered to Calrinda Aug 11, 1939 d. Oct 31, 1957 12:55 am

No 21047 Mary Temple July 15, 1944 b. March 21, 1906 responsible party Miss Florence Temple funeral home Keokuk, Iowa paroled back to Clarinda Feb 22, 1957

Dora L Browning March 31, 1949 correspondent A H Browning son Rt 4 Boone, Iowa white female 76 yrs 135 lbs 5'2 brown eyes gray hair b. Oct 13, 1872 Boone, Iowa 3 kids youngest 39 yrs cause of insanity worry over hubands death in 1940 talks of killing grandkids

Grace Coffey Dec 22, 1950 correspondent Robert Kelley no relation married white 68 yrs 131 lbs 5'3 blue eyes gray hair b. Jan 3, 1882 Boone, Iowa mom and dad Ireland

No 12709 Sigrid Hanson March 22, 1950 b. April 2, 1891 Des Moines, Iowa dad S Hanson Sweden mom Emma C Trulin correspondent Mrs Leonard Olson sister

John H Murken June 7, 1952 correspondent Andrew Murken son Widower 13 kids youngest 32 blue eyes gray hair 78 yrs 200 lbs 5/10 b. Sept 13, 1873 retired farmer Herman Murken father born Germany mom Germany

Katherine Grotheer Nov 24, 1948 correspondent Louis Buetwoldt not related white single 71 yrs 130 lbs 5'4 blue eyes gray hair b. Dec 9, 1876 Germany parents from Germany H G Stotts guardian

Ralph Bell Sept 13, 1946 committed because of sexual perversion and delusion so persecution N C Bell brother by adoption Ft Collins, Colorado

Jessie Bates April 20, 1939 from Ogden, Iowa Mrs John B Allen sister widowed white female 53 yrs 110 lbs 5'2 blue eyes dark brown hair b. Sept 13, 1886 Ogden , Iowa mother from Wisconsin cause of insanity epsilepsy

Nova Bass Jan 11, 1949 correspondent Mrs Ethel Bass wife married 63 yrs 180 lbs 6'1 blue eyes gray hair b. 1885 6 kids youngest 20 yrs parents from Nebraska

Lillie A Mather Jan 11, 1949 relative Mrs Geo Laub half sister widow white female 87 yrs 140 lbs 5'4 blue eyes gray hair 2 kids b. Sept 30, 1858 St Joseph, Indiana

Jerome Beach April 28, 1950 b. June 18, 1875 California parents born in USA diagnosis psychosis informant Mrs I D Wirth sister

No 16263 Wanda Bechtel Aug 26, 1950 b. Aug 13, 1919 Boone, Iowa 31 yrs white single father Clarence Bechtel Michigan mother Pearl Heitkamp Boone, Iowa 164 lbs has chronic mastoiditis

Mary Brouse Feb 3, 1928 husband John J Brouse

Alexander Horne March 5, 1951 widowed white 76 yrs 149 lbs b. May 12, 1874 Scotland parents born in Scotland correspondent Mrs. Janet Walling

James Hamilton Sept 16, 1947 H M Hamilton son white male 71 yrs 160 lbs 5'8 b. Aug 12, 1875 Coalville, Iowa widower 2 kids youngest 34 yrs father form Scotland mother USA

Elzabeth Jones Feb. 4, 1948 Garnet Jones adopted son Rock Island, Illinois white 155 lbs 5'3 Brunette blue eyes brown and gray hair widowed mom and dad from Wales dad was a coal miner

No 14585 Mary Ellen Kellar (Stemmerman) released to brother Charles O Cline Des Moines, Iowa 43 yrs 150 lbs 5'3 blue eyes light brown hair b. Aug 13, 1892 New York divorced Mrs. Lena Schlicht sister Pilot Mound, Iowa Henry J Stemmerman husband

Grant Lebo contact Veda Swanson in case of death

Ernest Loeschen July 13, 1950 Mrs. Van Hoosier daughter divorced white 68 yrs 148 lbs 5'8 blue eyes brown hair b. March 8, 1882 4 kids youngest 25 yrs father born in Germany (minister) mother born in USA

Carl O M Lundvall April 7, 1931 white 43 yrs 225 lbs 5'10 blue eyes dark hair b. Aug 27, 1887 d. at age 60 Swedish Luthern Church parents Sweden Parents were cousins father John O Lundvall Sweden mother Cowling Lundvall correspondent M J Lundvall brother Boxholm, Iowa

Louise Dora Moore Dec 26, 1947 relatives Clyde A Moore son Mrs. Dan Starner daughter widow white 80 yrs 135 lbs 5'8 brown eyes gray hair b. July 9, 1867 Van Meter, Iowa 4 kids youngest 45 yrs

Mary Peterson June 29, 1948 from Madrid, Iowa Elmer Peterson son widow white female 84 yrs 133 lbs 5' blue eyes gray hair 4 kids youngest 48 yrs parents Swedish

Standley Osterhoudt Nov 19, 1947 Mrs. D Erickson niece to contact widower white 83 yrs 160 lbs 5'11 gray eyes gray hair b. June 15, New York parents American cause of insanity artrio scherosis

Winfield S Stewart May 8, 1952 contact Eunice McGray daughter Rippey, Iowa 2 kids youngest 48 yrs white 86 yrs 180 lbs 5'11 blue eyes gray hair b. Oct 29, 1865

Mary D Zenor Sept 12, 1944 correspondent T R Zenor son Los Angeles, California white 81 yrs 140 lbs 5'6 blue eyes gray hair b. July 10, 1869 England widow 5 kids youngest 38 yrs parents born in England

John Wideen Sept 30, 1947 married white 69 yrs 175 lbs 5'10 blue eyes light hair b. Dec 18, 1878 Sweden 3 kids youngest 36 yrs parents from Sweden

Gladys Kokemiller Aug 6, 1934 white 33 yrs 101 lbs 5'5 blue eyes light brown hair married 3 kids b. April 30, 1901 Creston, Iowa permitted to go out with husband on visit July 1938 which resulted in a pregnancy. baby b. March 9, 1939 Carl Kokemiller husband sister Gertie Walters also a patient at Clarinda

Albert Schell June 30, 1949 Arthur Schill contact nephew

No 19457 Glendale Samberg April 28, 1950 white b. Jan 27, 1896 Boone, Iowa Charles Samberg father born in Redwing, Minnesota Ada Clark mother born in Scotch Grove Jones County, Iowa correspondent Lottie Nelson sister 903 Harrison Boone, Iowa

No 13560 William David Sample April 28, 1933 white 53 yrs b. Jan 5, 1880 Des Moines, Iowa 140 lbs 5'8 1/2 brown eyes brown hair single Iron moulder father from Wisconsin J F Sample mother from Iowa


SourceL Transcribed from 2 folders that have pictures, will(s), family letters, attorney letters, petitions, doctors notes, etc.
These records are located in the Supervisor's office at the courthouse.
Transcribed by Sandi Oviatt June 2006.