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Records of the  Insane
Confined at the Poor Farm
1902-1958

1902 Myrtle Campbell, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 9, 1902, by the authority of the Boone County Insane Commission, maintained by Boone County, age 32, died Aug 19, 1908 at Boone County Farm, 38 yrs 7 months, 1 day, buried Boone County Poor Farm Cemetery # 40 or # 42 Ann B Hunt, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 9, 1902, by the authority of the Boone County Insane Countymmission, maintained by Boone County, age 51, transferred to Independence, Iowa March 7, 1917 by cause of fire at the Boone County Farm, brought back to County Home Farm, Jan 2, 1921 Carrie Ericson, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 9, 1902, by the authority of the Boone County Insane Countymmission, maintained by Boone County, age 45, Taken to Boone march 7, 1917, Brought on a Countyuch by friends to the Swedish old peoples home in Madrid never to return and died there Richard Regan, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 9, 1902, by authority of the Boone County Insane Commission, maintained by Boone County, age 57, died May 15, 1916, buried at Boone County Poor Farm Cemetery, marker #62, cause of death cancer Joseph Sitzer, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 9, 1902, by authority of the Boone County Insane Commission, maintained by Boone County, age 41, died June 19, 1910, buried Boone County Poor Farm Cemetery, marker #48, he was 49 when he died and the last of his family Jacob Bill Sitzer, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 9, 1902 by authority of the Boone County Insane Commission, maintained by Boone County, age 47, died Feb 14, 1908, buried Boone County Poor Farm Cemetery # 41 Oliver Williams, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 9, 1902, by authority of the Boone County Insane Commission, maintained by Boone County, age 62, died April 9, 1910, buried Boone County Poor Farm Cemetery # 47 John Sidney Burton, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 9, 1902, by authority of the Boone County Insane Commission, age 59, died May 15, 1912, taken care of by relatives from Boone and Ames, buried at family plot east of Luther Charles Mann, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 9, 1902, by authority of the Boone County Insane Commission, maintained by Boone County, age 39, taken to Independence, Iowa March 17, 1917, from cause of fire at Boone County Poor Farm, returned Jan 2, 1912 William McRea, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 9, 1902, by authority of the Boone County Insane Commission, maintained by Boone County, age 47, taken to Independence March 17, 1917, from cause of fire at Boone County Poor Farm, returned Jan 2, 1912 1905 Vernon Hilleck, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 1, 1905, by authority of the Boone County Insane Commission, transfer from Clarinda, maintained by Boone County, taken to Independence, Iowa March 17, 1917 from cause of fire at Boone County Poor Farm, died at that institution H Lebolt, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 30, 1905, by authority of the Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda, maintained by Boone County, March 17, 1921 taken to Independence, Iowa by cause of fire at the Boone County Poor Farm Peter Peterson, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 30, 1905, by authority of the Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda, maintained by Boone County, died at time of fire March 17, 1917, taken to Swede Valley and buried in Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery by his relatives Fred Shafer, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 30, 1905, by authority of the Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda, maintained by Boone County, stay at home order of supervisor Clarence Carter, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 30, 1905, by authority of the Boone County Insane Commission, transfer from Clarinda, maintained by Boone County, Nov 11, 1907; violent, transferred to Insane Hospital by Insane Commission Mrs Emma (Annie) Hybert, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 30, 1905, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transfer form Clarinda, maintained by Boone County, taken to Independence, Iowa by cause of fire at Boone County Poor Farm March 17, 1917, brought back Jan 2, 1921 to Boone County Poor Farm Home Hattie Collwell, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 30, 1905, by authority of the Boone County Insane Commission, transfer from Clarinda, maintained by Boone County, taken to Independence, Iowa March 17, 1917 from cause of fire at Boone County Poor Farm, returned Jan 2, 1921 to County Home Fanny Clark, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Aug 16, 1905, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transfer from Clarinda, maintained by Boone County, June 2, 1905 ordered of Insane Commissions of Boone County, Iowa, taken home March 7, 1909 paroled by order of Commission, brought back March 23, 1909. Voucher to not return her by brother April 10, 1910 by order of J M Carlson Gracie Schroder, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 1, 1905, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transfer from Clarinda, maintained by Boone County, June 2, 1905 order of Boone County Insane Commission, maintained by Boone County, taken to Eleanor Hospital March 17, 1909 for operation to relieve tumor, released from Hospital Apil 19, 1909, in fair to good health to Boone County Home, taken to Independence March 17, 1917 from cause of fire at Boone County Home, returned Jan 2, 1921 to Boone County Home Mary Johnson, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 1, 1905, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda, taken to Independence March 17, 1917 from cause of fire at Boone County Home, returned Jan 2, 1921. Died March 22, 1925; taken care of by relatives, brother Ed M Johnson, Ogden, Iowa Mrs M Scott, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 1, 1905, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda, taken to Boone County at time of fire March 7, 1917, and taken out on a bond by her son and son-in-law March 7, 1917 Mrs J O'Connor, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 1, 1905, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda, taken to Independence March 7, 1917, returned Jan 2, 1921 to new Boone County Home Serina Brousen or Bronsen, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 1, 1905, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda, died Jan 25, 1911 buried at Ogden Jan 27, 1911 age 55 yrs, 2 months, 29 days Amanda E Kick, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 1, 1905, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda, got well and left April 19, 1909, returned Oct 2, 1909 sick, got well and left March 15, 1910 went to work for Godwin, Gotsick and brought back Aug 15, 1911, sick of mind and body, ran off April 15, went to work in Frasier chopping brakes, returned to Mineral Ridge and sent to Ogden and died there Julia Newfoot, legal residence Perry, age 41, admission date: Jan 1, 1905, transferred to Boone, died Feb 26, 1909, buried at Perry Joseph Dennett, legal residence Boone County, age 69, admission date: Aug 7, 1905, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda, taken home March 7, 1909; returned March 22, 1909. June 27, 1909 by order of Insane Commission of Boone County order of Charles H Howe to be taken home Sept 26, 1909 1906 Fannie Clark, legal residence Boone County, age 41, admission date: May 14, 1906, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transferred form Clarinda, transferred to Clarinda Aug 20, 1907 Sarah Williams, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 23, 1906, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda Mary Moore, legal residence Boone County, admission date: age 61, June 27, 1906, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transferred form Clarinda, July 1, 1906, taken away by her daughter Mrs Pat Brady; died Jan 7, 1911, taken by her husband Jes Moore and buried Susan Hagren, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 27, 1906, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda, taken to Independence March 9, 1917 by cause of fire at Boone County Home, returned Jan 2, 1921 Matilda Delander, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 27, 1906, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda, transferred to Clarinda Nov 11, 1907 by Boone County Insane Commission, reason too violent Christina Anderson, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 27, 1906, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda, March 11, 1908; taken home by her daughter Mary Sophia Anderson at Ogden to remain there until her death Oct 15, 1911 Susie Marshall, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 27, 1906, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda, taken to Independence March 7, 1917 by cause of fire at Boone County Home, brought back Jan 2, 1921; daughter Mrs Agnes Whitman 825 North La Clair Chicago, Il; son, Robert Marshall Boone, Iowa 7th St Christina Johnson, legal residence Boone County, age 76, admission date: Dec 5, 1906, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, died March 26, 1912, taken to Boxholm by daughter Mrs Joshua McCrargrust to be buried 1907 Jo Forslund or Torslund, legal residdence Boone County, admission date: March 21, 1907, judged insane at this date, April 7, 1907 transferred to Clarinda Insane Hospital, reason too violent Mary Moore, legal residence, age 61, admission date: Apil 9, 1907, returned by Mrs Brady, Jan 7, 1911 died buried in Boonesboro taken by her husband Jes Moore Landen A Leonard, legal residence Boone County, admission date April 12, 1907, transferred from Clarinda, got restored to his mind, ran off, April 5, 1908, returned, died Jan 12, 1913, buried Boone by folks Fannie Clark, legal residence Boone County, admission date: July 25, 1907, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, Jan 25, 1911, gone not quite a year back, May, Left Aug 24, 1912 1908 Christina Oberg, legal residence Boone County, age 54, admission date: March 30, 1908, transferred from Pilot Mound Sarah Redman, legal residence Boone County, age 42, admission date: Nov 21, 1908, transferred from Bear Creek in Boone County, sent to Independence, then transferred back to Boone County Home, sister Mary Jane Panteer, Perry, Iowa, M L Lelsey 1311 13st St Des Moines, Iowa, Oviatts of Madrid, Iowa, 74 yrs of Dec 8, 1939, died March 27, 1940, buried Mineral Ridge Boone County Poor Farm Lot Marker 10, Lot 19 John Karr, legal residence Perry, admission date: July 20, 1908, taken to Clarinda by order of Boone County Insane Commission 1909 A C Coffman, legal residence Boone County, age 70, admission date: Sept 13, 1909, taken home by son in law Oct 2, 1909 1910 Mrs S E Sandstrom, legal residence Boone County, admission date: March 2, 1910, transferred from Clarinda, taken to Independence March 9, 1917 from cause of fire, returned Jan 2, 1921 to Boone County Home Matilda Delander, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Nov 2, 1910, transferred from Clarinda, died, taken to Madrid by relatives to be buried in that place Lizzie Bain, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Nov 2, 1910, transferred from Clarinda, taken to Independence March 9, 1917 from cause of fire, returned Jan 2, 1921 William Sturdivant, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Nove 2, 1910, transferred from Clarinda, died at Boone County Home Dec 1, 1912, buried at Boone County Poor Farm Cemetery Dec 21, 1912 #51 1911 William Mont, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Aug 8, 1911, transferred from Clarinda, to violent sent back to Clarinda by order of Boone County Insane Commission April 17, 1913 Ludwig Bogren, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Aug 8, 1911, transferred from Clarinda, transferred to Independence March 9, 1917 from cause of fire, returned Jan 2, 1921 John Eckstrand, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Aug 8, 1911, transferred from Clarinda, ran off to never be heard form again, searched for, found but deemed well enough to take care of himself Sarah Beckman, legal residence Marcy Twp Boone County, admission date: Aug 8, 1911, transferred form Clarinda, taken home by her son in law on parole Oct 16, 1911, brought back, too violent to keep at home, returned Nov 2, 1912 to stay, transferred to Independence March 9, 1917 from cause of fire and died there 1912 John Olson, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 4, 1912, transferred from Boone, released from here Jan 8, 1913, by permission of Board, moved to Oklahoma by his son in law Mr Stiver of Tulsa Oklahoma C W Johnson, legal residence Pilot Mound Boone County, admission date: July 17, 1912, transferred from Clarinda, taken to Independence March 9, 1917 from cause of fire, returned Jan 2, 1921 August Lundberg, legal residence Frasier Boone County, admission date: July 17, 1912, transferred from Clarinda, transferred to Independence March 9, 1917 from cause of fire, returned Jan 2, 1921, Dec 1943 ?, Feb 12, 1944, sister Mrs Arvid Anderson Frasier, Iowa Newt Bouton, legal residence Bouton, Iowa, admission date: July 17, 1912, transferred from Clarinda, transferred to Independence March 9, 1917 from cause of fire, died in that place, have no date James Patterson, legal residence Boone County, admission date: July 17, 1912, transferred from Clarinda, died Feb 7, 5 am 1917, taken by brother Archie and buried in Boone Elizabeth White, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Nov 2, 1912, transferred from Boone, left on bond of $1, 200 given by her son in law on a voucher to not return her to this place again, and if so forfeit said bond 1920 John F Robertson, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Oct 30, 1920, transferred from Boone William Ray, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 2, 1920, transferred from Independence, died Aug 15, 1927, buried by Boone County Lewis Bogren, legal residence Logansport Boone County, admission date: June 2, 1920, transferred from Independence, Elma Williams, son in law August Elsberry, very mischievious, gets into incinerator and gets burned sometimes Lewis Skoog, legal residence Angus Boone County, admission date: June 2, 1920, transferred from Independence, sister Mrs Chas E Bradley Perry, Iowa, brother Edward Skoog Confrey, Minn., taken to Clarinda March 21, 1950 died there Frank Hamilton, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 2, 1920, transferred from Independence Henry Peterson, legal residence Pilot Mound Boone County, admission date: June 2, 1920, transferred from Independence, died April 22, 1914 taken to Pilot Mound by undertaker for burial Charles Johnson, legal residence Grant Center, Iowa, admission date: June 2, 1920, transferred from Independence, brothers Olof and Oscar Johnson Salina, KS and Alf Johnson Ogden, Iowa Fred Shaffer, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 2, 1920, died Dec 11, 1936 at 5 pm, taken by undertaker W W Schroder buried by Boone County Sidney Burton, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 2, 1920, transferred from Independence, died May 15, 1921 taken by relatives and buried in family plot east of Luther Charles Mann, legal residence Coal Valley Boone County, admission date: June 2, 1920, transferred from Independence, died Dec 17, 1925, undertaker Henry Welin and son, cause of death consumption, buried by County in Boone County Poor Farm Cemetery Dec 18, 1925 Matt Hoffman/Huffman, legal residence Colfax Twp Boone County, admission date: June 2, 1920, transferred from Clarinda, son Louis Huffman, Luther, Iowa, daughter Mrs Lester Hitsman 1107 7th Boone, Iowa, transferred to Clarinda for treatment March 21, 1950, also at Clarinda Aug 27, 1954 Chas Zanderholm, legal residence West Boone Boone County, admission date, June 2, 1920, transferred from Clarinda, brother Sam Zanderholm, returned to Clarinda July 9, 1943 because of not being able to give good care under his condition, every 6 months has an episode last 8 weeks Harry Woodruff, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 2, 1920, transferred from Clarinda, brother Warren Woodruff Boone, Iowa, heart attack William E Jennings, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 2, 1920, transferred from Clarinda, taken home to Il by sister Mrs Winefred Perrine on a voucher never to return to Boone County Home ]?], filed with signature signed by friend in front of head steward and Board of Supervisors, returned by sister March 3, 1935 C B White, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 2, 1920, transferred from Clarinda, taken back to Clarinda June 13, 1920 Barry McKenna, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 2, 1920, transferred from Clarinda C Walton, legal residence Ogden Boone County, admission date: June 2, 1920, died Sept 22, 1924, buried in Ogden by Odd Fellows and mother of Ogden, taken by his wife Mrs Walton Jennings by way of undertaker (John Doe) later found to be James O'Brien, a floater, transferred from Independence, died May 2, 1956 Clarinda Eli R Hartman, legal residence West Boone Alfred E Groves, legal residence Frasier Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Clarinda, mother Mary Groves of Boone, Iowa Glen J Mithcells (Mitchells), legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Clarinda, died Sept 24, 1921, taken to Boone by his father, mother and brother to by buried at Ogden Sept 26, 1921 C Swanson, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920 John Carr, legal residence Perry, Iowa, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Clarinda, died May 16, 1943, buried in Perry, Iowa at the Perry Cemetery near relatives, Mrs Charles (Rosa) DeMoss, Perry, Iowa and grandson Harold Taylor, Perry, Iowa John T McGee, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Clarinda, Died Sept 23, 1937, buried Boone County Farm Cemetery #76, undertaker Harry Schroeder James (Jesse) Hammond, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Clarinda Anna Hilart, legal residence Odgen Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920 Nell Kennedy, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, died Eleanor Moore Hospital, Aug 4, 1927, buried by sister Ella Krieg, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Clarinda, died Feb 26, 1929 at 7 pm taken away by Henry Welin undertaker, brother Carl F Krieg R R 4 Boone, Iowa Jennie Malaby, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Independence Mary Wilson Hoflund, legal residence Boxholm Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Independence died Aug 29, 1925 at 12 a m, taken by G A Carlson undertaker to Pilot Mound, Iowa for burial Maggie Scott, legal residence Madrid Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920 Susie Hagren, legal residence Logansport Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920 Grace Shroeder, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Independence, died Nov 30, 1929, body taken by undertaker Welin for burial in Boone Mary Johnson, legal residence Swede Valley Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Independence, paroled to brother Chas Nov 2, 1948 Susie Marshall, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Independence Sarah Redmond, legal residence Madrid Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Independence, died May 1940, buried Mineral Ridge Cemetery, undertaker Harry Schroder, arrangements made by Mrs Amos Myers Goldfield, Iowa her daughter Sarah Sandstrom, legal residence Madrid Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Independence, died Oct 2, 1931, taken by undertaker Jones, buried at County Home Cemetery, northwest Corner Oct 3 at 2:30 Lot #75 Hattie Caldwell, legal residence Pilot Mound Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Independence, died Oct 21, 1931, taken by undertaker Jones of Boone buried in Boone County Poor Farm Cemetery at 2:30 Oct 3 Lizzie Bain, admission date: Jan 10, 1920, transferred from Independence, died Feb 19, 1934, body buried by Jones Ann Hurst, legal residence, Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Independence Lizzie Boone, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Independence Mrs Minnie Maud Temple, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Independence, daughter Florence Temple,Biblical College, Boone, Iowa Serena Sorensen, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Independence, died June 21, 1942 2:15, taken by Schroeder undertaker, Nno history other than she was taken to Iowa City by state medical association Anna Hybert, legal residence Swede Valley Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Independence Britta Holmen, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Independence George Muna/Mance, legal residence Madrid Boone County, admission date: June 10, 1920, by authority of the Boone County Board of the Insane Lewis Bogren, legal residence Logansport Boone County, admission date: June 2, 1920, transferred from Independence John Carr, legal residence Perry Iowa, admission date: June 14, 1920, transferred from Clarinda John Doe, admission date: June 2, 1920, transferred from Independence John McBride, died July 22, 1938, body sent to Lawrence undertaking for burial at Ridgeport John Smith, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, died March 15, 1932, buried at Madrid Margaret Cook, discharged Dec 20, 1935, taken by her sister Lulla Elsberry, admission date: April 23, 1920, transferred from Clarinda Anna Heldt, admission date: June 20, 1920, transferred from Clarinda, son Rudolph Heldt Boone, Iowa, MInort Heldt Odgen, Iowa son, died June 12, 1942, at 2:10 buried at Ogden, Iowa Johanna Peterson, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Clarinda, died Feb 26, 1929, taken by Henry Welin undertaker of Boone Minnie Temple, admission date; June 10, 1920, transferred from Independence Legena Williams, father Chris Thede 324 W 2nd St Boone, Iowa phone 2675, sister Mrs Anna Hedges 2838 University Ave, Des Moines, Iowa Emma Peterson, admission date: June 10, 1920, transferred from Clarinda, sister Mrs S H Hagaleen Ogden, Iowa, died Dec 24, 1939, funeral Boone, Iowa, burial Ogden, Iowa August Lundberg, admission date: June 2, 1920 1921 Samuel McDaniels, legal residence Boone County, admission date: July 12, 1921, by authority of the Boone County Board of Insane Mrs Lottie Danielson, admission date: Oct 29, 1931, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda, Daughter Della Danielson 405 Foster Drive Des Moines, Iowa, Chas Danielson husband Ogden, Iowa, got badly burned in May, had dressing on 1922 Ellen Egerton, legal residence Boone County, admission date: April 7, 1922, Mrs Evelyn Winters Marietta, Minnesota Olive Pitte, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Sept 22, 1922, died May 22, 1924 taken by daughter to Boone for burial, undertaker Jones Margaret Cook, admission date: April 1, 1922, transferred from Clarinda, step sister Miss Emma Schmidt Boone, Iowa, Henry Cook Mary Brouse, admission date: Feb 3, 1928 transferred from Clarinda, Miss Emma Schmidt Boone, Iowa step sister; Henry Cook, Boone, Iowa 815 Division St Ella Edgeton admission date: April 1, 1922, transferred from Clarinda, died Nov 14, 1947 buried at County Home Lot Mineral Ridge Cemetery 1923 Lulla Hamilton, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Aug 16, 1923, died Nov 9, 1925, taken by Lawrence undertaker by sister Mrs Vorhees of Boone Iowa Edwin Buckle, admission date: Oct 13, 1923, transferred from Clarinda 1924 Henry E Erickson, legal residence Garden Twp Boone County, admission date: April 11, 1924, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, and guardian his brother, died June 2, 1929, taken by brother to Madrid A M Mard, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Dec 16, 1924, by authority of his wife in Pilot Mound, Boone County Iowa, died May 9, 1925, old age being the cause, his body was taken to Pilot Mound for burial in faily plot, Pilot Mound undertaker William J Richmond, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Dec 12, 1924, Dec 12, 1924, to Mrs F Richmond and F E Richmond, transferred prior to his being taken to Iowa city for treatment at psychopathic hospital Henry Ferguson, died Oct 20, 1932, taken by Welan undertaker, buried by Boone County 1925 J A Chambern, legal residence Boone County, admission date: April 24, 1925, by authority of his son, died May 19, 1925, old age being the cause, taken by Jones undertaker, buried by his son Hallie Bentley, legal residence Boone County, admission date: Jan 6, 1925, by authority of Boone County Board of Insane, died Oct 8, 1925, buried by her aunt at Dayton, internment at Ridgeport Cemetery in family plot, death caused by TB J S McFarland, legal residence Boone County, admission date: April 1, 1925, by authority of his daughter, taken to daughter's, Ellocise McFarland, transferred to hospital by insane Commission Grant Lebo, legal residence Boone County, admission date: April 25, 1925, transferred from Clarinda, by authority of his father, guardian Justin Anderson Madrid, Iowa, murdered by Clarence Freidrick Jan 5, 1948, body taken to Madrid, Iowa Carl Klent, legal residence Boone County, admission date: April 25, 1925, transferred from Clarinda, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission William Noland, legal residence Boone County, admission date: April 25, 1925, transferred from Clarinda by authority of his father, Brother C C Noland 631 11th Ave N Fort Dodge, Iowa, brother S E Noland Humboldt, Iowa, father George Noland Woodward, Iowa, died Sept 1958 Matilda (Tillie) Anderson, legal residence Boone County, admission date: April 25, 1925, transferred from Clarinda by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, died July 5, 1932, taken by Welin undertaker by order of Anna F Larson, her sister, for burial in Omaha Agnes Bass, legal residence Boone County, admission date: April 25, 1925, transferred from Clarinda by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, father Frank Bass, brother James Dayton, Iowa, sister Mrs E C Gunder, Fort Dodge, Iowa, in emergency call Grant Lamb, died Dec 13, 1944 at Clarinda Anna Daugherty, legal residence Boone County, admission date: April 23, 1925, transferred from Clarinda by authority of her husband Joe, died Nov 7, 1930, body taken by husband and buried at Pilot Mound, Iowa Ethel Ball, legal residence Boone County, admission date: April 23, 1925, transferred from Clarinda, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, died Aug 19, 1930, body taken by Welin undertaker for her father Lulla Katie Ellsberry, legal residence Boone County, admission date: April 23, 1925, transferred from Clarinda, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, Albert Ellsberry at Dayton, Iowa R # 2 son, William Ellsberry son, Odgen, Iowa Judith Delberson, legal residence Boone County, admission date: April 25, 1925, transferred from Clarinda, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission Selma Sunstrom, legal residence Boone County, admission date: July 31, 1925, transferred from Clarinda, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, died 9:45 July 18, 1936, taken by Henry Welin undertaker Emma Peterson, legal residence Boone County, admission date: July 31, 1925, transferred from Clarinda by authority of Boone County Insane Commission Rose Simpson, legal residence Boone County, admission date: July 31, 1925, transferred from Clarinda by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, Brother William Simpson, Angus, Iowa Anna Larson, legal residence Boone County, admission date: July 31, 1925, born June 21, 1882, age 71 yrs. transferred from Clarinda, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, notify Williamson in case of emergency, or Will Larson Sheldahl, Iowa Hepgibah [or Hepzibah] Russell, legal residence Boone County, admission date: July 31, 1925, transferred from Clarinda, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, died Sept 20, 1925 of old age, buried by County taken to her son by undertaker Welin to J F Russell home Judith (Jennie) Perham, legal residence Boone County, admission date: July 31, 1925, transferred from Clarinda, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, sister Mrs Chas Hall Sioux City, Iowa, guardian M C Williams, Leroy Perham son of Boone, Iowa, Mrs Clyde Beaver, Harvey, Iowa, died April 12, 1944 buried Perry by children Carl Clint, legal residence Boone County, admission date: April 23, 1925, transferred from Clarinda, died An 27, 1930, sent to Iowa City by Mrs Elsie Lawrence Rudolph Pearson, taken by undertaker Carlson, died July 11, 1937 buried by Boone County John Fle??y, admission date: Nov 27, 1925, transferred from Clarinda, died April 14, 1935, taken by undertaker Welin, buried by Boone County Anna Larson, admission date: July 31, 1925, transferred from Clarinda Judith Peterson, admission date; April 23, 1925, transferred from Clarinda, Anton Peterson 617 W 7th St Boone, Iowa, husband Anton Peterson 617 W 7th St Boone, Iowa, died Dec 18, 1944 6:10 am, buried Mineral Ridge Cemetery Lot 18, #16 John Mayfield, admission date: Aug 30, 1925, transferred from Clarinda, Brother Rufus Mayfield Rockwell City, brother Ed Mayfield Rockwell City, Iowa, died March 27, 1945, buried Ridgeport Cemetery 1926 Rudolph Killian, admission date: May 5, 1926, brother Henry Killian, 915 Presdient St Brooklyn, New Jersey Mr Albert Krug, admission date: May 5, 1926, transferred from Clarinda, Brothers Ernest Krug Boone, Iowa, Martin Krug Boone, Iowa, died Aug 15, 1954, buried Ridgeport, Iowa William Redmond, admission date: May 5, 1926, by authority of Boone County Home, transferred from Clarinda, wife Sarah (deceased) in Boone County Home, has son Ray, Daughter Mrs Amos Myers Goldfield, Iowa, transferred to pauper's ward Jan 7, 1945, died April 2, 1950, brothers Ed and Louis Boone, Iowa 1928 Agnes Bullock, legal residence Des Moines Twp Boone County, admission date: Aug 29, 1928, transferred from Clarinda, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, daughter was Dona James of Ft Dodge, Iowa 830 S 20 St, returned, died June 14, 1929, taken by undertaker Jones Rosa Wolber, legal residence Marcy Twp Boone County, admission date: Aug 30, 1928, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, died Nov 30, 1929, taken by undertaker to Ogden for burial Carrie Mathews, legal residence Boone County, age 73, admission date: Dec 26, 1928, by authority of the Boone County Insane Commission, relatives Charles and Joe Adams Pilot Mound, Iowa, Frank Adams Boxholm, Iowa, died Aug 4, 1941, funeral Pilot Mound, Iowa, taken to Chicago, IL by Frank Adams to be buried by her husband at Graceland Cemetery Marion Eversol, there is no other record other than his name, died Aug 16, 1933 Buried Ogden by Mrs Lawrence Albert Lindell, legal residence Boone County, taken by undertaker Carlson to Boxholm, died Feb 5, 1931 Olie Warden, admission date: Oct 1928, Jan 31, 1929 went to her uncle in Neighley, Nebraska 1929 Winn Burton or Burton Winn Steward Levi B Hill, legal residence Boone County, admission date: June 20, 1929, died Feb 7, 1930, taken by relatives to Ames 1930 Joseph Orth, admission date: July 9, 1930, transferred from Clarinda, died June 18, 1935, taken by Mrs Lawrence Jessie Funk, admission date: July 9,1930, transferred from Clarinda, mother Mrs Clara Westfall, Derby, Iowa, John Wright, relative of Boone, Iowa, April 22, 1956 hernia operation, died April 23, 1956, buried Chariton, Iowa Cemetery Levi Snook, admission date: July 9, 1930, transferred from Clarinda, died Nov 13, 1930 taken by sons to Grand Junction Iowa Axel Gustafo??, admission date: Nov 14, 1930, age 79, confined to Poor House, died Sept 28, 1932, taken by G Carlson, Pilot Mound, Iowa for burial Ross Everett, admission date: Dec 8, 1930, confined to Poor House, died Oct 20, taken by Mrs Lawrence 1931 Ella Hodges, admission date: May 16, 1930, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, died Paril 24, 1931, buried at East Linwood by her sister Emma Allen 1931 John F Bergstrom admission date: April 29, 1931, died March 7, 1932, taken by Carlson undertaker to Pilot Mound, Iowa for burial John L Peterson admission date: Oct 29, 1931, transferred from Clarinda, father Erick Peterson Ames, Iowa R # 3 Fred Garvey, admission date: Oct 29, 1931, transferred from Clarinda, father Lawrence Garvey, died Feb 26, 1938, J H Jones undertaker A J Cheek, admission date: Oct 29, 1931, transferred from Clarinda, brother John Cheek, Longland, Missouri, transferred to Clarinda Oct 16, 1944 for sickness and treatment Abel Fowler, admission date: Oct 29, 1931, transferred from Clarinda, taken by his son and daughter L J Fowler to take care of on trail care, return if necessary, returned at no expense to county Jan 25, 1933 Thomas McGlynn, admission date: Nov 3, 1931, transferred to County Home, July 19, 1932 ran away, gone but not forgotten Miss Bessie Moore, admission date: Oct 29, 1931, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, transferred from Clarinda, brother Sam Moore 625 W 5th St Boone, Iowa Mrs Sarah L Johnson, admission date: Oct 29, 1931, transferred from Clarinda, died May 10, 1936, taken by undertaker to brother in Ogden Miss Jennie Showers, admission date: Oct 29, 1931, transferred from Clarinda, died Aug 29, 1933, taken by undertaker Shroeder for burial at Ridgeport, Iowa Mrs Gladys Hindorff, admission date: Oct 29, 1931, transferred from Clarinda, mother Mrs A C White 914 6th Ave Longmont, County, sister Mrs O B Jenningam, Longmont, County, if emergency contact Dr V J Jenrnighan, died Sept 12, 1945, buried Swede Valley Miss Emma Voesthein, admission date: Oct 29, 1931, taken back to Clarinda by her brother in law J Lee Simpson John L Peterson, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: Oct 29, 1931, transferred from Clarinda, father Eric Peterson, has 4 kids, Robert-1st wife, 2- 2nd wife, Alonzo, Lawrance R, Eveyln M [from Lori M Sandahl France, granddaughter of John L Peterson, updated info Lawrence John not Lawrance R and Evelyn John not Evelyn M] 1932 Ruth Peterson, legal residence Yell township, Boone County, Iowa admission date: Oct 8, 1932, by authority of Insane Commission, Mrs Elmer Swanson Ogden R # 3, Friend Dr H Schmidt 1316 Perry St Davenport, Iowa 1933 John R Grant, admission date; May 26, 1933, transferred from Madrid Iowa, died Oct 1, 1933, taken by his children for burial in Madrid 1934 B J Thomas, admission date: Oct 31, 1934, transferred to County Home, died July 11, 1936, taken by Harry Shroder, of Boone undertaker Mrs Claus Grabau, admission date: Oct 31, 1934, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, has property, died Feb 13, 1935, body taken by Shroeder undertaker Mrs Rhoda Kester, legal residence Boone County, Iowa, died Aug 31, 1935, body taken by undertaker to Ogden by order of C E Rundberg 1935 Mrs (Clara) Claus E Strudivant, admission date: Sept 10, 1935, transferred from Clarinda, sister in law Mrs Harry Wilder, Madrid, Iowa, husband J E Strudivant, Madrid, Iowa, son Elmer Strudivant Madrid, Iowa, George E Wilder nephew of Madrid, Iowa, returned from Clarinda April 28, 1950, works in men's dining room Mrs Anna Forsland, admission date: Sept 10, 1935, transferred from Clarinda, son Clarence Forsland, HarCountyurt, Iowa, Miss Celia Lindstrom Dakota City, Iowa, paroled, taken by brother to Ft Dodge Mrs Lulla Mayo, admission date: Sept 11, 1935, transferred from Clarinda, Mrs Jesse Leuers Casey, IL R #2, works in dining room Mrs Pedra Paulson, admission date: Sept 11, 1935, transferred from Clarinda, sister Mrs Howard Moffat, Sacramento, California, Mrs Victor Brafford 707 E Locust St Des Moines, Iowa, died Nov 24, 1949, buried Bass Point Cemetery George Halleen, admission date: Sept 10, 1935, transferred from Clarinda, father Victor Halleen, Boone, Iowa, sister Mrs Ed Eckhoff Boone, Iowa, back to Clarinda for treatment May 22, 1954 Mr Daniel Fyock, admission date: Sept 10, 1935, transferred from Clarinda, brother Alivn Fyock, Ogen, Iowa sister Mrs S D Bass, Mineral Ridge, Iowa, sister Mary Groves, Boone, Iowa Mr Dudley Foes, admission date: Sept 10, 1935, transferred from Clarinda, Mrs Oliver Foes 2018 Ave Council Bluffs, Iowa, Mrs Chas Emerson, Boone, Iowa his aunt, died April 15, 1952, buried Mineral Rigde by wife, hard limp nodes under arms 1936 Mr William Jennings, admission date: Dec 5, 1936, transferred from Clarinda, paroled to his brother in law at Mason City, IL, for one year, June 1st to Mr R R Perrine 216 No Logan St Mason City, IL, returned to County Home March 3, 1938 by his sister, sent to Clarinda for treatment March 21, 1950, in case of death to be buried at Squire Boone Cemetery, Boone County, Iowa Mr Fred A Johnson, admission date: Dec 5, 1936, transferred from Clarinda, brother Earnest Johnson, Madrid, Iowa, sister Mrs A W Bengston R R Minnesota Mr John Englander, admission date: Dec 5, 1936, transferred from Clarinda, died May 19, 1937, 6:30 p m, body taken by Welin undertaker, and buried in the Boone County Home Cemetery, May 22, 1937 at 2 p m # 67 NW corner of cemetery Mr Carl D/O Lundvall, admission date: Dec 5, 1936, transferred from Clarinda Mr David W Sample, admission date: Dec 5, 1936, transferred from Clarinda, father J F Sample Boone, Iowa, brother Ed Sample, born May 14, 1907, July 16, 1947 transferred to Dallas County Home Mrs Katie Hackney, admission date: Dec 5, 1936, transferred from Clarinda, sister Dena Morgan 909 W 6th Boone, Iowa, died June 2, 1939 at 8:50 pm, body taken by Welin undertaker, body taken to Clarinda by brother John Barger of Des Moines, Iowa to be buried by husband in Clarinda Mrs Edna Tedrow, admission date: Dec 5, 1936, transferred from Clarinda, sister Mrs Oliver Blomberg c/o Manilla Times, Manilla, Iowa, Mrs Richard Tedrow Boone, Iowa, mother Mrs Emil Anderson 1530 2nd St Boone, Iowa, daughter Mrs Clarnece Stricklin 3927 S 24th St Omaha, Nebraska, paroled to August Grimer Boone, Iowa Feb 6, 1950 Miss Margaret Countyok, admission date: Dec 5, 1936, transferred from Clarinda Mrs Mary Ellen Keller also known at Mary Stermmernamm, admission date: Dec 5, 1936, paroled Dec 14, 1936, to Charity A Pepples of Yell Township Boone County, Iowa by order of A Horney and Board of Supervisors, R Pepples not a very clean person or aged depression, don't think Clarinda or the Board knows this, sister Mrs Marion Schlitsh Pilot Mound, Iowa, husband Henry J Stermmernamm (divorce pending), died Jan 1, 1946, buried Ridgeport Cemetery Lot 18 #19 1937 Frank Borglund, legal residence Ogden, Boone County, Iowa, admission date: July 23, 1937, transferred from Clarinda, died July 22, 1938 Gus Carlson, legal residence Odgen, Boone County, Iowa, admission date: July 23, 1937, transferred from Clarinda, discharged June 5, 1938 Alow (Teddy) Lane, admission date: July 23, 1937, transferred from Clarinda, wife Mrs Bertha Lane Rutledge, MO, ran away Aug 17, 1939, an intense search by sheriff, found Washington State fall of 1941, returned to Mt Pleasant Insane Hospital Carl Lundvall, admission date: Dec 5, 1937, brother M J Lundvall, Boxholm, Iowa, David Lundvall, Boxholm brother, Emma Lundvall, Boxholm sister Ray/Roy J Stout, admission date: July 23, 1937, transferred form Clarinda, father Perry Stout Boone, Iowa, native of Sac City, Iowa, mother Belle Stout, a native of Redfield, Iowa, He was taken to Clarinda Nov 22, 1944, violent, injuring several people Mary H Anderson, admission date: July 23, 1937, transferred from Clarinda, brother C H Anderson Ogden, Iowa, died Feb 1942, taken to Odgen buried in Ogden Feb 3, 1942, C H Anderson, Ogden, Iowa brother, Jennie Anderson, Ogden, Iowa sister 1939 Anna Riemers, legal residence Ogden, Boone County, Iowa, admission date: Aug 11, 1939, transferred from Clarinda, W E Noland Ogden, son in law, Mrs F R McIntire 2707 Center St Des Moines, Iowa daughter, died Oct 4, 1947, buried Ogden, Iowa Fannie Mack, legal residence Ogden, Boone County, Iowa, admission date: Aug 11, 1939, transferred from Clarinda, Dan Mack husband of Ogden, Iowa, E Wessling sister, 5502 Ingersol Ave, Des Moines, Iowa, constantly wets bed, May 3, 1957 went to hospital turned blue and cold, July 7, 1957 hospital for kidney, May 28, 1957 invalid Mabel Hall, legal residence Boxholm, Boone County, Iowa, admission date: Aug 11, 1939, transferred from Clarinda, husband Gilbert Hall, Boxholm, Iowa, reacted to TB test, sent to Clarinda for treatment June 15, 1945 Gladys Kokenmiller, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: Aug 11, 1939, transferred from Clarinda, husband Carl Kokenmiller, Story City, Iowa R R #1, Mrs M E Garrision, Boone, Iowa 1227 Crawford St Boone, Iowa, died Feb 5, Fri morning 3:30, buried Metor, Iowa William Kopenhaver, admission date: Aug 11, 1939, transferred from Clarinda, Leon his father, Mrs Aspengreen sister, Paul his brother, bad kidney infection Lee Smith, legal residence Boone, Iowa admission date: Aug 11, 1939, transferred from Clarinda, died Aug 24, 1946, buried Luther Cemetery (also says buried Ridgeport Lot 18 #21) Devillo McCaskey, legal residence Ogden, Iowa, admission date: Aug 11, 1939, transferred from Clarinda, Lincoln McCaskey, Boone, Iowa father, never gives anyone any trouble Larry Matulas admission date: Aug 11, 1939, transferred from Clarinda, Mrs Davis Frasier, Iowa sister, returned to Clarinda Dec 27, 1940 E P Anderson, admission date: Aug 11, 1939, transferred from Clarinda, Walter Anderson brother, April 5, 1940 discharged and taken to Soldiers Home at Marshalltown by Spanish American Vets Guy Hoover, admission date: Oct 14, 1939, parole, died Feb 24, 1944, Mrs Guy Hoover wife, Mrs Flora Mae Tolliver daughter, buried Ogden, Iowa Jessie Bates admission date: May 27, 1939, admitted direct, mother Pearl, died ant buried Linwood cemetery Mae Mellinger admission date: April 19, 1939, pauper ward, Mrs Howard Riggs Boone, Iowa step sister, lazy and tall tale Mrytle Swanson, admitted by her husband, paroled to Don Hurst Oct 22, 1943, by order of Board, Janve (?) she was a relative to Hurst and Ed Stumbo (brother) returned June 9, 1949 Richard McGee, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: Feb 24, 1939, by authority of Insane Commission, died Feb 8, 1946, Mrs Harry Kelsey niece, Ogden, Iowa, buried Ridgeport, Iowa Lot 18 # 20 1940 Margaret Smith, admission date: Sept 24, 1940, transferred from Clarinda, Mrs Charlotte Chelsley 841 Garden Ave Long Beach, California, Mrs Tehel Houser, Boone, Iowa her niece, Mrs S J Boyd, Boone, Iowa. died Dec 10, 1940, buried Peterson, Iowa Phylis Johnson, admission date: Sept 24, 1940, transferred from Clarinda, returned to Clarinda, No 31942, mother Mrs Adeline Johnson, and Cornelius Johnson, Dayton, Iowa Claus Peters, admission date: July 7, 1940, transferred from Clarinda, Mrs Robert Banford daughter, Ed Peters son, Chas Peters son, died May 29, 1942 1:45 pm Chas Seidell, admission date: Sept 13, 1940, transferred from Clarinda, Ida Mae his wife, Grace Hietcamp daughter, died April 6, 1943, buried by folks in Boone cemetery Clarence Fredricks, legal residence Ogden, Iowa, admission date: Sept 13, 1940, Sept 24, 1940; he was lost, being he went out of state for 2 years, returned again Dec 27, 1940, committed murder Jan 5, 1948, taken to jail by County Sheriff, then to Clarinda State Hospital 1941 William Phipps, admission date: Oct 26, 1941, direct from Boone, Iowa, brother N P Phipps, died Nov 14, 1941, buried Mineral Ridge Cemetery 1942 Loren Mitchel, admission date: July 1942, transferred from Clarinda, returned to Clarinda Hattie Leaverton admission date: March 31, 1942 transferred from Clarinda Iva/Ina Yeager admission date: March 31, 1942, transferred from Clarinda, Mrs H J Erickson daughter, Velma Yeager, Boone, Iowa, has high blood pressure, works in kitchen 1943 Richard Burton Temby, admission date: March 5, 1943, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, contact Mrs Ralph Swain, died March 19, 1947, buried Ogden, Iowa Earl Williams, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: Aug 10, 1943, transferred from Clarinda, Mae Williams his mother William Schanerman, admission date: Aug 13, 1943, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, Archiel his son, Mrs George Eckstein sister, Mrs Ed Moerke sister, died Aug 23, 1943 at 10 pm Daisy Lambros admission date: Aug 10, 1943, Peter Lambros husband, taken to Clarinda 1944 Albert Mayer, admission date: April 4, 1944, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, died Oct 15, 1944, buried Luther Cemetery in family plot Mary D Zenor admission date: Sept 13, 1944 by relative, Raymond (son), died at Clarinda Oct 16, 1944 1945 William Lewis, admission date: June 6, 1945, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, wife divorced is at Calhoun County Home, has custody of 9 children, Nellie Donaldson is in Woodward, 2 others Ina Mayer is in Juvenile home at Toledo, Earl Leroy is at Davenport, Charles and Effie at Loriville; he died Sept 14, 1945 buried at Mineral Ridge by county Lot 18, # 18 Mary E Hall, legal residence West Union, entered from Eastern Star Home Sept 12, 1945, died July 9, 1947 taken to West Union for burial 1946 Lillie Mather admission date: Jan 11, 1946, direct, Oct 1, 1954 transferred to nursing home Dora Moore, admission date: April 28, 1946, Pardie and Clyde Moore, July 18, 1946, taken by children to Boone, Iowa Augusta Torrell, legal residence Pilot Mound, Iowa, by authority of Boone County Insane Commission, G A Torrell Pilot Mound, Iowa, died at 4:50 pm Nov 22, 1949, buried Pilot Mound, Iowa Ralph Bell, admission date: Sept 13, 1946, transferred from Clarinda, born, Jan 13, 1888, buried Mineral Ridge Walter Parks, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: Sept 13, 1946, transferred from Clarinda, , died Dec 11, 1948, Mrs Amos Myers Goldfield, Iowa, Mrs Floyd Herstrum Boone, Iowa, Mrs H V Garvey Boone, Iowa, William Russell Boone, Iowa Victor Seghi, legal residence Madrid, Iowa, admission date: Sept 15, 1946, transferred from Clarinda, , died Aug 24, 1947, daughters Mrs Allen Haleen Boone, Iowa George Smith Boone, Iowa, buried Ridgeport, Iowa Lot 18, #21 1947 Mary Dunn, admission date: May 11, 1947, transferred from Clarinda, William Sherrord and Mrs Pat Burke both of Boone, Iowa Lois Eckoff, admission date: July 31, 1947, by authority of Insane Commission, taken to Clarinda Jan 8, 1958, (father) Fred Eckoff Boone, Iowa, back form Clarinda Nov 18, 1958 Dora Moore, admission date: Dec 26, 1947, by authority of Insane Commission, transferred from daughter's home, died April 8, 1948, body taken by children James Hamilton, admission date: Sept 16, 1947, James his son is guardian Stanley Osterhaudt, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: Nov 19, 1947, Board of Supervisors, direct John Wideen. legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: Sept 30, 1947, direct, died Aug 27, 1949 wife in Boone, Iowa 1948 Elizabeth Jones, legal residence Madrid, Iowa, admission date: Feb 4, 1948, by authority of Insane Commission, pauper's ward, died Dec 17, 1948, buried Madrid, Iowa by husband Katherine Grothers, admission date: Nov 14, 1948, by authority of Insane Commission, direct Clint Knowles, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: May 6, 1948, transferred from Greene County, , nephew Frank Knowles Mary Peterson, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: June 29, 1948, direct, died April 23, 1950, buried Madrid, Iowa, Elmer Peterson, son, Mrs Bundland daughter H F Childs, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: Dec 27, 1948, direct, Jan 6, 1949 taken to Story County by Sheriff and Welfare worker R J Childs -son, Mrs S T Tilesdahl Boone, Iowa daughter 1949 Norman Bass, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: Jan 11, 1949, direct, died March 3, 1949, Mrs Ethel Bass wife Mrs Davidson, buried Mineral Ridge Cemetery Ridgeport, Iowa Dora I/J Browning, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: March 31, 1949, direct, A H Browning Boone, Iowa, died Nov 28, 1952 , taken by son Robert W Holley, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: June 9, 1949, by authority of Countyunty Supervisors, transferred from Clarinda, father A J Holley Boone, Iowa Albert Schell, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: June 9, 1949, Board of Supervisors, transferred from Clarinda, , July 1, 1949, paroled to Arthur Schell Everett Edwin Williams, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: June 9, 1949, by authority of Board of Supervisors, transferred from Clarinda, Ed Williams father Boone, Iowa Myra I White, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: June 9, 1949, by authority of Board of Supervisors, transferred from Clarinda, works in girls' dining room, helps when she can Mayne Elera Fitz, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: June 9, 1949, by authority of Board of supervisors, transferred from Clarinda, died buried Linwood Cemetery Boone, Iowa Margaret Chalmers admission date: Sept 1, 1949, Board of Supervisors, transferred from Cherokee, Mrs John Mothers, sister Boone, Iowa, John Chlmers brother, Ogden, Iowa, does not do much but eat and sleep Fred W Clausen, admission date: Sept 7, 1949, by authority of Insane Commission, Grace Wooster Boone, Iowa, died Sept 17, 1949, taken to Schrodes funeral home, buried Linwood Cemetery Boone, Iowa 1950 Sophia Anderson admission date: March 21, 1950, transferred from Clarinda, Mrs Elmer Georgeson, Neb Wanda Bechtel admission date: Sept 7, 1950, died Sunday Sept 15, buried Ridgeport in family lot Grace Coffee admission date: Dec 22, 1950, transferred from Clarinda Ellen Cline admission date: May 17, 1950, admitted direct, George Cline, died June 2, 1950 Helen Darrell admission date: Sept 2, 1950, transferred from Clarinda, Harvey Darrel husband Luther Iowa, went to Clarinda for new drug treatment, 1958 jumped out of window, broke foot in May , taken for X-ray, and put on cast, can't walk for 2 months Sigria Hausen admission date: May 21, 1950, transferred from Clarinda, died Jan 11, 1954, Mrs Leonard Olson Boone, Iowa Emma Sandquist admission date: Nov 11, 1950, direct, died Dec 17, 1950, taken to Storm Lake for burial Legina Williams, taken to Clarinda Frieda Wright admission date: May 21, 1950, transferred from Clarinda, Oliver Wright husband, works in men's dining room Amy Jane Mathers, admission date: Sept 7, 1950, transferred from Clarinda (father) John Mathers Boone, Iowa Walter Randall Parks, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: May 21, 1950, Board of Supervisors, transferred from Clarinda, Mrs Walter S Parks Boone, Iowa George E Knowles, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: May 21, 1950, transferred from Clarinda, Frank Knowles guardian Boone, Iowa Charles Zanderholm, admission date: April 28, 1850, transferred from Clarinda, returned to Clarinda, returned to Boone County May 8, 1851, Mrs J E Huffman sister Boone, Iowa, died April 30, 1852 buried Linwood cemetery Boone, Iowa Jerome Black, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: April 28, 1950, transferred from Clarinda, died Aug 1, 1850 Heart trouble Glendale Sandberg, admission date: April 28, 1850, transferred from Clarinda, Aug 26, 1850 returned to Clarinda Jab Sego legal residence Pilot Mound, Iowa, admission date: May 4, 1850, direct , Sylvester Sego son, Pilot Mound, Iowa died July 1, 1950, buried Pilot Mound Ernest Loischin, admission date: Jly 13, 1950, direct, Mrs Hoover daughter, died Nov 16, 1950 of stroke, taken to Schroder's funeral home 1951 Jennette Galbraith, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: May 8, 1951, transferred from Clarinda guardian Charles D Moss Boone, Iowa, step son Clyde Galbraith-Kans, she works in kitchen Delora Reutter, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: May 8, 1951, transferred Clarinda, George Reutter father, Ogden, Iowa, talks about son and big trouble she's in Alexander Horne, legal residence Madrid, Iowa, admission date: March 5, 1951, direct, Mrs. Janet Wallingman daughter, Margaret Abbott Boone, Iowa, died March 16, buried at Linwood Cemetery Boone, Iowa Jonathan Small, legal residence Woodward, Iowa, admission date: May 8, 1951, transferred from Clarinda, Mr and Mrs E J Small parents Woodward, Iowa, paroled to brother in Texas Loren Lundahl, legal residence Madrid, Iowa, admission date: May 8, 1951, transferred from Clarinda, Carl W Lundahl uncle guardian Glen E Allen Madrid, Iowa Emil Hall, legal residence Boxholm, Iowa, admission date: May 8, 1951, age 82 yrs. transferred from Clarinda, C A Hall nephew and guardian Boxholm, Iowa Charles Lindholm, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: Nov 6, 1951, transferred from Clarinda, returned to Clarinda, died there Hannah Adix, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: Nov 6, 1951, transferred from Clarinda, John and Dora Adix siblings Jack Eckoff, admission date: Nov 6, 1951 transferred from Clarinda Verna Fisher, admission date: June 20, 1951, Insane Commission, age 55 yrs, B W Fisher, Boone, Iowa husband 1952 Courtland Henry Townsend, legal residence Ogden, Iowa, admission date: March 28, 1952, by authority of Insane Commission, Mrs Kate Townsend Ogden, Iowa, guardian Earnst C Cox, Ogden, Iowa Marie Thompson, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: May 1, 1952, transferred from Clarinda, Mr M C Thompson, brother Ft Dodge, Iowa, very childish, nasty at times Mathias Hoffman, legal residence Luther, Iowa, admission date: May 1, 1952, transferred from Clarinda, taken Clarinda May 1, 1954 for treatment, Aug 27, 1954 back from Clarinda, died Jan 1955 Mrs Lester Hitsman Boone, Iowa, Earnest Hoffman Madrid, Iowa Stewart S Winfield, legal residence Rippey, Iowa, admission date: May 8, 1952, direct, Insane Board, Emma McElroy Rippey, Iowa, died May 21, 1952, buried Perry, Iowa John M Murken, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: June 7, 1952, Insane Commission, Andrew Murken Ames, Iowa, John C Murken Boone, Iowa died at Hospital Nov 18, 1953 Gust Johnson, legal residence Ogden, Iowa, admission date: Jan 16, 1952, Insane Commission, sent to Clarinda Oct 30, 1953, Mrs Gust Johnson, Mrs Wayne Kick Des Moines, Mrs Erick Hallen Ogden, Iowa Orlando Smith, admission date: July 1, 1952, Insane Commission, put in nursing home on old age petition, no known relatives, buried Bass Point Blk 4 of Lot 88 deed for lot at Welfare Office Leonard J Sellers, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: Dec 3, 1952, 71 yrs, Insane Commission, Mrs Josephine Wright, sister, 1953 Frank Hanstrom, legal residence Ogden, Iowa, admission date: Jan 29, 1953, age 93 yrs, Insane Commission, sent to Clarinda Sept 24, 1953 Ida Renshaw, admission date: Jan 29, 1953, Insane Commission, transferred to Clarinda Feb 7, 1953, William Renshaw Boone, Iowa G T Rinker, admission date: March 17, 1953, Insane Commission, age 83 yrs., Sept 30, 1954 transferred to nursing home Sam York, legal residence Ogden, Iowa, admission date: July 1, 1953, Insane Board, transferred from Clarinda, 50 yrs , Mrs Sam York Ogden, Iowa, Dec 23, 1956 fell to floor moaning, taken to hospital James Gibson, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: July 15, 1953, pauper's ward, age 64 yrs, son Edward Gibson, Becker Trailer Camp Ft Dodge, Iowa George Dunn, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: Oct 8, 1953, pauper's ward, age 58 yrs, Mrs W T Lauglin, ILL, May 8, 1957 taken to hospital bad cold, hard to breathe 1954 Ronald Harve, admission date: Jan 24, 1954, pauper's ward age 33 yrs, sister Mrs Guy Jones, Boone, Iowa John Jonson, admission date: Feb 5, 1954, pauper's ward age 33 yrs., brother in Waterloo, Iowa Harve Darrel, admission date: March 5, 1954, age 74 yrs, poor, died June 3, 1954, buried Luther, Iowa Walter Crawford, legal residence Boone, Iowa, admission date: Feb 17, 1954, age 68 yrs, died Oct 4, 1954 buried Linwood Cemetery Boone, Iowa George Anderson, admission date: March 10, 1954, age 40 yrs, transferred from Clarinda, brother Robert Anderson Elma Williams, admission date: March 10, 1954, Insane Commission, Grover Williams husband Boone, Iowa Edna Richardson, admission date: March 22, 1954, age 53 yrs, sister Mrs Howard Hedbloom, Pilot Mound, went to work in Des Moines Oct 28, 1954 William Ingrim, admission date: May 3, 1954, welfare office age 23 yrs, poor, hospital May 8, 1954, went to Nebraska Robert Speer, legal residence Denver Countylorado, admission date: Sept 1, 1954, welfare office, poor, left for Omaha Dec 5, 1954 Clarence E Washington, admission date: April 10, 1954, transferred from Clarinda, age 49 yrs, mother in Minneapolis, Minn, taken to Clarinda Nov 13, 1954 Louis Ensley, admission date: Oct 23, 1954, age 84 yrs, transferred from Clarinda Marrion Steffie, admission date: Dec 8, 1954, age 49 yrs, Birth MAy 11, 1906, Woodward transfer, 1910, Mrs Theodore Hoffman, Boone, Iowa Ruth Peterson, legal residence Ogden, Iowa, Oct 1957, taken to Boone County hospital, bleeding internally, fluid every hour and blood transfusions, works in kitchen 1955 William Thies, pauper, admission date: Nov 28, 1955, birth Jan 25, 1896 Raymond Samuelson, operated on by Dr Jenkins April 6, 1954 hernia, returned May 9, 1956 Jess Hughes, admission date: Dec 27, 1955, died in hospital Jan 4, 1956 1956 Harry Otis Lewis, admission date: Nov 14, 1956, left the home Lethy Warden, taken to hospital Dec 27, 1956 operated on for hernia, brought back from hospital Jan 10, 1957, had pneumonia after operation, poor, admitted by brother George Redmond, admission date: Aug 22, 1956, born April 18. 1894, age 62 yrs, April 29, 1957 left Boone County Home to work for Camp Fire Girls, April 2, 1958 left County Home forever James Gibson, admission date: Aug 19, 1956, retuned to Ft Dodge, Iowa, left and died Iowa City Edith Ely, up on ward A March 1958, not very good downstairs, Emmet Nordstrom, Sept 24, 1956 back to Boone from Independence 1957 Ed Burg, admission date: Jan 23, 1957, floater in pauper's ward, had pneumonia, Feb 6, 1957 left home Harold Houser, admission date: June 17, 1957, June 28, 1957 left home Douglas Ford, admission date: Nov 11, 1957, came to recuperate from stomach operation, not a resident, was with the circus at the time Oct 1957 left for Raleigh, North Carolina Frank Barnes, admission date: Nov 11, 1957, born Dec 8, 1881 Bill _____, admission date: Dec 24, 1957 came to home Charley Deal, admission date: April 21, 1857, bad headache, Dr. looked at him gave him pills 1958 had 2 teeth pulled out, May 27, 1957 came from hospital, hard to catch breath, died in hospital Andrew Hoppell, admission date: Nov 1, 1957, by authority of Insane Commission, transferred from nursing home 1958 Ethel Lost, legal residence Beaver, Iowa, admission date: Jan 8, 1958, age 48 yrs, poor Arthur Paulson, born Oct 1873, admission date: Aug 1, 1958 Fredrica Groves, legal residence Madrid, Iowa, taken to Boone County hospital Dec 5, 1958 for broken hip, then on to Iowa City Dec 9, 1958, April 4, 1957 went to Boone County Hospital for gall bladder Miscellaneous Dates Dora Allen, [possibly born] June 13, 1871 Cecil Snyder, on Ward A, memory loss, does very good Alfred Redmond, nursing home on old age petition Charles Terry, left in April to stay with sister Beulah Nelson, Sept 30, 1929 Jack Johnson, gets new teeth Marion Steffie, March 6, 1957 taken by ambulance to hospital, March 16, 1957 brought back Raymond Anderson Charley Clark [possibly born] Aug 1, 1877, from hospital Fred Anderson Ruby Anderson legal residence Madrid, Iowa, from State Institution, March 1, 1957 can't feed very good without sister's help, Clarinda for noises, and destructive Mabel Anderson legal residence Madrid, Iowa Isabell Cantaberry, treatment for new drug at Clarinda and then back, 1958 had badge for 2 week pass in Oct Clara Nygren, taken to hospital Jan 6, 1956, died Jan 11, 1956 2:30 or 3 Ora Yeager Ronnie Howe Mrs Charles (Emma) Phipps Bert Crabtree, Oct 5, 1956 from Des Moines, very unclean taken to Clarinda Dec 9 Fred Johnson Robert Johnson, May 2, 1956, noisy, disability, died Clarinda Riley William Miller, Dec 7, 1957, sent to Clarinda, died there, dirty habits John Peterson Earl Williams Everett Williams

Source:  Boone Countyunty Poor Farm ReCountyrds of the Insane, located in the Supervisors office in the Countyurthouse.
Transcribed by Tina Keister, June 2006.
There were 4 state mental health facilities in Iowa: Cherokee, Clarinda, Independence, and Mount Pleasant.

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