Buchanan County Home/Poor Farm

(Abandoned)

Washington Twp. 25

The County Home was purchased 1861, and consisted of 194 acres. 120 acres was bought Hathaway Estate and the rest from Mr. VanEtten. In 1881 it was known as the Poor Farm. 1914 it consisted of 220 acres with an average number of 16 people living there although they had a capacity of 20 people. They took in old people with no families to care for them, people that went broke and had no place to go, widows, unwed mothers and orphans until homes were found for them. They also had whole families living there. All residents worked on the farm for their keep. Some people were there a short time and some stayed until they died. There was land set aside for burials. Each person buried there had a cement headstone with only a number on it. Through the years the cemetery became run done and uncared for. With the changing of administration the information corresponding with the numbered headstones was lost. Years later a new well cared for cemetery was established. The first burial was in 1964

NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE INFORMATION
Chase James Unknown 8/9/1929  
Clark John Unknown 1/4/1877  
Draper Nellie 1866 6/5/1924 58 yrs.
Fox William Henry 6/8/1869 1/19/1942 72 yrs.     Brother of George and Grace Fox-Street
Gipe Wilbur 10/5/1905 10/14/1922 17 yrs.
Gregory Lyman W. 1837 6/13/1918 81 yrs.
Grimmer John Unknown 3/31/1927  
Hagberg John 1842 3/11/1927 85 yrs 10 months 17 days
Hanna James Steele 3/1832 7/27/1882 50 yrs.
Hartzberg Unknown Unknown 11/10/1874  
Holmes/Holms Edward  1869  Missouri 11/25/1933 64 yrs. Son of James and Mary nee Howard Holmes
Kent, Oliver L. Unknown 2/23/1874  
King Charles Unknown 1/4/1875  
Kniffen Robert 1867   New York 4/22/1937 70 yrs.
Kurt  John 1848 7/20/1933 85 yrs.
McCullough America 1852    Iowa 2/10/1936 81 yrs. 
Meikel John 1843 3/26/1923 80 years
Morrison Ralph 1859 4/17/1933 74 yrs.
Mulligan William Unknown 3/4/1875  
Neuman Christian Unknown 7/19/1873  
Pattin John Unknown 6/4/1872  
Pitre/Pike Carrie nee Peterson 12/14/1858  Denmark 1/15/1939 80 years
Pohlman William H. 1857 4/26/1940 83 yrs.
Romig Aaron Unknown, Wisconsin 7/1/1932 80 yrs.     Son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Hutes) Romig
Schott Castlo 1873  Pennsylvania 6/8/1932 59 yrs.     Son of Phillip and Amanda (Lapol) Schott
Schuster Gus 3/7/1846 (Germany) 11/30/1928 82 yrs.
Stace Abraham 4/1871 12/16/1929 58 yrs.
Stevens Oscar 1857 7/4/1939 82 yrs.
St. Clair Edward 1843 5/29/1915 Confederate Civil War Veteran Co. H, 28th Louisiana Infantry
Tracey Edward 1795 12/16/1873 78 yrs.
Quinn Jacob Unknown 8/19/1875  
Radford John Unknown 8/19/1929  
Wells Arbanus R. 5/1838 Ohio Unknown  
Varden,  Thomas Bardeen 1800   Ireland 10/7/1880 80 years/24 year resident in Iowa
Zobel Anna nee Swanda 1/1849   Austria 1/31/1919 70 yrs.

 

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