Clay County Al Archives Cemeteries.....Pauper Farm/Poor House Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Ayres wwsarandolph@aol.com and Kaye Watts wattsit2ya@verizon.net Updated Feb 2010 Old people in the Ashland area of Clay County state at one time there was a Pauper Farm/Poor House Cemetery off of Highway 77. Confirmed Burials for the County Cemetery by death certificates: Blake, John 1851-1926 Gordon, Mary Jan 5, 1874 Jul 5, 1934 [D/o William Gordon & Eliza Hooton] Gibson, Nancy Feb 1, 1853 Dec 3, 1930 [D/o George Gibson & Ellen Atkins] Hallmark, William L. 1871-1935 Owen, Shady 1821-1911 Parker, Wyatt W. 1853-1923 Pinkston, Lutesia 1825-1926 [W/o William Pinkston, daughter of –Taft] Taft, James 1827-1911 [Son of George & Malinda Taft] Whitehorn, Miss Mattie 1853-1923 1930 Alabama Census Clay County Precinct 6 Ashland ED114-8 Alms House Lines 1 to line 12 John Carter, Keeper Enumerated 8 Apr 1930 #39 Crumpton, Pat, male, white, 75, married, first married, age 51, born Ala. Crumpton, Ida, female, white, 64, married, age 42 when first married, born Ala. Hallman, Bill, male, white, 81, widower, born Ala. Fulton, Fred, male, white, 75, widower, born Ga. Clarks, Francis, female, white, 70, widow, born Ala. Gibson, Nancy, female, white, 71, single, born Ala. Dawkins, Rubin, male, white, 45, single, born Ga. Gordon, Mary, female, white, 76, widow, born Ala. McPryor, Bettie, female, white, 79, widow, born Ala. Walls, John, male, white, 73, widower, born Ga. Booker, John, male, white, 60, single, born Ga. [Died in 1936 Tuscaloosa AL buried in Hospital Cemetery] Booker, James, male, white, 37, single, born Ga. Srallie, Nancy, female, white, 80, widow, born Ga.[surname is almost unreadable] Haus, Almedia, female, white, 80, single, born Ala. Ball, Rachel, female, white, 50, widow, born Ala. 1920 Alabama Census Clay County Precinct 6 ED 42 Ashland Town Clay County Poor Farm Enumerated 24 June 1920 #173 Taylor, John W., head, male, black, 29, married, born Ala. Falles, Perry, boarder, male, black, 25, single, born Ala. Pack, Gene, boarder, male, black, 22, single, born Ala. Wilson,, Dizie, poor house, female, white, 36, widow, born Ga. Walker, Henry S., poorhouse, male, white, 71, married, born Ala. Parker, Wyatt M., poorhouse, 63, divorced, born Ala. McCain, Lula, poorhouse, female, white, 50, widow, born Ala. Watts, Mattie E., poorhouse, female, white, 76, widow, born Ala. Simmons, Louiza, poorhouse, female, white, 85, widow, born Ala. Willingham, Francis, poorhouse, female, white, 59 divorced, born Ala. Pinkston, Mary, poorhouse, female, white, 89 widow, born Ga. Britton, Mark, poorhouse, male, white, 69, married, born Ala. Britton, Dollie, poorhouse, female, white, 74, married, born Ga. Snell, William H., poorhouse, male, white, 72, married, born Ga. Snell, Palestine, poorhouse, female, white, 70, married, born Ga. Baker, Joshua, poorhouse, male, white, 81, married, born S.C 1910 Alabama Census Clay County Precinct 6, ED 42 Ashland, Clay County Poor House Enumerated 6 Oct 1910 [Hand written note at top of census page, Copied in office from Jan. sched.] Taft, James, inmate, male, white, 85, widower, born U.S. Brown, Alvin, inmate, male, white, 54, single, born U.S. Patton, Jake, inmate, male, white, 42, married, born U.S. Patton, Alice, inmate, female, white, 39, married, 3 children born 3 living [Jacob Patton and Alice Creel married in 1891 Clay County] Patton, Joseph D., inmate, male, white, 16, single, born U.S. Patton, Burow, inmate, male, white, 7, single, born U.S. [Given name is extremely hard to read] Patton, Minnie, inmate, female, white, 11, single, born U.S. Whatley, Mrs. E. [possibly C.], inmate, female, white, 73, widow, 3 children born 2 living, born U.S. Owen, Shardy, inmate, female, white, 68, single, 1 child born 0 living, born U.S. Pinkston, Lutesia, inmate, female, white, 78,widow, 0 children born 0 living, born U.S. 1900 Alabama Census Clay County Precinct 6, Ashland, ED 109 Sheet 12B Enumerated 22 June 1900 #218 McLane, Thomas Head, A.H., white, male, born Aug 1820. 79, married 57 yrs, born Ga. [Thomas McClain and family lived from 1850 until around 1875, in Randolph County, he was a private in the 3rd Alabama Reserves Company E] McLane, Rebecca J., wife, white, female, born Mary 1827, 73, married, 57 yrs, 18 children born 11 living, born Ga. Baldwin, Samuel, inmate, white, male, born Apr 1837, 63, married, born S.C. Newsom, Maria, inmate, black female, [ditto marks as to date of birth and age] widow, born Ga. Newsom, Maudy, inmate, black, female, [ditto marks as to date of birth and age] widow, born N.C. Taff, James, inmate, white, male, born Nov 1823, 76, widower, born Ga. Williams, Martha H., inmate, white, female, born Feb 1836, 64, widow, 0 children born 0 living, born Ala. Taff, John, inmate, white, male, born Aug 1886, 13, single, born Ala. Pack, Eliza, inmate, white, female, born Sept, unknown, age unknown, widow, 0 children born 0 living, born S.C. Pinkston, Mary L., inmate, white, female, born Sept 1827, 72, widow, 0 children born 0 living, born Ga. Speer, Rebecca E., inmate, white, female, born Nov 1824, 75, widow, 0 children born 0 living, born Ga.