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 http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00031.html#0007674 Updated Jan-2019 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. It looks like the Pauper Farms shut-down around 1935. This information is for personal research ONLY. This information is NOT to be copied on any Cemetery Website. List of Inmates confirmed Burials for the County Cemetery: Blake, John 1851-1926 Chandler, Charlie 1874-1913 Cox, Mary 1844-1912 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] Fulton, Frank 1850-1930 Hallmark, William L. 1871-1935 Hand, Amelia 1862-1931 McLain, Lula 1872-1927 Owen, Shady 1821-1911 Parker, Wyatt W. 1853-1925 Pinkston, Lutesia 1825-1926 [W/o William Pinkston, daughter of –Taft] Rhodes, William 1833-1923 Simmons, Louisa 1843-1923 Thrower, Matt 1853-Mar-1923 [He married Nancy Kellum in 1911 Clay County. She died in Feb-1923 Malone Clay County AL] Taft, James 1827-1911 [Son of George & Malinda Taft] Watts, Mattie 1839-1923 [W/o John Watts, listed as Inmate no burial place listed] Whitehorn, Miss Mattie 1853-1923 Note: Johnson, J.H. 1854-1935 Inmate Pauper burial Good-Hope Cemetery 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. [Buried Oak Grove Clay County] Crumpton, Ida, female, white, 64, married, age 42 when first married, born Ala. [Ida Whitfield 2 w/o Pat Compton] Hallman, Bill, male, white, 81, widower, born Ala. [Burial Springhill Cemetery] Fulton, Frank, 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. McBryor, Bettie, female, white, 79, widow, born Ala. [Burial Rock Springs Cemetery] 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. Spradlin, Nancy, female, white, 80, widow, born Ga.[Died 1930 buried Shiloh-Lineville Clay AL] Hand, 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 #174 Wilson, Lizzie, 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. McLain, 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, Fronia, poorhouse, female, white, 59 divorced, born Ala. [Died 1926, buried Old Liberty Hill Clay County] Pinkston, Mary, poorhouse, female, white, 89 widow, born Ga. Britton, Mark, poorhouse, male, white, 69, married, born Ala. [Died 1922 Poor House, buried Lystra Cemetery Clay County] Britton, Dollie, poorhouse, female, white, 74, married, born Ga.[Burial Lystra] Snell, William H., poorhouse, male, white, 72, married, born Ga. [Died 1920 buried Ashland City Cemetery] Snell, Palestine, poorhouse, female, white, 70, married, born Ga.[Died 1925 buried Ashland City Cemetery] Baker, Joshua, poorhouse, male, white, 81, married, born S.C [Died 1922 buried Good Hope Delta Clay County AL] 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, Burl, inmate, male, white, 7, single, born U.S. [Died 1960 Lineville Clay County AL] Patton, Minnie, inmate, female, white, 11, single, born U.S. [Died 1926 Lineville Clay County AL] 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. McLane, Rebecca J., wife, white, female, born Mary 1827, 73, married, 57 yrs, 18 children born 11 living, born Ga. [Rebecca Owens] 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. Spur, Rebecca E., inmate, white, female, born Nov 1824, 75, widow, 0 children born 0 living, born Ga.