Pickaway County Infirmary

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 Pickaway County Infirmary

Washington Township, Pickaway County, Ohio

The Infirmary Cemetery is located on the west side of Ringgold Southern Road,
1/4 mile south of State Route #22, in Washington township, outside of
Stoutsville, Pickaway County, Ohio.



Circleville Infirmary
          Picture Source: Postcard



                                                               

The Pickaway County Infirmary was located  on the Columbus Pike north of Circleville, Ohio - now North Court Street- the
Commissioners  having bought 36 acres  of land from Joshua Folsom and his wife for $1,800, on the 11th of April, 1831, and erected a building thereon- the house located where the residence of  William E. Crist now stands. The institution was closed out in a few years, the property sold and for more than 30 years the county was without an Infirmary. At the October election in 1865, the commissioners submitted to vote a proposition to buy a farm and build an Infirmary, which received 3,206 votes to 1,087 in the negative. On September 8, 1868 the farm in Washington township, four miles from Circleville, on which the Infirmary buildings are located, was purchased from Christopher F. Branstadt  paying $18,000 for 256 acres. The farm of Lewis Lutz, south of Circleville, containing 180 acres, had been purchased the previous year for the purpose, but there were objections and it was sold and another farm selected. The building of the Infirmary  was commenced in 1872 and finished August 1873. The commissioners having  accepted  the building from contractors, placed  the directors in charge and on the  9th of September  the institution was formally opened. The structure cost $125,000 and was substantially built  under the superintendence  of William Doane, who was the master mechanic and expert builder. The first superintendent and matron were John Morris and his wife , Elizabeth Morris, who continued in the positions until April 1, 1896 - 23 years and  8 months - their administration being completely successful.They were succeeded by  S. M. Yates as superintendent  and his wife, Martha Yates , as matron, who managed the institution judiciously and economically for six years, their successors, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schneider, the present efficient superintendent and matron, taking charge April 1, 1902. The number of inmates on the 31st of August, 1906, was 64 males and 25 females - less than half the number of inmates until recent years.
Source: 1880 History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio.


     Pickaway County had a total of 118 people remaining in the infirmary on September 1, 1879. Of that total, 76 had been received during the year. Four babies were born there, making a total of 198 cared for during the past year.
Only 10 inmates had died while 88 were discharged to return to their homes or to find a place to live. None ran away from the institution. Insane people, epileptic, idiotic and children were all taken care of at the infirmary.
During the year 1856, a report of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and idiotic people in our county revealed some interesting facts. Of the blind, two lost their sight from exposure, two from fever, one from inflammation, one from cold and one was blind from birth. One person was blind as the result of amaurosis.
Causes for idiocy were unknown, but insanity resulted from a fall, fevers, rickets and fits. Most of the people listed were farmers, most uneducated.
Relationships of the parents before marriage were also listed, apparently to show some congenital cause for the child's defect. Pickaway reported a total of 32 people who were deaf, blind, insane or idiotic compared to 15 from Hocking County.

Information taken from Secretary of State of Ohio Annual Reports.
Source:  Circleville Herald and Darlene Weaver of the Pickaway County Historical Society






Pickaway County Infirmary
                            Picture Source: 1880 History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio; Williams Brothers Publishing.




All names are taken from Death Certificates.



Artrup, Henry R. - b. 1842 in Kentucky; d. February 8, 1911, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 69; Race:
                                            White; Married; Parents and Spouse not listed.

Bending,  Charles -
b. abt. 1845; d. March 4, 1919, Walnut Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 74; Single; Parents
                                              not listed.

Brown, John -
b. 1875; d. April 17, 1917, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 42; Race: White; Single:
                                   Parents Unknown.

Brown, Noflet -
b. abt. 1843 in Ohio; d. March 8, 1919, WalnutTwp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 76; Race:
                                     White;  Occupation Farm Hand; Parents or Spouse not listed.

Bussard, John  -
b. abt. 1853; d. February 23, 1918, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 65; Race: White;
                                       Parents not listed.

Decker, Claratha -
b. 1823 ; d. October 1, 1876; aged 53.

Green, John -  
b. 1885 in  Florida, d. November 29, 1913,  Washington Twp., Pickway County, Ohio; aged 28; Race :
                                  Black; Single;  Occupation  Railroad  Laborer. Parents Unknown.

Greer, Sarah - b. 1844 in Ohio; d. October 31, 1909, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 65; Race:  White;
                                  Single; Parents Unknown.

Howard, Martha -
b. 1836 in Ohio; d. August 4, 1914, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 78; Race: White;
                                          Single; Parents Unknown.

Hunter, John -  
b. 1833  in Ohio; d. January 1, 1912, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 79; Race : White;
                                     Single; Occupation Tramp; Parents not listed.

Huston, Aaron -
b. 1854 in Ohio; d. September 16, 1910, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 56; Race: 
                                       White; Married; Parents Unknown.

Huston, Earl -
b. 1854 in Pickaway County, Ohio; d. September 16, 1910, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio;
                                   aged 56; Race: White; Single; Parents Unknown.

LaBoda, Lillian -  
b. February 1, 1922 ; d.July 19, 1934,  daugfhter of John &  Rosie LaBoda.

Lamb, Elizabeth Shoon -
b. September 5, 1819 in Maryland; d. June 8, 1913 , Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio;
                                                            aged  93; Race: White; Widow; Parents and Spouse not listed.

Lee, Bessie -
b. 1810; d. September 12, 1914, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 104; Race: Black; Single;
                              Parents not listed.

Lewis, Henry -
b. 1877, Dayton, Ohio; d. April 9, 1917, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 40; Race: White;
                                   Marital Status Unknown; Parents Unknown.

McDonald, David -
b. 1841; d. July 14, 1916, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 75; Race: White; Married;
                                             Parents and Spouse  Unknown.

McGoth, William -
b. 1848 in Ohio; d. June 9, 1914, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 66; Race: White;
                                            Occupation Retired; Widowed;Parents not listed.

Mickerson, Orson -
b. 1835 in Ohio; d. April  17, 1911, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 76; Race:
                                              White; Married; Occupation Laborer; Parents and Spouse not listed.

Murry, Mary -
  b. 1832 in Pennsylvania; d. April 5, 1915, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 83; Race:
                                    White; Single; Parents Unknown.

Painter,  John - b. 1829 in Ohio; d. April 3, 1911, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 82; Race: White;
                                     Widowed; Parents not listed.

Shepard, William -
b. 1849 in Ohio; d. January 26, 1911, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 63; Race:
                                             White; Single; Occupation Saloon Keeper; Parents not listed.

Smith,  George M. -  
b. December 16, 1828 In Pickaway County, Ohio; d. January 24, 1911, Washington Twp., Pickaway
                                              County, Ohio; aged 82; Race: White; Widowed; son of Joseph Smith.

Steeller, Meed -
b.  1849 in Ohio; d. June 26, 1917, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 68; Race: White;
                                      Widowed: Occupation Housewife; Parents not listed.

Steinacker, Gottlieb  -
b. 1835 in Germany; d. July 20, 1909, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 74; Race:
                                                     White; Occupation Tramp; Parents Unknown.

Unknown White Man -
b. 1874; d. May 28, 1918; aged 45. Race: White.

Upperman, Henry - b. 1814 in Virginia; d. May 6, 1886, Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 72; son of John & Elizabeth
                                               (Wills) Upperman.  { Vol. 2, page 223, Pickaway County Probate} Source: FindaGrave.


Valentine, Littleton -
b.  1835 in North Carolina; d. July 7, 1914, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 79;
                                                    Race: Black; Married; Parents and Spouse not listed.

Viers, John -
b. 1845 in Ohio; d. January 22, 191, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 74; Race: Black;
                               Widowed; Parents not listed.

Wood, Harry -
 b. 1867; d. June 16, 1918, Washington Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio; aged 51; Race: White; Single;
                                    Parents not listed.







Lillian LaBoda DC
Donated by Nephew Chris LaBoda.


If you have  relatives or have knowledge of persons that are buried  in the Infirmary Cemetery and would like
to add them to this listing please feel free to email the names and dates to me.
Contributions are very welcome.  Thank you, Lona Brown Stevens




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