ILLINOIS POORHOUSE HISTORY by county

The illustration above is from "The Combined History of Shelby and Moultrie Counties"
(See below)

LOCAL NOTES:

A portion of "The Combined History of Shelby and Moultrie Counties" (published 1881) which deals with the establishment and history of a poor farm in Shelby County can be found in a well presented transcription of that book which has been provided on an excellent site by R. Eden Martin.

PERSONAL NOTES FROM READERS:

RECORDS:

The following records can be found on the IRAD system.
Shelby County Almshouse Registers	See our table of IRAD poorhouse holdings.

CEMETERIES:

We are hoping to build this base of information about the poorhouse in SHELBY county through the helpful participation of readers. All are requested to submit items of interest by sending e-mail to The Poorhouse Lady.

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