The following are names abstracted from the U.S. Federal Census Records for Washington County, Tennessee found online at Heritage Quest. More names are found in the Minutes of the County Court. The commissioners ordered the county clerks to pay for coffins, burial clothes, medical expenses, etc. for the residents. Many individuals were housed in private homes and the county paid for their keep. Robert T. Nave, who has studied these records for many years, states: Paupers able to care for themselves were given money directly by the county court. Paupers unable to care for themselves were put up for bids and if there were no bids, they were sent to the poor house/farm. The poor house/farm was awarded to the lowest bidder each year. If there were no bids, the court would hire someone to manage the facilities.

1850    16 Dec 1850, #2060-2103	1860    23 Jun 1860, Dist. 4, #500
Eutsler, John, 40, b. VA, Job Keeping the Poor House Eutsler, Elizabeth, 47 b. VA Eutsler, Moah, 18 b. VA Eutsler, Nancy, 20 b. VA
Residents of Poor House Brown, Catherine A., 1, b. TN Brown, Sarah A., 23, b. TN Brown, William J. 7 Edwards Nancy, 14 b. TN Edwards, Delia, 98, b. NC Edwards, Reny, 50 b. NC Harrison, Henry, 7 b. TN Mitchell, Ann, 40 b. TN Nelson, William, 60 b. TN Roberts, James H. 10, b. TN Scott, Caty, 4, b. NC Scott, Virginia, 14, b. TN Watts, Adam, 80, b. NC Watts, Eve, 58, b. NC Watts, Margaret, 90, b. NC Wisenhunt, Nancy, 14, b. TN	Residents of Poor House [Edwards] Rainy, 60, b. TN Cannon, Mary, 18, b. TN Deckard, Lethe, 50 (female), b. VA Floyd, Samuel, 46, b. NC Inman, Eve, 65, b. NC Kenedy, Rachel 70 (B) Moore, James, 16, TN Ridley, Randolph, 55, b. TN

1870    17 Aug 1870, Dist. 17, #59-57	1880    19 Jun 1880, Dist. 17, #938-245
Residents of Poor House Casaday, Sarah, 50 b. TN Chandler, Malinda, 25, b. TN Deckard, Litha, 45 b. TN Dowins, Eliza, 40 b. TN, Floyd, Samuel, 40, b. TN Gorley, Elizabeth, 20, b. TN Hipps, Nancy, 55, b. TN Hussey, Jane, 64, b. TN Riddle, Randolph, 62, b. NC Sager, Conrad, 57, b. VA Sager, Sarah, 50 b. VA Summons, Margaret, 28 b. TN Willis, Mary, 70, b. TN	Residents of Poor House Brown, David, 70, b. TN Deakard, Litha F., 70 b. TN Feagler, Aaron, 64, b. PA Floyd, Samuel, 62, b. TN Garely, Elizabeth, 30, b. TN Hale, Joshua, 36, b. TN Laws, John, 70, b. TN Pritchett, Sarah, 26, b. TN

1900    6 Jun 1900, Dist. 15, #65-67	1910    27 Apr 1910, Dist. 15, 226-230
Farnham, George, 58, b. NY, Supt. Farnham, Margaret, 51, b. NY Farnham, Maud M., 22, b. NY Farnham, Truman E., 15, b. TN Farnham, Lynn T., 13, b. TN Farnham, George M., 5, b. TN	Bacon, John C. Supt. 29, b. TN
Residents of Poor House Bolton, Bertha, 20, b. TN Brown, Eliza, 39, b. TN Brummit, Nancy M. 79, b. TN Caffie, Thomas, 60 b. TN Canady/Castaway [?], Roxie, 3, b. TN Fagans, Alfred, 77 b. NC Fagans,Sallie, 48 b. TN Fulkerson, William, 28 b. TN Gray, Melisa, 64, b. TN Gray, William, 25, b. TN Greene, Ethel, 30 b. TN Hale, Joshua, 60, b. TN Huff, Elizabeth, 40, b. TN Humphries, Angeline, 63, b. TN Jervis, Mary, 31, b. TN Longmire, Joseph, 2, b. TN Longmire, Martha, 5, b. TN Longmire, Mollie, 30, b. TN Longmire, Montgomery, 57, b. TN Murray, Frank, 24, b. NC Painter, Ettie, 50, b. TN Phillips, Eli, 91, b. TN Pritchett, Richard, 55, b. TN Rinehart, Susan, 34, b. TN Salts, Elmira, 35, b. TN Salts, Melissa, 22, b TN Salts, Nancy, 60, b. TN Salts, Thomas, 7/12 b. TN Tittle, Catherine, 50, b. TN	Residents of Poor House Bacon, Madeline, 10/12, b. TN Bacon, Marzelli G., 31, b. TN Booth, Ira, 26, b. TN Cloyd, Bart, 72, b. TN Fagens, Sallie, 58, b. TN Grey, Lissie, 73, b. TN Hale, Retta, 75, b. TN Harris, Bessie, 5, b. TN Harris, Rachel, 45, b. TN Harris, Susan, 17, b. TN Huff, Lizzie, 49 b. TN Humphreys, Ellen, 25, b. TN Jervis, Mary, 38, b. TN Johnson, Kerman, 9 (B), b. TN Johnson, Matilda, 81, b. TN Johnson, William, 17 (B), b. VA Kelly, Lora, 12, b. TN Kinkade, Ada, 29, (B) b. TN Letter [?], Isabel, 46, b. TN Lyons David, 34, b. TN McClain, Mitchell, 42, b. TN Murray, Frank, 40, b. TN Painter, Etta, 51, b. TN Phillips, Laura, 33, b. TN Phipps, Elijah, 86, b. TN Reedy, Janie, 69, b. TN Rhinehart, Susan, 50 b. TN Salts, Sis, 45, b. TN Watkins, Isaac, 89, b. TN White, Willis, 40, b. TN Williams, Arny, 37 (B), b. TN

1920    12 Jan 1920, Dist. 15, 276-282	1930    12 Apr 1930, Dist. 15, 155/164
Treadway, George, 35, b. TN, Manager Treadway, Mola, 28, b. TN Treadway, Gladys, 4, b. TN Treadway, Earl, 7/12, b. TN	Reed, W. L, Manager, 4,5 b. TN
Residents of Poor House Branch, Oscar, 56, b. TN Brumett, Earl, 25, b. TN Collins, Julia, 78, b. TN Dockery, Eliza, 76, b. TN Dockery, Liza, 71, b. TN Ensor, Laura, 49, b. TN Ensor, Nora Bell, 9, b. TN Gray, Lizie, 78, b. TN Hale, Hannah, 53, b. Unknown Hale, Mark, 58 b. TN Hale, Retta, 38, b. TN Jarvis, Mary, 49, b. TN Linville, Renie, 53, b. TN Longmire, Will, 27 b. TN Lyons, Nora, 35 (B), b. TN Matheson, John, 68, b. TN Mauk, Decatur, 38 b. TN Orr, George 48, b. TN Orr, Kathleen, 23, b. TN Orr, Mary, 22, b. TN Painter, Etta, 73, b. TN Rhinehart, Susan, 64, b. TN Shairr, James, 63, b. TN Spede, Eliza 76, b. TN Tedder, Isabel, 56, b. TN White, Willie, 57, b. TN	Residents of Poor House Barlow, Sue, 52, b. TN Bishop, Wiklins, 68, b. VA Bishop, William, 64, b. TN Bunch, Oscar, 65, b. TN Collins, Julia, 70, b. TN Furgnson, Minnie, 55, b. TN Grant, John, 72, b. TN Griffin, William, 60, b. NC Hale, Retta, 40, b. TN Insley, Lora, 65, b. TN Jarvis, Mary, 62, b. TN Lawson, Lucy, 40, b. TN Leuffue, Anna, 59, b. TN Mathes, H.B. 60, b. NC OπBrien, Lina, 70, TN Orr, Katherine, 28, b. TN Sauls, Henry, 85, b. TN Smith, Anna, 100, b. TN Smith, Berl, 74, b. NC

DECEASED NAME	DEATH DATE	COMMENTS 1
Greenlee, S.	30 Jan 1914	p.89
Helton, Robert	13 Apr 1915	p.163
Irwin, George	18 Jan 1914	p.89
Murray, Frank	12 Nov 1916	p.261
Salts, Sarah	28 May 1915	p.174
White, George	11 Jan 1916	p.209

COMMENTS ¹

Source: Nikazy, Eddie M. Washington County, Tennessee Death Record Abstracts, 1908-1916. Baltimore: Heritage Books, Inc, 1994.

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S. Greenlee, black, age: 56 years, single, parents: not stated, death cause: paralysis, informant: Eli Station (Jonesboro), buried: County Farm, died: 30 Jan 1914, record (1914): 37

George Irwin, black, age: 70 years, born in North Carolina, widower, parents: not stated, death cause: heart disease, informant: Eli Staton (Jonesboro), buried: County Farm, died: 18 Jan 1914, record: (1914): 35

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Robert Helton, born: 1 Mar 1830, widower, parents: not stated, death cause: old age, heart disease, informant: Bird Reed (Jonesboro), buried: County Farm, died: 13 Apr 1915, record (1915): 165

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Sarah Salts, born: 27 May 1862, single, parents: not stated, death cause: cancer of breast, informant: J.B. Reed (Jonesboro), buried: County Farm, died: 28 May 1915, record (1915): 266

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George White, age: 66 years, born: Virginia, married, parents: not stated, death cause: paralysis, buried: County Farm, died: 11 Jan 1916, record (1916): 36.

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Frank Murray, age: 46 ears, single, County Farm Resident, parents: not stated, death cause: peritonitis, informant: Bird Reed (Jonesboro), buried: County Farm, died: 12 Nov 1916, record (1916): 434.

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Posted 1 Oct 2005; updated 27 Nov 2005

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