Poor House
                                   Owen Township, Dallas County, Arkansas
                                   1880 Census:


                                 Residents of Institution
                        
     Name                          Age                 Marital Status/Race/Other 
      
     Milton Adair                 47 years            Married, White; Keeper of Poor House
     Josephine Adair              37 years            Married, White; Wife of Keeper, born Tennessee
     Dorah Adair                  14 years            Child, White; Daughter of Keeper, born Arkansas
     Macan F. Adair               12 years            Child, White; Son of Keeper, born Arkansas    
     Wille Adair                   8 years            Child, White; Son of Keeper, born Arkansas
     Maggie Adair                 10 years            Child, White; Daughter of Keeper, born Arkansas
     James S. Adair                6 years            Child, White; Son of Keeper, born Arkansas
     Sarah F. Adair                4 years            Child, White; Daughter of Keeper, born Arkansas

If there were any inmates living in the Poor House they were not listed. In the next dwelling, the head of household is listed as Farming at Poor House. No futher mention of Poor House found on this census.

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