I never thought about poor house, but the Poorhouse Lady has
at
http://www.poorhousestory.com/houses.htm
PA gets special recognition because it has on-line surname
search capabilities for several counties. She has records
for every state in the union. An interesting site. Worth
a visit if you haven't been there before.
Alice
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Alice J. Gayley
Clearfield County Genealogy Project Coordinator
http://www.pa-roots.com/clearfield
Armstrong County US Gen Web Project Co-Coordinator
http://www.pa-roots.com/armstrong
Jefferson County US Gen Web Project Co-Coordinator
http://www.pa-roots.com/jefferson
Pennsylvania in the Civil War
http://www.pa-roots.com/PACW/index.htm
pa-roots.com Co-Host