From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Wed Feb 1 14:26:58 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k11LQwMo004082; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 14:26:58 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k11LQwVg027866 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 14:26:58 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k11IwrFI010559 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:58:53 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k11IwrKE010558 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:58:53 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k11IO2FI010465 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:24:02 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k11Kpu0F031240 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:51:56 -0700 X-Envelope-From: Genealogy@4dv.net Wed Feb 1 13:51:56 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k11KpuMo031231 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:51:56 -0700 Received: from ntserver-4d22.4dvision.net (mail.4dv.net [66.7.169.9]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k11KpswI006647 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:51:54 -0700 Received: from hotrod (unverified [206.81.65.135]) by ntserver-4d22.4dvision.net (Vircom SMTPRS 4.2.425.16) with ESMTP id for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:49:30 -0700 X-Modus-ReverseDNS: Error=NoRecords X-Modus-BlackList: 206.81.65.135=OK;Genealogy@4dv.net=OK X-Modus-RBL: 206.81.65.135=Excluded X-Modus-Trusted: 206.81.65.135=NO From: "Matt Goodrich" To: Subject: RE: [ROOTS-L] Beford Co., PA Poor House Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:51:51 -0700 Message-ID: <000901c62771$53f23dd0$8200a8c0@tritowncomputers.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AcYnaHRs73MTaHA8Qo2cPHTvr9C8AgACFf+Q X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Looked at a map to locate Bedford county. I think Lee's Army of Northern Virginia may have swung thru that area heading north before swinging east and then coming into Gettysburg from the north. They may have had the misfortune of having to contribute to the upkeep of Lee's army. In other words, everything was looted. Just a guess on my part... Matt > -----Original Message----- > From: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com [mailto:roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of MaeMay510@aol.com > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 12:42 PM > To: ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ROOTS-L] Beford Co., PA Poor House > > I found my great great grandmother, Julia Tombs (Toms/Tomes) in the Poor > House along with her daughter Margaret Julianne Tombs. With them but > separated > by some names is Julia's father-in-law, Solomon Tombs, Sr. On the same > census but in a different township my great grandmother, Elizabeth > Tomes/Toms/Tombs Moore, was a servant girl in a household. > > Does anyone have any knowledge of the Poor House in Bedford, Bedford Co., > PA > in 1870? Would it be what was called a "Work House" later? > In 1860 they seemed to be doing well living in a house. I don't know > what > happened between 1860 and 1870. Any history of that period other than > the War > Between the States? > > I've not found any records for Solomon under the three spellings on any > CW > roster. A few Solomon Thomas, but that seems far fetched and mine did > leave a > widow. > > Shirley Maynard > Hampton, VA >