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Subject: Re: [TX-Cem] Asylum Cemetery Records?
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 09:46:58 EDT
In a message dated 6/13/2001 5:23:17 PM Central Daylight Time,
writes:
> Does anyone know if there are any records for those buried at the
> Terrell State Asylum or at San Antonio's Southwest State Asylum? I read
> on the county website that the Terrell State Hospital has some 3000
> graves in it's cemetery all unmarked, and that they are very reluctant
> to give any information on anyone even if they are dead and buried there
> or elsewhere and will not even confirm or deny if a person is buried
> there. And as far as requesting it for genealogical purposes, forget
> it. medical purposes might get you somewhere. I don't seem to be able
> to find anything about how cooperative the Southwest State Hospital is.
> Does anyone know. Has anyone had any dealings with either of these
> institutions?
> --
> Janelle Holmes
> Wildair Kennels
> Dripping Springs, TX
>
>
No, but I should. My grandmother died after being commited there for ten
years by my philandering grandfather of tuberculosis. Son of a bitch.
Charlane
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