The records were transcribed as written. As is often the case with handwritten documents, the writing styles are sometimes difficult to read, the ink is often faded, and spelling can be creative and inconsistent.  Effort has been made to verify spellings.  If a difference was found, the transcriber’s correction is enclosed in [  ].  With a project of this type errors are often unavoidable, and we apologize in advance for any contained herein.

Our purpose in undertaking this project was to document the lives of those Adair Countians who lived at the County Home/Infirmary.  Some of whom have no other memorial.   

County Home Record, 1881-1934, a ledger listing residents, date admitted, place of birth, parents’ names and place of birth, marital condition, nature of defect, date and character of discharge;
Adair County Infirmary Patient Register, 1881-1937, listing  patient, date of admittance and discharge, length of residence in county, sex, race, marital condition, date of birth, age, occupation, employer, place of birth, parents’ names and place of birth, informant name and address;
Adair County Infirmary Patient Register, 1937-1942, listing  patient, date of admittance and discharge, length of residence in county, sex, race, marital condition, date of birth, age, occupation, employer, place of birth, parents’ names and place of birth, informant name and address;
Adair County Infirmary Grave Register, 1920s, listing a few graves in the County Cemetery.  In the back of the County Home Record ledger is also a plat of the County Cemetery (handwritten, date unknown) which gives names and location of some of the graves in the County Cemetery.  These records are not complete often having only the patient’s name and date of admittance.