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South Carolina
Lunatic Asylum Admissions
Newberry County, South Carolina
Robert Mills, a renowned architect, was chosen to design the
new South
Carolina Lunatic Asylum. In 1822 the cornerstone was laid for the
Mills Building. It took six years to complete. The building's many
innovations included fire-proof ceilings, a central heating system, and
one of the country's first roof gardens. South Carolina's asylum was one
of the first in the nation built expressly for the mentally ill and funded
by a state government.
Citizens were wary of sending their loved ones
to the asylum. It was not until December 12, 1828, that the first
patient was admitted, a young woman from Barnwell County. She
was accompanied by her mother who worked as a matron while her daughter
was a patient at the hospital. Below you will find some residences
from Newberry County who were admitted to this hospital (source: South
Carolina Archives, Bound Volumes 1-8)
Volume One
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white
males |
white
females |
| J. J. Crook, out
on trial 14 May 1887 |
Miss Nancy
Bobb |
| W. D. Crooks, out
on trial 15 Aug 1884 |
Tellis C. Epting,
removed by C.C. [County Commissioners] 7 Mar 1885 |
| Carl G. Jaeger,
out on trial, 22 Jan 1884 |
Mrs. Mamie C.
Mabin, d. 23 Dec 1885 |
| W. R. Holloway, d.
21 Aug 1886 |
Texana Pitts, out
on trial 13 Nov 1884 |
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Rhoda Prisock, out
on trial 24 Aug 1886 |
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Mary A.
Pratt |
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colored
males |
colored
females |
| Green Anderson, d.
22 Dec 1886 |
Elizabeth Brown,
out on trial 19 Apr 1887 |
| George Bonner,
eloped 3 May (no year listed) |
Elsy Caldwell, d.
30 Jan 1887 |
| George Bonner,
returned 24 Jul 1883, eloped 19 May 1884 |
Delsia
Childs |
| Tom Cooper, out on
trial 15 May 1884, returned, eloped 22 Oct 1886, eloped 19
Jun |
Vally or Levinia
Cromer, d. 12 Aug 1883 |
| Baxter
Dewalt |
Matilda
Harrington, removed by C.C. 7 Mar 1885 |
| James Gray,
removed by Comm. 5 Mar 1885 |
Hagar Ruff, d. 23
Apr 1886 |
| Wilson Grey, out
on trial 11 Sept 1884 |
Lilly Stafford, d.
23 Mar 1884 |
| James Henderson,
d. 22 Jan 1884 |
Pauline Staffard,
d. 20 Jun 1886 |
| Charles Kane, d.
12 Oct 1884 |
Eliza Mitchell, d.
27 Jul 1884 |
| Frank Priester,
discharged 21 Feb 1885 |
Ellen Wallar,
removed by C.C. 7 Mar 1885 |
| Wade Rice, out on
trial, 3 months, 21 Aug 1883 |
Eliza Welch, d. 1
Feb 1884 |
| Dennis Wheeler,
eloped 11 Oct 1882, returned |
Rachel
Williams |
| Robt. Willingham,
out on trial 24 Apr 1884 |
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| Stewart
Willingham, eloped 18 Oct 1886 |
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| Drew Worthy, out
on trial, 14 May 1887 |
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Volume Two
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white
males |
white
females |
| John J. Amick,
d. 18 Jun 1891 |
Miss Nancy Bobb,
d. 5 Oct 1888 |
| James B.
Clary |
Elizabeth Horn,
on trial 11 Mar 1892 |
| J. J. Cook, out
on trial 14 May 1887, returned 15 Feb 1892 |
Loula P. Long,
on trial 10 Sept 1888 |
| W. Job Hentz,
out on trial 14 Feb 1889 |
Mary A.
Pratt |
| Jno D. Hipp, out
on trial 15 Nov 1888 |
Texanna
Pitts |
| Carl U.
Jaeger |
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| James Moore, d.
20 Feb 1889 |
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| J. T. Setzler,
d. Nov 1, 1890 |
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| John Sheppard,
on trial 20 Jun 1891 |
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| McDuffie
Stone |
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| W. D. Suber, on
trial 15 Feb 1890 |
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| J. H.
Thompson |
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colored
males |
colored
females |
| Green Anderson,
d. 22 Dec 1886 |
Lucy Banks, d.
17 Feb 1889 |
| Tom
Cooper |
Elizabeth Brown,
out on trial 19 May 1887, on trial 16 Apr 1889, d. 3 Aug
1889 |
| Baxter Dewalt,
d. 29 Jun 1890 |
Elsie Caldwell,
d. 30 Jan 1887 |
| Wilson Grey, on
trial 16 Feb 1892 |
Eliza Cannon,
on trial 6 Dec
1889 |
| Major Hill, out
on trial 16 Apr 1889, returned 24 May 1889 |
Delsia Childs,
d. 25 Apr 1890 |
| Edward
Jackson |
Eliza Duncan, on
trial 7 Dec 1889 |
| Allen Ray, out
on trial, 16 Feb 1891 |
Minnie Gary, d.
27 Jun 1890 |
| John Sanders, d.
29 Jun 1889 |
Corena Griffin,
d. 10 Jun 1890 |
| Winfield Werts,
on trial 17 May 1890 |
Miley Mason, d.
26 Dec 1888 |
| Dennis
Wheeler |
Sallie Smith, on
trial 4 Jan 1890 |
| Drew Worthy, out
on trial 14 May 1887 |
Ella Watts, on
trial 5 Jun 1888 |
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Rachel Williams,
d. 17 Oct 1891 |
Volume Three
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white
males |
white
females |
| Jas B. Clary,
removed 14 Jun 1892 |
E. C. Bobb, 15 Nov
1894 |
| J. J. Cook, d. 26
Jun 1892 |
Eliza C. Bobb,
admitted 1 Dec 1896 |
| J. W. Glymph,
admitted 14 Sept 1895, out on trial 14 Nov 1895, admitted 18 Oct
1896, out on trial 17 Jan 1897 |
E. L. Davenport,
out on trial 28 Oct 1894 |
| Carl G. Jaeger, d.
7 Jan 1897 |
Ella Glasgow,
admitted 11 Sept 1895 |
| J. H. Thompson,
admitted 29 Aug 1889 |
C. C. Johnson,
admitted 1 Mar 1895 |
| B. Stockman, out
on trial 10 May 1894 |
Mary A. Pratt,
admitted 24 Jul 1885 |
| McDuffie Stone,
removed 23 May 1892 |
Annie Reynolds,
admitted 6 Mar 1893 |
| Dan'l. J. Wooten,
admitted 2 Aug 1895, d. 29 Sept 1895 |
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colored
males |
colored
females |
| Tom Cooper,
admitted 18 Jun 1883 |
Sindy Boozer,
admitted 6 Nov 1897, out on trial 26 Feb 1898 |
| Moses Glenn,
admitted 7 Jun 1896, eloped 28 Nov 1896, allowed to remain out on
trial |
Clemence Brown,
admitted 22 May 1897 |
| Wilson Grey, out
on trial 16 Feb 1892 |
Julia Burkhalter,
removed 11 Jan 1895, dead |
| Griffin, admitted
15 May 1895, d. 9 Aug 1896 |
Eliza Cannon, d.
29 Jan 1895 |
| Major Hill, out on
trial 27 Jun 1892 |
Charlotte Glascow,
admitted 2 Apr 1898 |
| Edward Jackson, d.
11 Dec 1892 |
Lisa Jackson,
admitted 1 Mar 1898 |
| John Porter,
admitted 22 Dec 1894, out on trial 20 Jun 1895 |
Laura Rikard,
admitted 27 May 1897, out on trial 17 Mar 1898 |
| Warren Reid,
admitted 7 Apr 1896, d. 16 Apr 1896 |
Myra Ruff, 19 Jul
1896 |
| Dennis Wheeler,
admitted 1 Jun 1882 |
Mattie Sheeley,
admitted 10 Feb 1898 |
| Burt Williams, d.
5 Jun 1894 |
Minty Titus,
admitted 14 Feb 1898 |
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Fleta Tribble, out
on trial 10 Mar 1893 |
Volume Four
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white
males |
white
females |
| J. H. Thompson,
admitted 29 Aug 1889, d. 14 Apr 1899 |
Ida Berry,
admitted 7 Oct 1902, d. 26 Dec 1902 |
| G. W. Boland,
admitted 4 Apr 1898, out on trial 10 Sept 1898, returned 16 Nov
1898 |
Eliza C. Bobb,
admitted 1 Dec 1896 |
| John Abrams,
admitted 3 May 1898, out on trial 18 Jun 1898 |
Azilee Boozer,
admitted 19 July 1898, out on trial 15 Aug 1898 |
| Ben F. Bolt,
admitted 26 Mar 1902 |
Nora Brown,
admitted 14 Feb 1902, out on trial 3 Jun 1902 |
| Jas. B. Clary,
admitted 20 Dec 1901, 17 Feb 1902 |
Della Dickert,
admitted 30 Dec 1898, out on trial 17 Mar 1899, returned 10 Dec
1900 |
| T. B. Graham,
admitted 26 Sept 1899, out on trial 12 Oct 1899, returned 15 Oct
1899 |
Alma Dormmick,
admitted 13 Nov 1899 |
| Albert Proctor,
admitted 14 Feb 1902, out on trial 23 May 1902 |
Ella Glascow,
admitted 11 Sept 1895 |
| John Prysock,
admitted 28 Aug 1901, out on trial 19 May 1902 |
Hilla Harris,
admitted 22 Aug 1899 |
| J. S. J. Suber,
out on trial 11 Jan 1900, admitted 23 Apr 1900, out on trial 14 Jun
1900 |
C. C. Johnson,
admitted 1 Mar 1895 |
| Luther Wood,
admitted 30 Aug 1899, out on trial 14 Oct 1899, returned 12 Dec
1899, out on trial 1 Jan 1904 |
Frances
Livingston, admitted 20 Mar 1900, d. 24 Mar 1900 |
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N. C. Livingston,
admitted 26 May 1903, d. 19 Jan 1904 |
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Hattie McCullough,
admitted 28 Dec 1900 |
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Madeline
Mouledons, admitted 30 Sept 1902 |
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Nannie Pazan,
admitted 30 Jul 1901, out on trial 19 Jul 1902 |
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Texanna Pitts,
admitted 26 Nov 1884 |
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Mary A. Pratt,
admitted 24 Jul 1885 |
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Annie Reynolds,
admitted 6 Mar 1893 |
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Mamie Sullivan,
admitted 16 Mar 1899, d. 26 Mar 1899 |
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Mary L. Watts,
admitted 9 Mar 1899 |
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colored
males |
colored
females |
| Marcellus Boyd,
admitted 30 Jun 1898 |
Maria Bowers,
admitted 30 May 1898, out on trial 15 May 1898 |
| Tom Cooper,
admitted 18 June 1883, d. 18 Mar 1901 |
Clemence Brown,
admitted 22 May 1897, d. 3 Aug 1902 |
| Wm. Cromer,
admitted 12 Oct 1899, d. 28 Aug 1902 |
Agnes Cannon,
admitted 22 Oct 1903 |
| Harry J. Counts,
admitted 13 Aug 1902, d. 17 Jul 1903 |
Amanda Chalmers,
admitted 10 Oct 1901 |
| Wm. Dorroh,
admitted 15 May 1898, out on trial Jan 17, 1899, returned 27 May
1899, eloped 12 Sept 1900, returned 30 Oct 1900, d. 11 Sept
1903 |
Mattie Duckett,
admitted 15 Aug 1898, d. 7 Apr 1901 |
| Adolphus Glymph,
admitted 12 May 1902, out on trial 14 Feb 1903 |
Charlotte Glascow,
admitted 2 Apr 1898, out on trial 17 Nov 1898 |
| Butler Nesbit,
admitted 16 Nov 1899, out on trial 24 Sept 1900, returned
5 Oct 1900, out on trial 1 Nov 1903 |
Ellen Hook,
admitted 14 Oct 1898, d. 13 Sept 1901 |
| Chas. Spearman,
admitted 9 Aug 1898, d. 13 Feb 1902 |
Lisa Jackson,
admitted 1 Mar 1898, d. 22 Oct 1898 |
| Chas. Thompson,
admitted 15 Aug 1898, out on trial 19 Nov 1898 |
D. Ella Penn,
admitted 11 Nov 1901, d. 8 Apr 1903 |
| Stephen Thompson,
admitted 16 Sept 1900, d. 21 Sept 1900 |
Myra Ruff,
admitted 19 Jul 1896, out on trial 19 Nov 1899 |
| Dennis Wheeler,
admitted 1 Jun 1882 |
Laura Rikard,
admitted 19 Jul 1898, d. 25 Oct 1898 |
| Robt. Williams,
admitted 1 Aug 1898, d. 4 Nov 1900 |
Mattie Sheeley,
admitted 10 Feb 1898, d. 30 Jun 1898 |
| Phillip Emridge,
admitted 10 Oct 1902, d. 5 Nov 1902 |
Minty Titus,
admitted 14 Feb 1898, d. 30 Mar 1899 |
| Pierce Butler,
admitted 25 Sept 1902, d. 24 Feb 1903 |
Eliza White,
admitted 18 Jul 1902, d. 12 Dec 1902 |
| Benson Cook,
admitted 14 Oct 1902, out on trial 24 Feb 1903 |
Carrie Wilson,
admitted 15 Jul 1902 |
| David Edrington,
admitted 28 Dec 1903 |
Minny Young,
admitted 9 Jan 1902, out on trial 2 Jun 1902, out on trial 1 Nov
1903 |
| Isaac Spearman,
admitted 30 Oct 1903, eloped 6 Jan 1904, returned 18 Jan
1904 |
Tildy Young,
admitted 27 Apr 1899, out on trial 4 May
1901 |
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