Owen County Commissioners' Record, Book 13, p. 495



In October 1892, William H. Harrison of Jackson Twp.,Owen County, asked the Board of Commissioners to  have his son, Dennis Rodell Harrison, admitted to the asylum for feeble minded children and to be supported there at the
state's expense.  The commissioners determined that William should be able
to contribute $5.00 per month for Dennis's support.  William was said to be
a resident of Owen County for "about 20 years."  Dennis was found to be a
feeble-minded child and a proper subject for admission to the asylum.