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other children. He is a moron of the type who will sooner or 
later get into the reformatory for a crime which society should 
not give him a chance to commit. 
Dorothy Franklin, the tenth child of Clara, was born in 
1902. When 13 years old she was retarded 4 years according 
to the Goddard scale. Like the other girls, she is not to be 
trusted with men. From the time she was 12 years old she 
has shown such a depraved moral sense as is not generally 
found among children of her age. She is another moron need- 
ing custodial care. 
Helen, the eleventh child of Clara Franklin, is 11 years 
old. She was tested 2 years ago when she was in the second 
grade. Altho retarded, she is not feeble-minded. 
Of the next 6 children, only 1 is living, the others having 
died in infancy. 
Harvey, the third child of Herbert and Amanda Johnson, 
lives in 0. County. In the past he has moved back and 
forth to Stonetown. Two physicians in 0. County pro- 
nounce him feeble-minded. He has been married 5 times. 
By his first wife, Cora George, he had 3 children, all of whom 
are now grown. His other wives have been Mary George, 
Rose Heaps, Martha Melton, and Bessie Miller. By this last 
wife, he has 1 child, Herbert. The little chap suffers from 
rickets, adenoids, and sore eyes. The physician says that con- 
genital syphilis is at the bottom of his trouble. 
Willie, the fourth child of Herbert Johnson, died at the 
age of 2 years. 
Harry Johnson, the seventh child of Mahlon and Dessie, 
is the only one of the children who made good. He has used 
questionable methods but has, been able to accumulate over 
$500,000 in the second-hand furniture business. He is said 
to be a shrewd man in spite of his lack of education. His 
children are said i to be normal but very crude. 
Frank, the eighth child of Mahlon and Dessie Johnson, 
died when a young man of 20 years. 
Summary 
This is a group typical of the degenerate family group 
found in almost all southern Indiana. In the beginning there 
was but a slight departure from the normal which became 
greater as each successive generation tended to intermarry 
with other defective groups. 
