During my years of research I have found several Venables and Venable descendants who were placed in mental institutions (aka, hospitals for the insane/asylums).
I am trying to identify as many of them as possible as there appears to be a genetic, mental health issue in the Venable line. If you know of any Venables or their descendants with other surnames (from marriage of female Venables) who were placed in mental hospitals I would appreciate you sharing with me as much information as you have on that person.
Identifying those placed in institutions and tracing their lineage could help with some of the brick walls we face in our genealogical research. The ones I have identified so far trace back to the line in Stokes and Surry counties of North Carolina.