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Introduction to Court Records in Lawrence County, Ohio
Written by Martha J.
Kounse
Court records are valuable
resources for researchers who have ran into a "brick wall." There is a
wealth of information included in these records, but one must be
patient and persistent in order to find one's ancestor's name.
Lawrence County's court
records are available on microfilm from:
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Ohio
Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio
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Your local
LDS or Mormon Church
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Briggs
Library, Ironton, Ohio - Hamner Room
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The older court records
which are housed in the Clerk of Courts office at the Lawrence County,
Ohio courthouse [because of their frail condition] cannot be
handled. If you need a copy, please contact
Peggy Wells, for assistance.
In the Journal 1 & 2, cases
were filed in the Court of Common Pleas for years 1818 - 1830.
Some of the information
found in these journals are:
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Naturalizations
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Administration records
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Guardianship
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The
following license:
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Ferry
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Minister
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Attorney
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Tavern
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If you are
needing proof that your ancestor was in Lawrence County or Ohio to
join the First Families, one of the documentation accepted is
Jurors. You will find the list in these Journals.
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If your
ancestor was convicted of a crime that sent him to the penitentiary,
you will find the case listed under "State of Ohio vs" -----.
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Appointments for Judges, clerks, Justice of Peace, Commissioner's,
etc.
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Chancery
records
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In these
records, there are lists of some persons who died and left no will,
but needed their goods, lands, etc. distributed to the heirs and
debtors. On some of these records, it will give the date of death of
the person deceased, plus other info.
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Revolutionary War Veteran claims
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Of course,
there are other records to search in Lawrence County, such as the
Complete Records, Land Records, etc. Hopefully, we at Lawrence
Register will someday have more of these indexes online, with the help
of our volunteers.
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