The Lawrence County Genealogical Society, Inc.
OGS Chapter 74

Lineage Society Rules and Application Procedures

The following rules and procedures apply to all applications for First Families of Lawrence County, Settlers & Builders of Lawrence County, and Civil War Families of Lawrence County. Each society is a separate
entity. Applicants must submit an application, the application fee and full documentation to each society they wish to join. Documentation is not shared by the three lineage societies.

Membership Requirements and General Information

1. Applicants must be current members of the Lawrence County Genealogical Society, Inc.

2. Applicants must prove:
• For First Families of Lawrence County, Ohio (FFLC), that their ancestor(s) resided in Lawrence
County by 31 December 1840.

• For Settlers & Builders of Lawrence County, Ohio (SBLC), that their ancestor(s) resided in
Lawrence County between 1841 and 31 December 1870.

• For Civil War Families of Lawrence County, Ohio (CWFLC), that their direct ancestor(s) or
collateral relative(s) served in the Civil War, for the Union or the Confederacy. The ancestor(s) or
relative(s) must have lived in or served from Lawrence County, Ohio. Dates of service must be
between 12 April 1861 and 18 April 1865. Service is not limited to an Ohio outfit. Squirrel Hunters
and spies are also eligible. Female ancestors or relatives who served in some capacity (i.e. nurses)
are eligible.

3. Only blood lines are eligible. Adoptive lines are not eligible.

4. Illegitimacy is not grounds for denial.

5. Eligible ancestors:

• Ancestors eligible for First Families of Lawrence County may not be submitted to Settlers & Builders
of Lawrence County.

• Settlers & Builders of Lawrence County ancestors later may be proved for First Families of
Lawrence County as new evidence is uncovered.

• Ancestors eligible for Civil War Families of Lawrence County are eligible to apply to First Families of Lawrence County or Settlers & Builders of Lawrence County if they meet the criteria for these societies.

6. A $15.00 application fee must accompany the application. This fee is non-refundable.

7. There is no fee for supplemental applications. A supplemental application is one submitted by a person who has already been accepted by the lineage society to which the additional application is sent.

8. Applicants who are not accepted during the year in which they apply will have their applications filed.
They have two years in which to submit sufficient documentation for acceptance. After this two year
period, applicants will be given notification that they have six months in which to complete their
applications. If additional proof documents are not submitted and the applications are not approved in that six month period, the applications will be donated to the vertical family files of the Briggs Lawrence County Public Library, Hamner Room for Local History and Genealogy.

9. This application and accompanying documents become the property of the Lawrence County Genealogical Society, Inc. The privacy of living persons will be protected by deleting their personal information from the application papers that are shelved in the Hamner Room.

10. Please read the statement at the bottom of page four of the FFLC and SBLC applications or on page
one of the CWFLC application and sign it before mailing to the Lawrence County Genealogical Society,
Inc. Applications will not be reviewed without this certification signature.