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Noah J. Dever
Judge Noah J. Dever was renominated for Common Pleas Judge at Portsmouth, this Wednesday morning.
Judge Collings
Judge Collings has appointed G. W. Keye, J. L. Anderson and Auditor Brown to rearrange the architecture of the Bench in the Courtroom; possibly to give
Judge Albert C. Thompson
Judge Albert C. Thompson was one of the most eminent jurists and most able lawyers Ohio ever produced. He was a man of the highest character, able,
Judge Charles B. Egerton
Dr. Egerton was born at Northfield, Vt., March 6, 1925. After acquiring an education, he came to Ironton at the age of 27 years and entered upon the practice of medicine with the late Dr. N. K. Moxley, Sr.
Judge Lot Davis
Judge Lot Davis Probate Judge 1888 - Ironton Register, Thursday, February 9, 1888 - This Thursday, Mr. Lot Davis enters the duties of Probate Judge, and Mr. John W. Sayre becomes the Clerk of the Courts. These gentlemen will fill the positions honorably and...
Court History in Lawrence County, Ohio
Lawrence County’, Ohio judicial system goes back to March 14, 1817, the first Court of Common Pleas met at the house of Joseph Davidson, in Burlington.
Grubb and Ralston Family
Researched by Martha J. Martin-Kounse, 1997 1812 MARY ANN GRUBB was born in Va.-1. 1820 WM. GRUBB was in Lawrence Co., Ohio census, with the following males and their birthdates: 1 male b. 1775-1794 (WM. GRUBB?); 1 male b. 1794-1804; 1 male b. 1800-1810; 3 males b....
Newspaper clippings 1900 – 1914
PROBATE COURT - IR Aug. 9, 1900 In re Elmer Marshall, removal from parents. Complaint filed, hearing, committed to Children’s Home.J. H. Cotter, executor of estate of Delaney; first and final account filed.In re estate of Ella Kizer (?) application for...
Newspaper clippings 1896 – 1899
PROBATE COURT - IR Jan. 16, 1896 Deed of assignment from John J. Brownstead to Martin Schreiber.Will of Fredericka Hobstetter filed for probate.State vs H. Bicker; fined $1.00 for assault.Order of sale issued to S. Sparling admr of Mary Pierce. L. Vermillion,...
Newspaper clippings 1893 – 1895
PROBATE COURT - IWR Jan. 21, 1893 Wills of L. C. Voorhees and Alden Dillon, admitted to probate.In re estate of M. White, F. E. Hayward, W. E. R. Kemp and John Jones appointed appraisers.Henking Borie & Co. vs. W. H. Crawford, et al - T. N. Ross appointed...
Newspaper clippings 1890 – 1892
Newspaper articles can be invaluable when used for historical or genealogical research. Throughout many years of skimming old newspapers from Ironton, Ohio, the clippings below were abstracted by Sharon M. Kouns. She contributed to The Lawrence Register website to...
Newspaper clippings 1880 – 1889
PROBATE COURT - IR Jan. 1, 1880 George C. Berlin appointed guardian of John W. Steed. N. K. Moxley guardian of W. L. Ellison, filed final account.C. Ellison, Ex’r of J. Ellison, filed 3d account; also, ordered to sell stocks at private sale.Margaret Staid appointed...
Newspaper clippings 1876 – 1879
MAYOR’S COURT - IR Mar. 2, 1876 Chas. Icely was fined $7,95 for fighting with Fred Bingman; charge of same against Bingman but he was not found.Benj. Bentine for disorderly conduct was fined $6,05. James Delaney was fined $15,60 for disorderly conduct and...
Newspaper clippings 1871 – 1875
PROBATE COURT - IR Jan. 12, 1871 Patrick May, native of Ireland, was naturalized.W. W. Johnson, guardian of Rosalie and Eveline Hamilton, filed 8th account.F. D. Norton, adm'r of Geo. W. Norton, field a statement of stock in Belfont Works Co., sold by him by order of...
Newspaper Clippings 1869 – 1870
IR Jan. 21, 1869 - STABBING AFFRAY. On last Sunday, at Henry Gates’ grocery, on the Marion road, two men were playing cards for the drinks, and John Bryan lost. The loser, refusing to pay, Robert Sharkey denounced him, whereupon Bryan, jumped up and...