Author: Martha J. Martin
This is the second book in my Lawrence County, Ohio Jail Registers series, covering individuals arrested and jailed between 1892 and 1910.
The original jail registers were microfilmed through an agreement between the Ohio Historical Society and the Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City, Utah. Thanks to advances in digitization, these historical records can now be viewed online through FamilySearch (film #8196773).
The complete collection consists of six ledger books, beginning in 1867 and ending in 1923.
Because the original registers were never indexed and the microfilm can be extremely difficult to decipher, locating an individual can be challenging. I carefully abstracted these records to make information about people held in the Lawrence County Sheriff's jail in Ironton, Ohio, more accessible to genealogists and historical researchers.
I've also included a special section featuring additional research into several individuals named in the registers, offering readers a closer look at their lives and circumstances.
Whether you're searching for a missing ancestor, investigating an unexpected family connection, or exploring Lawrence County's history, these records may provide valuable clues that are difficult to uncover elsewhere.