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[[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Lawrence County'''

Guide to '''Lawrence County Ohio genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.  

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| building address = Lawrence County Courthouse<br>1 Veterans Square<br>Ironton, Ohio 45638<br>[http://www.lawrencecountyohio.org/ Lawrence County Website]

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=== Historical Facts  ===

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| width="100%" bgcolor="#cccc99" align="center" colspan="6" | '''Beginning dates for major county records'''

| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Lawrence County, Ohio#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>

| width="16.6%" valign="middle" align="center" | <center>'''[[Lawrence County, Ohio#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>

| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Lawrence County, Ohio#Death|Death]]'''</center>

| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Lawrence County, Ohio#Census|Tax]]'''</center>

| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Lawrence County, Ohio#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center>

| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Lawrence County, Ohio#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''</center>

| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1864</center>

| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1817</center>

| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1867</center>

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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1818<br></center>

| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1846</center>

| width="100%" bgcolor="#99d6ff" colspan="6" | '''*For earlier dates, try...''' '''[[Lawrence County, Ohio#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Lawrence County, Ohio#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Lawrence County, Ohio#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'''

*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Gallia County, Ohio|Gallia]] and [[Scioto County, Ohio|Sciota]] Counties 21 December 1815.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>  

*'''County Seat: '''Ironton  

*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}}&nbsp;'''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lawrence County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Ohio (accessed 27 June 2013).</ref>[[Jackson County, Ohio|Jackson]] (north){{·}}[[Cabell County, West Virginia|Cabell County, West Virginia]] (southeast){{·}}[[Greenup County, Kentucky|Greenup County, Kentucky]] (southwest){{·}}[[Gallia County, Ohio|Gallia]] (northeast){{·}}[[Scioto County, Ohio|Scioto]] (northwest){{·}}[[Wayne County, West Virginia|Wayne County, West Virginia]] (south){{·}}[[Boyd County, Kentucky|Boyd County, Kentucky]] (southwest)

==== Boundary Changes  ====

For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/ohio/ "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps"] (1788-1888) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

==== Record Loss  ====

For a list of record loss in Ohio counties see: [http://www.familytree101.com/ohio/oh-counties.html#courthouse Ohio Counties with Burned Courthouses]

=== Resources  ===

==== Bible Records  ====

==== Biography  ====

==== Business Records and Commerce  ====

==== Cemeteries ====

[[LDS Cemetery Records|LDS Cemetery Records]]<br>Vol. 21 <br>page 10 - Ironton<br>page 37 - Sugar Creek

 

 

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[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=37&CScnty=2040 Findagrave.com]

 

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| bgcolor="#eddffb" | [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3ACemeteries+Ohio+Lawrence+County.&qt=hot_subject WorldCat]

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[http://www.namesinstone.com/CemeteryList.aspx Names in Stone]

 

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[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/ohio/Lawrence.htm USGenWeb]  

 

[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#country=United+States&state=Ohio&county=Lawrence&search_text=&action=search_cemetery Billion Graves]  

 

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[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=16236&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=49&stateAbbv=&stateName= Epodunk]  

 

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[http://ohiogravestones.org/search.php?cid=56&lm=s&last=&fm=s&first= Ohio Gravestones]

 

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See [[Ohio Cemeteries|Ohio Cemeteries]] for more information.

==== Census ====

==== Church Records ====

{{OH Church Intro}}  

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==== Court Records ====

==== Emigration and Immigration  ====

==== Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups  ====

==== Gazetteers ====

==== Genealogy  ====

==== History ====

 

{{OH History}}  

 

This county was named for Captain James Lawrence, commander of the frigate Chesapeake during the War of 1812 who said "Do not give up the ship".  

===== Local Histories =====

:*Lawrence County Historical Book Committee, ''History of Lawrence County, Ohio,'' (Waynesville, North Carolina: Don Mills, 1990). {{FHL|441622|item|disp=FHL book 977.188 H2h}}

:*Ohio Genealogical Society, Lawrence County Chapter, ''History of Lawrence County, Ohio,'' (Waynesville, North Carolina: County Heritage, 2004). {{FHL|1202529|item|disp=FHL book 977.188 H2hL v.2}}

:*''A Story About Lawrence County, Ohio: Historical Background,'' (Huntington, West Virginia: Paul Brown Publishing, 1966). {{FHL|405673|item|disp=FHL book 977.188 H2s}}

==== Land and Property  ====

{{OH Land}}  

<br> {{Template:OH Land and Property Other Repositories|Lawrence|494348}}  

==== Maps  ====

[[Image:Ohlawrence.jpg|400px|Ohlawrence.jpg]]

'''Civil War'''  

 

:- [[4th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry|4th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry]], Companies G and I  

 

 

 

 

<br> '''Online Newspapers'''  

 

:*[http://www.irontontribune.com/ ''The Ironton Tribune'']

 

<br> '''Online Newspaper Abstracts'''

 

:*'''various years''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/lawrence/news-index.html community contributed newspaper articles] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

:*'''1790–1967''' - {{RecordSearch|1992421|Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by [[How to Navigate Browsable Images|browsing]] the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ohio_Probate_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Record Description page].  

:*'''1847-1941''' - [http://www.lawrencecountyohio.com/wills/index/Willindex.htm Will Index, 1847-1941] Courtesy OhioGenWeb and The Lawrence Register.

:*'''1863-1919''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/lawrence/wills-index.html Will Indexes]&nbsp;Vols. 1-10. Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives.

:*'''various years''' - [http://theusgenweb.org/oh/lawrence/wills.html community contributed wills] Courtesy OhioGenWeb.

:*'''various years''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/lawrence/wills-index.html community contributed wills] Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives.

 

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2120 South 8th Street<br>Ironton, OH 45638<br>PHONE: 740-532-2172 <br>HOURS: M-F 8:00 – 4:00

 

 

Give staff the name of the person and the year of death/birth. You do not have to know the month and day.<br>

 

 

[http://www.lawrencecountyohio.org/ Lawrence County Courthouse]<br> 111 North 4th Street<br> Ironton, OH 45638<br>Phone: 740.533.4300&nbsp;<br><br>Probate Court&nbsp;has birth records 1864-1908, marriage records<br> from 1900, death records1868-1933 and probate records from 1817; <br>County&nbsp;Health Department has birth and death records from 1908; <br>Clerk Court has court records from 1817 and divorce records from 1819; <br>County Recorder has land records from 1817<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lawrence County, Ohio. Page 543 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>

 

 

 

*[[Ashland Kentucky Family History Center|Ashland Kentucky Family History Center]]

 

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the [http://www.familysearch.org/locations FHC directory]. Put your town name in the top search box.  

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===== Libraries  =====

'''Briggs Lawrence County Public Library- Hamner Room'''<br>Local History and Genealogy Department<br>321 South Fourth Street<br>Ironton, OH 45638<br>PHONE: 740.532.1124 <br>FAX: 740.532.4948 <br>[mailto:genealogy@briggslibrary.org genealogy@briggslibrary.org] <br>[http://www.briggslibrary.com/hamner/aboutus.htm www.briggslibrary.com/hamner/aboutus.htm] &nbsp;

<u>Summer Hours</u>'':'' Mon-Thurs 9am – 8:30pm; Fri 9am – 5:30pm Saturday 10am-3pm

''<u>'''Area Records on Microfilm'''</u>''<u></u><br>

*Federal Census 1820-1880 (surrounding counties)

*Wills 1847 – present

*1890 Special Census (surrounding counties)  

*Births &amp; Deaths1868 – 1938

*Federal Census 1900-1930 (surrounding counties)

*Early Court Records (Incomplete)

*Newspapers 1850 – present

*Sanborn Insurance Maps

*Some Early Furnace Records  

*Tax Duplicate Records 1817 &amp; 1822

*Death Indexes from Ohio Department of Health 1908-1944, excluding 1933-1937

*Woodland Cemetery Records  

*Tombstone readings from area cemeteries

*Some early Church Records  

*Vertical Files of area History

*Ironton City Directories (Incomplete)  

*Yearbooks (incomplete)  

*Birth Indexes 1909-present

Briggs Lawrence County Public Library does not perform genealogical research, which is requested by phone, letter or e-mail. We will return all such requests to the sender, and will respond with a list of the names of local researchers obtained from the Lawrence County Genealogical Society, who can perform those services.

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The staff at Briggs Lawrence County Public Library will continue to assist all persons who visit the Phyllis Hamner Local History and Genealogy Room located at the Main Library in Ironton, Ohio.

===== Museums  =====

The Lawrence County Museum has certification by the Ohio Association of Historical Societies Museums. It is operated by the Lawrence County Historical Society, a corporation since 1925. The building in which the Museum is housed is referred to, in the Registry of Historical Homes of the Rankin District, as the Colonel George N. Gray House. In 1988, the Lawrence County Historical Society acquired the property, using funds raised through contributions of community-minded individuals, members, and businesses.

<br>The Museum features several permanent exhibits, while some areas have exhibits that change four or five times a year. Annual events are:  

===== Societies  =====

'''Lawrence County Genealogical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 1035<br>Proctorville, Ohio 45669-1035<br>Contact person:

Donald R.Clark<br>740-886-7230&nbsp;&nbsp; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.<br>[mailto:Lawcoloreman@aol.com Lawcoloreman@aol.com]  

The following organizations are under the umbrella of the Ohio Genealogical Society:

:*'''1818 and 1821''' - [http://www.lawrencecountyohio.com/Taxlist/index/index.htm Lawrence County Tax Lists] Courtesy OhioGenWeb and The Lawrence Register.

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==== Vital Records  ====

{{OH Vital Intro}}

View birth, marriage, and death indexes and more online at [http://www.lawrencecountyohio.com/marriages/index/index.htm The Lawrence Register].

 

 

 

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