Jail Register 1867 - 1891
The 'Lawrence County, Ohio Jail Registers' were microfilmed by agreement between the Ohio Historical Society and the Gen. Society of Salt Lake City, Utah. Further digitization advancements have made this document possible to view online at familysearch.org film #8196773. Beginning with the first Register or Ledger 1 entries starts in 1867, and ends with the last Ledger Book 6 in 1923. You will find counterfeiters, murders, rapes, manslaughter, murders, drunkenness, selling liquor, adultery, bastardy, carrying concealed weapons, streetwalking, prostitution, keeping a house of ill-fame, some just "ran off", and even escaping the chain gangs. Times were difficult back then, but the nature of people was the same. I couldn't help but be struck by the many cases of Bastardy back then. DNA may answer questions or help someone discover why there are no matches with certain family members today. Other Books Written by Martha J. Martin-Kounse - Annotated Lawrence County, Ohio Children's Home Register 1874 - 1926 - Prisoners at Ohio State Penitentiary from Lawrence County, Ohio 1834 - 1905 - Narrow Escapes of the Civil War: Lawrence County, Ohio Veterans in Their Own Words - Infirmary Register 1876 - 1930: Lawrence County, Ohio - Ironton - Founding and Progress: Lawrence County Ohio (co-author Sharon M. Kouns) - Old Crimes Book One from Lawrence County, Ohio (co-author Sharon M. Kouns) - Old Crimes Book Two from Lawrence County, Ohio (co-author Sharon M. Kouns)