researched and compiled by Kathy Niedergeses

Author’s introduction:

I have not included the lengthy reports on money matters, petitions, condition of the farms when inspected, commissioners appointed, etc. for this internet version, but for the articles that ran for years in the Lawrence County Genealogical Society’s journal I did include a lot of this information. Original spelling, capitalization and punctuation  I have been retained as much as possible. From the wording in some instances, it was impossible to tell if the person named was the pauper or the person in care of the pauper and receiving the money. When a first or last name appears in parentheses, the info was inserted by me (except for col. or colored).

Copies of the actual minutes, newspaper articles, or other omitted information are available from the Lawrence County Archives.

Additional note from Lawrence TNGenWeb Coordinator:

Microfilm images of original minute books are available for viewing and downloading free from FamilySearch.  Click here to browse the catalogue.  You will require a free FamilySearch login to view records.

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Name of Pauper	Term of Court	Care Taker	Action Taken	Amount	Page
Cook, Robert	Jan. 1848	himself			54
Ragsdale, Richard	Jan. 1848	John Patterson			54
Carr, William	Oct. 1848	William Melton			117
Roberts, Martha	Oct. 1848	herself			117
Gower, Matthew	Apr. 1849	himself			147
Roberts, Martha	Apr. 1849	Allen Kilburn, agent			147
Cook, Robert	Apr. 1849	himself			148
Ragsdale, Richard	Apr. 1849	himself			148
Ragsdale, Richard	Apr. 1849	W. B. Norman			148
Cochran, Eliza	Apr. 1849	R. H. McLaren		$30.00/yr.	148
Cook, Robert	July 1849	himself			164
Blue, Peter	July 1849	William McKnight, Jr.	brought him from Lunatic Asylum at Nashville to poor farm		164
Gower, Matthew	July 1849	himself			165
Ragsdale, Richard	July 1849	himself			165
Roberts, Martha	July 1849	herself			165
Cochran, Eliza	July 1849	herself			165
Robertson, Mrs., old	July 1849	herself			165
Lingo, Priscilla	July 1849	John H. Beeler			165
Williams, William (d. July 2)	July 1849	Phillip G. & John Austin	making coffin	$5.00	165
Blue, Peter	Oct. 1849	Roland C. Green	finding lumber & making small room for pauper		178
Ragsdale, Richard	Oct. 1849	himself			179
Gower, Matthew	Oct. 1849	himself			179
Roberts, Martha	Oct. 1849	herself			179
Cochran, Eliza	Oct. 1849	herself			179
Robertson, Mrs., old	Oct. 1849	herself			179
Cook, Robert	Oct. 1849	John Anderson			179
Glover, Randson	Apr. 8,  1851	himself			5
Boren, Joseph	Apr. 8,  1851	James Kirk	burial & funeral	$5.00	5

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Click here to read Kathy Niedergeses’ history of the Lawrence County Poor Farm.

Click the links below to view abstracts from other court minute books.

May, 1818 — December, 1846

April, 1851 — September, 1858

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Sources for this content:

• Lawrence County Court Minute Book May 1818-April 1822
• Lawrence County Court Minute Book October 1828-October 1834
• Lawrence County Court Minute Book January 1835-Dec. 1846
• Lawrence County Court Minute Book January 1847-April 1851
• Lawrence County Court Minute Book April 1851-September 1858
• Lawrence County Survey Book B 1821-1846
• Lawrence County Deed Books 1820-1860
• Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence County, ©1886

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The information above was copied from the Web site named Lawrence County Genealogical Society.  The site was maintained by Kathy Niedergeses, but she has retired.  We are unsure of the site’s future.  Original Lawrence County TNGenWeb Coordinator Reita Jones Burress posted shared content with the LCGS site over the course of 27 years.  Therefore, we decided to incorporate the content here.  No copyright infringement is intended by providing this information for the benefit of researchers.

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