Pauper Records in Court Minutes: April, 1851 — September, 1858
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).
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| Name of Pauper | Term of Court | Care Taker | Action Taken | Amount | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomblins, Prudence A. (L), wife of Moses Thomblins | May 6, 1851 | received as pauper | 9 | ||
| Gower, Matthew | July 1851 | 14 | |||
| Simpson, Nancy | July 1851 | 14 | |||
| Roberts, Martha | July 1851 | 14 | |||
| Ragsdale, Richard | July 1851 | 14 | |||
| Cook, Robert | July 1851 | 14 | |||
| Cochran, Eliza | July 1851 | 14 | |||
| Glover, Ranson | July 1851 | 14 | |||
| Tomlin, Prudence, Mrs. | July 1851 | James C. Sparkman | paid for taking her to Lunatic Asylum | 14 | |
| Nipper, Susan | July 1851 | received as pauper | 14 | ||
| Barron, Elizabeth | July 1851 | received as pauper | 14 | ||
| Lingo, Priscilla | July 1851 | Thomas Brown | received | 14 | |
| Miles, Reuben | July 1851 | John Wood | 14 | ||
| Hammonds, Penny | Jan. 5, 1852 | received as pauper | 37 | ||
| Hinsely, Harvy | Jan. 5, 1852 | received as pauper | 37 | ||
| Barrow, Elizabeth | Jan. 6, 1852 | Thomas W. Newton | keeping her & for funeral expense | 37 | |
| Lusk, Levi | Jan. 1852 | Bingham & McBride | allowed shrouding | $2.60 | 41 |
| Lusk, Levi | Jan. 1852 | J. J. Pennington | making coffin | $3.00 | 41 |
| Gower, Matthew | Jan. 1852 | himself | 43 | ||
| Ragsdale, Richard | Jan. 1852 | W. B. Norman | 43 | ||
| Simpson, Nancy | Jan. 1852 | herself | 43 | ||
| Roberts, Martha | Jan. 1852 | herself | 43 | ||
| Glover, Ransom | Jan. 1852 | himself | 43 | ||
| Cochran, Eliza | Jan. 1852 | herself | 43 | ||
| Barrow, Elizabeth | Jan. 1852 | died Dec. 6, 1851 | 43 | ||
| Lingo, Priscilla | Jan. 1852 | Thomas Brown | 43 | ||
| Hammonds, Penny | Jan. 1852 | 44 | |||
| Lingo, Priscilla | Jan. 1852 | William H. Wisdom | 44 | ||
| Bishop, Mary A. E. | Jan. 1852 | Wiley Bishop | 44 | ||
| Bishop, Alex G. | Jan. 1852 | Wiley Bishop | 44 | ||
| Bishop, Winny E. | Jan. 1852 | Wiley Bishop | 44 | ||
| Bishop, Eliza - all children of Alexander Bishop | Jan. 1852 | Wiley Bishop | 44 | ||
| Sharp, Sarah | Jan. 1852 | John Inman | to keep her until someone is found who can take her back to her friends in Lincoln Co. | 44 | |
| Pauper, Unnamed | Apr. 5, 1852 | ? Gower | $12.50 | 81 | |
| Ragsdale, Richard | Apr. 5, 1852 | W. B. Norman | $19.50 | 81 | |
| Pauper | Apr. 5, 1852 | Nancy Simpson | $8.25 | 81 | |
| Glover, Ranson | Apr. 5, 1852 | kept self | $1.00 | 81 | |
| Lingo, Priscilla | Apr. 5, 1852 | W. H. Wisdom | $13.75 | 81 | |
| Cook, Robert | Apr. 5, 1852 | $10.00 | 81 | ||
| Miles, Reuben | Apr. 5, 1852 | John Wood | $5.00 | 81 | |
| Roberts, Martha | Apr. 5, 1852 | Thomas J. Roberts | allowed for keeping her up to the time of her death Feb. 12, 1852. | $6.16⅔ | 81-82 |
| Cochran, Eliza | Apr. 5, 1852 | allowed money she is owed up to the time of her death Mar. 19, 1852 | $8.22 | 81-82 | |
| Hammond, Penny | Apr. 5, 1852 | Isaac Ingram | allowed money for keeping her up to the time of her death Feb. 4, 1852 | $4.83 | 81-82 |
| Bishop, Alexander's children | Apr. 5, 1852 | Wiley Bishop | allowed for keeping children | $11.25 | 81-82 |
| Hicks, Matthew | Apr. 5, 1852 | Jason W. Boshers | allowed for holding inquest over his dead body. | $5.00 | 81-82 |
| Roberts, Martha, Mrs. (dec.) | Apr. 5, 1852 | David H. Davis | for coffin & burial | $5.00 | 82 |
| Cochran, Eliza (dec.) | Apr. 5, 1852 | James Kirk | for coffin | $5.00 | 82 |
| Barrow, Elizabeth (dec.) | Apr. 5, 1852 | William Comer | for coffin & hauling corpse to the grave | $5.00 | 82 |
| Gower, Martha | Apr. 5, 1852 | George H. Vandiver | $12,50 | 97 | |
| Glover, Ransom | Apr. 5, 1852 | John A. Hail resigned Jesse B. Glover appointed | 97 | ||
| Jackson, Andrew | July 5, 1852 | Albert Daughtry | for keeping pauper & building poor house | $880.00 | 115 |
| Gower, Matthew (dec.) | July 5, 1852 | Joel Ramsey | for keeping Gower in last sickness & for burial | $12.50 | 115 |
| Lingo, Priscilla | July 5, 1852 | Thomas Brown | $13.75 | 116 | |
| Ragsdale, Richard | July 5, 1852 | W. B. Norman | $19.50 | 116 | |
| Hindsley, Harvey | July 5, 1852 | Michael Hindsley | $30.00 | 116 | |
| Miles, Reubin (a child) | July 5, 1852 | John Woods | $5.00 | 116 | |
| Bishop, Alexander's 3 children | July 5, 1852 | Wiley Bishop | $11.50 | 116 | |
| Cook, Robert | July 5, 1852 | keeping self | $50.00/yr. | 116 | |
| Sharp, William | July 5, 1852 | John C. Inman | $20.00 | 116 | |
| Stanford, Harry (orphan child) | July 5, 1852 | Samuel Stanford | $10.00 | 116 | |
| Peavyhouse, Mary | Aug. 2, 1852 | received as pauper | 126 | ||
| Sharp, Sarah | Aug. 2, 1852 | James Hawthorn formerly kept by John C. Inman | 128 | ||
| Lingo, Priscilla | Jan. 3, 1853 | Thomas Brown | $13.75 | 189 | |
| Sharp, Sarah | Jan. 3, 1853 | James Hawthorn | $10.00 | 189 | |
| Ragsdale, Richard | Jan. 3, 1853 | W. B. Norman | $19.50 | 189 | |
| Cook, Robert | Jan. 3, 1853 | Wiley Bishop | $11.25 | 189 | |
| Stanford, Harry (pauper child) | Jan. 3, 1853 | Samuel Stanford | $10.00 | 189 | |
| Glover, Ransom | Jan. 3, 1853 | keeping self | $10.00 | 189 | |
| Ragsdale, Richard | Jan. 3, 1853 | Wilson B. Norman | $25.00 | 190 | |
| Seaton, Martha | Mar. 7, 1853 | John B. martin | 202 | ||
| Stricklin, Micager | Mar. 7, 1853 | received as pauper | 202 | ||
| Bishop, Winney E. | Mar. 7, 1853 | Wiley Bishop | $15.00/yr. | 202 | |
| Cook, Robert | Apr. 4, 1853 | John Osburn | $8.50 | 209 | |
| Cook, Robert | Apr. 4, 1853 | $4.00 | 209 | ||
| Hindsley, Harvey | Apr. 4, 1853 | Michael Hindsley | $15.00 | 209 | |
| Ragsdale, Richard | Apr. 4, 1853 | W. B. Norman | $25.00 | 209 | |
| Lingo, Priscilla | Apr. 4, 1853 | Thomas Brown | $13.75 | 209 | |
| Sharp, Sarah | Apr. 4, 1853 | James Hawthorn | $10.00 | 209 | |
| Bishop, Alexander's child | Apr. 4, 1853 | Wiley Bishop | $3.25 | 209 | |
| Bishop, Alexander's child | Apr. 4, 1853 | John Estes | $3.25 | 209 | |
| Glover, Ranson | Apr. 4, 1853 | keeping self | $10.00 | 209 | |
| Stanford, Harry (child) | Apr. 4, 1853 | Samuel Stanford | $10.00 | 209 | |
| Mills, George (child) | Apr. 4, 1853 | Samuel Stanford | $9.00 | 209 | |
| Ragsdale, Richard | Apr. 4, 1853 | William P. Jones | for physician services | $7.00 | 211 |
| Salirfud, William (Saterfield) | Apr. 4, 1853 | G. P. Wells | $8.00 | 211 | |
| Strickland, Micager | Apr. 4, 1853 | Bynum Owins | $8.56 | 211 | |
| Strickland, Micager | Apr. 4, 1853 | W. H. Wisdom | $3.68 | 211 | |
| Saterfield, William | Apr. 4, 1853 | received as pauper | 215 | ||
| Seaton, Martha | May 2, 1853 | received as pauper | 214 | ||
| Pauper child | July 4, 1853 | C. C. Brown | $2.00 | 220 | |
| Saterfield, William | July 4, 1853 | I. D. Pennington & D. C. Craig | taking Saterfield home | $1.50 ea. | 220 |
| Miles, Reubin a child | July 4. 1853 | H. K. Burleson | $.50/wk. | 223 | |
| Cook, Robert | Oct. 3, 1853 | N. P. Harding | coffin | $4.00 | 238 |
| Cook, Robert | Oct.3, 1853 | Miller & Hagan | for burying apparel | $3.10 | 238 |
| Cook, Robert | Oct. 3, 1853 | J. M. Hamilton | medical bills | $5.00 | 238 |
| Bishop child | Oct. 3, 1853 | J. J. Gibson | paying medical bills | $10.50 | 238 |
| Saterfield, William | Oct. 3, 1853 | P. G. Austin | boarding him in jail | $20.50 | 238 |
| Sharp, Sarah | Oct. 3, 1853 | James Hawthorn | $10.00 | 239 | |
| Lingo, Priscilla | Oct. 3, 1853 | Thomas Brown | $13.75 | 239 | |
| Ragsdale, Richard | Oct. 3, 1853 | W. B. Norman | $25.00 | 239 | |
| Hindsley, Harvy | Oct. 3, 1853 | Michael Hindsley | $15.00 | 239 | |
| Cook, Robert | Oct. 3, 1853 | Wm. T. Jackson | $15.00 | 239 | |
| Bishop, W. E. a child | Oct. 3, 1853 | Willey Bishop | $3,75 | 239 | |
| Bishop, E. J. a child | Oct. 3, 1853 | John Estes | $5.oo | 239 | |
| Glover, Ranson | Oct. 3, 1853 | for keeping self | $10.00 | 239 | |
| Stanford, H. children | Oct. 3, 1853 | Samuel Stanford | $14.50 | 239 | |
| Strickland, Micager | Oct. 3. 1853 | W. H. Wisdom | $12.50 | 239 | |
| Lingo, Priscilla | Jan. 2, 1854 | Thomas Brown | $13.75 | 251 | |
| Bishop, W. E. a child | Jan. 2, 1854 | Wiley Bishop | $3.75 | 251 | |
| Ragsdale, Richard | Jan. 2, 1854 | W. B. Norman | $25.00 | 251 | |
| Hindsley, Harvey | Jan. 2, 1854 | Michael Hindsley | $15.00 | 251 | |
| Stricklin, Micager | Jan. 2 1854 | W. W. Wisdom | $12.50 | 251 | |
| Mills, George & Stanford, Harry children | Jan. 2,1854 | Samuel Stanford | $14.50 | 251 | |
| Glover, Ransom | Jan. 2, 1854 | keeping self | $10.00 | 251 | |
| Bishop, E. J. a child | Jan. 2, 1854 | Sarah Estes | $5.00 | 251 | |
| Sharp, Sarah | Jan. 2, 1854 | James Hawthorn | $10.00 | 251 | |
| Mills, Reubin | Jan. 2, 1854 | H. K. Burleson | $2.50 | 251 | |
| Seaton child | Jan. 2, 1854 | Elizabeth Seaton | keeping her bastard child | $40.00 | 251 |
| Parks, John | Feb. 4, 1854 | William Barlow | received as pauper | 265 | |
| Aderson Martha, Miss (a lady who has no arms) | Apr. 10, 1854 | received as pauper | 294 | ||
| Aderson, Martha, Miss | Apr. 10, 1854 | $10.00 | 295 | ||
| Lingo, Priscilla | July 3, 1854 | Thomas Brown | $13.75 | 302 | |
| Bishop, W. E. a child | July 3, 1854 | Wiley Bishop | $3.75 | 302 | |
| Ragsdale, R(ichard) | July 3, 1854 | W. B. Norman | $25.00 | 302 | |
| Hindsley, H(arvey) | July 3, 1854 | Hindsley, M(ichael) | $15.00 | 302 | |
| Stricklin, Micager | July 3, 1854 | W. H. Wisdom | $12.50 | 302 | |
| Mills, George & Stanford, S. children | July 3, 1854 | Samuel Stanford | keeping both children | $14.50 | 302 |
| Bishop, E. J. a child | July 3, 1854 | Sarah Estes | $5.00 | 302 | |
| Sharp, Sarah | July 3, 1854 | James Hawthorn | $10.00 | 302 | |
| Parkes, John | July 3, 1854 | John Barlow | $12.00 | 302 | |
| Sharp, Sarah | July 3, 1854 | James Hawthorn removed Samuel H. Martin appointed | $10.00 | 307 | |
| Lingo, Priscilla | Oct. 2, 1854 | Thomas Brown | $13.75 | 316 | |
| Bishop, W. E. a child | Oct. 2, 1854 | Willey Bishop | $3.75 | 316 | |
| Ragsdale, Richard | Oct. 2, 1854 | W. B. Norman | $25.00 | 316 | |
| Hindsey, Harvey | Oct. 2, 1854 | M(ichael) Hindsley | $15.00 | 316 | |
| Stricklin, M(icager) | Oct. 2, 1854 | W. H. Wisdom | $12.50 | 316 | |
| Two pauper children | Oct. 2, 1854 | Samuel Stanford | $14.50 | 316 | |
| Bishop, E. J. a child | Oct. 2, 1854 | Sarah Estes | $5.00 | 316 | |
| Sharp, Sarah | Oct. 2, 1854 | S. H. Martin | $10.00 | 316 | |
| Parkes, John | Oct. 2, 1854 | John Barlo | $12.00 | 316 | |
| Pauper | Oct. 2, 1854 | Mrs. C. C. Brown | kept pauper some years ago entitled to sum | $8.50 | 318 |
| Parkes, John | Jan. 1, 1855 | John Barlo | $10,35 | 341 | |
| Parks, John | Jan. 1, 1855 | W. T. Jackson & A. S. Freemon | for making coffin | $5.00 | 341 |
| Ragsdale, Ribcard | Jan. 1, 1855 | W. B. | $25.00 | 341 | |
| Lingo, Priscilla | Jan. 1, 1855 | Thomas Brown | $13.75 | 341 | |
| Bishop, W. E. a child | Jan. 1, 1855 | Wiley Bishop | $3.75 | 341 | |
| Hendsley, H(arvey) | Jan. 1, 1855 | M(ichael) Hendsley | $15.00 | 341 | |
| Stricklin M(icager) | Jan. 1, 1855 | W. H. Wisdom | $12.50 | 341 | |
| Two pauper children | Jan. 1, 1855 | Samuel Stanford | $14.50 | 341 | |
| Sharp, Sarah | Jan. 1, 1855 | S. H. Martin | $10.00 | 341 | |
| Morgan, Milley | Oct. 1855 | Nelson Lavender kept past quarter and took to poor house | received as pauper | 391 | |
| 2 unnamed paupers | Jan. 7, 1856 | James Sellers | coffin | $5.00 | 400 |
| Sharp, Mrs. | Jan. 7, 1856 | R. E. Barnes | coffin | $5.00 | 401 |
| Unnamed pauper | Jan. 7, 1856 | Joseph Voss | articles furnished to bury pauper | $9.60 | 401 |
| Morgan, Mary | Jan. 7, 1856 | Nelson Lavender | for conveying her to Poor House | $4.00 | 401 |
| Hendsly, Harvey | Mar. 1856 | Sarah Hindsly | allowed for keeping 6 mos. | $3.00 | 437 |
| Hendsly, Harvey | Mar. 1856 | Sarah Hindsley | received as pauper & Sarah allowed for every 3 mos. | $15.00 | 437 |
| Pennington, Leroy | Mar. 1856 | pauper allowance | $2.00 | 437 | |
| Hensly, Harvey | July 1856 | Mary Hensley | allowed for keeping | $15.00 | 451-452 |
| Kite, James | July 1856 | S. W. Kenney | allowed for keeping pauper who ran away from poor house | $3.00 | 451-452 |
| Glover, Mary & Sarah | Oct. 6, 1856 | J. Glover petitioned | allowed as paupers | 467 | |
| Lucas, Jeremiah | Oct. 6, 1856 | petitioned for allowance to go to brothers in MS | committee appointed to report at next term | 468 | |
| Hindsley, Harvey | Apr. 1857 | Mary Hindsley | allowed for keeping | $1.35 | 517 |
| Hindsley, Harvey | Apr. 1857 | see 1857 petition of Michael Hindsley, deceased | 517 | ||
| Glover, Sarah | May 4, 1857 | Wm. Chaffin, John White, Thomas Lawhorn | proof that she is able to support & maintain herself and she is discharged from the poor house | 515 | |
| Neilly, Mrs. | July 1857 | J. S. Notgrass | coffin | $3.50 | 520 |
| Hindsley, Harvill | July 1857 | Mary Hindsley | for keeping pauper | $20.00 | 520 |
| Bruce, R. H. | July 1857 | Mason Johnson | for keeping pauper | $10.00 | 520 |
| Poor House | Jan. 1858 | Dr. J. M. Hamilton | for medicine | $7.00 | 558 |
| Unnamed male pauper | Jan. 1858 | James J. Pennington | coffin | $4.00 | 558 |
| Unnamed, probably Harvey Hindsley since says is deranged pauper | Jan. 1858 | Mary Hindsley | for keeping pauper | $20.00 | 558 |
| Corn sold to poor house | Jan. 1858 | David Kernes | $1.20 | 558 |
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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