Pauper Records in Court Minutes: January, 1847 — April, 1851
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.
| 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 |
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.
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
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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