Creating Counties and Townships
Russell Township lies in the northeast corner of Lawrence County, Illinois bounded on the north by Crawford County, on the east by the...
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May 92 min read
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Men Naming Guns
When James Vermillion died, he left an interesting Will (dated June 19, 1834) to be probated (December 24, 1834) in Lawrence County....
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Dec 17, 20241 min read
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It's Mine, Not Yours
In the early 1800s a single woman enjoyed the same rights as a man to enter contracts and manage property. However, when a woman married,...
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Dec 10, 20242 min read
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A Nuncupative Will
A nuncupative will or verbal will is sometimes called a death bed will. A person who is too sick to execute a written will and is not...
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Dec 6, 20241 min read
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Household Goods with Values 1836
William Lower of Lawrenceville was married to Jane Spencer , daughter of Wm Spencer. The couple were living in Lawrenceville when...
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Nov 25, 20242 min read
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Whipping Post
At the jury term of 1827 the whipping post was yet in use in Lawrence County, and James Langley and Levi Rush were each sentenced to...
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Aug 16, 20241 min read
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Elizabeth Reed
The Rural Republican occasionally published items that had occurred in the past probably to fill a blank space in the newspaper, or maybe...
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Aug 12, 20242 min read
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Vice and Immorality
Laws of Illinois passed by the Second General Assembly at their first session commenced at Vandalia, December 4, 1820. ...
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May 23, 20243 min read
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