Lawrence County genealogists lost a true friend with the passing of Allen Murray July 21, 2007.
Read Allen's obituary.
History Of Lawrence County, Indiana
Lawrence County
was named for Capt. James Lawrence, a United States navy officer, commander
of the Frigate "Chesapeake", whose trips to England failed
to avert the War of 1812. Capt. Lawrence lost his life in the battle
with the English frigate "Shannon". The county was organized
in 1818 with Palestine being the first County Seat which was later ruled
unhealthy and the County Seat was moved to Bedford. It is bounded on
the north by Monroe, east by Jackson and Washington, south by Orange,
and west by Martin and Greene, and it contains 438 square miles. The
civil townships are Shawswick, Pleasant Run, Perry, Indian Creek, Spice
Valley, Marion, Marshall, Guthrie and Bono .......More
History.........
The Lawrence County Historical & Genealogical
Society, Inc.
Books
Available
My name is Treva E. Peckham, I am the current Lawrence County
Coordinator. I hope to add many new resources to help you in the research
of your family history. If you have anything that you would like to
contribute or have suggestions, please e-mail
me.
To find out more about the Indiana GenWeb Project or if you would like
to host a county, please contact Debby
Beheler, the Indiana State Coordinator. The Assistant State Coordinator
is Sharon Craig.
Visit our neighboring counties: Greene
County, Jackson County,
Martin County,
Monroe County,
Orange County
and Washington County.
IF you do not know the county visit the Unknown
County Page on InGenWeb
General Genealogy Resources
and Links
Record
of Admissions into the County Poor Asylum
Bedford High School "The Pioneer" Index
Lawrence County Obituary
Database
Search
the INLAWREN-OBITS Mailing List
Family trees and Gedcoms
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I received this
picture from Cindy Cooper Jones with the following:
" Attached is a picture found among
my grandmother's things. Written on the back are the names Leo
Nance and Lloyd Speer. Can this be posted to the Lawrence County
site to see if anyone connects to these two men? Leo was a cousin
to my grandmother, Thelma Louise Sutherland."
Thank you. Cindy Cooper
Jones"
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Could this be our future Lawrence County Coordinator?
Christian Alexander Peckham, born 09/08/2007
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