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Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection consists of the original court documents that were transcribed into the volumes held in the Madison County Courthouse. Included were receipts and notes that documented local businesses and epidemics as well as materials on the county poor house and infirmary. In the early 1900s there are dozens of receipts asking the court for burial expenses for individuals who couldn't afford them. These are pre-death certificates and may be helpful for genealogists to find death information. Local elections are documented with petitions and documents relating to polling places. Jail records offer a look into the early judicial system. Moonshiners in the post-prohibition era are documented along with smallpox epidemics, small businesses, and local roads, making this collection especially important for early 20th century Madison County history.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Anonymous
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Articles of Incorporation],
[
Series 2: Commissioners Deeds],
[
Series 3: Madison County Deeds],
[
Series 4: Elections],
[
Series 5: Mortgages and Releases],
[
Series 6: Power of Attorney],
[Series 7: Miscellaneous],
[
Series 8: Oversize],
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All]
- Series 7: Miscellaneous
- Box 63
- Folder 4: Affidavits
- Folder 5: Affidavits, Descent
- Folder 6: Agreements
- Folder 7: Agreements
- Folder 8: Agriculture Agent
- Folder 9: Annexation
- Folder 10: Assignments
- Folder 11: Bill of Sale
- Folder 12: Board of Education
- Box 64
- Barcode: 31234014031221
- Folder 1: Board of Health
- Includes information about health issues such as the smallpox epidemics that occurred in the early 1900s.
- Folder 2: Burials
- Folder 3: Commitments
- Folder 4: Contracts
- Folder 5: Department of Welfare, 1936-1943
- Folder 6: Department of Welfare, 1944-1952
- Folder 7: Discharge Certificate
- Folder 8: Divorces
- Folder 9: Dower
- Folder 10: Easements, 1907-1969
- Folder 11: Easements, 1972-1975
- Folder 12: Easements, 1976-1986
- Folder 13: Emancipations
- Folder 14: Estates
- Arnold-Hurley
- Folder 15: Estates
- Jones-Wolfe
- Box 65
- Barcode: 31234014140279
- Folder 1: Entertainment Permits, Licensing Receipts
- Folder 2: Fee Bill, 1899-1924
- Folder 3: Guardianship and Apprenticeship
- Alexander-Williams
- Folder 4: Highways and Department of Transportation
- Folder 5: Highways and Department of Transportation
- Folder 6: Inquests and Coroner's Reports
- These documents were scanned and returned to the coroner's office. Digital versions are available here.
- Folder 7: Jail, 1899-1902
- Folder 8: Jail, 1913-1924
- Folder 9: Judgements, 1917-1991
- Folder 10: Kentucky Children's Home Society, 1914-1937
- Folder 11: Land Warrants
- Foster-Parish
- Folder 12: Leases
- Box 66
- Barcode: 31234014140287
- Folder 1: Leases
- Folder 2: Log Brands, 1893-1911
- Folder 3: Marriage Contracts and Permission to Marry
- Adams-Tribble
- Folder 4: Moonshine, 1921-1925
- Folder 5: Miscellaneous
- Folder 6: Name Change
- Folder 7: Officers, Appointing
- Alexander-Williams
- Folder 8: Officers, Appointing
- Beaty-Turpin
- Folder 9: Options, 1887-1970
- Folder 10: Peace and Security Officers EKU
- Banks-Jenkins
- Folder 11: Peace and Security Officers EKU
- Kaylor-Wentworth
- Folder 12: Plats, Madison County and Berea
- Folder 13: Pledges, 1895-1912
- Box 67
- Barcode: 31234014140295
- Folder 1: Peace and Security Officers EKU
- Amburgey-Mossotti
- Folder 2: Peace and Security Officers EKU
- Noble-Zolla
- Folder 3: Peace and Security Officers, Madison County Sheriff
- Agee-Whitaker
- Folder 4: Police and Security Officers, Park Patrolmen
- Biondo-Wills
- Folder 5: Police and Security Officers, Richmond Police
- Bender-Winkler
- Folder 6: Poor House, 1893-1936
- Folder 7: Right of Way, 1881-1911
- Folder 8: County Right of Way Deeds
- Folder 9: State Right of Way Deeds
- Box 68
- Barcode: 31234014140303
- Folder 1: Bills of Sale for Enslaved People
- Arranged alphabetically.
- Folder 2: Surveys/Division of Land
- Arranged alphabetically.
- Folder 3: Tax Delinquency, 1926-1931
- Folder 4: Tax Delinquency, 1932-1934
- Folder 5: Tax Delinquency, 1935-1936
- Folder 6: Tax Delinquency, 1937-1938
- Folder 7: Land Taxes, 1929-1934
- Folder 8: Land Taxes, 1935-1936
- Box 69
- Barcode: 31234014140311
- Folder 1: Land Sold for Taxes, Berea, 1938
- Folder 2: Land Sold for Taxes, Richmond, 1938
- Folder 3: Land Sold for Taxes, Richmond, 1938
- Folder 4: Land Sold for Taxes, Richmond, 1938
- Folder 5: Land Sold for Taxes Notice, 1939
- Folder 6: Land Sold for Taxes Notice, 1939
- Folder 7: Land Sold for Taxes, Richmond/Madison County, 1938
- Folder 8: Trusts
- Folder 9: Vital Statistics
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Articles of Incorporation],
[
Series 2: Commissioners Deeds],
[
Series 3: Madison County Deeds],
[
Series 4: Elections],
[
Series 5: Mortgages and Releases],
[
Series 6: Power of Attorney],
[Series 7: Miscellaneous],
[
Series 8: Oversize],
[
All]
