Lawrence Lore
Sep 123 min read
Pete: First Motorcycle Cop
Stanley Berget Vandament, better known as Pete , was born January 22, 1888, in Lawrenceville, Illinois, to Burgett and Belle Vandament ....
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 91 min read
Are You Related?
The Clerks of the Court in Lawrence County Illinois from 1818-1879 were: V J Bradley, James M McLean, E Z Ryan, Frederick A Thomas,...
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 222 min read
Where There's a Will . . . .
Women may have gotten the vote in 1920, but they didn't become jurors in Lawrence County until 1939. The first time women's names were...
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 102 min read
Death Before Dishonor-- Suicide (?) of an Illinois State Senator
Springfield August 10 1878 “News has reached this city that Hon. O V Smith of Lawrence County, State senator from the forty- fifth...
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Lawrence Lore
May 212 min read
Living High
The Western Sun, on September 25, 1885, published an article about Tom A. Hall of Lawrenceville, who was charged with robbing the county...
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Lawrence Lore
Apr 32 min read
Elbert, Madge, and Robert Bailey
Elbert Bailey (1920-1990) was employed for 23 years with Girton Brothers Trucking in Lawrenceville. He also served four years as Lawrence...
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Lawrence Lore
Mar 301 min read
kicking like sin. . .
Political activity in the state proceeded at a slower pace in 1906 with candidates starting their weary rounds much earlier in the...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 292 min read
Postmaster Dies at Post Office 1948
Lawrence County News Thursday July 1, 1948 Paul Frederick Lewis, 59, Lawrenceville postmaster, was found dead in the bathroom of the...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 14, 20232 min read
Verdict against O&M Railroad
Sumner Press November 5, 1891 The Andrew Lackey Trial The suit of William Simms, administrator of the estate of Andrew Lackey, against...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 7, 20232 min read
Betting on the Election
One of our researchers found that news of Lawrence County was often printed in the Robinson Constitution newspaper. Here is what he...
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