Ohio County, Kentucky records
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Ohio County, Kentucky records
- Date
- 1799-1924 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.9 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Depositions.
- Deeds.
- Slave records -- Kentucky -- Ohio County.
- County officials and employees.
- Probate records -- Kentucky -- Ohio County.
- Public records -- Kentucky -- Ohio County.
- Misconduct in office -- Kentucky -- Ohio County.
- Business records -- Kentucky -- Ohio County.
- Education -- Kentucky.
- Wills.
- Surety and fidelity insurance.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by subject.
- Preferred Citation
- 76M16: [Identification of item], Ohio County, Kentucky records, 1799-1924, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Ohio County was formed in 1798 from portions of Hardin County and named after the Ohio River, which originally formed the county's northern border. The county seat is Hartford, Kentucky.
- William Cooper Rowan was the grandson of Ohio County's first clerk and the nephew of Senator John Rowan, owner of Federal Hill in Bardstown, Kentucky. Rowan's son-in-law, James Ford, served in the Confederate military before becoming a wealthy businessman and landowner. His son-in-law, R.E. Lee Simmerman, worked as an attorney.
- "Begin Rowan Names." Rootsweb. Ancestry.com. n.d. Web. 24 April 2012.
- Scope and Content
- The Ohio County, Kentucky records (dated 1799-1924; 0.9 cubic feet; 3 boxes) contain both public and private records relating to the county government and residents. The public records, dating from 1800-1860, comprise the bulk of the collections. They consist of bonds, deeds, reports to county commissioners and the county court, depositions, notifications of appointments to public office, and bills belonging to the county clerk's office. The personal records, dominated by James Ford and the Rowan family, include deeds, land records, tax statements and receipts, business documents, and probate records. Notable items include charges of misconduct against Sheriff Richard Stevens, cases heard by justices of the peace Mosby James and James Hobdy, letters regarding education from Susan M. Anthony and S.R. Rowan, the charter of the Hartford Academy from 1807, and census returns and lists of emancipated slaves from 1810-1818.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- • Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections.
Contents of the Collection
Charter of Hartford Academy, 1807 January 20
Depositions concerning taxable property, slave importation, bastardy, 1813-1854
Charges of misconduct against Sheriff Richard Stevens, 1821
Deeds, articles, mortgages, land sales, business agreements, Rowan family, 1800-1848
Rowan family, J.W. Ford, R.E. Lee Simmerman, deeds, land sales, mineral exploration rights, 1851-1920
Deeds to land in Polk and Marion counties, Florida trace land ownership, J.W. Ford, 1867-1884
Business and personal receipts, bills, accounts, and financial statements for the Rowan family, 1809-1906
Personal correspondence of Susan M. Anthony, Rowan family, and Jesse Ford, 1853-1873
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