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Washington Township Civil Docket

 Collection
Identifier: MGC-1171

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one civil docket book from the time that Si Farmer served as Justice of the Peace in Washington Township in Jackson County, Missouri. The beginning of the book contains an alphabetical index of names with corresponding page numbers. The main portion of the book details the cases brought before the Justice of the Peace. They list the plaintiff and defendant along with the fees involved and who was responsible for paying those fees.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930 - 1944

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Silas Farmer was born on November 28, 1868 in Mayfield, Tennessee. He was a grocer and barber in Howell County, Missouri before moving to Jackson County, Missouri. He was the Justice of the Peace for Washington Township from 1930 to 1944. Si Farmer died on June 23, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Full Extent

1 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

FOR STAFF: Rare Book Room, M19--Shelf 1

Title
Washington Township Civil Docket
Subtitle
A finding aid from the Midwest Genealogy Center
Author
Jolene Clark
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Midwest Genealogy Center Repository

Contact:
3440 S. Lee's Summit Road
Independence MO 64055
(816) 252-7728