Finding Aid for the Washington Township (Jackson County, MO) Civil Docket

Title

Finding Aid for the Washington Township (Jackson County, MO) Civil Docket

Rights

Rights Information

Type

Text

Creator

Silas Farmer

Date

1930-1944

Description

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.

Language

English

Place

Jackson County (Mo.)

Publisher

Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri

Extent

1 box

Identifier

MGC 1171

Subject

Genealogy

Court Calendars

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Collection Summary
Title
Washington Township (Jackson County, MO) Civil Docket
Date
1930 - 1944
Extent
1 archival box

Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1171-WTCD
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2018; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2018

Name of Creator
Silas Farmer
Biographical History
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.
Scope and Content
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.

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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 1 series.
Series 1,
Item 1, Docket book

Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
The book is in an archival box.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
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Ancestry.com. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc.
State of Missouri. “Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1967.” Missouri Digital Heritage,
s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/.

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