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Iowa District Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Iowa.. They have original jurisdiction in civil cases with any amount in controversy; felony criminal cases, domestic relations, family law, and cases involving minors cases (including adoption, dependency, juvenile delinquency, and probate cases).
Jefferson County's first courthouse was built in 1840. [2] It was a two-story frame structure with a gabled roof. After its use as a courthouse, the building housed skilled craftsmen until it was destroyed in a fire in 1916. It was replaced by a 70-by-40-foot (21 by 12 m) structure that was built of brick in 1851. [3]
William R. Shriver was an Ohio native who settled in Jefferson County, Iowa before he moved to Madison County in 1853–54. He married Martha Foster in 1858 in Winterset. He was a wagon-maker by trade, and served as a lieutenant in the 1st Iowa Cavalry during the American Civil War. [2]
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Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 15,663. [2] The county seat is Fairfield. [3] The county was formed in January 1839, and was named for U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. [4] [5] Jefferson County comprises the Fairfield, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In addition to its primary function, the fire station served as a community center, as the department hosted social gatherings and many of Jefferson's prominent residents volunteered for the department. The building also housed Jefferson's municipal offices from 1878 to 1965. [2] The fire department used the fire station until 1983.
Cambria is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Wayne County, Iowa, United States. [1] It has never been incorporated, but it has existed since 1849. Although Cambria had the first post office in the county, its post office has since been closed, and its residents now have rural Corydon addresses. The old bank and post office