History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana From the
Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Interesting Biographical
Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc.  Chicago, Goodspeed Bros., & Co.,
Publishers, 1884. Weston A. Goodspeed, Leroy C. Goodspeed, Charles L.
Goodspeed. Fayette County.

Judge Milton S. Mavity is a native of Ripley County, Ind., born March 9,
1833, the oldest of five children, three yet living, born to James and
Keziah (Evans) Mavity, who were natives of Kentucky.  John and Dorothy
(Reel) Mavity, parents of James, were natives of the Old Dominion, and
were of Norman-French and German descent respectively.  M. S. Mavity was
reared to manhood in his native county, and until twenty-two years old
assisted on his parents' farm and attended and taught district schools. 
At that age he began reading law from the library of Hon. J. H. Cravens,
of New Marion, Ind., and after attending the Cincinnati Law School
graduated in 1856, with ex-President R. B. Hayes' signature to his
certificate of examination, as one of the Board of Examiners.  From that
time until 1859 he practiced his profession at Madison, Ind., then removed
to Paoli, where he has since been engaged in active legal pursuits. As a
Democrat in politics he has been an active worker for the welfare of his
party, and in October, 1863, was elected Recorder of Orange County.  He
served as Common Pleas Prosecutor two years; was elected Judge of the
Tenth Judicial District in 1870, serving until the abolishment of the
office, and also served two years as Prosecutor of the Tenth Circuit.  At
present he is engaged in farming and stock-raising, in addition to the
practice of law.  Mr. Mavity is a member of the I. O. O. F. and Masonic
fraternities; was married March 15, 1865, to Miss Eliza Moore, by whom he
is the father of seven children named: Elizabeth, Milton J., Kate, Edward
M., William E., Louise and Josephine.

Mavity Evans Reel Cravens Hayes Moore
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Ripley-IN VA OH Paoli-Orange-IN

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