About Edward Miller In February 1752, Edward Miller was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and in 1779, at the age of 27, he enlisted in the Revolutionary War from Augusta County, Virginia. He was...
Chesapeake
Kounston
1877 Map of Kounston Photo Courtesy of Dave Rumsey Historical Map CollectionAfter the Civil War ended, ferries and steamboats along the Ohio River were in constant motion between Lawrence County,...
Lawrenceburg
Lawrenceburg was an early name chosen for the area east of the mouth of Symmes Creek and the Ohio River, located in Section 32. In 1819, the first account of this property was found. Edward Miller...
Early Names of Chesapeake
Isaacs, D. (1915). The above photo was retrieved from Facebook Group: Huntington WV You Grew Up In H-Town If... ...
Union Township Early History
The above is the original Ohio River Survey Twp. 1, Range 16, Sections 1 - 33Surveyed by Levi Whipple, Nov. 1793Subdivided by Joseph Fletcher 1805 What would eventually become Ohio was...
Lieutenant Fleming William Suiter (1922-1946)
Written and researched by Sharon Erickson Harman © June 2023Fleming William Suiter was born on August 26, 1922, in Chesapeake, Lawrence County, Ohio. He was the second surviving child of Roscoe...
Old Mills of Long Ago
Mills of Long Ago Ironton Register 14. Nov. 1895 For the Register.B. F. C. has taken exception to some of my incidents and dates and discredits my wolf story. Well, for the benefit of B. F....
Matthew Hamilton Butcher
Descendants of Matthew Hamilton Butcher I Submitted by: Richard Hale Generation No. 1 1. MATTHEW HAMILTON1 BUTCHER I was born 1812 in Clarksburg, (W)Va, and died 7/18/1883 in Proctorville, Lawrence...
Trunk Presents Mystery
Truck Presents MysteryOwner Dead Before Baggage is Left at Hotel by Man Using His Name The Morning Oregonian, April 14, 1915 The mystery of a trunk that was left at the Royal Palm Hotel, Third and...
Rockwood Storm Damage 1903
At Rockwood, Lawrence County, Ohio, several buildings were struck and the home of Elijah Curtis was totally wrecked. Mrs. Curtis was picked up unconscious and is yet in critical condition. Other seriously injured are Mrs. Noah Hix of Rockwood, Ohio, Mrs. Vernie Newman, and Anna Brammer of Huntington.
Seventy-Five Gallons of Mash Found
Seventy-Five gallons of mash was found when seeing a copper worm hanging up on the kitchen wall, a copper still peeking from behind the cookstove, 75 gallons of mash “working” in a large receptacle in a corner,
Thacker-Shafer Murder in Rockwood, Ohio
Charles Shafer who murdered his wife, mother – in – law, and little son at Rockwood, Ohio, near here yesterday afternoon was found lying dead in the woods a mile from the scene of the crime with his weapons at his side.
Elizabeth Blake Medium Psychic from Bradrick, Ohio
Psychic Elizabeth Winn Blake, who lived in Bradrick, Ohio, was a medium who lived in a small community between Chesapeake and Proctorville, on the banks of the Ohio River.
Captain Noah Scoville
A Popular steam boatman Has Been Called to His Reward – After a long and useful life Captain Noah Scoville died at his home near Sybene, Lawrence county, Ohio, Wednesday, March 15, age 73 years.
Union Township
Union township, Lawrence County, Ohio, lies on the Ohio River just below the Ohio Company’s Purchase. It belonged originally – that is, originally