John Frampton was a Revolutionary War Veteran born on 14 January 1744 in Trenton, NJ. In 1780, he married Anna Barbara Martin, born on 19 March 1749 in Germany. After John died on 6 April 1808 in...
Martha J. Martin
Edward Miller
Edward Miller was the first landowner in Chesapeake.Edward Miller was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, in February 1752. In 1779, at the age of 27, he enlisted in the Revolutionary War from...
Burlington, Ohio, Locks and Dams
The following photos were first posted on the Facebook Group Vintage Chesapeake Proctorville South Point by Jason Sloan. Permission was granted for The Lawrence Register. He writes: "From the photo...
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,...
Albert Ellison Apprentice
Albert Ellison by the Trustees of Fayette Township to Joseph DavidsonDeed Book 6, pages 13 - 14[typed as written, please check original record for corrections-mjmk] Indenture Apprentice This...
Lawrenceburg
In 1819, the first account of this property was found. Edward Miller produced his Treasurer’s Receipt for his Tavern License at ‘his stand’ on the Ohio River at the mouth of Symmes Creek....
Early Names of Chesapeake
Chesapeake was called many namesIsaacs, D. (1915). The above photo was retrieved from Facebook Group: Huntington WV You Grew Up In H-Town If... ...
Union Township Early History
Since Chesapeake lies in Union Township, this first chapter will focus on its history. The above is the original Ohio River Survey Twp. 1, Range 16, Sections 1 - 33Surveyed by Levi Whipple,...
Highland Memorial Gardens
Highland Memorial Garden is a cemetery located in South Point, Ohio. Even though researchers have tried, this cemetery has never been read or photographed for genealogical purposes. The layout may...
Wesley Chapel Ironton Ohio
Submitted by Roger Malone The Wesley Church was founded by a group of Welsh immigrants who had come to Ironton to mine iron ore. The Ohio Iron and Coal Company also gave land to this group in the...
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...
Remembering John Campbell
I Knew John Campbell Many Local and Former Ironton People Knew the City's Founder. John Campbell Accomplished Much Before Organizing the City of Ironton in the Year 1849 John Campbell, the founder...
Russell’s Place
Hardesty's Atlas 1877 Russell's Place - Some Chips Gathered in Old Windsor by StantonIronton Register, Thursday, August 21, 1890 EDITOR REGISTER. Russell's Place - Thirty or forty years ago, the...
Experience With a Panther
INTERESTING SKETCHExperience With a Panther Ironton Register, August 9, 1888. (The following sketch was prepared by Mr. W. B. G. Hatcher for Mr. John Campbell to keep the facts from being lost. Mr....
Henry Horn Recalls Early Ironton
IRONTON "NONAGENARIAN" HENRY C. HORN VIVIDLY RECALLS THE DAYSBY: Min Grimes Staff Writer. Submitted by Edith Fields for The Lawrence RegisterNo Source Given When Henry C. Horn observes his...