Gen. Churchill was of Puritan ancestry, the family having come to Massachusetts as early as 1643. He was born In Lawrence county, Ohio, 23 July 1829, and was therefore 73 years old at the time of his death.
Martha J. Martin
Refugees of the Revolution
More Refugees of the RevolutionThe Herald-Advertiser, November 27, 1938Submitted by Brenda McClaskey Cook By R. C. Hall, Ph. D. Here are Reviewed the Trials, Tribulations, And Rewards That Came To...
John K. Richards
John Kelvey Richards was born at Ironton, Ohio 15 March 1856.
Historical Sketch of Bazell and Clay Families
Martin Bazell married Anna Layne of Rock Camp, Ohio, and Capt. J. B. Bazell married a Mary Winters of Lawrence County, Ohio. William Clay, only brother of John M. Clay, accompanied him and his family to Missouri in 1850 and remained there when John M. returned to Ohio.
Terrible Accident of Italian Laborers
Last Friday night, four Italians employed by Rosazza, Manuel & Co. on the Maysville & Big Sandy road-bed across the river, came over to Ironton in a skiff,
Ironton, Ohio Jail Break Foiled
Ironton, Ohio-A break at the county jail was foiled by Sheriff Carl E. Rose’s deputies when it was learned a plan was under way to escape from the 100-year-old building.
William Liden Davis
William Linden Davis was born in Ironton, Ohio, on March 17, 1855 and was the of John J. and Catherine (Marshall) Davis, the father being a native of Wales. John J. Davis first settled in New York state.
Herman Hutzel
Herman Hutzel, head of the firm of Hutzel & Company, general heating and plumbing contractors at Muncie, has been a resident of that city for nearly twenty-five years and in that time has built up a business which has much more than a merely local reputation.
George E. Henry
George E. Henry, superintendent of the Vincennes Traction Company, was born in Ironton, Ohio, June 17, 1859. His father, William D. Henry,
Artists Avery and Henry Sharp Are Natives of Ironton
The fortune young man is none other than Avery N. Sharp, a handsome and talented graduate of the Cincinnati Art School. He comes of a family of artists, Henry Sharp, who ranks high among the wielders of the brush being his brother. They are natives of Ironton, Ohio. Avery is aged 24.
Ironton, Ohio – St. Joseph School History
Finishing touches are being applied at the new St. Joseph school building in Ironton, Ohio and in two more weeks, or less, the structure will be completed.
Pioneers of Rome Township
Rome Township History Pioneers of Rome Township The Gardners, Morrisons, And Waltons All Contributed Heavily To The Early Development Of This Ohio Community. The Herald-Advertiser, 17 April 1938...
Rockwood Ohio Altercation
An Altercation occurred between a young man named Shamblin and some parties from the vicinity of Rockwood, Ohio, as last Monday, at Holderby Landing
William M. Taylor Civil War Veteran Discharge Papers
Know Ye that William M. Taylor, a Private of Captain Hamilton Willis Co. E, 5th Regiment of West Virginia Infantry Volunteers.
He was invited on the
Obituary of Mr. Winters
Ranks of Civil War veterans in Lawrence County suffered additional loss Friday evening when Mr. Winters of Sheridan answered taps. The end came at the home of his son Charles at the age of 92 years.