We again change the scene of Mr. Kelley’s reminiscences back upon Clinch River, in Russell [County], Va., and give, as having occurred under his own
Martha J. Martin
Captain Harmon’s Battle
It was about the year 1791, might have been 1792, that Captain Lewis Harmon [also Harman, perhaps Hermann, perhaps Henry Harman] who lived on the Blue
A Few Facts
Mr. Kelley has been “celebrated” in his days for gigging. It is still his delight, although the fish are small compared with those in times gone by. He
The Van Bibbers
1799, James and Jacob Van Bibber, brothers of Peter, settled and built cabins just below the mouth of Ice Creek. The Van Bibbers were from the Kanawha.
Richard Deering
Richard Deering, an inventive genius, of a projecting disposition, who is sometimes called crazy. Mr. Deering is a tall and white headed old man who was
Mr. Music / Musick
In 1792 an express said that 14 Indians had, on that morning, killed Mr. Music [also Musick], who lived 10 miles up the river,
Mary Bush and Native Americans
James Coyle, an uncle, of Jesse and John Coyle of Franklin Furnace, was killed. Mary Bush captured.. William Dorton, a very expert woodsman,
William G. Robinson
The biography of William G. Robinson, therefore, belongs more properly perhaps to the history of Fayette Township than to any other in the county, since as an early county officer, he naturally had to spend much of his time at Burlington, then the County Seat. Some time ago, his granddaughter, Mrs. W. D. Hambleton, of near Ironton, informed us that she had evidence that he first resided near Haskellville, now Athalia, in Rome Township.
Facts and Incidents by Rev. John Kelley
A few days since we called upon Rev. John Kelley, just below Union Landing, for a talk, knowing that he was one of the early settlers of Lawrence
Lawrence County Ohio Mills
LAWRENCE COUNTY, OHIO MILLS Luke Kelley’s Reminiscences #3Submitted by Bob DavissonIronton Register August 10, 1854 Our readers will probably thank us for continuing the reminiscences of Rev. John...
Bear Hunting
One Fall, close by Pine Grove Furnace, Mr. Kelley says he killed a “monster bear,” the meat of which when baconed weighed over 300 lbs. and, said Mr.
Native Americans
James Kelley, brother of Luke, and another man had been up the river in a canoe, and up the Monongahela obtained a lot of whiskey. The Indians heard
Early Settlers in Lawrence County, Ohio
Early Settlers in Lawrence County, Ohio. After the first few settlements in 1797 and 1798, until 1802, but very few persons came into this region to
Lombard Football Team
(Ironton’s Lombard football team was one of the best in the region In the early days of local football in the early 1900’s. The following article is
Jesse Arnott
Jesse Arnott, who has a place in history because he buried President Lincoln, has many relatives In Lawrence and Gallia Counties, especially In the Waterloo area. Among them are the Handleys, Stewarts, Wisemans and Nulls.