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
Martha J. Martin
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.
Ironton Ohio History of Parades
Newspaper files of the past hundred years tell the parade story and Ironton, Ohio’s love of a parade was only disputed once, according to this writer’s knowledge. That challenge was quickly withdrawn during the city centennial celebration in 1949, when Jim Mace, a representative of the company, came to town to produce the pageant told Matt Cloran that the committee was crazy to think six parades in a single week could be a success.
Columbus Gillett Family
Columbus Gillett was born about 1815 to 1816 in Ohio. He was the son of Joel Gillett and Cloa (Griswold) Gillett, the seventh child born to this union
Joel Gillett Family
Joel Gillet was born on May 28, 1778 in Milford, Connecticut. He was the son of John and Comfort (Plumb) Gillet. Joel married Cloa Griswold in the late
St. Joseph Catholic Church
IR June 2, 1887 The laying of the cornerstone of St. Joseph’s church has been put off until the 26th of June, which date has been agreed upon if it will
Fletcher Golden
Fletcher Golden was born on Jul 8 1826 in Ironton, Lawrence Co., Ohio. He died on May 29 1890 in John Mays home, Prestonsburg, Kentucky. He was buried
French Grant
Next week, Gallipolis celebrates the landing of the French settlers on its inhospitable shores. It is an event that calls to mind a real romance
Washington Township
Stories about the northernmost tracts of Lawrence County and the booming furnaces of Washington Township to the Ohio River.
Upper Township
Upper Township is the southernmost one of Range Eighteen although it is not a full sized township in Lawrence County, Ohio, it is where Ironton is located.
Lawrence Township
Lawrence Township is centrally located in Lawrence County, Ohio, and was settled in 1806 by the Webbs, Willis, and Pancake families. James Webb, Sr., is said to have built the first cabin in 1806....
Elizabeth Township
In the year 1850 Elizabeth Township was the largest township in Lawrence County, with a population of 2,529.
Hamilton Township
Hamilton Township Once Was Booming, But Now It’s Being Bypassed. The integral history of Hamilton Township is not to be forgotten. The village of