Lawrence County's Old Country Stores Someone requested a picture of Baker's Store At Deering. Knew Lawrence Baker well. Best general Store in the County! Photo Courtesy of Gary Bazell on...
Martha J. Martin
Wesley Baldwin
WESLEY BALDWIN Wesley Baldwin, who now lives on Campbell Drive, Ironton Route 1, recalls living on the Hecla property when John Campbell was the owner. Wes and his brother Ed were assisting their...
John W. Humphreys
JOHN W. HUMPHREYS I.R. August 1, 1895 - APOPLEXY - Mr. W. S. Humphreys was seized with an apoplectic fit last Sunday morning. He was at Col. Gray's, where he makes his home, and most of the family...
Another Steamboat for the Kaw
Western Home Journal Lawrence, KS February 10, 1859 Another Steamboat for the Kaw - the many friends and the business community at this and other points on the Kaw River will be glad to learn that...
Early Villages, Communities, and Places
Early Villages, Communities, and Places When a Genealogist tries to establish where one’s ancestor once lived, the following accounts of early places and their origins are priceless. This research...
John E. Bingaman
John E. Bingaman This representative businessman and popular citizen of Ironton, the judicial center of Lawrence County, has been a resident of this city for the past twenty-five years and has, by...
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...
Capt. William T. Scoville
Capt. W. T. Scovell Death In Jeffersonville of The Red River Veteran. Sketch of an Old-Time Steamboatman Whom Stonewall Jackson Honored and Relied Upon as a Soldier. SOURCE: The Times-Democrat, New...
Agriculture
County Agent Worked To Increase Yield Per Acre World War I Shortages Place Demands on County Ironton Tribune Submitted by Lorna Marks Here is how O. D. SMITH started his report of activities as a...
Low Gap Cemetery
Low Gap Cemetery is located on Route 243 at Bradrick. This cemetery was read in 1999 by Julian Barnett, Perry Campbell, and Tom Clutters. You can find that link here. Since this cemetery was read,...
Mrs. Hester Aiden Obit
Another Pioneer Woman is Dead The Oregon Sunday Journal, Feb. 6, 1916, page 4 In the passing away of Mrs. Hester Aiken at her daughter's residence, Mrs. J. J. Sirey of 290 Thirteenth Street, Friday,...
Homer McCoy
The Inter Ocean, 29 April 1914, page 6 Homer Wirt McCoy, a bond dealer, was born in Sheridan, Ohio, on 29 April 1859. He received a collegiate and university education and began his business career...
Hagerman – Hagerman Family
Genealogy of the Hagerman - Hagaman Family a pioneer family which settled in Lawrence County, Ohio. Written and compiled by Benjamin Franklin Hagaman Benjamin Franklin Hagaman was the grandson of...
Eliza Wortman Obit
Obituary of Mrs. Eliza A. WortmanMorning Oregonian., September 16, 1914, Page 4 Mrs. Eliza A. [Stumbo] Wortman, the widow of the late Jacob Wortman and mother of H. C. Wortman of the firm of...
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...