“Mr. Israel Smith, have you heard that you are under a(r)rest for a short time?”
“No, when did this happen?”
“Just now, for I want one of your narrow
Martha J. Martin
Isaac Arbaugh Civil War Veteran
Isaac Arbaugh said,”Well, I have had several narrow escapes. A spent ball went through my pants leg at the second Battle of Bull Run in 1862, but about
James Jenkins Civil War Veteran
“Hello Jim. When did you come the nearest to getting killed and didn’t” we said to James Jenkins who was a member of Co. H., 91st O.V.I.
H. W. DeWitt Civil War Veteran
“Well, Wash, you saw some of the war and must have a ‘Narrow Escape’ to restate for the Register,” said the reporter to H. W. DeWitt, formerly of
Major Jeremiah Davidson
Major Jeremiah Davidson was badly wounded on the 24th of July, 1894, near Winchester, Va. The circumstances surrounding his misfortune were of a character
Peter and Keziah Burns Wakefield
(2449) Peter Wakefield, son of Peter and Keziah (Burns) Wakefield, was born on Sept. 24, 1794. (2398) Elhanen Winchester Wakefield, son of Peter and Keziah (Burns) Wakefield, was born Aug. 1, 1799,...
Joseph and Relief Wakefield
Joseph Wakefield who as reputed was a Rev. soldier of the US and died on the 27 day of May 1827 leaving surviving him, Relief WAKEFIELD and that Peter,
Ironton Ohio Memorial Day Parade
What makes the picture, so special for our family is that our Dad is pictured among the military marchers home from WWII. Ironton’s parade is the nation’s oldest continuously running Memorial...
Julia Marlowe
When the famous actress Julia Marlowe was a familiar figure to Irontonians she was a wisp of a child, about five years old. Her family, the Broughs, was a
Mary Fulwiler Writes about Ironton Ohio History
Miss Mary Fulwiler, 181 south Sixth street, a former teacher in the Ironton school system and well known in educational circles has submitted to The
Ironton Ohio Fires
Last Sunday morning a few minutes before one, the fire whistle shrieked and told off Third Ward; again it blew long and angrily, and then followed a general alarm.
John Culbertson Obituary
This section of the Ohio Valley was a far cry from its present state when John Culbertson, grandfather of Ed Culbertson, Ella and Jennie Culbertson,
John Connelly Reminiscences
John Connelly reminiscences about coming to the town of Ironton in 1849 , and the great mineral wealth of the Hanging Rock iron region, took passage on
Days Gone By in Ironton Ohio
The younger people want to know all about the days gone by in Ironton, Ohio and nothing can give me greater pleasure than to take a ramble in my mind
Before Ironton Ohio
Before Ironton, Ohio, in 1848, the land along the Ohio river a few miles above Hanging Rock was almost a wilderness. There were a few scattered homes