James Caulley was born near Waterloo in Lawrence County, Ohio, and spent all his life in Lawrence, Scioto and Jackson counties with the exception of his army life and the time he spent at Dayton, which was not very long. In 1861 he enlisted
Martha J. Martin
Union Township
Union township, Lawrence County, Ohio, lies on the Ohio River just below the Ohio Company’s Purchase. It belonged originally – that is, originally
Decatur Township
In 1850, most of the 550 male settlers of Decatur Township in Lawrence County were engaged in farming or laboring in the two iron ore furnaces in the
The Buffington House
The history of the Buffington House begins with the farm being bought by James Buffington in 1815 and a log house was built first, then the barn and finally
Upper Township
Upper Township is the southernmost one of Range Eighteen although it is not a full sized township according to public land standards.
Kouns Family
The Kouns Family of Lawrence county, Ohio, is one of the first settlers and is connected to many other early families of southern Ohio.
Civil War Sword of Elijah Gillen
This sword probably belonged to Elijah Gillen, as my Aunt Susannah Smith Hartley had mentioned it to me once. Nathan P. Ames founded a cutlery business in
Elijah F. Gillen Letters
The following are two letters from Elijah F. Gillen dated 10 July 1892 and 18 April 1893, Proctorville, Ohio. At the bottom of those two letters, there is another letter written by Mary E. Moss...
Meteoric Shower Rockwood, Ohio
a meteoric shower in Rockwood, Ohio and Ceredo, WV such as has never before been witnessed in that section of the country.
From Ohio to Oregon
This 1896 letter was written by Sarah Austin, sister of Isaac Austin, to Elizabeth Haines. Sarah remained in Hanging Rock; both Isaac Austin and Elizabeth Haines emigrated to Oregon from Ohio....
Haverhill Methodist Church
The M.E. church at Haverhill, Ohio was organized in 1815 by Thomas Gilruth, who served as its pastor until death.
Great Flood of 1884
The entire business portion of the city has been invaded by the Great Flood of 1884 deluge, and in every store, the waters are from a foot to eight feet deep. From Fourth Street to the river,
Ghosts Stories
Ghosts Stories -Haunted House which was formerly occupied by the Rev. Elisha Thacker, a Baptist minister, in Getaway, Ohio but had been deserted for many years.
A Skeleton
The Skeleton’s that of a man found drowned in the river, whom E. J. Folwell, who then a township trustee, helped me carry up the bank from near the East Ironton landing, over 25 years ago.
Getaway Ohio Possesses an Odd History
About five miles up Symmes Creek from its mouth is situated the village commonly known as Getaway. Unincorporated, and therefore legally but a community of Union Township, it had an interesting history and one of sufficient importance to deserve recording and preserving. It is a village in which several descendants of pioneers still dwell, one of whom, Mrs. W. H. Waldeck has been kind enough to go to a great deal of trouble in collecting many facts for us regarding this historic old place.