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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 Kelley--not perhaps for their great intrinsic importance, but because...
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.
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 That challenge was quickly withdrawn during the city centennial celebration in 1949, when Jim Mace, a representative of the company, came to town to produce the pageant told Matt Cloran that the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