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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, in Sullivan Co., NH, and married Sept. 30, 1827, in Rome Twp.,...
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 Day parade, a tradition since 1868. Cool representation of patriotic...
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
Ironton’s First Baseball Team Formed in 1867
The first baseball team in the history of Ironton was organized in the summer of 1867. The players were recruited from members of the Excelsior Fire
Ironton High School Alumni 1867-1880
Class of 1867- Mercy Gibbens, Lou Phillips, M. Richey, Helen Ricker, Julia Shepard, Charles B. Walton.
Class of 1869- George Steece, Edith Leete, Thomas
Ironton Ohio in 1888
The year of 1888 in Ironton, Ohio has not been a prosperous year, and still it has not been attended with disasters. Business has been quiet throughout
Albert G. Jenkins
Albert G. Jenkins, General of the Confederate Army, filed in the Circuit Court against Wm. F. Hannan and Jeremiah Davidson, of Ironton, Ohio…
Ice Creek
The corporation of Ironton now extends to Ice Creek. The last step in the annexation proceedings was taken last Monday, when the City Clerk filed