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Old Resident Writes a Letter
A letter was received Thursday by Postmaster Strobel and handed to us by Deputy Wiseman, which comes from a man who has been out of communication with Ironton for so long a time that he asks for the names of the newspapers published here.
William Naylor McGugin -Ironmaster
The William Naylor McGugin lands are among the richest in Southern Ohio and bear every natural advantage as a splendid sight for any big industry.
Col. George Noah Gray
Col. Geo. N. Gray, aged 69 years, died at 4 o’clock Friday morning at his home on the corner of Sixth and Adams streets after an illness dating back several years. The direct cause of his death was uremic poisoning
Robert Hamilton
Robert Hamilton died Thursday, September 12, 1856, at his residence in Hanging Rock, Ohio from dysentery. He was long known as proprietor of one of Lawrence County
John Peters
John Peters was the son of Henry Peters and Rebecca Wilhelm, both natives of Pennsylvania. In 1831, the late Judge Salters, in later years a prominent citizen
Andrew Dempsey
We invite the special attention of candid men of all parties to the following letter written by the Hon. Andrew Dempsey, of Hanging Rock, Lawrence
Farm for Sale 1845
A splendid farm of land containing 230 acres, situate on Symm’s [sic] Creek, Lawrence County, ohio, within a few miles of Guyandotte on the Ohio River.
Laborers Wanted 1845
Pittsburgh, PA newspaper ran ads for Laborers Wanted in 1845 for Lawrence County, Ohio . This explains why persons living in PA were inclined to moved here in the early 1800’s.
Jim Sherman alias Jim Talbott
The town of Caldwell Kansas is in the hands of six cowboys, and the officers are powerless to do anything. Mike Meagher, formerly Mayor of the city, but lately Marshal, is killed.
Kerr – Crawford notes
Gabriel Kerr married Jane, daughter of William Crawford, in Washington county, Pennsylvania about 1809 and in 1812, he and his brother, Thos.
The Ewing’s and the Sherman’s
Much has been written about the Sherman’s and the Ewing’s, but I never could understand the relations between the two families. Yesterday I ran across a person familiar with their histories, who gave me facts that have never been in print.
Sherman Family
This lady is a Sherman by birth, her father being Lewis Gordon Sherman. Her great-grandfather was Elisha Sherman who married Elizabeth Powell, both of
Colonel John H. Moulton, Ironmaster
Col. J. H. Moulton, born in Brunswick, Ohio January 23, 1843. He moved to Sheridan to operate coal works in 1867 and married Maria Elizabeth Campbell
Early Settlers of Scioto County, Ohio
It is our intention to publish, in each issue, a Sketch of one or more of the Pioneers of Scioto county, Ohio. Our desire is to present a brief
Yates Cemetery Inscriptions
Symmes Twp. Section 17 CR 14, Lawrence County, Ohio
Directions: Upon a hill, about 200 yds behind Jewel Mays house. Cemetery is abandoned, lots of unmarked graves noted by sunken areas.