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Abraham Brubaker

Abraham Brubaker was born on 14 Jun 1761 in Near Luray, Page County, Virginia. He died while on a trip to Ohio while traveling with two brother-in-laws. This information was obtained from a death notice published in the Scioto Gazette (Ohio) of April 29, 1805.

Descendants of Susannah Brubaker

From Doreen Brubaker SUSANNAH BRUBAKER (Abraham1) was born between Jun-15 Jul 1758 in Near Luray, Page County, Virginia. She died in 1805 in Locust Grove, Page County, Virginia. She married Isaac Strickler, son of Abraham Strickler, on 21 Feb 1777 in Rockingham, Va....

Divorces and Divorce Suits from Lawrence County, Ohio A – K

The following divorces were taken from various newspapers and court records in Lawrence County, Ohio. Please
keep in mind that in some of these cases, there was just a suit FILED for divorce, and there wasn’t any indication whether the divorce was actually awarded. I just pulled what was put in the newspapers as it was printed and have no other information concerning these divorces.
Compiled by Martha J. [Kounse] Martin

John T. Irwin

I write to tell of my experiences during my last visit to old Lawrence.  I left home in Illinois on the 14th; turned up in Ironton on the 15th, where I met quite a number of old-timers; got to the Register office at 9 a.m., where Rev. J. M. Kelly was waiting for me.

Ballard School

In about 1843 we were attached to the Ballard School District on Solida and the next two terms of school I attended were in this district.  The teachers were Mr. Keith and John S. Kelvey.  Mr. Keith was a cripple and had to use a crutch, but he could almost jump across the schoolhouse at one bound when he saw a pupil in mischief. 

Imes Revisiting 26 Jan 1891

REVISITING LAWRENCE COUNTY. FROM H. IMES Ironton Register, Feb. 5, 1891 Imes, Kan., Jan. 26, ’91 Editor Register: After leaving Burlington last August, I followed the public highway up the river to Symmes Creek's mouth.  At the mouth of Charley creek, where James...

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