Stephen Martin, reading tombstones in Hasting Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Matt BiceElisha T. Edwards and Mary A. Hastings were married in this county on September 6, 1855, and they have the...
Civil War
George W. Bennett
Mr. Geo. W. Bennett, of Newfain, Ohio, was born near Pine Grove Furnace, Lawrence County, Ohio, on 19 Dec. 1834 and died at New Mountain, Ohio, on 28 Oct. 1909.
He was united in marriage to Miss Nancie Sampson on 21 May 1854. To this union were born ten children, nine of them survive him.
James M. Deering
James M. Deering was born in the county of Wayne, West Virginia, on December 27, 1814. His father, John Deering, senior, was born in 1769 in Stokes County, North Carolina; from there he removed to Cabell County, West Virginia; from there to Greenup County, Kentucky, and then to Lawrence County, Ohio, in 1830, where he died in 1843.
Wesley Canaan
Wesley Canaan is a son of John and Ruth (Cumpston) Canaan, settlers of this county in 1810. They are both deceased. Wesley was born in this county, on June 11, 1814, and married in Hardin County,...
Richard D. Butler
Richard D. Butler and Sarah Kline were married on October 7, 1852. He was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in 1814, and his wife was born in Berks county, the same State. The parents of Mr....
Charles Butcher
Charles Butcher is the son of Mathew and Lucinda (Peyton) Butcher, settlers of this county in 1862, while Charles did not come until 1865. He was born in Barboursville, Cabell County, West...
Squire Burvender
Squire Burvender was born in Surrey County, North Carolina, on March 3, 1827. He came to this county in 1856. His parents are Jacob and Talitha (Hill) Burvender, who settled in Lawrence county in...
Daniel Brubaker, Jr.
Daniel Brubaker, Jr. and Nancy Davidson were married in this county, on October 20, 1859, and they are the parents of the following family: Annie L., born November 20, 1861, resides in Port Byron,...
Abraham Brubaker Civil War Veteran
Abraham Brubaker was born in the county of Lawrence, Ohio, on July 12, 1825, and his marriage took place in the same county, October 29, 1850, his choice being Malinda Winters, who is a native of...
John Bowles
John Bowles and Sarah McIntyre were married in Elizabeth township, Lawrence County, Ohio, on August 19, 1848. He was born in Tazewell County, Virginia, on November 12, 1826. His wife is a native...
John B. Bomer
John B. Bomer is a native of Washington County, Ohio, born April 30, 1817. Both his father and mother are deceased. Mr. Bomer was married in Lawrence County, Ohio, on June 27, 1850, to Eliza...
Frank X. Boll
Frank X. Boll was born in Württemberg, Germany, and came to this county in 1849. He was married in this county in 1851 to Valentine Strobel, who was born in Sigmariany, Germany. Their children are...
Andrew T. Blair
Andrew T. Blair and Mary Willis were married in Lawrence County, Ohio, on February 14, 1864, where she was born on July 16, 1837. He is a native of Brown County, Ohio, where he was born in 1834,...
Thomas J. Backus
Thomas J. Bakus was born in Scioto county, Ohio, December 25, 1810, and came to this country in 1878. His parents are Peter and Barbary (Hoover) Backus, both of whom are deceased. They were born in...
Jesse W. Ball
Some time ago, we published a letter from Burlington stating that Orville L. Owen had received a letter from Jesse W. Ball, who was thought to be dead, as nothing was heard of him, since the war.