Samuel Layne personally declared in open court in Lawrence County, Ohio 29 Aug 1832 that he served in Revolutionary War for 13 months from Fluvanna
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Humphrey Brumfield
Humphrey Brumfield, 81 years old, filed certificate with Gallia County Ohio Court of Common Pleas 16 July 1833. He swore that sometime in the month of
Henry Anderson
Henry Anderson, 76 years old, filed certificate with Lawrence County Ohio Court of Common Pleas 9 August 1820. He sworn that he was a resident of
Robert Adams
Robert Adams aged 64 years old, filed certificate with Lawrence County Ohio Court of Common Pleas 9 August 1820.
John Overstreet
John Overstreet – Revolutionary War Soldier from Lawrence County, Ohio
General William H. Powell
William H. Powell was born in South Wales, Great Britain, on the 10th of May 1825. When only five years old (in March 1830), he was brought to this
Jenny Prater Female Civil War Veteran
A private in the Second Virginia Cavalry turns out to be a woman named Jenny Prater, hailing from Lawrence county, in Ohio. She has been arrested and
Major John McMahon
Major John McMahon, of this city, who has only recently passed his eighty-second birthday, is probably the only Mexican War pension in this section of
Hanging Rock Strike 1904
Two men were shot at Hanging Rock, a village just below here on the Ohio River, this afternoon as the result of the strike at the plant of the Hanging
Obituary of Mark King
Ironton Register, February 28, 1901, Thursday, Page 1. Submitted by Peggy A. Wells Mark King, one of Ironton's oldest citizens, died at his home on North Fifth street at 12:20 o'clock last Thursday...
John W. Fuson
Submitted by Peggy A. Wells Ironton Register, 2 February 1905, Thursday, Page 1 John W. Fuson was born in Logan county, Ohio, on Oct. 30th,1831, and died at his home in Buffalo Gap on January 17th,...
Walton Letter from Victoria Texas
INTERESTING LETTER FROM Thomas A. WALTON Ironton Register, March 30, 1905 Victoria, Texas, March 15. Editor Register: Little did I think when I talked with Capts. Wm. Wilson and Frank Payne about...
General Albert G. Jenkins
Albert G. Jenkins entered the military service of the Confederate States of America, and during the year 1861 and for a long time prior
World War 2 Veterans
Largest Draft Group Leaves for Army – The largest induction group to leave for service from Lawrence County, Ohio’s Draft Board No. 68, departed Tuesday
99 of 2,200 in WWI Made Supreme Sacrifice
Saturday, October 8, 1949 Ironton Evening Old Company Ironton’s ‘own’ in World War I was Company I, under the command of Capt. M.W. Russell. It was mustered into federal service on July 15, 1917,...