Ernest Whitcomb Crichton Source: Portland, Oregon, It's History and Builders, by Joseph Gaston Among those who have been most active in keeping navigation interest in the northwest up to the high...
Scioto County
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James Duncan
James S. Duncan, born July 9, 1858, in Jackson County, Ohio, was the proprietor of a flourishing general store at Limestone and also extensively engaged in the limestone business. His parents, James and Amy (Verner) Duncan, were both born in Armstrong County, Penn., the father in 1827 and the mother in 1835.
Richard Sutton
Richard Sutton was born in the State of Virginia, on May 10, 1813. Mr. Sutton’s first marriage was to Rispie J., daughter of John and Margaret (Wilson)
Conrad Smith
Conrad Smith and Hannah Knap were married in this township. He was born in Germany, and his wife is a native of Clinton Furnace, Scioto County, Ohio.
George R. Porter
George R. Porter was a Virginian by birth, born in Botetourt County, in the year 1812. He settled in Lawrence County in 1834. He is engaged in farming in Elizabeth township.
Charles L. Pixley
Charles L. Pixley and Ruhama S. Cadot were married in Scioto County, Ohio in 1863. They are both natives of that county.
John McMakin
John McMakin was born at Pine Grove in 1854. He was married at Lake Run, Scioto County, in the year 1881, to Margaret McIntyre, who was born at Pine Grove Furnace in 1854.
Gabriel H. Leighty
Gabriel H. Leighty was born in Scioto County, Ohio, on April 30, 1839. His parents were Joseph and Elizabeth (Humphreys) Leighty, settlers of this county in 1840. Gabriel H. Leighty was married in Lawrence County on May 31, 1868, to Viletta McCorkle, who was born in this county on January 3, 1841. Her parents are Henry C. and Mary A. (Elkins) McCorkle, who came to this county in 1824.
Henry Knapp
Henry Knapp was a native of Germany, where he was born in the year 1805. He was also married in that country, March 8, 1839, to Catherine Shucky, who is a native of the Fatherland, born December 17, 1813.
Jacob Hopkins
Jacob Hopkins was born in Scioto County, Ohio, on July 24, 1837. His parents are Charles and Sarah (Dillon) Hopkins. Jacob Hopkins and Charlotte Pinkerman were married in Lawrence County, Ohio,
W. H. Feurt
W. H. Feurt is a native of Scioto County, Ohio, born July 25, 1852. He graduated from college with the title of a medical doctor and is now engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery in...
Farlon Ball
Farlon Ball was born in Loudoun County, Virginia, on April 10, 1816, and emigrated with his parents to Belmont county, Ohio, in 1818, where his father was engaged in blacksmithing. In 1833 they...
Origin of Local Names
Author Unknown HOME HISTORY - FIRST THINGS - ORIGIN OF LOCAL NAMES &C. Ironton Register, June 21, 1888 Previous to 1817, Lawrence county was a part of Gallia and Scioto. It was organized in...
Gilruth on Early Settlers 4 April 1872
The Rev. James Gilruth died before July 12, 1873, a year after publishing these stories, in Davenport, Iowa. He was an abolitionist and preacher of the Gospel. This article was published in the...
Valentine and Mary Fear Petition to Sell Land
Valentine and Mary Fear-Petition to Sell Land Lawrence County, Ohio 6 Nov. 1839