Gilmore Family from Ireland to Ironton, Ohio By Daniel K. Rooney
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1891 Quadrennial Enumerations
The Quadrennial Enumerations is a population count for our county. The count was used for dividing the counties into election districts to provide
Burlington, Ohio Jail
Shortly after Lawrence County was organized by Capt. James LAWRENCE of Burlington, N.J., in 1816, a courthouse and jail were erected and a park laid out
Burlington, Ohio Jail History
While at Burlington last week we visited for the first time the jail of Lawrence county, Ohio. The jail is nearly new, it being but two or three years
Burlington, Ohio Origin of Name 1817
Burlington, Ohio was named by E. B. Greene and Carpus Clark for Burlington, Vt., and Carpus Clark and S. M. Browning named Burlington, Iowa, for our
Burlington, Ohio 1816
When Ohio was admitted to the Union in 1803, more people lived in the vicinity of Burlington than elsewhere in this section … When Lawrence county was
History of Burlington, Ohio Jail
Ordered that the first business to be acted upon is to precede to make the sale of the jailhouse of the town of Burlington to be sold to the lowest bidder and the clerk of said board to make the sale of the same at two o’clock in the afternoon on the said day. Preceded to make the sale of the log part of the jailhouse and made the sale of the same to John Morrison, the legal purchaser to build the log part of the said jail agreeable to contract for the sum of three hundred and thirty-four dollars.
Burlington, Ohio Index
Burlington, Ohio was Lawrence County, Ohio’s first county seat when the county was organized in 1817. Until a proper courthouse could be built, business was held in early residents’ homes. Below are links to various stories, narratives, memoirs, photos, cemeteries, and other facts that we have researched. We urge our visitors to take the time to learn the rich history of our forefathers and how our county developed over the years.
History of the Burlington Ohio Academy
History of the Burlington Ohio Academy was founded in the Spring of 1842 by the joint contributions of the citizens of Lawrence County, Ohio assisted
Union Hill Cemetery Interments
This list of interments was given to me by the late Julian Barnett, who was the caretaker of Union Hill Cemetery for many years. Union Hill Cemetery is
Noah Steven Southworth Ironton Ohio
Noah Steven Southworth ..Picture was taken in Ironton, Ohio in 1923. His family moved to Ironton in 1920. Photo courtesy of Glynda Walls Southworth 2018
Old Photo Margaret Morris Lunsford
Margaret (also spelled Marguerite) Morris Lunsford, born Aug. 1842 in Monroe County, Ohio died July 24, 1927 Lawrence County married Elijah Lunsford.
Old Photo of Wharf House from Ironton, Ohio
Photo courtesy of Beth Ann Camelin Clingan posted on Facebook Group Old Photos Southern Ohio 2019 · The wharf house in Ironton, Ohio, Lawrence County in the late 1930’s. My great grandfather John Wesley Shelton’s business then my grandfather James Hundley Shelton took it over. I believe that is who is standing on the wharf house. It was pulled uphill during flooding
News from Burlington, Ohio
Mr. Joseph Davidson, an aged gentleman of Burlington, Ohio is quite sick. The writing school has closed. Geo. Smitley received the prize for the most
Old Photo of Effie Lenora Lunsford and others
I only have information on one of these young ladies. The picture only identifies one. Effie Lenora Lunsford, second from left. She was born