Theodore Wilson was born in slavery, denied the advantages of modern schooling, persecuted by bigoted Negro haters, seriously injured in his youth, he
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Spanish American Veteran Obit
Don E. Sumpter, 88 of Chesapeake, Ohio died late Monday night at his home. Born 12 April 1878 in Lawrence County, Ohio, he was the son of the late Captain Simeon and Mary Duncan Sumpter.
The Buffington House
The history of the Buffington House begins with the farm being bought by James Buffington in 1815 and a log house was built first, then the barn and finally
Civil War Sword of Elijah Gillen
This sword probably belonged to Elijah Gillen, as my Aunt Susannah Smith Hartley had mentioned it to me once. Nathan P. Ames founded a cutlery business in
Elijah F. Gillen Letters
The following are two letters from Elijah F. Gillen dated 10 July 1892 and 18 April 1893, Proctorville, Ohio. At the bottom of those two letters, there is another letter written by Mary E. Moss...
Meteoric Shower Rockwood, Ohio
a meteoric shower in Rockwood, Ohio and Ceredo, WV such as has never before been witnessed in that section of the country.
Great Flood of 1884
The entire business portion of the city has been invaded by the Great Flood of 1884 deluge, and in every store, the waters are from a foot to eight feet deep. From Fourth Street to the river,
Ghosts Stories
Ghosts Stories -Haunted House which was formerly occupied by the Rev. Elisha Thacker, a Baptist minister, in Getaway, Ohio but had been deserted for many years.
Getaway Ohio Possesses an Odd History
About five miles up Symmes Creek from its mouth is situated the village commonly known as Getaway. Unincorporated, and therefore legally but a community of Union Township, it had an interesting history and one of sufficient importance to deserve recording and preserving. It is a village in which several descendants of pioneers still dwell, one of whom, Mrs. W. H. Waldeck has been kind enough to go to a great deal of trouble in collecting many facts for us regarding this historic old place.
Windsor Township
Windsor Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, lies just north of Union, and west of the northern part of Rome Township. Some Pioneers of Windsor Township were the Earles and Cade Families who ‘Went West’ to Settle in the Ohio wilderness.
Children’s Home
On Feb. 4, 1874, a meeting was held at the old Spencer church on 5th and Center Streets, at which time period Cyrus Ellison presided and E. Bixby was the Secretary.
Defender Chapel
18 Sept. 1955-Defender Chapel, named after a riverboat which suffered a disaster at a point on the Ohio [River], overlooked by the church, will celebrate
Fashions of Past
Peep into Past -Miss Anna Fitziu a native of Huntington, WV was a soprano who sang with the Metropolitan Opera Co. and with traveling opera companies.
Anderson Family
D. P. Anderson has just received a beautiful piece of sculpture work for Dr. O. Ellison, to be placed in Woodland cemetery at the grave of little Richard Ellison, the two year old son of Dr. and Mrs. Ellison, who died in August, 1881.
Dr. Benjamin Merrill Rickets
“I’ll have no minister, no priest, no humbug. Cremate my body and scatter the ashes over the graves of my mother and father.” Dr. Benjamin Merrill Rickets