SOURCE: Ironton's History (Swamp Angel Cannon) Facebook Group, Roger Malone, admin. Some photos might be subject to copyright. Actress, Singer Rose Mary Clooney 1928-2002. After her parents...
Pioneers & Profiles
Abele Family
ABELE FAMILY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY, OHIO Researched and Written by Martha J. (Kounse) Martin Anthony (Anton) ABELE was born 15 Feb 1822 in Wurtenburg, Germany, and married Cresenthia Nancy Bulsinger,...
Ancestry of John Campbell
(320) Duncan Campbell was born in Argyleshire, Scotland, and married in 1612, (321) Mary McCoy. Notes for Duncan Campbell:from: History of Adams Co., OH by Evans & Stivers. Duncan and wife moved...
Jeptha Massie
Jeptha and Mary Massie's Civil War Records Marriage Book 1-2-3, page 14418 Nov 1841Lawrence County, OhioJeptha Massie and Mary Massie were married on 29 Nov. 1841. Jeptha served in the Ohio Infantry...
I. F. Dillon’s Snow Story
Discover the remarkable story of I. F. Dillon and the unprecedented October snowfall that left a lasting impression on Rockwood.5 Dec. 1903, Huntington Advertiser, page 4 Remembers A Heavy Snow of...
Who Was Nathaniel Frampton
While researching the Chesapeake History book, I found a Nathaniel Frampton, living in Lawrence County, Ohio, between 1824 and 1830. Who was Nathaniel Frampton, and how did he fit into the family of...
John and Anna Martin Frampton
John Frampton was a Revolutionary War Veteran born on 14 January 1744 in Trenton, NJ. In 1780, he married Anna Barbara Martin, born on 19 March 1749 in Germany. After John died on 6 April 1808 in...
Edward Miller
Edward Miller was the first landowner in Chesapeake.Edward Miller was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, in February 1752. In 1779, at the age of 27, he enlisted in the Revolutionary War from...
Albert Ellison Apprentice
Albert Ellison by the Trustees of Fayette Township to Joseph DavidsonDeed Book 6, pages 13 - 14[typed as written, please check original record for corrections-mjmk] Indenture Apprentice This...
Remembering John Campbell
I Knew John Campbell Many Local and Former Ironton People Knew the City's Founder. John Campbell Accomplished Much Before Organizing the City of Ironton in the Year 1849 John Campbell, the founder...
Stewart Family
The Stewart Family This was written by the late R.C. Hall, Ph. D., who was writing a complete series covering Lawrence County and Ironton but was claimed by death before completing the work. His...
Jones Family of Athalia
LAWRENCE COUNTY YESTERYEARS (unknown newspaper article with picture) Sept. 11, 1976 (The following story of the Jones family settling in the Athalia area during the Civil War and establishment of...
Crawford – Kouns Family
Four Generations Represented Ceredo Advance, 22 Mar 1893, Page 1 It seldom happens that members of the same family, representing four generations, are permitted to assemble, but such was the case on...
Death of William Holroyd
Gunnison Colorado Review 30 April 1883Death of Wm. W. Holroyd The public will be pained to learn of the death of Mr. Wm. W. Holroyd of typhoid fever, which occurred in this city at Newport this...
Goldcamp’s
George J. Goldcamp, 811 South Fourth Street, doesn't remember John Campbell, only the name, but he does remember that the schools closed for his funeral and that holiday from school is something no...