Martin Elswick is the son of Bradley and Rebecca (Bazell) Elswick who settled in this county in 1852. His wife is the mother of four children by her former husband, Thomas Dyer, named: John W.,...
Pioneers & Profiles
Elisha T. Edwards
Stephen Martin, reading tombstones in Hasting Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Matt BiceElisha T. Edwards and Mary A. Hastings were married in this county on September 6, 1855, and they have the...
Josephine Ware Clemens Ferguson
Waverly Democrat, Waverly, Ohio21 Feb. 1912, front page The greatest and noblest earthly gift ever bestowed by God upon man is a woman. In the beginning, when God said in anticipation of her...
George W. Bennett
Mr. Geo. W. Bennett, of Newfain, Ohio, was born near Pine Grove Furnace, Lawrence County, Ohio, on 19 Dec. 1834 and died at New Mountain, Ohio, on 28 Oct. 1909.
He was united in marriage to Miss Nancie Sampson on 21 May 1854. To this union were born ten children, nine of them survive him.
James M. Deering
James M. Deering was born in the county of Wayne, West Virginia, on December 27, 1814. His father, John Deering, senior, was born in 1769 in Stokes County, North Carolina; from there he removed to Cabell County, West Virginia; from there to Greenup County, Kentucky, and then to Lawrence County, Ohio, in 1830, where he died in 1843.
Reuben Davisson
Reuben Davisson was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, on June 30, 1819. His parents, Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Kelley) Davisson, were among the pioneers of this county, having settled here in 1800. The...
Edwards Family
Editor’s Note: This historical sketch of the Edwards Family and Lawrence County, Ohio, was written by the late Attorney H.M. Edwards, one of the county’s leading history students, and was presented to the Tribune by him shortly before his death on Feb 19, 1939.
Lucian Troy Claybaugh
Lucian Troy Claybaugh, who has been a resident and postmaster of Donora, Pa., since the organization of that borough in 1900, was born February 3, 1856, in Ironton, Ohio, and is the son of Moses B. and Rebecca (Troy) Claybaugh.
Lorenzo D. Morrison
Lorenzo D. Morrison was a person thought considerably of in his county, as is shown by the number of times he has been elected to serve their interests. He was a county commissioner of Lawrence county in 1871. He was treasurer of Rome township for twelve consecutive years; was also a trustee of Rome township for several years.
William H. Dinnen
William H. Dinnen and Phoebe Peyton were married in Lawrence County, Ohio, on March 20, 1865. He was born in this county in 1842, and his wife is also a native of this county, born in...
James M. Deering
James M. Deering was born in the county of Wayne, West Virginia, on December 27, 1814. His father, John Deering, senior, was born in 1769 in Stokes County, North Carolina; from there he removed to...
William W. Davidson
William W. Davidson is now nearly 84 years old, and he is the oldest settler living in the county. He came here with his father in 1799, when he was only six months old. He was born in Fayette...
John Cutright
John Cutright and Mary Reeve were married in Lawrence County, Ohio, on July 27, 1859. He is a native of Elizabeth township, born April 17, 1826. His wife was born in Green township, Scioto county,...
John D. Currington
John D. Currington is a native of Greenup County, Kentucky, where he was born on November 20, 1829; he came to this county in 1861. Mr. Curington’s father, Joseph, died February 4, 1872, and his...
Joseph R. Cooper
Joseph R. Cooper was born in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, on September 6, 1847, and came to this county with his parents in 1849. His father, Thomas Cooper, was one of the earliest settlers of...