Mrs. Eliza Boynton, who formerly resided in Lawrence county, Ohio, and who taught school at Haverhill, Ohio, recently celebrated her 99th birthday anniversary. After leaving this vicinity Mrs. Boynton took up residence in Salem,
Pioneers & Profiles
Isaac Booth
ISAAC BOOTH was born in Union township November 30, 1829; his father, Robert Booth, was born in East Virginia in 1792. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. He immigrated to Lawrence county in 1816,
Benjamin F. Boggs
Benjamin F. Boggs was born in Lawrence County, Ohio. His father’s families were residents of southern Ohio. His ancestors on his mother’s side were of Scottish origin, and came to America during the Colonial period, settling in Pendleton County, VA.
Edgar T. Belcher
E. T. Belcher was born near Willow-Wood P.O., Lawrence County, December 13, 1867. He received his education in the public schools of Ironton and afterward was engaged as traveling salesman with Wm. Kerr
William H. Baldwin
Judge Baldwin was born in Ohio, July 23, 1849, reared to farm pursuits, and received his higher education at Lebanon, a popular old school of Virginia. He is a son of William M. and Jeston (Young) Baldwin,
Thomas J. Allison
Thomas J. Allison remained at home assisting to till the farm until he was twenty-one years of age. He then learned the trade of a stone-cutter, serving two years, for which he received fifty cents per day. He worked
Captain E. G. Foster
Captain E. G. Foster was born in Clairmont, Va., of a mother from New Jersey and a father who was a civil engineer and a native of Rochester, NY., the “captain” spent most of his boyhood in Lawrence County, Ohio.
Dr. Andrew Clark Lowrey
Dr. A. C. Lowrey, president Marting Iron & Steel Co., Ironton, Ohio, died in that city March 1, after a long illness. He was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, 54 years ago and was graduated in medicine from the Eclectic College, Cincinnati.
Crawford Family
JAMES CRAWFORD was born Dec. 6, 1804, married Feb. 10, 1829 Nancy Kouns, dau. of George and Catherine Kouns. His father, James Crawford, was a native of Donegal, Ireland
Wakefield Family
In all the research I have done, the Wakefield family has been the most documented. Much of the early information I have included comes from the Wakefield Memorial,Comprising Historical, Genealogical and Biographical Register by Homer
The Holroyd Family
“At her residence in Lawrence County, OH Dec 20, 1865 Mrs. D. W. wife of Wm. Holroyd and daughter of E. W. Wakefield, of this county died at 36 years. From the early age of 12 she lived a professed and consistent Christian. Although afflicted for several years, she ever bore it with Christian fortitude.
Elizabeth Blake Medium Psychic from Bradrick, Ohio
Psychic Elizabeth Winn Blake, who lived in Bradrick, Ohio, was a medium who lived in a small community between Chesapeake and Proctorville, on the banks of the Ohio River.
Bobby Bare
Robert Joseph Bare was born and raised around Ironton, in rural Lawrence County, Ohio, at the southernmost tip of the state. He got his start on WKOV radio in Wellston, about 40 miles north of his hometown,
Notable Persons from Lawrence County, Ohio
Lawrence County, Ohio, has had its share of notable persons who have made a impact in the United States and/or other parts of the world. We already know that some
Carmi Alderman Thompson
Mr. Thompson was born in Wayne County, W. VA., in September, 1870, a son of Granville and Mary E. (Polley) Thompson, he chose Ironton, Ohio, as the scene of his professional activities