John H. Brice, circus detective, not only recalls John Campbell but was among the boys who pestered him on Halloween night, throwing "whiskers" from the nail mill at the windows of his home on Fifth...
Pioneers & Profiles
Jobe and Mahala Ferrell Smith
The above photo was posted on The Lawrence Register Facebook Group, courtesy of Marsha Ann Neubauer. Jobe and Mahala Ferrell Smith (born 1801, 1802) were parents to Hiram Smith, my 4th...
Arnold Dennison’s Family
Arnold Dennison's Family, the photo was posted on The Lawrence Register Facebook Group, courtesy of Marsha Ann Neubauer. Arnold is the son of Burke and Della Dennison. He was born on January 7,...
Wesley Baldwin
WESLEY BALDWIN Wesley Baldwin, who now lives on Campbell Drive, Ironton Route 1, recalls living on the Hecla property when John Campbell was the owner. Wes and his brother Ed were assisting their...
John W. Humphreys
JOHN W. HUMPHREYS I.R. August 1, 1895 - APOPLEXY - Mr. W. S. Humphreys was seized with an apoplectic fit last Sunday morning. He was at Col. Gray's, where he makes his home, and most of the family...
John E. Bingaman
John E. Bingaman This representative businessman and popular citizen of Ironton, the judicial center of Lawrence County, has been a resident of this city for the past twenty-five years and has, by...
Matthew Hamilton Butcher
Descendants of Matthew Hamilton Butcher I Submitted by: Richard Hale Generation No. 1 1. MATTHEW HAMILTON1 BUTCHER I was born 1812 in Clarksburg, (W)Va, and died 7/18/1883 in Proctorville, Lawrence...
Mrs. Hester Aiden Obit
Another Pioneer Woman is Dead The Oregon Sunday Journal, Feb. 6, 1916, page 4 In the passing away of Mrs. Hester Aiken at her daughter's residence, Mrs. J. J. Sirey of 290 Thirteenth Street, Friday,...
Homer McCoy
The Inter Ocean, 29 April 1914, page 6 Homer Wirt McCoy, a bond dealer, was born in Sheridan, Ohio, on 29 April 1859. He received a collegiate and university education and began his business career...
Hagerman – Hagerman Family
Genealogy of the Hagerman - Hagaman Family a pioneer family which settled in Lawrence County, Ohio. Written and compiled by Benjamin Franklin Hagaman Benjamin Franklin Hagaman was the grandson of...
John M. Van Horne
John M. Van Horne, candidate for City CommissionerMorning Oregonian, October 12, 1922 Mr. Van Horne was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, in 1881 and has been a resident of Oregon since 1905. Prior to...
Early Manners and Customs
EARLY MANNERS, CUSTOMS, ETC. Luke Kelley's Reminiscences #3Submitted by Bob DavissonIronton Register August 10, 1854 Mr. Kelley relates that the first settlers of this region were all peaceable,...
John S. George
John S. George, the chief representative of the interests of the Chicago & North-Western Railway company in Milwaukee, is a man whose responsible position and extensive business interests...
William Cole Frailey
William Cole Frailey, iron master, Ironton, Ohio, was born in Fredericktown, Maryland, on October 28th, 1829. His parents were Christian Frailey and Elizabeth Hopeman, the former of Pennsylvania and the latter of Missouri. His father was a Maryland planter but never owned slaves, being a Whig in politics.
About Uncle Purl Willis
An interesting story about a Lawrence Countian comes to us from his nephew, Brady Willis, of Forest Dale, the old schoolmaster…..It concerns Purl Willis, 87 of 130 Lathrop Lane, El Cajon, California, who left Lawrence County in 1910, lured by the Golden West…He was a Spanish-American War veteran and was captain of Company I in Ironton…A story in the San Diego newspaper adds another chapter to Capt. Willis’ story.