Griffon Sowards has resided on his farm in Mason township for fifty years; he is a native of Monroe County, Virginia, born December 9, 1799. He was married on October 9, 1830, and the same year settled in the township.
Pioneers & Profiles
Jacob Souder
Jacob Souder was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1827. His parents are Jacob and Margaret Souder. He was married in Gallia County, Ohio,
William Smith
William Smith and Martha Burke were married in Lawrence County, Ohio, on August 5, 1866. They are parents of the following children: Elnora Belle,
born June 19, 1867;
Mark Singer
Mark Singer was one of the first persons born in Windsor township, his birth taking place on August 4, 1810. He received a limited education; the schools being supported by subscriptions.
Conrad Smith
Conrad Smith and Hannah Knap were married in this township. He was born in Germany, and his wife is a native of Clinton Furnace, Scioto County, Ohio.
John M. Rowe
John M. Rowe was a native of Noble County, Ohio, where he was born on May 18, 1848. He settled in this township and commenced the duties of a teacher in 1871.
Anthony Selb
Anthony Selb was born in Baden, Germany, May 24, 1836, is a son of Joseph and Avra (Tuttinger) Selb, and was married in Covington, Kentucky, January 7, 1868, to Annie C. Ambsler,
John Russell
John Russell was born in Lawrence County on October 6, 1842. His father, Samuel Russell, was born in Greenbrier County, Virginia, on March 5, 1801. He came to Lawrence county in 1822,
Alexander Royer
Alexander Royer was the son of John and Jane (Boggs) Royer, is a native of the State of Pennsylvania. He came to the county of Lawrence in 1846
George Thornton Scott
George Thornton Scott was born in Greenup County, Kentucky, on March 14, 1849. He came to Ironton in 1869. He was educated at West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Lebron.
Francis Russell
Francis Russell was born in Cabell County, West Virginia, on December 5, 1814. His parents were John and Patience Russell, the former who died in 1817. Francis Russel was married in this township, on February 28, 1836, to Lois Morrison,
John Sampson
John Sampson and Caroline Fowler were married in Gallia County, Ohio in 1844. He was born in this county, on December 9, 1821, and his wife was born
James W. Romans
James W. Romans was a Virginian by birth, born in Wayne county, on March 27, 1843; his parents are James and Mary (Smith) Romans, who came to this county in 1864
George W. Schachleiter
George William Schachleiter was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in October 1843. In 1862 he settled in Ironton. He was steward and head waiter on steamboats and in principal hotels. In 1867
Decatur Powell
Decatur Powell was born in Mason Township, on October 7, 1820, and he moved with his parents to Aid Township, about the year 1823, where he resided until 1849. He moved then to Decatur township and...