Susan Spencer, a Direct Descendant to Share Slaves' Unusual Story Written by Melissa Rake For the Herald-Dispatch 4 April 1994 A copper kettle, a book, and some amazing stories. Those are the only...
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Old Country Stores
Lawrence County's Old Country Stores Someone requested a picture of Baker's Store At Deering. Knew Lawrence Baker well. Best general Store in the County! Photo Courtesy of Gary Bazell on...
Early Villages, Communities, and Places
Early Villages, Communities, and Places When a Genealogist tries to establish where one’s ancestor once lived, the following accounts of early places and their origins are priceless. This research...
Books by Carrie Eldridge
Historical and Genealogical Books for Sale by Carrie Eldridge, author, teacher, geographer, speaker, and historical of Cabell County, WV, and the tri-state areas. Her experience is mostly...
Ironton Portland Cement Co.
The Register has several times called attention to the fact that this locality possesses the most favorable resources for the manufacture of Portland or hydraulic cement. We have every ingredient in our hills and our furnaces increase the facilities. The demand for cement grows yearly, and the business is sure to be good.
Portland Cement Company
Superior Portland Cement Company The Superior Portland Cement Company was located in Superior, Ohio along a spur of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. Superior was located at Center...
Broad Hollow
Broad Hollow – The first branch of Turkey Fork was named by the hunters, “Broad Hollow,” because its bottom was wide or broad. In this hollow grew a large number of very large beech trees. On two...
Glacial Boundary in Ohio
I was assisted in making a pretty thorough examination of the region. Upon going” back about two miles into Kentucky from the Ohio River, opposite Ironton, we find ourselves in a valley two miles wide, running parallel with the Ohio River,
Refugees of the Revolution
More Refugees of the RevolutionThe Herald-Advertiser, November 27, 1938Submitted by Brenda McClaskey Cook By R. C. Hall, Ph. D. Here are Reviewed the Trials, Tribulations, And Rewards That Came To...
Narrow Escapes of the Civil War
Narrow Escapes were a series of articles collected by the Ironton Register newspaper from 1886 – 1888. These narratives were gathered by a newspaper reporter who went throughout Lawrence County, Ohio
Jesse Arnott
Jesse Arnott, who has a place in history because he buried President Lincoln, has many relatives In Lawrence and Gallia Counties, especially In the Waterloo area. Among them are the Handleys, Stewarts, Wisemans and Nulls.
Julia Marlowe
When the famous actress Julia Marlowe was a familiar figure to Irontonians she was a wisp of a child, about five years old. Her family, the Broughs, was a
Children’s Home
On Feb. 4, 1874, a meeting was held at the old Spencer church on 5th and Center Streets, at which time period Cyrus Ellison presided and E. Bixby was the Secretary.
Researching Various Names
This article suggests that the traces are often in plain view. If you are looking for that needle in a haystack, it helps to know what it looks like. And if figuratively, you’re holding your name in one hand and looking through the records for names like it. You notice there is a problem.
Abstracts of the WV Baptist and Baptist Banner
About this file:I helped Sheri K. Petitt index this file, she spent many hours abstracting genealogical information from the two newspapers, named above. She lived many years in Guyandotte, WV and...