William S. McClure was a native of this county, where he was born on August 5, 1824; his parents, James and Abbagail (Stacy) McClure, are both deceased; they settled in this county in 1817.
South Point
William “Ranger” Davidson
Keelboating in 1798 to the southern tip of the future state of Ohio was the second major move westward by William “Ranger” Davidson. He was then 51 years old and born November 20, 1747, in Suffix County, Delaware,
Ballard School
In about 1843 we were attached to the Ballard School District on Solida and the next two terms of school I attended were in this district. The teachers were Mr. Keith and John S. Kelvey. Mr. Keith was a cripple and had to use a crutch, but he could almost jump across the schoolhouse at one bound when he saw a pupil in mischief.