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.
Native American
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Reminiscences of the West
Col. John Johnston, who for sixty-five years, has been a prominent citizen of Western Ohio – for many years the Government Indian Agent at Piqua – communicates an interesting article to the Pioneer Association, Cincinnati, which is published in the Gazette, and from which we make liberal extracts.
A Few More Facts From Luke Kelley
We again change the scene of Mr. Kelley’s reminiscences back upon Clinch River, in Russell [County], Va., and give, as having occurred under his own
Captain Harmon’s Battle
It was about the year 1791, might have been 1792, that Captain Lewis Harmon [also Harman, perhaps Hermann, perhaps Henry Harman] who lived on the Blue
The Van Bibbers
1799, James and Jacob Van Bibber, brothers of Peter, settled and built cabins just below the mouth of Ice Creek. The Van Bibbers were from the Kanawha.
Mr. Music / Musick
In 1792 an express said that 14 Indians had, on that morning, killed Mr. Music [also Musick], who lived 10 miles up the river,
Mary Bush and Native Americans
James Coyle, an uncle, of Jesse and John Coyle of Franklin Furnace, was killed. Mary Bush captured.. William Dorton, a very expert woodsman,
Native Americans
James Kelley, brother of Luke, and another man had been up the river in a canoe, and up the Monongahela obtained a lot of whiskey. The Indians heard
Mound Builders on Austin Farm
Notes of the early settlers of Lawrence county, Ohio,” and in it find the following: the Austin farm appeared to have been a battle ground, many large
Gilruth on Early Settlers 18 July 1872
Note: The Rev. James Gilruth died before July 12, 1873, a year after publishing these stories, in Davenport, Iowa. He was an abolitionist and preacher of the Gospel. More on him later. July 18, 1872...
Indian Skeleton
Indian Skeleton is Found by Scouts Old Mound at Kouns Property at Sheridan, Ohio is Opened
Indians at Lake Vesuvius
Indians – At Lake Vesuvius in Lawrence County, Ohio
Mound Builders
The graves are those of the Mound builders and not of the Indians. This region was never thickly populated by Indians. They did come here, and frequent
Among the Skeletons
Digging Into An Ancient Mound Crowded with the Bones of the Mound Builders Pottery, Beads, Shells, and Many Interesting Trinkets Unearthed Ironton Register, Thursday, March 17, 1892
Antiquities In Lawrence County, Ohio
Olive Furnace – 26 Jun 1858 – A human skeleton was found one day this week in one of the mounds which abound in this vicinity, similar to those in other parts of Ohio and of the West.