Texas Hollow – About 12 o’clock, last Saturday night, W. E. Boothe shot himself dead, after shooting at, with attempt to kill, Mrs. Montgomery, his step mother-in-law and Mrs. Willis, her daughter. This tragedy occurred at Texas Hollow, near the Belfont scales.
Stories
James Ferguson* Emancipated Slaves 1849
James Ferguson [should be James Twyman-mm] Emancipated Slaves 1849 Lawrence County, Ohio. Isaac Frampton and wife Jane of Wayne Co., Va, for $6,000 paid by Simeon,
William A. Ferguson Emancipated Slaves
In this deed the emancipated slaves acknowledge receipt of monies ‘by the hands of William A. Ferguson’. Anthony Ferguson and William A. Ferguson, executors for the estate of James Ferguson, deceased, of Madison Co., Virginia. 1850
William D. Kelley Sells Land
William D. Kelley Sells Lawrence County Ohio Land 19 Sept. 1846 to George W. Kelley, Allen Kelly, Nathaniel Kelley, Mary Kelley, Thomas Kelley, James Richey,
Searching for Poke Patch
Searching for Poke Patch-African American History
Finley Family
Mrs. Flossie Copney, the great-great-granddaughter of a slave owner from Va, celebrated her 89th birthday recently. It was a beautiful Thursday
James Ditcher
An Underground Railroad Conductor Interviewed Ironton Register, October 31, 1878 James Ditcher is a modest mulatto, gently gliding into the twilight of 50 years of age. He came to Ironton, Ohio,...
Underground Railroad
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD OPERATORS AND STORIES The following links of names and stories were taken from Seibert’s list of Underground Operators for Lawrence County, Ohio, and various other sources, such...
Obituary of Albert Holt
Last Sunday afternoon, Albert Holt, a well known colored man, was found dead in his bed, at his home, on
Order of Twelve – Underground Railroad History
ORDER OF TWELVE - I.R. Feb. 09, 1888 A lodge of this secret society has been organized in Ironton, and last Monday night, the first officers were publicly installed. The ceremony took place in the...
Golden City Explosion
Golden City Explosion – As noted in Tuesday’s Register spoke of a family gathering where four generations were represented. There is another home in
Midland and Atlantic Bridge Collapse
the center span of the Midland and Atlantic bridge being constructed across the Big Sandy River between Kenova, West Virginia, and Catlettsburg, Ky.,
Fugitive Slave Case – Peyton Polly
The reclaimed fugitives are cousins of the famous Peyton Polly, whose right to freedom has been in litigation now for some ten years, between Ohio and
Lawrence County Notes by Pilgrim
Pilgrim was a pen name for unknown person, but he wrote interesting stories about the early residents of Lawrence County, Ohio. Sharon Kouns, formatted his columns into bullets for easier reading. These are not in date order.
Walton’s List of Early Marriages
Early Marriages 1817 - 1823 Thomas A. Walton’s father was a surveyor and did the first survey of Ironton. Thomas A. Walton contributed to the first newspaper in Ironton for many years, even after...