Adolphus W. Hurt and Elizabeth Whitehead were married in Lawrence County, Ohio June 3, 1862. Mr. Hurt was born in Augusta County, Virginia, on November 6, 1833, and his wife in this county on December 19, 1838.
Virginia
Levi J. Friel
Levi J. Friel was born in Harrison County, Virginia, on November 26, 1814. His parents are both natives of Virginia; his father, Jeremiah Friel, was born in Augustus County, that state, March 30,...
George Freeman
George Freeman is the son of William and Sarah (Parker) Freeman, settlers of this county in 1828; the father died in 1848 and the mother in 1860. George was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia,...
James M. Deering
James M. Deering was born in the county of Wayne, West Virginia, on December 27, 1814. His father, John Deering, senior, was born in 1769 in Stokes County, North Carolina; from there he removed to Cabell County, West Virginia; from there to Greenup County, Kentucky, and then to Lawrence County, Ohio, in 1830, where he died in 1843.
Edwards Family
Editor’s Note: This historical sketch of the Edwards Family and Lawrence County, Ohio, was written by the late Attorney H.M. Edwards, one of the county’s leading history students, and was presented to the Tribune by him shortly before his death on Feb 19, 1939.
James M. Deering
James M. Deering was born in the county of Wayne, West Virginia, on December 27, 1814. His father, John Deering, senior, was born in 1769 in Stokes County, North Carolina; from there he removed to...
John Bowles
John Bowles and Sarah McIntyre were married in Elizabeth township, Lawrence County, Ohio, on August 19, 1848. He was born in Tazewell County, Virginia, on November 12, 1826. His wife is a native...
Farlon Ball
Farlon Ball was born in Loudoun County, Virginia, on April 10, 1816, and emigrated with his parents to Belmont county, Ohio, in 1818, where his father was engaged in blacksmithing. In 1833 they...
Isaac Booth
ISAAC BOOTH was born in Union township November 30, 1829; his father, Robert Booth, was born in East Virginia in 1792. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. He immigrated to Lawrence county in 1816,
Benjamin F. Boggs
Benjamin F. Boggs was born in Lawrence County, Ohio. His father’s families were residents of southern Ohio. His ancestors on his mother’s side were of Scottish origin, and came to America during the Colonial period, settling in Pendleton County, VA.
William H. Baldwin
Judge Baldwin was born in Ohio, July 23, 1849, reared to farm pursuits, and received his higher education at Lebanon, a popular old school of Virginia. He is a son of William M. and Jeston (Young) Baldwin,
Thomas J. Allison
Thomas J. Allison remained at home assisting to till the farm until he was twenty-one years of age. He then learned the trade of a stone-cutter, serving two years, for which he received fifty cents per day. He worked
Historical Sketch of Bazell and Clay Families
Martin Bazell married Anna Layne of Rock Camp, Ohio, and Capt. J. B. Bazell married a Mary Winters of Lawrence County, Ohio. William Clay, only brother of John M. Clay, accompanied him and his family to Missouri in 1850 and remained there when John M. returned to Ohio.
Quakers in Southern Ohio
As readers of these columns know, we have referred quite often in the past to the early settlement of Friends, commonly known as “Quakers” on the site now occupied by the village of Proctorville, Ohio.
Wm. D. Kelly
Mr. Wm. D. Kelly was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, January 15, 1815. His father, Joseph Kelly, emigrated from Shenandoah County, Virginia, to this county, at the age of twelve years, being among the early pioneers.