Pioneers & Profiles

Vintage black-and-white family portrait showing adults and children gathered outside a house.Explore the lives of Lawrence County, Ohio's early pioneers, families, and notable residents through historical biographies, family histories, and genealogical research. Located where Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia meet, the county became a crossroads for settlers traveling along the Ohio River and surrounding waterways. Some families established permanent roots, while others continued their journeys elsewhere.

For decades, The Lawrence Register and its dedicated volunteers have collected and preserved family histories, biographies, and personal accounts. Drawing upon courthouse records, cemetery readings, oral histories, and other historical sources, these collections reveal the accomplishments, hardships, and everyday lives of the people who shaped Lawrence County.

Do you have a family history, biography, photograph, or historical story to share? We welcome contributions that help preserve Lawrence County's history and genealogical heritage. Please email us with information you would like to share.

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William Naylor McGugin -Ironmaster

William Naylor McGugin -Ironmaster

The following account is taken from newspaper clippings compiled over many years of research. It is in chronological order so our readers can follow...

Col. George Noah Gray

Col. George Noah Gray

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ABOUT COL. GEORGE N. GRAY - HIS OCCUPATIONS - HIS HOME - HIS FAMILY - HIS DEATH - Researched by Sharon M. Kouns I.R. July 5, 1877...

Robert Hamilton

Robert Hamilton

Robert Hamilton - Died on Thursday, September 12, 1856, at his residence in Hanging Rock, of dysentery; Robert Hamilton, long known as the...

John Peters

John Peter's parents were Henry Peters and Rebecca Wilhelm, both natives of Pennsylvania. In 1831, the late Judge Salters, in later years a...

Andrew Dempsey

Andrew Dempsey

From the New Lisbon (o.) PatriotA Tariff for Protection-Prosperity of the Iron IndustryThe daily morning post-July 23, 1849 We invite the special...

Laborers Wanted 1845

Laborers Wanted 1845

Pittsburgh, PA newspaper ran ads for Laborers Wanted in 1845 for Lawrence County, Ohio. This explains why persons living in PA were inclined to move...

Jim Sherman alias Jim Talbott

See Jim Sherman, alias Jim Talbott, and his connection to Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio Researched by Sharon M. KounsThe Leavenworth Press,...

Kerr – Crawford notes

Kerr and Crawford's notes were taken from several different sources: Sharon M. Kouns and Martha J. Martin. The late Martha Hennagin submitted the...