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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John S. George

John S. George

John S. George, the chief representative of the interests of the Chicago & North-Western Railway company in Milwaukee, is a man whose responsible...

William Cole Frailey

William Cole Frailey, iron master, Ironton, Ohio, was born in Fredericktown, Maryland, on October 28th, 1829. His parents were Christian Frailey and...

E.S. Culbertson

E.S. Culbertson

E. S. CULBERTSON - LET'S GET ACQUAINTED! ...Series of Articles Concerning Interesting Business And Professional Residents of Ironton  ...

Pioneers Relics of Olden Times

THE PIONEERS' RELICS OF YE OLDEN TIMES A Small Meeting in the Court House Yard With a List of the Three Score and Ten   Ironton Register,...

Berndt Family Reunion

Members Have Enjoyable Time at J.H.'s North Lancaster Fennimore Times, Fennimore, Wisconsin, 1 Nov 1905, page one The Berndt brothers, Jacob and...

McComas Family Bible

John Clayton McComas Bible Copyright Date 1958File contributed by Jenny Lynn maejenn@gmail.com BIRTHS John C. McComas - born April 25, 1878Nannie...

Wilson Dunn

Wilson H. DunnSubmitted by: Shirley Reed 17 JULY 1902, IRONTON REGISTER         Tuesday was the anniversary of the birth of Wilson H. Dunn, he...

James Duncan

James S. Duncan   Submitted by Robert KingreySource: Biographical Record of the counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio   James S. Duncan,...

Jacob Proctor

Jacob Proctor

Jacob ProctorIronton Register 27 Sept 1888  The following interesting personal sketch we clip from the Ohio Valley News: Jacob Proctor, for whom...