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 Covington Amos

William Covington Amos

WILLIAM COVINGTON AMOS –- was born in Mason township, Lawrence county, Ohio, on February 18, 1829.  He removed with his parents to Gallia county...

James Allen

James Allen

JAMES ALLEN – was born in Franklin county, Virginia, on October 7, 1807, and came to this county in 1816.  He was married twice.  His first wife was...

George G. Adkins

GEORGE G. ADKINS – was born in Bedford county, Virginia, on May 2, 1826, and married in this county on August 20, 1851, to Elizabeth Miller, a...

William Adkins

WILLIAM ADKINS – is a native of Kentucky, having been born in Boyd county on September 5, 1831; both of his parents were among the early settlers of...

Thomas Adkins

THOMAS ADKINS – is a native of Wayne county, West Virginia, born May 19, 1838.  His parents, John R. and Christina Adkins, are deceased.  Mr. Adkins...

Thomas B. Addis

Thomas B. Addis

THOMAS B. ADDIS – is the son of Freeman and Henrietta (Davis) Addis and was born in Lawrence County, Ohio February 6, 1841.  He was a soldier in the...

Jasper Newton Lunsford

Jasper Newton Lunsford

Jasper Newton Lunsford's Family Photo courtesy of Sandra Holderby Jasper Newton Lunsford's family. He was the s/o Elijah and Margaret Morris...

Fawn Abner Holderby

Fawn Abner Holderby

Photo of Fawn Abner Holderby Fawn Abner Holderby s/o Oliver Perry and Mahala McConnell Holderby. Born Oct. 16, 1881, and died May 13, 1926, in...