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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Stauffer/Stover descendants.

DANIEL1 STAUFFER was born in about 1685 in Ibersheim, Germany. Daniel Stauffer had the following child: i. DANIEL2 STOVER was born in 1707 in...

Abraham Brubaker

Descendants of Abraham BrubakerFrom Doreen Brubaker ABRAHAM BRUBAKER (Abraham) was born on 14 Jun 1761 in Near Luray, Page County, Virginia. He died...

Descendants of Susannah Brubaker

From Doreen Brubaker SUSANNAH BRUBAKER (Abraham1) was born between Jun-15 Jul 1758 in Near Luray, Page County, Virginia. She died in 1805 in Locust...

Hans John Brubaker

Descendants of Hans John BrubakerFrom Doreen Brubaker JOHN E. BRUBAKER (Hans John) was born on 09 Sep 1719 in Hempfield Township, Lancaster County,...

Descendants of Hans John Brubaker

From Doreen Brubaker HANS JOHN BRUBAKER was born in 1685 in Ibersheim Germany. He died on 18 Apr 1748 in Hempfield Township, Lancaster,...

Walton Early History 15 Jan 1902

Walton Early History 15 Jan 1902

COUNTY HISTORY Directory of Old Burlington Court - The First Marriage No. 7 Ironton Register, Jan. 15, 1902 Hammond Howe finished the Burlington...

Ye Olden Times 1819

Ye Olden Times 1819

YE OLDEN TIMESLetter From Thomas A. WALTON Ironton Register, May 15, 1902Lambert, Woods County, Ohio Editor Register: In a recent issue of the...

Early Furnace History

LAWRENCE COUNTY, OHIO, THE CONTINUATION OF THE HISTORY OF EARLY TIMES. The Early Furnaces - The First Use of Hot Blast and its Success, Familiar...