Pioneers & Profiles
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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Samuel H. White
Samuel H. White commenced an active business life in his fourteenth year, and he has continued ever since. He has traveled over fourteen different...
John A. White
John A. White and Augusta A. Haskell were married in Georgetown, Pennsylvania, on October 9, 1853. He was born in East Virginia, on October 14,...
Dr. John Fletcher White
Dr. John Fletcher White was born in Barboursville, West Virginia, on January 18, 1839. His parents are Samuel Lewis and Rebecca Wilson (Masterson)...
Charles E. Watters
Charles E. Watters was a native of Maryland, where he was born on November 27, 1821; after leaving that State, in 1833, he settled in Portland,...
Albert W. Ward
Albert W. Ward was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, on July 28, 1852. His father, George L., was in the war of the rebellion. He served under...
William G. Waller
William G. Waller and Eliza I. Mace were married in Lawrence County, Ohio, on April 15, 1871. He was born in Charlotte County, East Virginia, on...
Coleman G. Waller
Coleman G. Waller was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia, on October 4, 1802. His father, William Waller, died in 1802, and his mother, Elizabeth...
Daniel Waddell
Daniel Waddell was born in Gallia County, Ohio, on March 21, 1821. His father, John Waddell, who was born in 1778, and died May 1841, was the...
Abram Waddell
Abram Waddell was a son of John and Mary (Wigner) Waddell and was born in Gallia County, Green Township, Ohio, on February 25, 1833. The...