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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Solomon Philips

Solomon Philips settled in this county in 1857.  He was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1838.  His parents are David C. and Ann Maria Philips. ...

William H. Peters

William H. Peters and Mary A. Murdock were married in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, in the year 1869.  He was born at Olive Furnace, Washington...

James F. Peters

James F. Peters was an insurance agent, residing in Ironton, where he was born in the year 1857.  His parents are John and Mary C. Peters.  James...

Charles Peters

Charles Peters was born in the city of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, on November 19, 1855.  He is the son of John and Mary C. Peters.  He was...

Emma Campbell

I.R. Feb. 20, 1868 - MISS EMMA CAMPBELL, daughter of John Campbell, Esq., of this city is teaching the freedmen at Atlanta, Georgia.  She...

Elliot Pemberton

Elliot Pemberton was born on August 4, 1832, in Lawrence County.  His father, John Pemberton, came to this county from Kanawha County, Virginia, in...

John Payton

John Payton and Julia A. Marcum were married in Lawrence County, in 1837.  Mr. Payton was born in Adams County, Ohio, in the year 1813, and came to...

Lewis P. Ort

Lewis P. Ort was the son of John Paul Ort, who died December 18, 1861, aged 91, and Anna Catherine (Fitt) Ort, who died May 6, 1873, aged 78, coming...

James H. Nixon

James H. Nixon was a son of William and Jane Nixon who came to this county in the spring of 1817.  He was born in Burlington, Lawrence County, Ohio,...