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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Crawford – Kouns Family
Four Generations Represented Ceredo Advance, 22 Mar 1893, Page 1 It seldom happens that members of the same family, representing four generations,…
Death of William Holroyd
Gunnison Colorado Review 30 April 1883Death of Wm. W. Holroyd The public will be pained to learn of the death of Mr. Wm. W. Holroyd of typhoid…
Goldcamp’s
George J. Goldcamp, 811 South Fourth Street, doesn’t remember John Campbell, only the name, but he does remember that the schools closed for his…
Luke Cloran
LUKE W. CLORAN Luke W. Cloran, 519 Vernon, remembers John Campbell as the elderly gentleman who used to walk along Railroad Street almost daily. At…
George W. Hall
History of Washington, The Evergreen State, vol. 1, page 592 George W. Hall of Seattle, Wash., was born in Jackson County, Va., and at an early age,…
Hambleton Family
Genealogical Record of the Hambleton Family pages 64-66 Benjamin K. Hambleton, “Little Bennie” son of William, b. 10 Dec. 1786 in Bucks County, Pa.,…
John H. Brice
John H. Brice, circus detective, not only recalls John Campbell but was among the boys who pestered him on Halloween night, throwing “whiskers” from…
Jobe and Mahala Ferrell Smith
The above photo was posted on The Lawrence Register Facebook Group, courtesy of Marsha Ann Neubauer. Jobe and Mahala Ferrell Smith (born 1801,…
Arnold Dennison’s Family
Arnold Dennison’s Family, the photo was posted on The Lawrence Register Facebook Group, courtesy of Marsha Ann Neubauer. Arnold is the son of Burke…