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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Wm. D. Kelly
Mr. Wm. D. Kelly was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, on January 15, 1815. His father, Joseph Kelly, emigrated from Shenandoah County, Virginia, to...
George Willard
The subject of this sketch was born in 1820, at Plainfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, where he lived till he was sixteen years old. In 1836,...
William H. Enochs
Source: Proceedings in the House of Representatives Announcement of Death - 7 Aug. 1893 - William H. Enochs, a Representative the death of my...
Washington L. Dunn
Washington L. Dunn, a prosperous farmer of Michigan township, Clinton county, Ind., and an ex-soldier, was born in Lawrence County, Ohio 12 Feb....
O’Neal – Neal Family
Source: West Virginia and its People by Thomas Condit Miller and Hu Maxwell Vol.2 - 1913 This family name was originally spelled O'Neal, the prefix...
Benjamin F. Ellsberry
Portsmouth Daily Times, Portsmouth, Ohio 24 May 1916 - Benjamin Ellsberry - Relative to the death of B. F. Ellsberry, for many years a leading...
William Henry Harrison Kelley
W.H.H. Kelley, familiarly known as General Kelley, of Hanging Rock, Lawrence County, Ohio, was born at Union Landing, Lawrence County, Ohio, on 18...
Peter and Keziah Wakefield Family
Researched and Submitted by Martha J. (Kounse) Martin (2449) Peter Wakefield, son of Peter and Keziah (Burns) Wakefield, was born on 24 Sept 1794....
Kimball Family
The Kimball / Kimble Family Researched by Martha J. (Kounse) Martin Richard KIMBALL was born in 1594 at Rattlesden, Suffolk County, England. He...

