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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Former Irontonians
Former Irontonians Where did they go from Here? Submitted by: Jeanette JohnsonSomething about them, where they are now-1875 Dr. Briggs, one of the…
Kingsbury Family
Submitted by Robert Kingrey Source: Rev. Josiah Lafayette Seward, D.D. John Kingsbury, son of Jonathon, b. in Needham, Mass. Oct.5, 1772; d. in…
The Adventures of Marshall Pratt
THE ADVENTURES OF MARSHALL PRATT Written by Earl Pratt and given to Martha J. Martin by Dave Milem about 1997 I now know it to be a fact that…
W. H. Henry
Taken from “The Headlight” no date given. Submitted by: Robert Kingrey Among the oldest residents of Ironton and best known among the men of…
The Ellison Family
The Ellison Family Submitted by Robert KingreySource: Compiled by Colonel Charles V. Deland The Ellison Family was among the early settlers…
Cyrus Ellison
Source: Biographical Cyclopedia and Portrait Gallery Cyrus Ellison, iron master, Ironton, Ohio, was born in Adams county, Ohio, on August 23, 1816. …
George M. Steece
History of Gage County, Nebraska George M. Steece is a lawyer by profession but has proved his versatility through his especially successful…
Elijah Frampton, Sr.
Elijah Frampton, Senior Source: Early Days in Greenbush with Biographical Sketches of the Old Settlers by William L. Snapp Lucinda (Trowbridge)…
Payne Family
The Lawrence County, Ohio Payne Family From the late Drusilla Payne Mogavero Collection Ohio’s Paynes This is to give you a glimpse and some…