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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Owen Ellison Family
Submitted by Robert Kingrey Source: Compiled by Colonel Charles V. Deland The Ellison Family was among the early settlers in Eastern New York. The...
William P. Ellison
William P. Ellison's story taken from the St. Louis Republic will be read with interest, particularly by many of our older citizens who remember...
Mr. & Mrs. John G. Peebles
Sixty-Two Years of Married Life Enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. John G. Peebles That Rare Anniversary was celebrated at Pine Grove Furnace Thursday Fifty...
McKnight Family
Henry Dustin McKnight: An Autobiography - Written in 1892 Submitted by Rosie Stierwalt I was born at Millers, Lawrence County, Ohio, in Rome, Tp.,...
McCorkle Family
The McCorkle Family was one of the earliest families that settled in Lawrence County, Ohio, and Robert McCorkle was a Revolutionary War Veteran....
Mannon – Manning Family
Submitted by George Hall and Nancy Shaw My Manning-Mannon family that came to Lawrence County, Ohio, originated in modern Buckingham County,...
Baldwin Family
Submitted by the late Leroy Haas Solomon Baldwin FamilyWas born in 1810 in Unknown. He died in 1861 in Mud Creek, Floyd Co., Kentucky. He was buried...
Hon. Edward S. Wilson
Hon. Edward S. Wilson carved his name in the newspaper world in the city of Ironton, where he made the Ironton Register one of the great papers of...
Reuben Kelley Bible
Ruben Kelley Bible This ancient volume (1826) was given to the Briggs Lawrence County Public Library at the Kelley Reunion by a descendant, Mr....