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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Andrew P. and Hannah Hisey Kouns
Andrew P. Kouns, was the youngest son of Christian and Anna Lamp/Lamb Kouns and he was born on 3 Aug 1810 in Greenbriar County, Virginia. On 25 Oct...
Commodore Washington Honshell
CAPT. WASHINGTON HONSHELL IS DEAD. - He Was One of the Great Steamboat Men of the Ohio Valley. Ironton Weekly Register, May 30, 1896 Capt....
Hugh Means
History of Adams County by Stivers - HUGH MEANS - was born October 14, 1812, at Spartanburg, South Carolina, the son of Colonel John Means, who has...
Thomas W. Means
Thomas W. Means Ironmaster Obituary Cincinnati Enquirer June 9, 1890 p4 IRON KING'S DEATH Thomas W. Means Dies Full of Years and Honor. A Pioneer of...
David C. Beaman
David C. Beaman Was an Early Pioneer Submitted by Robert Kingrey David C. Beaman was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, on November 22, 1838, the son of...
Obituary of Captain John Kyle
Crape, on the office door of the Eureka Insurance Company on Third Street, announced the death of one of the best-known men on the street, Captain...
Bodmer-Whitrock Photos
Photo courtesy of Donna Bodmer Burke Looking for info on this picture: This negative was in my Grandpa's things- no one in my family knows for sure....
Ora Hayes
This is a picture of my grandmother Ora Hayes. She was a very pretty woman. This photo was taken in the late 1890s. Photo Courtesy of Alice...
Darling Brothers
Three of these men were born in Ironton, Ohio. My grandfather, Oliver Darling, far right born in 1900. To his right, with the striped tie, is his...