Pioneers & Profiles

Vintage black-and-white family portrait showing adults and children gathered outside a house.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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Caleb Briggs

Caleb Briggs

Dr. Caleb Briggs was a distinguished geologist in Virginia, New York, and Ohio who was born on 24 May 1810 in Rochester, Plymouth County,...

Willis Family – Vol. 1

Willis Family Vol. 1Typed by Oma Griffith Children of George W Willis and Anney Rucker George Washington Willis born Greenbrier Co, Virginia, May...

Henry McDaniel

Even though Henry McDaniel served from Gallia County, Ohio, I am adding it to my list because of the proximity of Walnut Township and Lawrence...

Joseph Murdock

Submitted by Carl Murdock Joseph Murdock BORN: 23 October 1852 in OhioMARRIED: Margaret KITTS, daughter of George Clarke and Jemima Elizabeth...

Obituary of Commodore W. F. Davidson

Obituary of Commodore W. F. Davidson

Obituary of Commodore W. F. Davidson Montreal River Miner and Iron County Republican, Hurley, WI 2 June 1887 Commodore William F. Davidson of St....

Massies and Corns Family

THE CORN AND MASSIE FAMILIES' RECOLLECTIONS Jackson Standard, Jackson, Ohio, 20 Feb 1873 A couple of weeks ago, the Ironton Register stated that...

Obituary of Mark King

Ironton Register, February 28, 1901, Thursday, Page 1. Submitted by Peggy A. Wells Mark King, one of Ironton's oldest citizens, died at his home on...

Celia A. Wolfe

Ironton Register,  May 28, 1891AN OLD CITIZEN'S DEATHScott Town, OhioSubmitted by Lowell Pankake EDITOR REGISTER--On Wednesday evening, May 20th,...

John W. Fuson

Submitted by Peggy A. Wells Ironton Register, 2 February 1905, Thursday, Page 1 John W. Fuson was born in Logan county, Ohio, on Oct. 30th,1831, and...