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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Will of John Lee
Submitted by Lesli Christian Will Book 1 Page 167, Lawrence County, Ohio Probate Court In the name of the benevolent Father of all, I, John Lee of…
Alphonzo Theodore Foster Fuller
Stories about Alphonzo Theodore Foster Fuller were found in local newspaper articles from the local newspapers around Lawrence County, Ohio, in…
Joshua Willis
Jackson Standard Ohio 29 April 1869 p2 Joshua Willis – Death of an old Pioneer – When we were in Ironton two years ago, we saw an old man named…
Mrs. Kate Crawford Honshell
Catherine Crawford was the daughter of James Crawford and Nancy (Kouns) Crawford. James was the son of James and Nancy (Reed) Crawford, who came…
Early Settlers and Pioneers
EARLY SETTLERSWHO THE PIONEERS WERE.THE KIND OF LIVES THEY LED.Many Interesting Personal Incidents.Author: P. W. GilletteIronton Register, May 20,…
Charles Clinton Brown
Charles Clinton Brown was born in 1860 in Missouri, and he died in 1904 in Sacramento, California. He was a lawyer and Judge. Apparently,…
Rebecca Harpers Yingling
SOURCE: A Portrait and Biographical Record of Delaware and Randolph Counties, Ind Mrs. Rebecca Yingling, the estimable lady for whom this…
Rev. Carpus Clark Sperry
PIONEER PREACHER DEAD REV. CARPUS CLARK SPERRY PASSES, AGED 79 No source given: He died on 6 June 1909 He came to Oregon in 1851 and Has Filled…
Charles Campbell
Charles Campbell, Son of John Campbell, founder of IrontonSubmitted by Sharon M. Kouns I.R. Sept. 13, 1877 – Charles Campbell has returned…