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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Curtis Scovill
JUDGE CURTIS SCOVILL – Associate Judge Ironton Register, Thursday, December 6, 1860 – Death of son-in-law. Died in New Orleans on Nov. 25, 1860,...
Judge George W. Thompson
Judge George W. Thompson – Probate Judge Ironton Register, Thursday, December 9, 1875 - The bond of Geo. W. Thompson, Probate Judge-elect, was...
Henry A. Towne
JUDGE HENRY A. TOWNE – Common Pleas Judge 1869-1870 NOMINATION FOR COMMON PLEAS JUDGE. IR JUNE 11, 1868. To avoid the necessity of calling...
Lot Davis
Judge Lot Davis Probate Judge 1888 – Ironton Register, Thursday, February 9, 1888 - This Thursday, Mr. Lot Davis enters the duties of Probate Judge,...
Judges Joseph Wheeler Sr. and Jr.
Judge Joseph F. Wheeler, Jr. – Probate Judge Obituary Joseph Wheeler Jr. Ironton Register, Thursday, October 23, 1851 He died in Burlington on the...
Fred G. Roberts
Judge Fred G. Roberts – Probate Judge 1912-1920; City Solicitor 1921-1922; Common Pleas Judge 1925-1926 Ironton Evening Tribune, Friday, September...
Judge Edward E. Corn
E. E. CornTaken from "The Headlight," no date given. Among the younger members of the Lawrence County Bar, Mr. E. E. Corn is very well known. He was...
Judge Daniel C. Jones
Judge Daniel C. Jones – Common Pleas Judge 1926 – 1937 Ironton Tribune, Monday, August 11, 1952 – Judge Dan Jones, Well-Known Jurist, Dies in...
Judge Ezra V. M. Dean
Judge Ezra Van Mess Dean – Common Pleas Judge 1884 -1886 Ironton Register, Thursday, February 20, 1868 MITE – The Mite Society of the Presbyterian...