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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Aleck Tolliver

OLD ALECK, HORSE LOVER AND EX-SLAVE, HAS RICH MEMORY: Take His Word For It – "You Can't Beat the Ponies" Ironton Tribune, 6 March 1938 Submitted by...

Probate Judge Helen P. Clarke

Probate Judge Helen P. Clarke

Ex-Judge Helene P. Clarke is Citizen of the Year Ironton's "Citizen of The Year" Ironton's "Citizen of The Year" is former Probate Court Judge Helen...

Noah J. Dever

 Judge Noah J. Dever - Common Pleas Judge 1886 - 1894 Ironton Register, Thursday, October 4, 1877 - Death of wife. Mrs. Lydia R. (Austin) Dever, of...

Judge Collings

Judge Collings - Common Pleas Judge - Need years served Ironton Register, April 13, 1899 - Overhauling The Bench - Judge Collings has appointed G....

Judge Albert C. Thompson

Judge Albert C. Thompson

 JUDGE ALBERT C. THOMPSON - Common Pleas Judge 1881 - 1884 The photo is believed to be the same A. C. Thompson referred to in this obituary. Photo...

Judge Charles B. Egerton

Judge Charles B. Egerton

Judge Charles B. Egerton - Probate Judge 3 terms - 1860 - He was still a Judge in Jan. 1865 I.R. Dec. 9, 1875 - Dr. Egerton has been appointed...

Judge 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,...

Grubb and Ralston Family

Researched by Martha J. Martin-Kounse, 1997 1812 MARY ANN GRUBB was born in Va.-1. 1820 WM. GRUBB was in Lawrence Co., Ohio census, with the...