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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Griffon Sowards

Griffon Sowards has resided on his farm in Mason township for fifty years; he is a native of Monroe County, Virginia, born December 9, 1799.  He was...

Jacob Souder

Jacob Souder was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1827.  His parents are Jacob and Margaret Souder.  He was married in Gallia County, Ohio, on...

William Smith

William Smith and Martha Burke were married in Lawrence County, Ohio, on August 5, 1866.  They are parents of the following children: Elnora Belle,...

Mark Singer

Mark Singer was one of the first persons born in Windsor township, his birth taking place on August 4, 1810.  He received a limited education; the...

Conrad Smith

Conrad Smith and Hannah Knap were married in this township.  He was born in Germany, and his wife is a native of Clinton Furnace, Scioto County,...

John M. Rowe

John M. Rowe

John M. Rowe was a native of Noble County, Ohio, where he was born on May 18, 1848.  He settled in this township and commenced the duties of a...

Anthony Selb

Anthony Selb was born in Baden, Germany, on May 24, 1836, is a son of Joseph and Avra (Tuttinger) Selb, and was married in Covington, Kentucky, on...

John Russell

John Russell was born in Lawrence County on October 6, 1842.  His father, Samuel Russell, was born in Greenbrier County, Virginia, on March 5,...

Alexander Royer

Alexander Royer was the son of John and Jane (Boggs) Royer, is a native of the State of Pennsylvania.  He came to the county of Lawrence in 1846,...