If you are Searching for a Lost Ancestory, You Might Find Them on this Page. The Stories Skimmed From Old Newspapers. Former Lawrence County, Ohio Residents – Where Did they go From Here?
- Church, Emma, the daughter of R. Church, was married to James C. Reynolds in Lawrence County, Missouri. Mrs. Reynolds was born in Lawrence County, Ohio. Source: History of Jasper County, Missouri, page 732
- Darling, Lewis – started last Friday for Arkansas and perhaps South Western Kansas, where they intend to locate and work in timber. There are more in this part of the county preparing to go West for a home. September 12, 1870 IR
- Earls, Charles, and brother John – CHARLES EARLS, of Girard, Kansas, called upon us yesterday. He bears a prosperous appearance and is delighted with Kansas. His brother, John, is at West Joplin, Mo., engaged in mining for lead and zinc on some lots belonging to Charles. He is getting glimpses of the metal, but it doesn’t turn out in paying quantities yet. John’s health is not good now.
- Colonel Hawley is still Postmaster at Girard and gives the office all his attention.
- George Richey is at Pittsburg, 20 miles below Girard, in the drug and coal business and is making money. Wm. Gillett is three miles from Girard and is farming. Charles himself is farming at Girard. He leaves for home next Monday. January 11, 1877, IR
- Earles, Capt. John, formerly Sheriff of this county, is now on a visit. His appearance indicates good keeping. His home is in South-Eastern Kansas. November 17, 1870, IR
- Earles, Mr. – Crawford Co. Kansas, Mar. 6 – Editor Register – The first thing to do in this letter is to correct a mistake in my last, viz: I said Mr. Earleshad nearly 200 bush potatoes when he had nearly 400 measured bushels, from one acre. March 16, 1871
- Hawley, Col. – Col. Hawley is doing a good business; Geo. H. Richey, the same; Charley Earles occasionally shakes with the ague. Capt. J. W. Earles just returned with his new wife. The Gillett boys are doing well. I hear that it is reported among a portion of your readers that I will move back to Lawrence county. I don’t see it. – Yours, G. W. Byard. March 16, 1871
- Livingstone, Hugh – We see that our old friend, Hugh Livingstone, who has lived at Mt. Vernon Furnace for fourteen years past, has joined the Union Emigration Society and will start West next Monday, the time when that association moves. – Other parties in that region will also go at the same time. We learn that the number going from this county is considerable. March 2, 1871, IR
- Neal, Charles – The venerable Charles Neal died near Waterloo, this county, last October, and they have just preached his funeral sermon out in Missouri. We copy from the Maryville Republican (Nodaway Co.) of Feby. 15. March 15, 1877, IR
- Radford, C. A – who has been among his folks at Quaker Bottom since last fall, left for his home in Nodaway Co., Mo., last week. March 15, 1877, IR
- Royer, Alf., formerly of Ironton, has gone to Garnett, Kansas, where he will hold forth in the Hardware business. (no year given)
- Sloan, Ed. J. and Dr. of Bartramsville, in this county, passed through here on the Fleetwood last Tuesday night on their way to Kansas, where they intend to procure some land, settle and work out their fortunes. They are both high-minded, intelligent young men and deserve success. We are sorry to lose them from this county. They take two horses and a wagon with them, and at St. Louis, they will abandon railroads and rivers and go it alone in their wagon. May 26, 1870, IR
- Symmes Township citizens – The following citizens of Symmes township left here last Monday on a tour of inspections to Missouri: John T. Irwin, J. C. Stewart, John Dowler, Thos. Cooper, with their ladies, and Geo. W. Irwin and Jeremiah Cooper. While we wish them a pleasant trip, we hope the attractions out West will not be so strong as to induce them to leave the hills and dales of old Lawrence. They will be absent for about three weeks. September 8, 1870, IR
- Quaker Bottom – Five young men, J. McDaniel, E.T. Johnson, Frank Johnson, W. Harrison Massie, and David L. Massie, started to locate their soldiers’ claims in Kansas last Tuesday. They want to go where they can get 160 acres of land they can call their own and make a home for their families (when they have one). May successes go with them. September 12, 1870 IR
- Wilgus, Daniel – started last Friday for Arkansas and perhaps to South Western Kansas, where they intend to locate and work in timber. There are more in this part of the county preparing to go West for a home. September 12, 1870 IR
- Underwood, Mrs. – Died – At Chicago, Illinois, on the 7th inst., after a long and painful illness, Mrs. Helen Underwood, aged 40 years. Mrs. U. was born near South Point, in this county; she was the youngest sister of John Combs, late Editor of the Ironton Democrat, and niece of Mrs. James Davidson of Burlington. March 15, 1877, IR
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