Maxine Marshall gleaned these clippings from the Ironton Register newspaper on microfilm at the Ohio Historical Society. Most of the clippings are about historical happenings in Waterloo, Ohio, and Symmes Townships in Lawrence county, Ohio, in the 1860s and 1870s.
Some are only excerpts, but we felt these clippings are extremely helpful for genealogists and historians in giving a starting point to find additional material. Sometimes just knowing where an ancestor was on a certain date can help fill in gaps when writing stories about one’s family history.
Submitted by Maxine Marshall for The Lawrence Register
ROLL NUMBER 17265
OBIT
JAN 23, 1862 – Obit of Elizabeth Walton, wife of Thomas. Died Jan 9, 1862, aged 72 years and 11 months. (Long and informative obit)
ROLL NUMBER 18704
DIED
MAY 14, 1868 – OSBORNE, on the 5th Inst. Mary Lillie, dau of J. R. and Mary L. Osborne, aged 17 months.
BIRTHS
MAY 21, 1868 – On the 9th inst. a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Smith
On the 11th, a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers.
On the 18th, a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson.
MAY 28, 1868 – On the 24th, inst., a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Murphy.
DEATHS
Died on the 8th inst., at her residence in Lawrence County, Mrs. Ruth Griffith, aged 76 years, one month, and 12 days.
The deceased was born and married in Bedford County, Pa, emigrated to Ohio in 1815, and has resided in this state ever since. She survived her husband for two years, four months, and eight days.
JUNE 4, 1868 – Died at Millersport, Ohio, May 28, 1868, Mr. J. H. Dawson, aged 38 years, five months, and 16 days.
Died on May 14th at his residence in Hanging Rock, Mr. John Caldwell, in the 67th year of his age.
JUNE 16, 1868 – Charles Gilgore was killed at the infirmary. (Story about it)
BIRTH
On the 15th, a son was born to Mr. And Mrs. C. Alderman.
DIED
Died at Hasketville, on the 10th inst of consumption, Joseph M., the second son of Joseph and Elizabeth Joy, aged 22. He leaves three brothers and many other relatives and friends to mourn their loss, but their loss is his eternal gain.
COURT CASE
FEBY 24, 1870 – John Cade, Simon Hawkins, and Elizabeth Hawkins of Lawrence County, State of Ohio. Thomas Cade of the State of Missouri, William Cade, William_________, Ph_______ Rish?, his wife and David N_________ and Sarah Newsom?, his wife of the county of Stark and State of Illinois will take notice that a petition was filed against them on the 2nd day of February A.D. 1870 in the court of common pleas within and for the county of Lawrence by George Bandy and is now pending whereby the said George Bandy demands a partition of the following real estate to wit:
The West half of lot five (5) section sixteen (16) in Symmes Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, eighty ___ acres more or less. And at the next term of said court, the said George Bandy will apply for an order that partition may be made of said premises.
Dated this 23rd day of Feby A..D. 1870.
Ezra V. Dean, Atty of the petitioner, filed 24th
DIED
FEB 2, 1871 – Died on the morning of Jan 30 of congestion of the lungs, Olive, infant daughter of John and Helen R. Bower, aged four months and 23 days.
FEB 16, 1871 – Died on Saturday forenoon, Feb 4th, at her son’s residence in this city, after a short illness. Mrs. F. M. Bolles, aged 65 years.
The deceased was the mother of Col. William M. Bolles of this place and sister of the late Prof. Mathey. She was born in Brookly, Conn, and a descendant of the Mathers of New England, whose peculiar intellectual traits she largely inherited. She had resided here since Aug last and, at the time of her death, was presiding over a household of four orphan granddaughters, toward whom she was acting the part of a mother. She was much beloved and respected by all who knew her as a woman of self-sacrificing virtues and Christian fortitude. She was a faithful and zealous member of the Episcopal Church and died with a firm belief in immortality. The remains were taken to Athens for interment. Portsmouth Tribune.
MARRIED
FEB 23, 1871 – Married in Dayton, Missouri, Jan 30th, at the residence of the bride’s father, James Allison, Mr. James E. Ellison, son of Rev. Joseph Ellison of Sciotoville and Miss Carrie A. Allison.
OBITS
Matthews – Died on Tues. 14th near Quaker Bottom, this county, Mr. Joseph S. Matthews, aged 31 years, ten months, and seven days. His funeral took place in Rome on the 16th.
Died on the 8th last, in the county, Eliza A., wife of Dr. J. E. Knisely, aged 64 years 11 months and 23 days.
March 2, 1871 – Remains of 12 James Rodgers family at Hanging Rock. Twenty-five were disinterred for interment in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati.
James, Eleanor, Quincy, Mary A., Elizabeth Shiras and child, Henry C. and wife, James D., Eleanor, Maggie, Freddie. Only Major R. E. is now living with James Rodger’s children.
ROLL NUMBER 18706 – JULY 9, 1875 to DEC 19, 1876
DEATHS
NOV 4, 1875 – Thomas Cooper died last Sunday morning, aged 44 years. He had been living in Iowa for about 22 years and was universally respected. He was a prominent member of Wesley Chapel M.E. Church. The funeral services at the church where he worshiped were largely attended, and the funeral procession was about the longest we ever saw in Ironton. The I.O.O.F. was out in full force.
PROBATE COURT
NOV 4, 1875 – Will of George Miller admitted to probate. Comfort Miller elects to take under the will.
OCT 19, 1876 – A Curious Coincidence – Jude Harper’s majority in the Judicial sub-division is 566. Mr. Neal’s majority in the Congressional district is 566. This is rather curious, considering that Gallia and Hocking are not in the Judicial subdivision. Pike is not in the Congressional district. It is possible, however, when all the official returns are in, Mr. Neal’s vote may be slightly changed, but those are the figures that now hold.
ROLL NUMBER 18707 – DEC 26, 1878 to SEP 21, 1882
SYMMES
DEC 26, 1878 – A house belonging to Sam Miller, occupied by Charley Cooper, was destroyed by fire with the entire contents last week. There was none of the family at home when the fire occurred.
SYMMES
JAN 16, 1879
Snow fell to a depth of 16 inches on the night of the 7th, inst, and the day following.
Wilson Sprinkles, Sr. is still quite sick.
Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Wiseman were the recipients of a beautiful Christmas gift, a daughter, usually weight. Strangely, we didn’t hear of it sooner.
B.B. Boggess was badly hurt on the 8th inst, he was shoeing a horse, and the horse kicked. Ben held on until the third stroke when he was kicked loose.
T. G. Hutchinson, of our Township (late of Wisconsin), has bought 40 acres of land in Walnut Twp., Gallia Co. He bought from William Coleman.
About 4 o’clock this morning, the M.E. Church at Waterloo, Ohio, was discovered to be on fire. The bell was rung, and soon the schoolhouse bell added a note of alarm. About all the neighborhood was aroused, and many frozen boots were suddenly pulled on sockless feet. The fire had caught in the rostrum but was discovered before it had made much headway, and it was soon subdued. Whether it was the work of an incendiary or the result of an accident, we can’t tell, probably the latter.
HANGING ROCK
JAN 23, 1879 – William, son of Adam Colter, born near where Waterloo, Ohio now stands, died on the 5th inst at Cairo, Ill. He had a sore throat, went and helped bury a person on Friday, stood around in the snow, caught cold, and died on Sunday. He had many relatives and friends in this and Gallia County.
WINDSOR
JAN 30, 1879 – Rev. E. Thacker lost his wagon lines and, hearing of some lines at a certain house, sent and got a pair, but they proved not to be his. He found three pairs of lines, one of them his, and he desires to say the owner of the other pair can have them by claiming them. There are some horse collars and other gear at the house. Persons having lost such goods would do well to call on Mr. Thacker for information.
WATERLOO, OHIO
FEB 20, 1879 – The dwelling house of H. W. Miller, situated in Sec 16 of this (Symmes) Township, was destroyed by fire on the 13 inst. Nearly all of the contents were saved and insured in the Farmers, Howard, Ohio.
AID NOTES
JAN 12, 1882 – Aunt Lucinda Russell is living with her daughter, Mrs. W. N. Neal.
SYMMES SKETCHINGS
JAN 12, 1882 – That Waterloo, Ohio Sunday School gave a nice treat to the children and had a couple of large trees well ladened with beautiful and valuable presents, that the program was excellent, and all did well in rendering it; that one of the pleasantest gatherings it has been our lot to fall in with, was at Uncle John Marshall’s on Christmas Eve. About 30 or 40 young and old friends were present and partook in one of the best suppers. Well, it is no use talking. We cannot do it justice now, but we did a full share of doing it justice when we were there. After supper, Santa Claus appeared in full uniform, with a backload of candies and such. He made us a very humorous speech and, in the midst thereof, “spilled” his candy. Altogether it was a time long to be remembered.
ROLL NUMBER 20019 – JUNE 6, 1889 thru AUG 11, 1892
JUNE 6, 1889
Thomas D. Kelly of Delaware was in town this week on one occasioned visit to his old home.
LAWRENCE FURNACE
David Christian is not expected to recover from some lung trouble.
THURS – JUNE 13, 1889
ANNOUNCEMENTS
EDITOR REGISTER – Say that W. W. Wiseman will be a candidate for Representative if the Republican convention gives him the nomination.
EDITOR REGISTER – Please say that Jerry Cooper of Symmes will be a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to the Republican convention. Symmes has not had a county officer for 30 years and only one in 44 years. Her claims should be met with a favorable response by nominating her reliable and respected citizen Uncle Jerry Cooper. – Answering Republican
EDITOR REGISTER – Please announce the name of Andy Cooper for Sheriff of Lawrence County subject to the Republican county convention.
Last week we received a box of cake from Illinois. It was sent by our old friend, J. T. Irwin, to allow us to enjoy, in imagination, at least, his family reunion which recently took place.
JUNE 13, 1889
We print in another column, J. R. Cooper’s paper, read before the last Lawrence County Teachers Institute. We print it because it is such an interesting document from Mr. Cooper’s standpoint. We don’t think the standpoint is good, yet it is well enough to take the view, especially if it is made interesting. (Note from M.M. – it is more or less a sermon).
A letter from W. H. McCormick, Berthoud, Colo, June 2 (formerly of Union Twp) appears here.
R. B. Miller appointed Administrator estate of Mary Cooper
Capt Milton Brown, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, lost his life in a cyclone. From 91st Co. K. After the war, moved to Ross County and about eight years ago to Chase County, Kansas. The wife had a limb mangled – four children escaped, except one girl had a broken leg.
(Note from M.M. – excerpted)
JUNE 20, 1889
Wilbur W. Wiseman is a little past 61 years old. He was born February 27, 1828, and moved with his parents to this county in 1838, settling in Mason township, where he has resided—he married Martha H. Armstrong on January 4, 1849. They had 14 children, 10 of whom are still living. Farms on waters of Buck Creek under shadows of Greasy Ridge. (Note from M.M. – excerpted – Also a picture of Wilbur and one of George H. Holliday and the story of George.)
JUNE 27, 1889
Picture and story of Frank C. Gates. Born Gallia Co., March 25, 1828.
Picture and story of Girard C. Varnum. Born Millersport 1848.
Barkersville, Kansas (excerpted names)
Mrs. Candis Johnson, teacher W. H. Alford, clerk? in store
Mrs. C. J. Hall, postmistress J. S. Allen, agriculturalist
Dr. McGee of Mellville, Franklin Co., nephew of G. T. Shakey
Moses & John O’Neill, brothers of William H. O’Neill of Greasy Ridge
All are located near Black Jack, Douglas County
PROBATE COURT
Transcript filed in State vs. D. Christian, petit larceny; H. Horton, selling liquor on Sunday.
JUNE 27, 1889
John T. Irwin is on one of his periodical visits to his old home in Symmes Township. Mrs. Vermillion and Mrs. Wickline, who have been visiting friends in Illinois, returned with him.
J. M. Armstrong of Tuscola, Illinois, is visiting his old home in Symmes Twp. Mr. Armstrong is in the lumber business and wears the sign of a prosperous business.
William Leffingwell has been granted a pension for deafness at $25 per month.
If Larry Neal of Chillicothe hasn’t the inside track for the Democratic nomination for Governor, he is neck to neck with the leading candidate.
THURS JULY 4, 1889
PROBATE COURT
State vs. Richard Christian, petit larceny, not guilty.
PENSIONS
Pension and Claim by H. D. McKnight
Richard Adkins, Bartramsville, Lawrence County, Ohio, from $18.00 to $24.00.
Nathan Smith, Leach, Jackson County, Ohio, from $2.00 to $6.00.
Henry Miller, Dobbston, Lawrence County Ohio
Walburne and Crawshaw Pension & Claim
Jeptha Massie, Waterloo, Ohio $30.00.
Nancy Smith, Hopewell, Ky $12.00.
DEATHS
David Christian – July 1, aged 71
L. W. Wiseman returned from a township West last Sunday. He visited the Lawrence County people near Camargo, Illinois, and says they are all nicely fixed and enjoying life. He visited his brother, G. W. Wiseman, at Stockwell, Nebraska, who has preempted a fine claim and has splendid prospects.
THURS JULY 11, 1889
Picture and story about P. F. Gillet, Rome Township, present county recorder.
Letter from Mrs. C. E. Allen, Parksville, Kansas
Letter from John T. Irwin, Camargo, Illinois, dated July 5, 1889
JULY 18, 1889
Picture and story of Charles Brammer, County Commissioner, born 15 April 1832. He married Rebecca Earls in 1852. They have ten children, three dead. He is a Union County farmer.
OBIT
Died at his home 5 miles NE of town last Sunday, July 7, 1889, John Dowler, aged 67. Uncle John T. Erwin of Camargo has kindly furnished us with the following obituary notice.
John Dowler was born in Huntington County, Penn, in 1832. He moved with his parents from Pa to Ohio in 1829, where he married Susan Wiseman. In 1871 they, with their family of nine children, were located in Douglas County, where he lived until his death. He leaves a wife and family to mourn his loss. During the last ten years of his life, he was a member of the Friends Church of Maple Grove. Three years and a half ago, he was stricken with paralysis, since which time he has been a patient sufferer, seemed fully resigned to God’s will, and gave evidence of being fully prepared to depart from this vale of tears and meet with loved ones gone before.
His body was interred in Nelson Chapel cemetery. Rev. Wyatt will preach the funeral at Friends Church in a few weeks.
From Camargo Journal
JULY 25, 1889
Colonel L. R. Hill says that Larry Neal is not sound on the liquor question and hence would be a very poor candidate for governor.
Newark American
Not being sound on the liquor question means that Larry is a teetotaler. But this won’t hurt him with democracy. They’ll vote for their nominee despite anything, even if he doesn’t drink a drop.
RESOLUTION
Death of Comrade Samuel M. Goff by Hall of Thomas Towns Post. Nov 475 G.A.R.
THURS AUG 1, 1889
Waterloo, Ohio Coal lands – 10 deeds filed by Col. John L. Vance Tues morning. Sold by John R. Rucker, Zadock Littlejohn, William Hall, James J. Hatfield, Samuel F. Hatfield, Thomas A. Powell, William A. Powell, and James Marcum. (Excerpted names)
THURS AUG 8, 1889
John F. McMahon, formerly here, now Mt. Carmel, Ill.- Wife and child injured in a railroad accident while on the way here 19th of last month. Mrs. McMahon was severely injured internally, and the child got a bad cut on the head. (Excerpted)
THURS AUG 15, 1889
Misses Lillian and Alice Neal are home after several months of sojourn on the Pacific coast.
On the front page is a letter from Clint Miller, who moved to Kanawha Valley. Speaks of Winefred Coal Company.
A letter is at the post office for Mrs. Barbara Miller.
Daily mail service now between Ironton and Greasy Ridge. (Excerpted)
AUG 6, 1889
Samuel Adkins, 39, died.
AUG 15, 1889
M. L. Marshall, the guardian of John Sandford, filed 1st and final account.
AUG 22, 1889
Small graveyard 5 miles from Ironton on John Kelly’s residence (house now gone but the site on G. W. Collins land) below Hanging Rock where John Kelly and his father, Luke Kelly, are buried. Many pioneers, among them one of the county’s first school teachers who died in 1833, Baucam or something. Mrs. Sparks, sister of David Stinton, the great rich man of Cincinnati. She died in 1832. (Excerpted)
Mrs. Nancy Ward of Symmes was recently granted a widow’s pension of _________ and $12 per month.
APRIL 3, 1890
John gave me a box which did keep a prize quite nicely. Contains 12 words and 43 letters. All the letters of the alphabet. (Excerpt)
D. T. Mills, member of the school board
APRIL 10, 1890
Petersburg’s name changed to Coalgrove (Excerpt)
Death April 6, of Daisy Neal, daughter of William Neal of Marion, age 10.
AID
Little Daisy Neal, daughter of W. N., Neal, passed away Monday morning after three months of patient suffering. She was a bright and loving child, and the parents had the community’s sympathy. She was buried in the church, Rev. Plum delivering the sermon.
Letter in Post Office for Miss Alice Powers.
APRIL 17, 1890
A story about Kelly Cemetery
A. S. Cooper was appointed Postmaster at Waterloo, Ohio.
Miss Mary Rickey went to Jackson last Saturday to visit Mrs. Susan Brown.
Miss Reva Stewart of Symmes, who has been visiting her sister at Lockland for three months, is in town on her way home.
THREE DIVORCES
Thomas Rafferty vs Anna Raffrty
John Kizer vs Almira Kizer
Carrie S. Marshall vs. Marcus L. Marshall
APRIL 24, 1890
Clint Miller has moved back from West Virginia and now lives at the lower end of Ironton.
W. G. Cooper, who once was in the newspaper business in Ironton, is now a traveling writer for the Atlantic Constitution.
OBIT for Daisy Neal, daughter of W. N. & Lucinda Neal. Born April 22, 1881, and died April 7, 1890. Leaves parents and two sisters, and l brother.
OBIT for Eliza J. Sayre Rogers. Born in Lawrence County on May 30, 1881, and died on March 19, 1890. She was married to Joseph Rogers. Had three children, one dead. Leaves her husband, two children, a Mother, two sisters, and one brother. She was buried in Locust Grove Cemetery.
MAY 1, 1890
Joseph Arbaugh’s death story (front page). A brakeman fell beneath a moving freight train. (Reprint from Chillicothe paper.) (Excerpted)
TRIAL JURISTS: W. H. Neal, Henry Miller, Andrew Null, etc.
Letter from Amos Griffin, formerly of Symmes, now of Lexington, Ky.
John Armstrong, who owns a thousand or more acres of land in Aid and Symmes Township, brought 154 head of cattle to his pastures about two weeks ago. He shipped them from Chicago, where he bought them. It cost him 15 ½ cents per 100 to bring them by rail here. The cattle are in the condition of stock cattle, and he intends to fatten them up and put them on the market. Mr. Armstrong owns the Buffalo Furnace lands, back of Greenup, where he raises cattle. He is a thrifty and enterprising farmer and is always happy and prospering.
MAY 8, 1890
Letter in the post office for William Adkins.
Letter from W. H. H. Miler, now of Denver, Colorado. Mentions Judson Gardner, formerly of Rome Township, William Nolte, Morgan Waits, Richard Stover, Tom Argo, Dr. Earhart, Governor Cooper, W. W. Patterson from Ashland, Ky, Rev. H. A. Buchtel.
(Excerpted)
Letters in the post office: Walter Miller, John T. Miller, Jesse Miller, Mrs. Mary Levi Miller, Mary F. Miller.
OBIT
For John Hussey and James D. Alford
MARRIAGE
Hiram Powers and Effie Null
MARCH 3, 1911
William Daniels – Funeral services over the remains of William Daniels will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at Pine Street Church. The burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.
JOHNS CREEK
P.O. Ironton, Ohio, Thursday, February 17, 1887
The efforts to secure postal transportation from Etna Furnace to Waterloo will be successful in the end, but not now because a new contract for carrying the route will be required. This will be made at the nest letting of the mails. The following letter to Congressman THOMPSON announces the success of the project:
P.O. Dep’t, Washington, Feb’y 7, 1887. Hon. A. THOMPSON.
Sir:–I am honored to inform you that the route from Pedro to Waterloo will be embraced in the next advertisement issued by this office for service from July 1, 1887.
Very respectfully, A. Leo Knott
2nd A’sst. P.M. Gen’l
Thank you for you comments.
I enjoyed readding some of the old info