Every effort was made to make sure the spelling was correct, but there will undoubtly be mistakes, so please check the original sources. You may also find some duplicates, which I might have missed when I proofed the final copy. I do not take any responsibilities for any errors, and I ask you to be considerate and please do not copy this book without my permission. While reading these obituaries you will see some of the following abbreviations that I used so I could save space. ID = Ironton Democrat res. = residence, resident sis. = sister IR = Ironton Register b/o = brother of Mem. = member SWI = Semi Weekly Irontonian w/o = wife of bu./or bur.= buried MI = Morning Irontonian m/o = mother of m. = married SWR = Semi Weekly Republican f/o = father of bro. = brother d. = died d/o = daughter of m1 = 1st marriage b. = born c/o = child of m2 = second marriage wid. = widow y = year Bapt. = Baptist dau. = daughter m = month Cath. = Catholic fce. = Furnace d = day M/M = Mr. & Mrs. Pres. = Presbyterian s/o = son of (sister of) Burl. = Burlington Ch. = Church H.R. = Hanging Rock Meth. = Methodist occ. = occupation N/S = No Source ME = Methodist Episcopal ck. = creek HD = Health Department Oh - Ohio Page 1 of 588 Lawrence County, Ohio Obituary Index 1850 - 1900 NAME NEWSPAPER AGE DEATH DATE ABSTRACT Abboth, Abram IR 7 Jul 1888 Abbott, Alice Miss IR 4 Mar 1909 31y Miss Alice Abbott of Front and Pine Streets, died Monday from the effects of heart trouble; interment at Woodland. Abbott, Jackson IR 5 Apr 1883 49y 27 Mar 1883 d. on Ice Ck. Abbott, Winfield IT 27 Nov 1955 76y b. 8 Jan. 1880 at Olive Hill, KY; s/o Loren and Ella Madden Abbott; m. 6 Jul 1906 Ethel Chatfield; survived by wife, a dau., Mrs. Sherman Kizee of Ironton; two brothers, Bruce Abbott, Soldier, KY and Howard Abbott, Coal Grove and 4 grdchildren; a son Russell P. preceded him in death in 1950 and 2 children d. infancy; bur. Woodland. Abel, Jess SWR 5 Dec 1921 61y (the newspaper of this date is in poor condition) d. of Bright's Disease; 61 yrs on 2 Oct., having been b. in W. Ironton in the year 1860; s/o M/M Jess Abel and is the last of a family of eleven children. Abel, Jess Senior IR 3 Feb 1898 64y 1d Old veteran gone - d. last Sat. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Golden, near Old Maidsville; he lived in Ironton over 30 years, came from Wheeling and held a position as nailor at Belfont Mill. Abele, Anton IR 17 Jan 1901 d. of paralysis at his home on S. 4th St. Ironton; bu. at Calvary Cem. Abele, Infant IR 3 Jan 1889 31 Dec 1888 c/o Anton. Able, Casper IR 5 Sept 1889 1 Sep 1889 d. by a bull. Able, Harry Milton IR 10 Oct 1872 1m 5da 22 Sep 1872 infant s/o M/M Jesse. Able, Henry J. IR 15 Aug 1889 8m 9 Aug 1889 Able, Infant IR 19 Jan 1888 12 Jan 1888 c/o Andy. Able, Merton IR 17 Oct 1889 7y c/o Theodore. Page 2 of 588 Lawrence County, Ohio Obituary Index 1850 - 1900 NAME NEWSPAPER AGE DEATH DATE ABSTRACT Able, Nancy IR 31 Jan 1889 27y 29 Jan 1889 w/o Jesse, Jr. Abrams, Charles IR 6 Jun 1878 13y 1 Jun 1878 He fell off in front of a coal wagon being drawn by oxen and was crushed just beyond Ironton RR Bridge. Abrams, Infant IR 25 Jan 1883 6 Jan 1883 Abrams, John L. IR 30 Aug 1888 65y 23 Aug 1888 Abrams, Rachel Mrs. IR 17 Apr 1878 Abrams, Willie IR 17 Jan 1889 5m 10 Jan 1889 Absheer, IR 11 Oct 1883 8 Oct 1883 Mrs.; d. at Bartles Station. Absheer, Wm. IR 7 Jun 1888 62y 5 Jun 1888 d. at the Infirmary. Abshire, Joseph IR 15 Dec 1887 47y 8 Dec 1887 Ackerson, Thomas SWI 22 Jan 1909 75y 2937 d. of pneumonia; served 5th WVI; vet. Civil War; wife and six children survived. him: James, Edward, Charles, Mrs. Daniel Adams, Mrs. William Walters and Mrs. Isaac Crabtree, all of Sheridan. Ackison, James IR 26 Dec 1901 77y d. of paralysis; res. of Hecla Fce; leaves wife and five children; bu. Hecla Cem. Actaola, Fannie IR 15 Jun 1871 2y 8m 7 Jun 1871 d. in Ironton, Oh; d/o M/M W. S. Merrill. 25da Adams, IR 1 Mar 1888 23 Feb 1888 w/o James of Russell, Ky. Adams, IR 5 Apr 1883 w/o Francis. Adams, IR 2 Oct 1884 18y 27 Sept 1884 w/o Levi. Adams, IR 8 Apr 1897 d. of childbirth at her home in Ashland, Ky. Adams, Alice IR 17 Jan 1884 18m 9 Jan 1884 d/o Henry. Adams, Calphurnia IR 13 Dec 1883 74y 5 Dec 1883 Adams, E.E. IR 28 Oct 1875 68y 20 Oct 1875 Dr.; d. of heart disease. Page 3 of 588 Lawrence County, Ohio Obituary Index 1850 - 1900 NAME NEWSPAPER AGE DEATH DATE ABSTRACT Adams, E.P. IR 23 Mar 1899 86y d. at Vanceburg, (KY?-mm); Presbyterian Pastor 20 yrs. ago at HR. Adams, Egbert E. IR 17 Mar 1870 3y 11m youngest s/o R. & N.A. Adams, Emma J. IJ 4 Jan 1871 21y 11m 29 Dec 1870 d. in Portsmouth, OH; d/o H.D. & M. Ziegler. 8da Adams, Hamilton IET 27 Apr 1927 last rites for Hamilton Adams of 803 Mulberry Street who d. Monday, were held at the home this afternoon; interment was made in Williams cemetery at Catlettsburg. Adams, Henry IR 10 Mar 1887 27y 9 Mar 1887 d. at the Tunnel. Adams, Henry IR 16 Nov 1905 58y 2142 a black citizen; bu. at Kelly's Cem. Adams, Henry IR 28 Mar 1901 over 64y Capt. d. of dropsy of the heart; b. in Bedford Co., Pa. 20 May 183-? Adams, Infant IR 21 Feb 1889 19 Feb 1889 c/o J.H. Adams, John IR 21 Jul 1887 9m 19 Jul 1887 Adams, Mary A. IR 23 Jan 1896 14 Jan 1896 d/o the late Thomas W. Means; d. New York City 14 Jan 1896 from poor health; b. 25 Dec 1833 at Union Landing, LCO; Funeral took place from residence of her son, Mr. Thomas Adams, Ashland, Ky.; interment Woodland Cemetery. Adams, Mrs. IR 9 Mar 1871 d. below Haskleville; bu. in Rome Cem. Adams, Rupul IR 3 Jun 1886 25y 29 May 1886 Adams, Sarah J. IR 9 Jul 1891 51y 20 Jun 1879 d. at Bradrick, OH; b. 24 May 1840; m/o ten children; Member Ridge Bapt. Ch. in 1857 & transfered to Union Ch. in 1877; m. Richard Adams 29 Apr 1879; d. of lung trouble in Maysville, KY; formerly of Ironton, OH; s/o Thos. Page 4 of 588 Lawrence County, Ohio Obituary Index 1850 - 1900 NAME NEWSPAPER AGE DEATH DATE ABSTRACT Adams, Thomas SWI 16 Feb 1909 d. Lawrence county, Ohio an aged resident of Steam Furnace; interment: Donaldtons? Adams, Thomas M. Mrs. IR 8 Apr 1897 d. last Monday at her home in Ashland from the results of childbirth, this is the second child of the loving pair; Mrs. Adam's mother will probably take the two motherless children to her own home in Rhode Island; bur. Woodland Cemetery. Adams, Thomas Means IT 14 Nov 1926 73y Prominent Ashland, KY Capitalist, killed Sat. - struck by ambulance while enroute to home; b. Greenup Co., KY.; his wife preceded him in death in 1897; Two daughters: Mrs. Norwood Calvert of San Diego, Cal. and Mrs. Harold Dugan of Ashland, KY. (obit cut off) Adams, Zeri IR 19 Oct 1893 14y d. by a gun shot accidentally to himself in Fla. while visiting; s/o Zeri. Adamson, Leslie IR 28 Jun 1900 24y Addis, Child IR 1 Mar 1883 3y 26 Feb 1883 d. child of Isaac Addis of Texas Hollow. Addis, Child IR 13 Dec 1883 6y 6 Dec 1883 d. at Flowers Station. Addis, Freeman IR 5 Apr 1883 66y 29 Mar 1883 Addis, James O. IR 4 Oct 1888 30 Sep 1888 d. at Gallia Fce. Addis, Joseph IR 22 Sept 1887 14 Sept 1887 of Buckhorn Fce. Adelia, Harriet IR 12 Jul 1853 8m 12 Jul 1853 Adkins, David IR 30 Jul 1885 25y 23 Jul 1885 Page 5 of 588 Lawrence County, Ohio Obituary Index 1850 - 1900 NAME NEWSPAPER AGE DEATH DATE ABSTRACT Adkins, Geo. G. IR 20 Nov 1873 13 Nov 1873 d. of gunshot; accidentally shot himself at South Point, Oh. Adkins, George IR 2 May 1901 d. at the penitentiary hospital Mon. morning from consumption; he was sent up from Law. Co. to serve 15 yrs for robbery; he and three other men robbed a farmer, for who Adkins was working, of $1633.50; Adkins was received in 1895; has wife Belle and infant child in Huntington, WV; sister is Mrs. Misha Smith also in Huntington, WV. Adkins, James IR 6 Dec 1860 45y 24 Nov 1860 d. at Law. Co. Infirmary. Adkins, Quintis F. IR 3 Feb 1859 77y 23 Feb 1859 d. in Brooklyn, Trumble Co., Oh; Lieut. under Gen. Harrison. Adkins, Sam'l IR 15 Aug 1889 39y 8 Aug 1889 Akers, Robert Eugene IT 29 Apr. 1931 one s/o M/M James Akers of Sixth and Eagle strs.; funeral held week Sugar Creek; both parents and the following bro's and sis's survived: James Jr., William, Richard, Virginia, Marjorie, Ruth Joan and Betty Lou.