FISHER, THOMAS, JR. - IRONTON REGISTER Feb. 26, 1880
Died of epilepsy on Feb. 19, 1880. 19yrs old.
FITCH/FRITZ, Man - IRONTON JOURNAL 16 Aug. 1871
A white hair urchin lay on hard street asleep last Sat. nite. After being
awakened and questioned, he said his name was FITCH or FRITZ and was trying
to get to Pittsburgh, where he had a brother and that his home was
Portsmouth, his parents living near the old hub factory.
FLOYD, LYDIA MRS. - IRONTON REGISTER Mar 17, 1881
Died Mar. 7, 1881 in Huntington, WV. Mother of E. T. Floyd. 61yrs old.
FORGEY, P. - IRONTON REGISTER Aug 31, 1882
Died Aug. 20, 1882 at Franklin, LA of congestion of the brain. 38yrs old.
Native of our county.
DAVIDSON, MAJOR JERE - SemiWeekly Register 16 AUG. 1918
He was 83 years of age, and one of the oldest native residents of Lawrence
County, having been born in Burlington, Ohio 93 (says 83 above and 93 here?)
years ago last January. Major Davidson was a hero and veteran of the Civil
War. He had been a post master of the city of Ironton, member of the City
Council, the Board of Education, Sinking Fund Trustees, and for many years
was Commander of the Dick Lambert Post G. A. R. He was also a mason
RICHEY, MRS. MARY - IRONTON JOURNAL Oct. 13, 1869
Died Oct 9, 1869 at the residence of her son-in-law, Isaac BROWN, Jackson,
OH. She was the widow of Esq. Robert RICHEY, late of this county. She was 75
yrs and a resident of this county for about 30 yrs. Was a sister of late
Robert HAMILTON of Hanging Rock and mother-in-law of Mrs. H.B. RICHEY of
this city. Burial in Kelly's Cem. yesterday.
EDMUNDS, FLOYD JR - The Herald Dispatch - Sunday 4/7/1991
64, of Chesapeake, Ohio, Route 2, went home to be with his Lord Saturday,
April 6, 1991, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be
conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Heck Funeral Home, Milton, W.Va. by the Rev.
Charles Christian. Burial will be in Bias Chapel Cemetery, near Milton. He
was born Nov. 21, 1926, in Huntington, a son of the late Floyd and Lulu
Williams Edmunds. He was a retired employe with Huntington Alloys, and was a
veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army. Surviving are his wife,
Juanita B. Edmunds; one brother, Mickey Edmunds of Milton; three half
sisters, Joan Webb of Logan, Willa Mae Ratcliff of Milton and Rosa Scarberry
of Salt Rock, W.Va.; two half brothers, Richard Webb of Oklahoma, and
William Webb of Ona, W.Va.; and several nieces and nephews.
KEMP, MRS. SARAH A. - IRONTON REGISTER APRIL 26, 1860
Died on the morning of the 18th, Mrs. Sarah A. Kemp, wife of W. E. R. Kemp,
in the 33d year of her age. (States "the children under her care." - does
not say if she had children)
SIMONTON, JAMES - IRONTON JOURNAL DEC. 1, 1869
Died at Hanging Rock on Nov. 24th.
TABER, W. R. - IRONTON REGISTER OCT. 9, 1856
Horrible Duel - Mr. W. R. Taber, editor of the Charleston Mercury, was
killed in (do not have end of this page)
TATE, JOEL - IRONTON REGISTER Nov. 25, 1880
Died last Friday of heart disease.
SINGER, LANDSON - IRONTON REGISTER Sept. 16, 1880
Died Sept. 1, 1880 in Windsor Twp.
SLOSSER, NAT - IRONTON REGISTER May 13, 1880
Killed by Thurman Tweed.
KILGORE, SON - IRONTON JOURNAL MAY 4, 1870
Died April 29, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Kilgore, Catlettsburg, Ky.
LAWRENCE, PETER - IRONTON REGISTER Dec 14, 1882
Died Dec 6, 1882 of lung fever. Of Mason Twp. Leaves a wife and child.
LEARY, DENNIS - IRONTON REGISTER FEB. 16, 1860
An Irishman named Dennis Leary, was run over and instantly killed on
Saturday last, by a freight train on the M. & C. R. R., near the McArthur
Station. The deceased was lying on the track as the train came up, and was
not observed until too late to prevent the accident. McArthur Democrat.
ANKRIM, MRS. - IRONTON REGISTER AUG. 5, 1875
Burlington - Mrs. Ankrim, at Lincoln Keg Works, died last night. She was the
wife of Samuel Ankrim, an old and respected citizen of this township.
RICE, INFANT - IRONTON REGISTER OCT. 2, 1879
Died - Sunday, Sept. 21, infant son of Chas. Rice, aged 1 year.
VORHEES, SAMUEL - IRONTON REGISTER Feb. 12, 1880
Died Feb. 10, 1880, taken to Portsmouth, OH for burial.
WAIT, MRS. SARAH - IRONTON REGISTER Dec 15, 1881
Died last Friday in Wyandotte, Kansas.
WAKEFIELD, BEATUS D. - IRONTON JOURNAL 30 Aug. 1871
Only child of C.G. & Sarah A. Wakefield of Etna Furnace died Aug. 21 of
cholera infantum. 7weeks old.
WALDEN, CAROLINE - IRONTON REGISTER JAN. 30, 1879
Died on Jan. 6th, 1879, Caroline, wife of John Walden and daughter of Jacob
Snider.
ANKRIM, GEORGIA DRURY - IRONTON REGISTER FEB. 8, 1906
Georgia Drury Ankrim, wife of Jno. H. Ankrim died at her home near
Burlington, O., Thursday.. The deceased was the youngest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lawson Drury. Besides the husband three little ones, Margaret, Marshall
and Grace, she is survived by her mother and the following brothers and
sisters: Frank Drury and Mrs. Oliver Chafin of Newport, Ky., Mrs. Henry
Kouns, Miss Addie and Hugh Drury of Sybene and Mrs. L. G. Shute of
Burlington.
YINGLING, ROBT. H. - IRONTON REGISTER OCT. 2, 1879
Died - Robt. H. Yingling, aged 44 years, died at Hanging Rock, his native
place, Sept. 25, of typhoid fever. Buried family burying grounds. For many
years the deceased had been in mercantile business at the Rock.
