Lawrence Lore
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Dr. Silas Hall 1849-1914
Dr Silas Hall was born July 29, 1849, in Wood County Virginia to Bushrod and Mary Ross Hall. Â He is shown living with his parents in...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 165 min read
Before Flour Came in Paper 5-pound Bags
John D. Sage, one of the leading millers in Lawrence County Illinois, was born December 14, 1820, in Ontario, New York, to Jonathan W....
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 137 min read
News December 1879
The fact that a half a barrel of cussedness is frequently found in a two-quart boy has never been explained. Apples and potatoes are...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 84 min read
Police Shooting and Air Ships in St F
The Vincennes newspapers carried the news of St Francisville as often, if not more, than the Lawrenceville newspapers. However, the facts...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 79 min read
"To Plow is to Pray"
A review of the local news from the Vincennes, Mt Carmel and Lawrence County newspapers for November 1879. The shareholders of the...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 61 min read
Hadley, a Forgotten Town
Hadley was a small village located on the Richland/ Lawrence County line along the old B & O tracks. The following article was printed in...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 26, 20243 min read
1879 County Fair
In the 1870s the Lawrence County Fair was held in October. News of the upcoming County fair was frequent in the newspapers. "The bounty...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 18, 20246 min read
She Fell Down on Her . . .
News in the County in October 1879 Stuble & Co was the new undertaker in Lawrenceville. They promised to keep on hand a good assortment...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 4, 20243 min read
Under the Hay Stack--Dead
Early Monday morning, November 10, 1879, word was sent to Coroner Grafham that the body of a man was laying at an old straw stack...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 20, 20242 min read
Stayed Mad Until He Died
Thomas J Kyle was born in Kentucky in 1810. His parents James and Martha Anderson Kyle moved to Knox County Indiana in 1811.  In 1832...
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