The Death of James Ramey

James Ramey Obituary “James Ramey, 1038 Longview Avenue, West Portsmouth, passed away at 2:30 AM today at his home, five days after his 75th birthday.” “A veteran of World War I, Mr. Ramey was born December 25, 1878, in Adams County.” “He was married to Anna Collum, who preceded him Continue Reading

Lute Verdict Was Upheld

“County Clerk Adams has received the Supreme court mandate, sustaining the judgement obtained by George Lute against the McDermott Stone company. Lute will get $1000 for the loss of an arm while in this company’s employ.”

Two Markers for Ohio’s Second Governor: Thomas Kirker

In Kirker Cemetery, near West Union, Adams County, Ohio, are two markers dedicated to the second Governor of Ohio, Thomas Kirker.Thomas Kirker, a native of Tyrone County, Ireland, was born about 1760 and emigrated to America in 1769. He and Sarah Smith traveled through Pennsylvania and into Kentucky where they Continue Reading

1755 Map of the Country about the Mississippi

An annotated map entitled “Maps of the country about the Mississippi believed to have been drafted by Chegeree in 1755. This annotated version is provided by Carter County, Kentucky Genealogy and History and Research site. Various unannotated versions are available at the Library of Congress webpage.

Crazed Mother Murders Child, Ends Own Life

Manchester, Ohio November 22 One cold, bleak morning in last February Mrs. May Tomlin, 25 years old, quarreled with her husband, William, at their cottage home on Brush Creek, Monroe Township, near here. William, in a rage, left the two rooms occupied by his two small children and wife, vowing Continue Reading

Adams County Artifact Found in the Wild

While visiting Cabela’s in West Chester, Ohio, this past week we came across this portrait of a youth sporting a shotgun in the family garden in 1936. Beneath the large portrait is photographed shotgun; believed to have belonged to the Young family of Manchester, Adams County, Ohio.

An Adams County Man: Obscene Letters

“Deputy US Marshall LH Williams, came over to Portsmouth from Cincinnati Friday evening. Mr. Williams arrested one, Joe Simpson, who resides near Cedar Mills, Adams county, Thursday and took him to Cincinnati Friday. Simpson was charged with writing obscene letters to young girls in his neighborhood and of sending them Continue Reading

Newlyweds & Family Drown in Ohio River on Christmas Day

“For persons, a father, son, daughter and son-in-law, the latter of bride and bridegroom married Christmas eve, are missing and relatives say they perished in the Ohio river in a Christmas Day tragedy Wednesday afternoon, 25 miles west of Portsmouth. A game warden was the last to see them alive, Continue Reading

The Drake Family: One Mystery Leads to Another

West Union Village Cemetery, also known as “The Old Cemetery” is atop a small hill at the southern terminus of Market Street in West Union, Adams County, Ohio. The cemetery is neatly divided in half by a paved road; with northern hillside being the historic section, it’s southern slope a Continue Reading