Tag: Lawrence County Ohio History
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Anchors Aweigh – the Naval Career of John Baldwin
In this story, the 2nd of two parts, we will set sail on the naval career odyssey of John “Johnny” Baldwin. We will use official US Navy documents to recall his tours of duty. Along the way, we will get to know this man, who joined the US Navy at the tender age of 16.
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Dearest Dorothy – the Love Letters of Johnny Baldwin
Between June 1939 and May 1940, with World War II looming, Naval Signalman, John “Johnny” Baldwin carried on a long distance letter writing courtship with Dorothy Lee Dixon. In all, 35 letters were sent to Dorothy. Before they married in May 1940, they had only met twice.
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Alonzo Hunt – a wrongful death investigation gone wrong
Alonzo Hunt was struck and killed by an automobile in May, 1925, in Marion, OH. His death sparked a wrongful death investigation that quickly and quietly ended. Did someone get away with murder?
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The Way West, 1857 – Ohio to Missouri and Beyond
In April 1857, Harrison Jenkins and family started westward from Jackson County Ohio leading a party of 3-4 other families. Their destination was NW Missouri. Let’s take a brief trip back in time, reassemble the lives of these western migrating pioneers, and see what happened to them.
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Elaine Beatrice Zarobsky-Profant – an unexpected life
For all of us, there seems to always be a few people who have an outsize influence on us; introducing new and exotic experiences, expanding the cultural horizon, and opening a fresh view of the world. For me, Elaine Baldwin was one of those rare individuals.
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Children of the Plantation – slaves in the family
Have you done a DNA Test? Do your ethnicity results show a small percentage (e.g., 1% to 3%) of Sub Saharan African ancestry, particularly, West Africa: Cameroon, Congo, Bantu, Ivory Coast, Ghana people? If so, you are not alone.
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Lucie Metzdorff and Dewey Baldwin – a whirlwind romance and short-lived marriage
Pvt. Dewey Baldwin and Nurse Lucie Metzdorff married June, 1919 in Luxembourg. They separated upon arrival in NYC in early Aug 1919. Dewey went home to Ironton, OH. Lucie stayed a year in NYC and then went home to Luxembourg. Here is their story.
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Where is Anderson Hunt Buried? – is this a cold case?
Anderson Hunt III of Lawrence County, Ohio, a prominent local citizen with multiple wives and numerous children, vanished without a trace in 1907. Coincidentally, his widowed wife Anna relocated in the summer of 1907 to Tacoma, WA along with her two daughters and their families, prompting speculation about his unrecorded death and missing burial.
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Fred and Farrand Anderson Hunt – father, son and lifelong companions
In the divorce proceedings, Fred Hunt (soldier, furrier, fisherman, magazine salesman) stated that he had “walked from Paducah, KY to Denver, CO to avoid trouble with his wife”.
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