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Alva Bryan Lawson 1898–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1898

Birth Location: Marshall, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 12 Nov 1978

Death Location: Central, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: George Lawson

Mother: Susan Wells

Spouse(s): Carrie Smart

Children(s): Charles Lawson, Cecil Lawson, George Lawson, Herman Lawson, Clema Lawson, Lynell Lawson, Hazel Lawson

Alva Bryan Lawson was born in 1898 in Marshall, Alabama, USA, the child of George Washington Lawson And Susan Catherine Wells. Alva Bryan Lawson married Carrie Elizabeth Smart, and had children including Cecil Winston Lawson, Charles Buford Lawson, Clema Lenoytte Lawson, George William Lawson, Hazel Oleta Lawson, Herman Alva Lawson, Lynell Luther Lawson. Alva Bryan Lawson passed away in 1978 in Central, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alva Bryan Lawson was born in 1898 in Marshall, Alabama, USA, the child of George Washington Lawson And Susan Catherine Wells.
  • Alva Bryan Lawson married Carrie Elizabeth Smart, and had children including Cecil Winston Lawson, Charles Buford Lawson, Clema Lenoytte Lawson, George William Lawson, Hazel Oleta Lawson, Herman Alva Lawson, Lynell Luther Lawson.
  • Alva Bryan Lawson passed away in 1978 in Central, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alva Lawson's Ancestors

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Alva Lawson
1898–1978
Birth Place: Marshall, Alabama, USA
Parents
George Washington Lawson
1871–1949
Alabama
Susan (Catherine) Wells
1872–1945
Boaz, Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Albert) Lawson
1848–1912
St. Clair, Alabama, USA
Pernatha (Ann) Uptain
1850–1885
Aurora, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Zachariah (G) Wells
1835–1895
Georgia
Ellen (Emmaliza) Brown
1841–1930
, , Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Lawson
1822–1865
Sinda Uptain
1830–1896
George Jr
1823–1903
Sarah Thrasher
1825–1878
William Wells
1798–1888
Susannah Gwaltney
1806–1889
Patrick Brown
1809–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alva Lawson's Descendants

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Alva (Bryan) Lawson (13 Aug 1898–12 Nov 1978) m. Carrie (Elizabeth) Smart (28 Feb 1905–17 Jan 1984)
  1. 1. Charles (Buford) Lawson 1935–2011
  2. 2. Cecil (Winston) Lawson 1936–2017
  3. 3. George (William) Lawson 1923–2012
  4. 4. Herman (Alva) Lawson 1922–1979
  5. 5. Clema (Lenoytte) Lawson 1927–2008
  6. 6. Lynell (Luther) Lawson 1931–1986
  7. 7. Hazel (Oleta) Lawson 1925–2023

Alva Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1898
13 Aug 1898
Birth of Alva Bryan Lawson in Marshall, Alabama, USA
Marshall, Alabama, USA
1978
12 Nov 1978
Age 80
Death of Alva Bryan Lawson in Pisgah, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Pisgah, Jackson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1898
    Event Place: Marshall, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1978
    Event Place: Pisgah, Jackson, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Central, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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