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Clarence John Alexander Lawson 1910–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1910

Birth Location: Owen Sound, Ontario

Death Date: 26 Jun 2000

Death Location: Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Herbert Lawson

Mother: Alice Crichton

Spouse(s): Nina Shaffield

Children(s):

Clarence John Alexander Lawson was born in 1910 in Owen Sound, Ontario, the child of Herbert Lawson And Alice Louisa Ally Crichton. In 1920, Clarence John Alexander Lawson resided in Pontiac Ward 3, Oakland, Michigan, USA. Clarence John Alexander Lawson married Nina Elizabeth Shaffield. Clarence John Alexander Lawson passed away in 2000 in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Clarence John Alexander Lawson was born in 1910 in Owen Sound, Ontario, the child of Herbert Lawson And Alice Louisa Ally Crichton.
  • In 1920, Clarence John Alexander Lawson resided in Pontiac Ward 3, Oakland, Michigan, USA.
  • Clarence John Alexander Lawson married Nina Elizabeth Shaffield.
  • Clarence John Alexander Lawson passed away in 2000 in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herbert Lawson
1887–1980
Birth Location: Park Head, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
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Alice Crichton
1889–1976
Birth Location: Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada
AC

Spouses(s)

Nina Shaffield
1913–1981
Birth Location: Oxford, Michigan
NS

Children(s)

Clarence Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Clarence Lawson
1910–2000
Birth Place: Owen Sound, Ontario
Parents
Herbert Lawson
1887–1980
Park Head, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
Alice (Louisa “Ally”) Crichton
1889–1976
Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
John (Augustus) Crichton
1861–1943
Holland Twp, Ontario, Canada
Alice (Selina) Jones
1870–1949
Brampton, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
George Jones
1828–1900
Louisa Drinkwater
1828–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jones**
1801–
Joseph Price
1809–1880
Sarah Drinkwater
1806–1881

Clarence Lawson's Timeline

8 Records

1910
24 Dec 1910
Birth of Clarence John Alexander Lawson in Owen Sound, Ontario
Owen Sound, Ontario
1920
1920
Age 10
Clarence John Alexander Lawson resided here in Pontiac Ward 3, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Pontiac Ward 3, Oakland, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Clarence John Alexander Lawson resided here in Pontiac, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Pontiac, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Clarence John Alexander Lawson resided here in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 30
Clarence John Alexander Lawson resided here in , Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Clarence John Alexander Lawson resided here in Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Pontiac, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 41
Clarence John Alexander Lawson resided here in Michigan
Michigan
2000
26 Jun 2000
Age 90
Death of Clarence John Alexander Lawson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1910
    Event Place: Owen Sound, Ontario
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Michigan, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 689
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1914
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pontiac Ward 3, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pontiac, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01801; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 63-108

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01801; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 63-108

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pontiac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pontiac, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 177; Film Title: 63 Oakland 16700-19974; Film Description: Oakland (1937-1939)

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Michigan, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 689

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 2000
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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