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Cornelius Lawson 1813–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 JANUARY 1813

Birth Location: Maryland

Death Date: 23 MAY 1900

Death Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States

Father: William Sr

Mother: Rebecca Grigsby

Spouse(s): Affa Miller

Children(s): George Lawson

In 1813, Cornelius Lawson entered the world in Maryland, born to William Miller Lawson Sr And Rebecca Grigsby. Cornelius Lawson married Affa Jane Miller, and had children including George T Lawson. Cornelius Lawson passed away in 1900 in Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1813, Cornelius Lawson entered the world in Maryland, born to William Miller Lawson Sr And Rebecca Grigsby.
  • Cornelius Lawson married Affa Jane Miller, and had children including George T Lawson.
  • Cornelius Lawson passed away in 1900 in Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr
1786–1871
Birth Location: Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Rebecca Grigsby
1792–1887
Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Affa Miller
1805–1838
Birth Location: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

George Lawson
1835–1886
Birth Location: Harrison, Virginia
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Cornelius Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Lawson
1813–1900
Birth Place: Maryland
Parents
William Miller Lawson Sr
1786–1871
Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Rebecca Grigsby
1792–1887
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Jackson) Lawson
1760–1859
Lawsonia, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Rebecca Smith
1760–1877
Maryland, United States
William Grigsby
1746–1825
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, Colonial America
Dorothea
1750–1792
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cornelius Lawson's Descendants

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Cornelius Lawson (5 JANUARY 1813–23 MAY 1900) m. Affa (Jane) Miller (7 SEP 1805–2 MAY 1838)
  1. 1. George (T) Lawson 1835–1886 m. Martha (Ann) Carder 1840–1929
    1. 1. Walter (Wesley) Lawson 1872–1943 m. Evaline (Appalona "Appie") Goodwin 1866–1953
      1. 1. Lelia (Madge) Lawson 1895–1977 m. Harley (Vincent) Straley 1893–1957
        1. 1. Robert (Lee) Straley 1930–2015
        2. 2. Mary (Lou) Straley 1923–2007 m. Arnett (Woodville Brown) Jr 1921–1999
        3. 3. Baby Straley 1925–1925
        4. 4. Evlyn (Nadine) Straley 1922–1922
      2. 2. Pearl (L) Lawson 1898– m. Jay Sullivan 1897–
      3. 3. Vieva (Lucile) Lawson 1894–1969 m. Eustace Burkhammer 1882–1952
      4. 4. Rulena (P) Lawson 1897–1988
      5. 5. Charles (Elwood) Lawson 1903–1988 m. Caroline (Columbia) Swisher 1903–1982
      6. 6. Ruby (Augustine) Lawson 1905–1994 m. William (Arthur) Talbott 1908–1977
        1. 1. Leonard (L) Talbott 1938–2011 m. Carol (A) Weirough 1939–2010

Cornelius Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1813
5 JANUARY 1813
Birth of Cornelius Lawson in Maryland
Maryland
1900
23 MAY 1900
Age 87
Death of Cornelius Lawson in Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 JANUARY 1813
    Event Place: Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 MAY 1900
    Event Place: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
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