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David Shrum Lawson 1853–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 February 1853

Birth Location: Lewisport, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 22 November 1917

Death Location: Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Milton Lawson

Mother: Eliza Yankee

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David Shrum Lawson was born in 1853 in Lewisport, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Milton L Lawson And Eliza Yankee. David Shrum Lawson passed away in 1917 in Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • David Shrum Lawson was born in 1853 in Lewisport, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Milton L Lawson And Eliza Yankee.
  • David Shrum Lawson passed away in 1917 in Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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David Lawson's Ancestors

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David Lawson
1853–1917
Birth Place: Lewisport, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Milton L Lawson
1819–1888
Kentucky
Eliza Yankee
1817–1907
Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Zachariah Lawson
1783–1869
Nancy Graves
1785–1849
Virginia, United States of America
Jacob Yankee
1775–1857
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Mary Shrum
1777–1859
Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Lawson
1761–1843
Susannah Stinnett
1760–1817
William Graves
1755–1833
Sarah Fisher
1755–1866
Anna Kroner
1740–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Lawson
1735–1786
Thomas Graves
1724–1792
Elizabeth Simms
1720–1792
Benjamin Fisher
1721–1777
Sarah Everit
1718–1795

David Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1853
25 February 1853
Birth of David Shrum Lawson in Lewisport, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States of America
Lewisport, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States of America
1917
22 November 1917
Age 64
Death of David Shrum Lawson in Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States of America
Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 February 1853
    Event Place: Lewisport, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 November 1917
    Event Place: Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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