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Dewey Lawson 1902–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1902

Birth Location: Mossy Springs, Union, Tennessee

Death Date: 2 Oct 1981

Death Location: Bull Run, Anderson, Tennessee

Father: John Lawson

Mother: Lucinda Sweat

Spouse(s): Cora McCarty

Children(s): Carlos Lawson

Dewey Lawson was born in 1902 in Mossy Springs, Union, Tennessee, the child of John Lawson And Lucinda Sweat. Dewey Lawson married Cora L Mccarty, and had children including Carlos Franklin Lawson. Dewey Lawson passed away in 1981 in Bull Run, Anderson, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Dewey Lawson was born in 1902 in Mossy Springs, Union, Tennessee, the child of John Lawson And Lucinda Sweat.
  • Dewey Lawson married Cora L Mccarty, and had children including Carlos Franklin Lawson.
  • Dewey Lawson passed away in 1981 in Bull Run, Anderson, Tennessee.

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Dewey Lawson's Ancestors

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Dewey Lawson
1902–1981
Birth Place: Mossy Springs, Union, Tennessee
Parents
John Lawson
1880–1924
Lucinda Sweat
1878–
Union County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Dapney (A) Sweat
1854–1934
Lost Creek, Union, Tennessee
Elizabeth ('Lizzie' Sweat or) Brewer
1855–1934
Lost Creek, Union, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
JOHN Sr
1819–1934
MARY McCarty
1820–1934
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM Sweat
1776–1873
LUCINDA Goins
1790–1860
DABNEY McCarty
1795–1850
CATHERINE
1798–1881

Dewey Lawson's Descendants

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Dewey Lawson (8 Apr 1902–2 Oct 1981) m. Cora (L) McCarty (30 May 1901–17 Oct 1975)
  1. 1. Carlos (Franklin) Lawson 1925–2002 m. Odoska (P 'Doskie') Carr 1926–

Dewey Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1902
8 Apr 1902
Birth of Dewey Lawson in Mossy Springs, Union, Tennessee
Mossy Springs, Union, Tennessee
1981
2 Oct 1981
Age 79
Death of Dewey Lawson in Bull Run, Anderson, Tennessee
Bull Run, Anderson, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1902
    Event Place: Mossy Springs, Union, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1981
    Event Place: Bull Run, Anderson, Tennessee

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