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Dona Lawson 1859–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 September 1859

Birth Location: Upshur County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 10 JUN 1961

Death Location: Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Father: James Martin

Mother: Nancy Smith

Spouse(s): Franklin Lawson

Children(s): Lorenzo LAWSON, John LAWSON, Bessie Ethalee, Andrew Lawson, Nancy Lawson, Franklin Lawson, Myrtle Lawson

Dona Lawson was born in 1859 in Upshur County, Texas, USA, the child of James M Martin And Nancy Arizona Smith. In 1880, Dona Lawson resided in Ellis, Texas, USA. Dona Lawson married Franklin Pierce Lawson, and had children including Andrew Jackson Lawson, Bessie Ethalee, Franklin Pierce Lawson, John Bose Johnny Lawson, Lorenzo Dowel Lawson, Myrtle Lawson, Nancy Rebecka Lawson. Dona Lawson passed away in 1961 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.

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Biography

  • Dona Lawson was born in 1859 in Upshur County, Texas, USA, the child of James M Martin And Nancy Arizona Smith.
  • In 1880, Dona Lawson resided in Ellis, Texas, USA.
  • Dona Lawson married Franklin Pierce Lawson, and had children including Andrew Jackson Lawson, Bessie Ethalee, Franklin Pierce Lawson, John Bose Johnny Lawson, Lorenzo Dowel Lawson, Myrtle Lawson, Nancy Rebecka Lawson.
  • Dona Lawson passed away in 1961 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dona Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Dona Lawson
1859–1961
Birth Place: Upshur County, Texas, USA
Parents
James M Martin
1825–1864
Georgia, United States
Nancy (Arizona) Smith
1826–1902
Tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dona Lawson's Descendants

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Dona Lawson (29 September 1859–10 JUN 1961) m. Franklin (Pierce) Lawson (29 Jan 1852–1 Sept 1892)
  1. 1. Lorenzo (Dowel) LAWSON 1885–1949 m. Maggie Suggs 1887–1927
    1. 1. Maybell (Lawson) Williams 1916–2007
  2. 2. John (Bose 'Johnny') LAWSON 1880–1965
    1. 1. Vernon (Dee) Lawson 1914–1957
  3. 3. Bessie Ethalee 1887–1942
    1. 1. Elmer Leroy 1916–1995
  4. 4. Andrew (Jackson) Lawson 1878–1955
    1. 1. Walter (Jackson) Lawson 1901–1977
    2. 2. Emmitt (Cecil) Lawson 1907–1977
  5. 5. Nancy (Rebecka) Lawson 1883–1891
  6. 6. Franklin (Pierce) Lawson 1890–1945
  7. 7. Myrtle Lawson 1892–1967 m. Henry (Clay) Nelson 1882–1968
    1. 1. Buster (Ray) Nelson 1924–1997

Dona Lawson's Timeline

5 Records

1859
29 September 1859
Birth of Dona Lawson in Upshur County, Texas, USA
Upshur County, Texas, USA
1859
29 September 1859
Birth of Dona Lawson in Upshur County, Texas, USA
Upshur County, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 21
Dona Lawson resided here in Ellis, Texas, USA
Ellis, Texas, USA
1961
10 JUN 1961
Age 102
Death of Dona Lawson in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
1961
10 JUN 1961
Age 102
Death of Dona Lawson in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 September 1859
    Event Place: Upshur County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ellis, Texas; Roll: 1301; Page: 526c; Enumeration District: 051

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 September 1859
    Event Place: Upshur County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ellis, Texas; Roll: 1301; Page: 526c; Enumeration District: 051

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 JUN 1961
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 JUN 1961
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

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