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Dora Blanch Lawrence 1897–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1897

Birth Location: Allenville Moultrie County IL

Death Date: 18 Dec 1987

Death Location: Carl Junction, Jasper County, Missouri, USA

Father: James Lawrence

Mother: Emily French

Spouse(s): Robert Fletcher, Alvin Nivens

Children(s): Ray Nivens, Clara Nivens, Howard Nivens, Robert Fletcher

Dora Blanch Lawrence was born in 1897 in Allenville Moultrie County IL, the child of James Gideon Lawrence And Emily French. In 1900, Dora Blanch Lawrence resided in Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri, USA. Dora Blanch Lawrence married Alvin W Nivens, Robert A Fletcher, and had children including Clara Delores Nivens, Howard Nivens, Norman W Nivens, Ray D Nivens, Robert C Fletcher. Dora Blanch Lawrence passed away in 1987 in Carl Junction, Jasper County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Dora Blanch Lawrence was born in 1897 in Allenville Moultrie County IL, the child of James Gideon Lawrence And Emily French.
  • In 1900, Dora Blanch Lawrence resided in Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri, USA.
  • Dora Blanch Lawrence married Alvin W Nivens, Robert A Fletcher, and had children including Clara Delores Nivens, Howard Nivens, Norman W Nivens, Ray D Nivens, Robert C Fletcher.
  • Dora Blanch Lawrence passed away in 1987 in Carl Junction, Jasper County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Lawrence
1851–1927
Birth Location: Franklin County, Ohio, USA
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Emily French
1860–1923
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Robert Fletcher
1898–1925
Birth Location: Missouri
RF
Alvin Nivens
1887–1961
Birth Location: Missouri
AN

Children(s)

Ray Nivens
1922–
Birth Location: Missouri
RN
Clara Nivens
1924–
Birth Location: Missouri
CN
Howard Nivens
1934–2002
Birth Location: Missouri
HN
Robert Fletcher
1919–1919
Birth Location: –
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Dora Lawrence's Ancestors

Self
Dora Lawrence
1897–1987
Birth Place: Allenville Moultrie County IL
Parents
James Gideon Lawrence
1851–1927
Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Emily French
1860–1923
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
James (Leggett) Lawrence
1826–1885
OH
Mariah Wolms
1830–1901
Pickering Co., Ohio, USA
Simon French
1836–1896
illinois
Mary (Isabell) Long
1842–1921
Sullivan, Moultry Co, Ill
Great-Grandparents
Gideon Lawrence
1797–1850
Mary Morris
1799–1850
William French
1814–1889
Sarah end
1813–1888
Samuel Long
1816–
Cinthy Graham
1819–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Lawrence
1775–1855
Rosamond Mudd
1776–1834
William French
1783–1845
Hannah end
1783–1819

Dora Lawrence's Descendants

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Dora (Blanch) Lawrence (Apr 1897–18 Dec 1987) m. Robert (A) Fletcher (abt 1898–1925) m. Alvin (W) Nivens (5 Jan 1887–1961)
  1. 1. Ray (D) Nivens 1922–
  2. 2. Clara (Delores) Nivens 1924–
  3. 3. Howard Nivens 1934–2002
  4. 4. Robert (C) Fletcher 1919–1919

Dora Lawrence's Timeline

11 Records

1897
Apr 1897
Birth of Dora Blanch Lawrence in Illinois
Illinois
1897
Apr 1897
Birth of Dora Blanch Lawrence in Allenville Moultrie County IL
Allenville Moultrie County IL
1900
1900
Age 3
Dora Blanch Lawrence resided here in Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Dora Blanch Lawrence resided here in Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1915
1915
Age 18
Dora Blanch Lawrence resided here in Shawnee, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
Shawnee, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Dora Blanch Lawrence resided here in Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Dora Blanch Lawrence resided here in Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Dora Blanch Lawrence resided here in Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri
Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 43
Dora Blanch Lawrence resided here in Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
Dora Blanch Lawrence resided here in Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1987
18 Dec 1987
Age 90
Death of Dora Blanch Lawrence in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1897
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: 867; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1240867
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: T624_792; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1374805
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 498-28-5143; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: T625_922; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 97
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0060
    [7] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02118; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 49-66
    [8] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Roll: ks1915_37; Line: 20
    [9] Oklahoma, County Marriage Records
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Carl Junction, Jaspe

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1897
    Event Place: Allenville Moultrie County IL

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: 867; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1240867

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: T624_792; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1374805

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Shawnee, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Roll: ks1915_37; Line: 20

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: T625_922; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 97

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Twin Groves, Jasper, Missouri; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0060

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02118; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 49-66

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02118; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 49-66

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Carl Junction, Jaspe

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1987
    Event Place: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 498-28-5143; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carl Junction, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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