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Dorothy Mae Lawson 1939–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1939

Birth Location: St Francis B, Iowa

Death Date: Sep 1985

Death Location: Highway 218

Father: Raymond Lawson

Mother: None None

Spouse(s): John Sorensen

Children(s):

The story of Dorothy Mae Lawson began in 1939 in St Francis B, Iowa. In 1940, Dorothy Mae Lawson resided in Orange, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA. In 1950, Dorothy Mae Lawson resided in Evansdale, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA. Dorothy Mae Lawson married John Sorensen, and had children including Claudine Sorensen, Jensine Sorensen, Scott Sorensen. Dorothy Mae Lawson passed away in 1985 in Highway 218.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Mae Lawson began in 1939 in St Francis B, Iowa.
  • In 1940, Dorothy Mae Lawson resided in Orange, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1950, Dorothy Mae Lawson resided in Evansdale, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA.
  • Dorothy Mae Lawson married John Sorensen, and had children including Claudine Sorensen, Jensine Sorensen, Scott Sorensen.
  • Dorothy Mae Lawson passed away in 1985 in Highway 218.

Immediate Family

Parents

Raymond Lawson
1914–1965
Birth Location: Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America
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None None
1915–1981
Birth Location: Iowa

Spouses(s)

John Sorensen
1936–
Birth Location: Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America
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Children(s)

Dorothy Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Lawson
1939–1985
Birth Place: St Francis B, Iowa
Parents
Raymond Leroy Lawson
1914–1965
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America
1915–1981
Iowa
Grandparents
Alonzo Lawson
1893–1957
Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, United States of America
Mae Lawson
1894–1970
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America
Verna (Alba) Birum
1872–1942
Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin
Emma (Sophie Maria) Telschow
1877–1940
Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Riley Lawson
1856–1947
Susan Breckenridge
1866–1935
Milton Huddleston
1849–1925
Louisa Allender
1856–1947
Albert BIRUM
1850–1927
Caroline VanAmburgh
1850–1918
Charles Telschow
1830–1914
Wilhelmina Achen
1836–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Lawson
1825–1873
Rachel HILL
1834–1919
Smith Breckenridge
1832–1910
Mastha Stonestreet
1841–1896
Greenbury Huddleston
1818–1896
Sally Merrifield
1819–1887
George Allender
1827–1906
Elizabeth Baker
1828–1908
Tollef (BAERUM)
1813–1889
Karen Landemoen
1815–1902
Alva VanAmburgh
1825–1855
Charity Hall
1824–1904

Dorothy Lawson's Timeline

6 Records

1939
1 Sep 1939
Birth of Dorothy Mae Lawson in St Francis B, Iowa
St Francis B, Iowa
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 1
Dorothy Mae Lawson resided here in Orange, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Orange, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 11
Dorothy Mae Lawson resided here in Evansdale, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Evansdale, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
1952
1952
Age 13
Dorothy Mae Lawson resided here in Iowa
Iowa
1956
1956
Age 17
Dorothy Mae Lawson resided here in Waterloo, Iowa, USA
Waterloo, Iowa, USA
1985
Sep 1985
Age 46
Death of Dorothy Mae Lawson in Highway 218
Highway 218

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1939
    Event Place: St Francis B, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Orange, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: T627_1139; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 7-52
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 22 Sep 1985; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America; ,0.3062296,0.3530272,0.48118865&xid=237

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Orange, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Orange, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: T627_1139; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 7-52

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Evansdale, Black Hawk, Iowa, 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: Evansdale, Black Haw

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Waverly
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 22 Sep 1985; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America; ,0.3062296,0.3530272,0.48118865&xid=237

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1985
    Event Place: Highway 218
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 22 Sep 1985; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America; ,0.3062296,0.3530272,0.48118865&xid=237
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