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Elizabeth Melvin Lawson 1923–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1923

Birth Location: Geer, Greene, Virginia

Death Date: 9 Mar 2009

Death Location: South Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont

Father: John Lawson

Mother: Nora Lawson

Spouse(s): Bert Jr., Reginald Sherman

Children(s):

The story of Elizabeth Melvin Lawson began in 1923 in Geer, Greene, Virginia. In 1930, Elizabeth Melvin Lawson resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1949, Elizabeth Melvin Lawson resided in Bath, Maine, USA. Elizabeth Melvin Lawson married Bert Neiley Jewett Jr, Reginald Gibbs Sherman, and had children including Linda Lee Sherman, Peter M Jewett, Theodore Neily Jewett. Elizabeth Melvin Lawson passed away in 2009 in South Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Melvin Lawson began in 1923 in Geer, Greene, Virginia.
  • In 1930, Elizabeth Melvin Lawson resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1949, Elizabeth Melvin Lawson resided in Bath, Maine, USA.
  • Elizabeth Melvin Lawson married Bert Neiley Jewett Jr, Reginald Gibbs Sherman, and had children including Linda Lee Sherman, Peter M Jewett, Theodore Neily Jewett.
  • Elizabeth Melvin Lawson passed away in 2009 in South Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Lawson
1923–2009
Birth Place: Geer, Greene, Virginia
Parents
John Lawson
1896–
Virginia
Nora Lawson
1904–
Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Lawson's Timeline

4 Records

1923
2 Jun 1923
Birth of Elizabeth Melvin Lawson in Geer, Greene, Virginia
Geer, Greene, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 7
Elizabeth Melvin Lawson resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1949
1949
Age 26
Elizabeth Melvin Lawson resided here in Bath, Maine, USA
Bath, Maine, USA
2009
9 Mar 2009
Age 86
Death of Elizabeth Melvin Lawson in South Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont
South Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1923
    Event Place: Geer, Greene, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: ; Issue State: Maine; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2139; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 1129; Image: 345.0; FHL microfilm: 2341873
    [5] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 03 11 2009; Web edition: ;PersonID=125015605
    [6] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Barre World; Publication Date: 18 Mar 2009; Publication Place: Barre , VT , USA.
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2139; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 1129; Image: 345.0; FHL microfilm: 2341873

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Bath, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: South Burlington
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Barre World; Publication Date: 18 Mar 2009; Publication Place: Barre , VT , USA.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: South Burlington, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 03 11 2009; Web edition: ;PersonID=125015605

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 2009
    Event Place: South Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: ; Issue State: Maine; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 03 11 2009; Web edition: ;PersonID=125015605
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Barre World; Publication Date: 18 Mar 2009; Publication Place: Barre , VT , USA.

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