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Elmer Ray Lawson 1921–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1921

Birth Location: Williams Mill, Scott, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Oct 2009

Death Location: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Lawson

Mother: Mary TIpton

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Elmer Ray Lawson was born in 1921 in Williams Mill, Scott, Virginia, USA, the child of William Haskew Lawson And Mary Margaret Tipton. In 1935, Elmer Ray Lawson resided in Rural, Scott, Virginia. In 1940, Elmer Ray Lawson resided in Taylor, Scott, Virginia, USA. Elmer Ray Lawson married Floy Dana Williams, and had children including Katherine Nell Lawson. Elmer Ray Lawson passed away in 2009 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Elmer Ray Lawson was born in 1921 in Williams Mill, Scott, Virginia, USA, the child of William Haskew Lawson And Mary Margaret Tipton.
  • In 1935, Elmer Ray Lawson resided in Rural, Scott, Virginia.
  • In 1940, Elmer Ray Lawson resided in Taylor, Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • Elmer Ray Lawson married Floy Dana Williams, and had children including Katherine Nell Lawson.
  • Elmer Ray Lawson passed away in 2009 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Elmer Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Elmer Lawson
1921–2009
Birth Place: Williams Mill, Scott, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Haskew Lawson
1896–1984
Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, USA
Mary (Margaret) TIpton
1902–1984
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elmer Lawson's Timeline

5 Records

1921
19 Feb 1921
Birth of Elmer Ray Lawson in Williams Mill, Scott, Virginia, USA
Williams Mill, Scott, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Elmer Ray Lawson resided here in Rural, Scott, Virginia
Rural, Scott, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 19
Elmer Ray Lawson resided here in Taylor, Scott, Virginia, USA
Taylor, Scott, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 21
Elmer Ray Lawson resided here in Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
2009
22 Oct 2009
Age 88
Death of Elmer Ray Lawson in Blountville, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Blountville, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1921
    Event Place: Williams Mill, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 439
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Taylor, Scott, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04293; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 85-24
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168878
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Scott, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Taylor, Scott, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04293; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 85-24

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Taylor, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Taylor, Scott, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04293; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 85-24

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 439

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 2009
    Event Place: Blountville, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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