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Emma Paralee Lawson 1863–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1863

Birth Location: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 29 Jun 1955

Death Location: Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Robert Lawson

Mother: Dianna Wier

Spouse(s): Alfred Smith

Children(s): Walter Smith, Lena Smith

Emma Paralee Lawson was born in 1863 in Tippah County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Robert Lawson And Dianna Margaret Dicey Wier. Emma Paralee Lawson married Alfred Pearce Smith, and had children including Lena Ethel Smith, Walter B Smith. Emma Paralee Lawson passed away in 1955 in Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Emma Paralee Lawson was born in 1863 in Tippah County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Robert Lawson And Dianna Margaret Dicey Wier.
  • Emma Paralee Lawson married Alfred Pearce Smith, and had children including Lena Ethel Smith, Walter B Smith.
  • Emma Paralee Lawson passed away in 1955 in Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emma Lawson's Ancestors

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Emma Lawson
1863–1955
Birth Place: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Robert Lawson
1798–1863
Virgina, USA
Dianna (Margaret Dicey) Wier
1819–1896
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Wier
1788–1857
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann "Polly") Burton
1791–1873
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Weir
1754–1839
Sarah Burton
1762–1836
Allen Burton
1754–1841
Mary Burton
1755–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wyer
1721–1774
Agnes Russel
1728–1781
Charles Burton
1734–1800
Mary Holland
1740–1778
William Burton
1727–1773
Rebekah Cobbs
1720–

Emma Lawson's Descendants

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Emma (Paralee) Lawson (30 Mar 1863–29 Jun 1955) m. Alfred (Pearce) Smith (1854–1935)
  1. 1. Walter (B.) Smith 1880–1966
  2. 2. Lena (Ethel) Smith 1883–1972 m. Rupert (Mortimer) Cross 1876–1956
    1. 1. Flora Cross 1908–1994
    2. 2. Solomon Cross 1915–1987
    3. 3. Ancel Cross 1917–1999

Emma Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1863
30 Mar 1863
Birth of Emma Paralee Lawson in Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
1955
29 Jun 1955
Age 92
Death of Emma Paralee Lawson in Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1863
    Event Place: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1955
    Event Place: Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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