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Ernest James Lawton 1896–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 April 1896

Birth Location: Willington, Abbeville, SC, USA

Death Date: 25 Jan 1958

Death Location: Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Lawton

Mother: Emma McNair

Spouse(s): Lynora Johnson

Children(s): Gladys Lawton, Lawrence Lawton, Vernon Sr, Horace Lawton, Edward Sr, Benjamin Lawton

Ernest James Lawton was born in 1896 in Willington, Abbeville, SC, USA, the child of James O Jimmy Lawton And Emma Mcnair. Ernest James Lawton married Lynora Nora Johnson, and had children including Benjamin Frazer Bennie Lawton, Edward Lewis Eddie Lawton Sr, Evelyn Jones, Gladys Inez Lawton, Horace Lawton, Lawrence Earl Larry Lawton, Marie L Shaw, Vernon Leroy Lawton Sr. Ernest James Lawton passed away in 1958 in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ernest James Lawton was born in 1896 in Willington, Abbeville, SC, USA, the child of James O Jimmy Lawton And Emma Mcnair.
  • Ernest James Lawton married Lynora Nora Johnson, and had children including Benjamin Frazer Bennie Lawton, Edward Lewis Eddie Lawton Sr, Evelyn Jones, Gladys Inez Lawton, Horace Lawton, Lawrence Earl Larry Lawton, Marie L Shaw, Vernon Leroy Lawton Sr.
  • Ernest James Lawton passed away in 1958 in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Lawton
1870–1902
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Emma McNair
1873–1948
Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lynora Johnson
1897–1978
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Gladys Lawton
1920–2019
Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
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Lawrence Lawton
1930–2019
Birth Location: Abbeville, SC
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Vernon Sr
1928–2012
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, SC
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Horace Lawton
1925–2010
Birth Location: United States of America
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Edward Sr
1918–1977
Birth Location: Cedar Springs, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
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Benjamin Lawton
1916–1918
Birth Location: Abbeville, SC
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Ernest Lawton's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Lawton
1896–1958
Birth Place: Willington, Abbeville, SC, USA
Parents
James O "Jimmy" Lawton
1870–1902
South Carolina, United States
Emma McNair
1873–1948
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Lawton's Descendants

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Ernest (James) Lawton (20 April 1896–25 Jan 1958) m. Lynora (“Nora”) Johnson (24 Oct 1897–9 August 1978)
  1. 1. Gladys (Inez) Lawton 1920–2019
  2. 2. Lawrence (Earl "Larry") Lawton 1930–2019
  3. 3. Vernon (Leroy Lawton) Sr 1928–2012
  4. 4. Horace Lawton 1925–2010 m. Daisy (Lee) Cobb 1925–1996
    1. 1. Horace (James Lawton) Jr 1946–1948
  5. 5. Edward (Lewis "Eddie" Lawton) Sr 1918–1977 m. Marian Davis 1922–
  6. 6. Benjamin (Frazer "Bennie") Lawton 1916–1918

Ernest Lawton's Timeline

2 Records

1896
20 April 1896
Birth of Ernest James Lawton in Willington, Abbeville, SC, USA
Willington, Abbeville, SC, USA
1958
25 Jan 1958
Age 62
Death of Ernest James Lawton in Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina
Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 April 1896
    Event Place: Willington, Abbeville, SC, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1958
    Event Place: Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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