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General Carter Lawson 1866–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 FEB 1866

Birth Location: Campbell County, Tennessee

Death Date: 17 MAR 1938

Death Location: Durham, Madison, Arkansas

Father: Robert Lawson

Mother: Nancy Stanfield

Spouse(s): Nancy Powell

Children(s): Hester Lawson

General Carter Lawson was born in 1866 in Campbell County, Tennessee, the child of Robert Robin Lawson And Nancy C Stanfield. General Carter Lawson married Nancy Elizabeth Powell, and had children including Hester May Lawson. General Carter Lawson passed away in 1938 in Durham, Madison, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • General Carter Lawson was born in 1866 in Campbell County, Tennessee, the child of Robert Robin Lawson And Nancy C Stanfield.
  • General Carter Lawson married Nancy Elizabeth Powell, and had children including Hester May Lawson.
  • General Carter Lawson passed away in 1938 in Durham, Madison, Arkansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Lawson
1840–1916
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, United States
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Nancy Stanfield
1840–1927
Birth Location: Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Powell
1860–1920
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Children(s)

Hester Lawson
1892–1981
Birth Location: Drakes Creek, Madison, Arkansas, USA
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General Lawson's Ancestors

Self
General Lawson
1866–1938
Birth Place: Campbell County, Tennessee
Parents
Robert "Robin" Lawson
1840–1916
Lee, Virginia, United States
Nancy (C) Stanfield
1840–1927
Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

General Lawson's Descendants

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General (Carter) Lawson (09 FEB 1866–17 MAR 1938) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Powell (Aug 1860–before 1920)
  1. 1. Hester (May) Lawson 1892–1981 m. Ralph Reed 1891–1982
    1. 1. Raymond (Marvel) Reed 1915–2000
    2. 2. Kenneth Reed 1918–1961 m. Beryl (Emma Gusman Reed) Bonnell 1922–2011
      1. 1. Dennis (Keith) Reed 1945–1945
    3. 3. Lloyd (R) Reed 1922–2005 m. Wanda (Y) Reed 1924–

General Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1866
09 FEB 1866
Birth of General Carter Lawson in Campbell County, Tennessee
Campbell County, Tennessee
1938
17 MAR 1938
Age 72
Death of General Carter Lawson in Durham, Madison, Arkansas
Durham, Madison, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 FEB 1866
    Event Place: Campbell County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 MAR 1938
    Event Place: Durham, Madison, Arkansas
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