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Helen Lorene Lawson 1922–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1922

Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 Sept 1998

Death Location: Joppa, Harford, Maryland, USA

Father: Robert Lawson

Mother: Fannie Blackwell

Spouse(s): William Ross, Herbert Spangler, Floyd Leonard

Children(s): Frances Leonard, Phyllis Leonard, H. Spangler

Helen Lorene Lawson was born in 1922 in Wise County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Virgil Lawson And Fannie C Blackwell. In 1930, Helen Lorene Lawson resided in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia. In 1935, Helen Lorene Lawson resided in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia. Helen Lorene Lawson married Floyd Henry Leonard, Herbert Haynes Spangler, William Tony Nardi Ross, and had children including Anthony Tony Ross, Deloris Ross, Frances Louise Leonard, H K Spangler, Herbert Maynard Spangler Sr, Johnnie Joann Ross, Joyce Rosalie Lessie Leonard, Phyllis Jean Leonard, Virgil William Billy Ross. Helen Lorene Lawson passed away in 1998 in Joppa, Harford, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Helen Lorene Lawson was born in 1922 in Wise County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Virgil Lawson And Fannie C Blackwell.
  • In 1930, Helen Lorene Lawson resided in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia.
  • In 1935, Helen Lorene Lawson resided in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia.
  • Helen Lorene Lawson married Floyd Henry Leonard, Herbert Haynes Spangler, William Tony Nardi Ross, and had children including Anthony Tony Ross, Deloris Ross, Frances Louise Leonard, H K Spangler, Herbert Maynard Spangler Sr, Johnnie Joann Ross, Joyce Rosalie Lessie Leonard, Phyllis Jean Leonard, Virgil William Billy Ross.
  • Helen Lorene Lawson passed away in 1998 in Joppa, Harford, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Helen Lawson
1922–1998
Birth Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Virgil Lawson
1892–1963
Rowan County, Kentucky, USA
Fannie (C.) Blackwell
1902–1990
Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert (T.) Lawson
1867–1931
Carter County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Jane) Addington
1860–1950
Coeburn, Wise, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Lawson
1820–1907
Martha Davis
1828–1870
George Addington
1842–1919
Sarah Dingus
1840–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jerry Lawson
1798–1870
Catherine Lawson
1799–1884
Jesse Sr.
1785–1870
Dorcas Wheatley
1786–1839
Andrew Sr.
1815–1890
Sarah Hutchinson
1818–1897
George *
1811–1875
Margaret *
1814–1876

Helen Lawson's Descendants

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Helen (Lorene) Lawson (6 Mar 1922–30 Sept 1998) m. William (Tony Nardi) Ross (17 Aug 1920–26 Nov 1991) m. Herbert (Haynes) Spangler (12 Jun 1916–10 Jan 1940) m. Floyd (Henry) Leonard (7 Dec 1912–26 Nov 1972)
  1. 1. Frances (Louise) Leonard 1943–1955
  2. 2. Phyllis (Jean) Leonard 1945–1997
  3. 3. H. (K.) Spangler 1939–1939

Helen Lawson's Timeline

6 Records

1922
6 Mar 1922
Birth of Helen Lorene Lawson in Wise County, Virginia, USA
Wise County, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 8
Helen Lorene Lawson resided here in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
1935
1935
Age 13
Helen Lorene Lawson resided here in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 18
Helen Lorene Lawson resided here in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
1950
1950
Age 28
Helen Lorene Lawson resided here in War, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
War, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1998
30 Sept 1998
Age 76
Death of Helen Lorene Lawson in Joppa, Harford, Maryland, USA
Joppa, Harford, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1922
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4421; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 24-20
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 234-32-5817; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: 2544; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 730.0.
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2016
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167808

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: 2544; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 730.0.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4421; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 24-20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4421; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 24-20

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: War, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: War, McDowell, West

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sept 1998
    Event Place: Joppa, Harford, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 234-32-5817; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951.

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