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James Lawrence 1788–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: , , North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1859

Death Location: Izard County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Martin Laurence

Mother:

Spouse(s): Cynthia Franks

Children(s): Jacob Lawrence, Joshua Lawrence, Joshua Lawrence, Nancy Jeffery, James Lawrence, Elizabeth Creswell, William Lawrence, Samantha Lawrence

The story of James Lawrence began in 1788 in , , North Carolina, USA. James Lawrence married Cynthia Ann Franks, and had children including Elizabeth Creswell, Jacob Lawrence, James Francis Lawrence, Joshua G Lawrence, Nancy Jeffery, Samantha Lawrence, William Martin Lawrence. James Lawrence passed away in 1859 in Izard County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Lawrence began in 1788 in , , North Carolina, USA.
  • James Lawrence married Cynthia Ann Franks, and had children including Elizabeth Creswell, Jacob Lawrence, James Francis Lawrence, Joshua G Lawrence, Nancy Jeffery, Samantha Lawrence, William Martin Lawrence.
  • James Lawrence passed away in 1859 in Izard County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Children(s)

James Lawrence's Ancestors

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James Lawrence
1788–1859
Birth Place: , , North Carolina, USA
Parents
Martin Laurence
1768–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Lawrence's Descendants

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James Lawrence (1788–1859) m. Cynthia (Ann) Franks (1804–1865)
  1. 1. Jacob Lawrence 1832–1900
  2. 2. Joshua (G.) Lawrence 1830–1872
  3. 3. Joshua (G.) Lawrence 1830–1875
  4. 4. Nancy Jeffery 1825–1871
  5. 5. James (Francis) Lawrence 1834–1906
  6. 6. Elizabeth Creswell 1839–1866
  7. 7. William (Martin) Lawrence 1823–1896
  8. 8. Samantha Lawrence 1836–1867 m. Jesse Jeffrey 1832–1871
    1. 1. William (Edwin) Jeffery 1867–1867
    2. 2. Phillip (Lee) Jeffery 1864–1932
    3. 3. Jeanie? 1860–1929 m. Roland (Hancel) Hanks 1855–1940
      1. 1. Helen (Jessamine) Hanks 1903–1986
      2. 2. Jesse (Lee) Hanks 1879–1886
      3. 3. Ray (Herbert) Hanks 1897–1985 m. Gladyus Hanks 1899–
      4. 4. Ernest (Hancel) Hanks 1881–1886
      5. 5. Bessie (Virginia) Hayden 1889–1988
      6. 6. Ernestine (Bland) Hanks 1905–1992 m. Samuel (D) Jeffery 1904–
      7. 7. Cora (Roberta) McGinnis 1885–1971
      8. 8. Clara (Jeffery) Harris 1893–1960
      9. 9. William (Edwin) Hanks 1878–1886
      10. 10. Rupert (Roland) Hanks 1883–1952
      11. 11. Clarence (Shelby) Hanks 1899–1956
      12. 12. Alma Houston 1886–1982
      13. 13. Nina Hanks 1892–
      14. 14. Lena (Gertrude) Hanks 1896–1997 m. Alfred (Washington) Combs 1891–1975
        1. 1. Donald Combs 1925–
        2. 2. Virginia Combs 1926–
        3. 3. Dorothy Combs 1922–
        4. 4. Anthony (Wayne) Combs 1930–1994
        5. 5. Donald Combs 1925–
        6. 6. Frances (Jane) Combs 1923– m. Lionel (Luther) Todd 1918–2000

James Lawrence's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1788
Birth of James Lawrence in , , North Carolina, USA
, , North Carolina, USA
1859
1859
Age 71
Death of James Lawrence in , Izard, Arkansas, USA
, Izard, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: , , North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
    [2] OneWorldTree
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: , Izard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
    [2] OneWorldTree
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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