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James S. Lawrence 1844–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 AUG 1844

Birth Location: Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey

Death Date: 5 FEB 1926

Death Location: Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)

Father: James Lawrence

Mother: Annie Potts

Spouse(s): Anna Girton

Children(s): Anna Lawrence, Clara Lawrence, Lillian Lawrence, Ralph Lawrence

The story of James S. Lawrence began in 1844 in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey. In 1850, James S. Lawrence resided in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey. In 1852, James S. Lawrence resided in Bordentown, New Jersey (Burlington). James S. Lawrence married Anna Rebecca Longshore Girton, and had children including Anna Lucille Lawrence, Clara Barton Lawrence, Lillian Lawrence, Ralph Lawrence, Unk Female Grams Mnu Fiore. James S. Lawrence passed away in 1926 in Wellington, Kansas (Sumner).

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Biography

  • The story of James S. Lawrence began in 1844 in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey.
  • In 1850, James S. Lawrence resided in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey.
  • In 1852, James S. Lawrence resided in Bordentown, New Jersey (Burlington).
  • James S. Lawrence married Anna Rebecca Longshore Girton, and had children including Anna Lucille Lawrence, Clara Barton Lawrence, Lillian Lawrence, Ralph Lawrence, Unk Female Grams Mnu Fiore.
  • James S. Lawrence passed away in 1926 in Wellington, Kansas (Sumner).

Immediate Family

Parents

James Lawrence
1810–1890
Birth Location: Bordentown, New Jersey (Burlington)
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Annie Potts
1815–1901
Birth Location: New Jersey (Monmouth)
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Spouses(s)

Anna Girton
1853–1922
Birth Location: Oxford Valley, Pennsylvania (Bucks)
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Children(s)

Anna Lawrence
1891–1954
Birth Location: Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
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Clara Lawrence
1883–1928
Birth Location: Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
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Lillian Lawrence
1872–1908
Birth Location: Pennsylvania USA
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Ralph Lawrence
1875–1878
Birth Location: New Jersey USA
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James Lawrence's Ancestors

Self
James Lawrence
1844–1926
Birth Place: Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
Parents
James Newell Lawrence
1810–1890
Bordentown, New Jersey (Burlington)
Annie (M.) Potts
1815–1901
New Jersey (Monmouth)
Grandparents
Joseph Lawrence
1780–1838
Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
Mary (E.) Newell
1779–1871
Richard Potts
1781–1855
Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
Deborah Barcalow
1801–
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Lawrence
1764–
Euphema Barton
1764–
Thomas Potts
1756–1813
Sarah Ashton
1755–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Potts
1733–1825
Rebecca Arney
1737–1801

James Lawrence's Descendants

1.
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James (S.) Lawrence (8 AUG 1844–5 FEB 1926) m. Anna (Rebecca Longshore) Girton (24 JUN 1853–22 JAN 1922)
  1. 1. Anna (Lucille) Lawrence 1891–1954 m. Dewey (Jackson) Hooper 1891–1929
    1. 1. Jack (Lawrence) Hooper 1927–2005 m. Virginia (Additon (Gini)) Giberson 1930–2005 m. Dolores (Helen) Petersen 1931–2006
  2. 2. Clara (Barton) Lawrence 1883–1928
  3. 3. Lillian Lawrence 1872–1908
  4. 4. Ralph Lawrence 1875–1878

James Lawrence's Timeline

13 Records

1844
8 AUG 1844
Birth of James S. Lawrence in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
1850
27 AUG 1850
Age 6
James S. Lawrence resided here in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
1852
1852
Age 8
James S. Lawrence resided here in Bordentown, New Jersey (Burlington)
Bordentown, New Jersey (Burlington)
1860
22 JUN 1860
Age 16
James S. Lawrence resided here in Trenton, New Jersey (Mercer)
Trenton, New Jersey (Mercer)
1877
22 JAN 1877
Age 33
James S. Lawrence resided here in Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
1879
7 APR 1879
Age 35
James S. Lawrence was employed in Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
1880
2 JUN 1880
Age 36
James S. Lawrence resided here in Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
1880
BET 1880 AND 1920
Age 36
James S. Lawrence was employed in Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
1900
1900
Age 56
James S. Lawrence resided here in Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
1910
1910
Age 66
James S. Lawrence resided here in Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
1920
1920
Age 76
James S. Lawrence resided here in Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
1926
5 FEB 1926
Age 82
Death of James S. Lawrence in Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
1926
12 FEB 1926
Age 82
James S. Lawrence - Will in Kansas (Sumner)
Kansas (Sumner)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 AUG 1844
    Event Place: Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 Census, Pg. 68 (368a) - 27 Aug 1850
    [2] 1860 census, Trenton, New Jersey (Mercer), Pg. 23 - 22 Jun 1860
    [3] 1900 census, Wellington, Kansas (Sumner), Pg. 5b - Jun 1900
    [4] 1880 census, Wellington, Kansas (Sumner), Pg. 6 - 2 Jun 1880
    [5] 1910 census, Wellington, Kansas (Sumner), Pg. 20a - 29 Apr 1910
    [6] Newspaper Clipping, Wellington Daily Newspaper (Kansas) - Feb. 5, 1926

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 AUG 1850
    Event Place: Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
    Record Source: 1850 Census, Pg. 68 (368a) - 27 Aug 1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Bordentown, New Jersey (Burlington)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 JUN 1860
    Event Place: Trenton, New Jersey (Mercer)
    Record Source: 1860 census, Trenton, New Jersey (Mercer), Pg. 23 - 22 Jun 1860

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 DEC 1862
    Event Place: the Civil War, 1861 - 1865
    Record Source: Newspaper Clipping, Wellington Daily Newspaper (Kansas) - Feb. 5, 1926

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 FEB 1863
    Event Place: Company G, New Jersey 11th Infantry
    Record Source: Biographical Sketch - Source Unknown, Pg. 1465

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: JUN 1864
    Event Place: Cold Harbor
    Record Source: Biographical Sketch - Source Unknown, Pg. 1465

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1870

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 JAN 1877
    Event Place: Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
    Record Source:
    [1] 1883 Atlas for Sumner County (Wellingont, Kansas)
    [2] Newspaper Clipping, Wellington Daily Newspaper (Kansas) - Feb. 5, 1926

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 7 APR 1879
    Event Place: Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 JUN 1880
    Event Place: Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
    Record Source: 1880 census, Wellington, Kansas (Sumner), Pg. 6 - 2 Jun 1880

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: BET 1880 AND 1920
    Event Place: Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 census, Wellington, Kansas (Sumner), Pg. 5b - Jun 1900
    [2] 1880 census, Wellington, Kansas (Sumner), Pg. 6 - 2 Jun 1880
    [3] 1910 census, Wellington, Kansas (Sumner), Pg. 20a - 29 Apr 1910
    [4] 1920 Census, Pg. 18a - 9 Jan 1920

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
    Record Source: 1900 census, Wellington, Kansas (Sumner), Pg. 5b - Jun 1900

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
    Record Source: 1910 census, Wellington, Kansas (Sumner), Pg. 20a - 29 Apr 1910

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
    Record Source: 1920 Census, Pg. 18a - 9 Jan 1920

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1926
    Event Place: Wellington, Kansas (Sumner)
    Record Source:
    [1] Newspaper Clipping, Monitor Press - 16 Jan 1929
    [2] Newspaper Clipping, Wellington Daily Newspaper (Kansas) - Feb. 5, 1926
    [3] Probate Court, Sumner Co., Kansas, Probate Court Case # 6041 - Filed Feb. 12, 1926

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1926
    Event Place: Kansas (Sumner)
    Record Source: Probate Court, Sumner Co., Kansas, Probate Court Case # 6041 - Filed Feb. 12, 1926
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