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James Preston Lawson 1788 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1788

Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 11 Jan 1878

Death Location: Moccasin, Elliott, Kentucky, United States

Father: Travis Lawson

Mother: Martha Simpkins

Spouse(s): Eliza Simpkins

Children(s): Travis Lawson

James Preston Lawson was born in 1788 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, the child of Travis Lawson and Martha Maysie Simpkins. James Preston Lawson married Eliza Margaret Simpkins, and had children including Travis T Lawson. James Preston Lawson passed away in 1878 in Moccasin, Elliott, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • James Preston Lawson was born in 1788 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, the child of Travis Lawson and Martha Maysie Simpkins.
  • James Preston Lawson married Eliza Margaret Simpkins, and had children including Travis T Lawson.
  • James Preston Lawson passed away in 1878 in Moccasin, Elliott, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Travis Lawson
1766 – 1855
Birth Location: –
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Martha Simpkins
1767 – 1850
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Simpkins
1794 – 1829
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Travis Lawson
1824 – 1896
Birth Location: Floyd, Kentucky, USA
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James Lawson's Ancestors

Self
James Lawson
1788 – 1878
Birth Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Parents
Travis Lawson
1766 – 1855
Martha (Maysie) Simpkins
1767 – 1850
Grandparents
Nathaniel (William "the Scottish Rebel" Lawson,) ARW
1731 – 1826
Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Daniel Simpkins
1725 – 1785
New York, USA
Raven Feather
1735 – 1769
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Lawson
1705 – 1746
Rebecca Travis
Tom Moytoy
1680 – 1741
Nancy Carpenter
1683 – 1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Travis
Judith Walker

James Lawson's Descendants

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James (Preston) Lawson (Dec 1788 – 11 Jan 1878) m. Eliza (Margaret) Simpkins (1794 – 1829)
  1. 1. Travis (T) Lawson (1824 – 1896) m. Louvica
    1. 1. Asa (Blair) Lawson (24 Nov 1882 – 1971) m. Laurana Strong (11 Nov 1894 – 1 Oct 1986)
      1. 1. Virgil (Preston) Lawson m. Edna (Merrell) Berry (16 Jan 1928 – 30 Jan 2018)
        1. 1. Troy Lawson m. Rhonda (Claire) Parks (27 May 1953 – )

James Lawson's Timeline

13 Records

1788
Dec 1788
Birth of James Preston Lawson in Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
1793
December 1793
Age 5
Birth of James Preston Lawson in Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
1794
1794
Age 6
Birth of James Preston Lawson in Montgomery County, Virginia
Montgomery County, Virginia
1794
1794
Age 6
Birth of James Preston Lawson in , Montgomery Co, Virginia, USA
, Montgomery Co, Virginia, USA
1810
bet 1810-1816
Age 22
James Preston Lawson was married in , Floyd, Kentucky, USA
, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1813
1813
Age 25
James Preston Lawson was married in Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Morgan, Kentucky, United States
1819
10 March 1819
Age 31
James Preston Lawson was married in Floyd Co, KY
Floyd Co, KY
1831
6 Aug 1831
Age 43
James Preston Lawson was married in Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Morgan, Kentucky, USA
1865
1865
Age 77
Death of James Preston Lawson in Moccasin, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Moccasin, Elliott Co., Kentucky
1865
1865
Age 77
Death of James Preston Lawson in Moccasin, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Moccasin, Elliott Co., Kentucky
1878
11 Jan 1878
Age 90
Death of James Preston Lawson in Wolfe, Kentucky, United States
Wolfe, Kentucky, United States
1878
11 Jan 1878
Age 90
Death of James Preston Lawson in Moccasin, Elliott, Kentucky, United States
Moccasin, Elliott, Kentucky, United States
1880
1880
Age 92
Death of James Preston Lawson in Moccasin, Elliot, Kentucky, United States
Moccasin, Elliot, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1793
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: , Montgomery Co, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1788
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: bet 1810-1816
    Event Place: , Floyd, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 March 1819
    Event Place: Floyd Co, KY

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1831
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Wolfe, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Moccasin, Elliot, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Moccasin, Elliott Co., Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Moccasin, Elliott Co., Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Moccasin, Elliott, Kentucky, United States
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