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James William Lawson 1826 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1826

Birth Location: Milford, Otsego, New York, USA

Death Date: 10 May 1912

Death Location: WaKeeney, Trego, Kansas, USA

Father: James Lawson

Mother: Jane (Lawson)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lawson

Children(s): Clara Lanphier

In 1826, James William Lawson Jr entered the world in Milford, Otsego, New York, USA, born to James William Lawson and Jane \ Jean Hamilton (Lawson). Years later, James William Lawson Jr married Elizabeth Ann (McCollum) Lawson, and the couple became parents to Clara Emma Jane (Lawson) Lanphier. James William Lawson Jr died in 1912 in WaKeeney, Trego, Kansas, USA.

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Parents

James Lawson
1799 – 1889
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Jane (Lawson)
1800 – 1860
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lawson
1830 – 1919
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Clara Lanphier
1861 – 1945
Birth Location: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Aug 1826
    Event Place: Milford, Otsego, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 May 1912
    Event Place: WaKeeney, Trego, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: WaKeeney, Trego County, Kansas, United States of America
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