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Jesse James Lawson 1905–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1905

Birth Location: Drew, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 23 October 1981

Death Location: Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA

Father: John Lawson

Mother: Patsy Bennett

Spouse(s): Geraldine Lawson, Geraldine Lawson

Children(s):

In 1905, Jesse James Lawson entered the world in Drew, Arkansas, USA, born to John Barrington Lawson And Patsy J Bennett. In 1950, Jesse James Lawson resided in Tappan, Phillips, Arkansas, USA. Jesse James Lawson married Geraldine C Lawson, and had children including Albert L Lawson, Douglas L Lawson, Frances L Lawson, Jerry L Lawson, Jessie W Lawson, Lavel D Lawson, Rufus L Lawson, Wanda M Lawson. Jesse James Lawson passed away in 1981 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Jesse James Lawson entered the world in Drew, Arkansas, USA, born to John Barrington Lawson And Patsy J Bennett.
  • In 1950, Jesse James Lawson resided in Tappan, Phillips, Arkansas, USA.
  • Jesse James Lawson married Geraldine C Lawson, and had children including Albert L Lawson, Douglas L Lawson, Frances L Lawson, Jerry L Lawson, Jessie W Lawson, Lavel D Lawson, Rufus L Lawson, Wanda M Lawson.
  • Jesse James Lawson passed away in 1981 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA.

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Jesse Lawson's Ancestors

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Jesse Lawson
1905–1981
Birth Place: Drew, Arkansas, USA
Parents
John Barrington Lawson
1872–1954
South Carolina
Patsy (J) Bennett
1878–1959
Georgia
Grandparents
Perry (C) Bennett
1838–1900
Wayne, Missouri, USA
Nancy (Amanda) Hoggue
1851–
Beech Creek, Ashley, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Lawson's Timeline

3 Records

1905
17 May 1905
Birth of Jesse James Lawson in Drew, Arkansas, USA
Drew, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Jesse James Lawson resided here in Tappan, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
Tappan, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
1981
23 October 1981
Age 76
Death of Jesse James Lawson in Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1905
    Event Place: Drew, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tappan, Phillips, Arkansas; Roll: 581; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 54-62
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tappan, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tappan, Phillips, Arkansas; Roll: 581; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 54-62

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 October 1981
    Event Place: Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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