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John Lawson 1787 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 3 Nov 1883

Death Location: Walker, Alabama, United States

Father: John, Lawson

Mother: Elizabeth Washburn

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Children(s):

John Lawson was born in 1787 in Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of John, Jr. Lawson and Elizabeth Kendall Washburn. John Lawson passed away in 1883 in Walker, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • John Lawson was born in 1787 in Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of John, Jr. Lawson and Elizabeth Kendall Washburn.
  • John Lawson passed away in 1883 in Walker, Alabama, United States.

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John Lawson's Ancestors

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John Lawson
1787 – 1883
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John, Jr. Lawson
1770 – 1818
Freckleton, Lancashire, , England
Elizabeth (Kendall) Washburn
1770 – 1830
Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Lawson
Reuben Washburn
1750 – 1850
South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth McClendon
1752 – 1832
New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
Drury (Allin)
1714 – 1804
Elizabeth Tinsley
1715 – 1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas TINSLEY
1685 – 1749
Margaret Tinsley
1699 – 1764

John Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1787
Birth of John Lawson in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States
1883
3 Nov 1883
Age 96
Death of John Lawson in Walker, Alabama, United States
Walker, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1883
    Event Place: Walker, Alabama, United States

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