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John Walter Lawson 1863–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 20, 1863

Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 4 Jun 1915

Death Location: Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina

Father: Joseph Lawson\Cloud

Mother: Nancy Newsom

Spouse(s): Francis Savage, Eller Lawson

Children(s): Etta Lawson, William Sr., Florence Willard, Thomas Lawson, Walter Lawson, Walter Lawson

John Walter Lawson was born in 1863 in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Lawson Cloud And Nancy Rufus Newsom. In 1910, John Walter Lawson resided in MT Airy Ward 2, Surry, North Carolina. John Walter Lawson married Eller E Lawson, Francis Frances S Fannie Savage, and had children including Etta Bell Lawson, Florence Virginia Willard, Thomas Jefferson Lawson, Walter C Lawson, William Cornelius Lawson Sr. John Walter Lawson passed away in 1915 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • John Walter Lawson was born in 1863 in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Lawson Cloud And Nancy Rufus Newsom.
  • In 1910, John Walter Lawson resided in MT Airy Ward 2, Surry, North Carolina.
  • John Walter Lawson married Eller E Lawson, Francis Frances S Fannie Savage, and had children including Etta Bell Lawson, Florence Virginia Willard, Thomas Jefferson Lawson, Walter C Lawson, William Cornelius Lawson Sr.
  • John Walter Lawson passed away in 1915 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Lawson's Ancestors

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John Lawson
1863–1915
Birth Place: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Lawson\Cloud
1820–1888
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Rufus) Newsom
1828–
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James Lawson
1802–1870
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Nelly Lawson
1810–1850
North Carolina, United States
Thomas (Turner) Newsom
1791–1864
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Lettie (Richie) Newsom
1806–1880
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonas Sr.
1755–1816
Mildred Blakely
1760–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM Lawson
1732–1780

John Lawson's Descendants

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John (Walter) Lawson (Jun 20, 1863–4 Jun 1915) m. Francis ((Frances) S (Fannie)) Savage (September 7, 1869–October 15, 1899) m. Eller (E) Lawson (1881–)
  1. 1. Etta (Bell) Lawson 1894–1986 m. Edgar (Joseph) Thomas 1891–1963 m. John (Isaac) Riggs 1892–1919
    1. 1. Hilda (Juanita) Thomas 1923–1992 m. Woodrow (Samuel) Morrison 1916–1984
    2. 2. Leo Riggs 1919–
    3. 3. John Riggs 1916–
    4. 4. Jack (Leo) Riggs 1919–1984
    5. 5. John (Britton) Riggs 1915–1999
    6. 6. Gladys (Alease) Thomas 1930–2021 m. Edward (Parr) Thomas 1929–2007
    7. 7. Herschel (Edward) Thomas 1926–1984 m. Peggie Tate 1927–2024
  2. 2. William (Cornelius Lawson) Sr. 1890–1973
  3. 3. Florence (Virginia) Willard 1891–1974
  4. 4. Thomas (Jefferson) Lawson 1897–1989
  5. 5. Walter (C) Lawson 1909–
  6. 6. Walter (C) Lawson 1909–

John Lawson's Timeline

3 Records

1863
Jun 20, 1863
Birth of John Walter Lawson in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 47
John Walter Lawson resided here in MT Airy Ward 2, Surry, North Carolina
MT Airy Ward 2, Surry, North Carolina
1915
4 Jun 1915
Age 52
Death of John Walter Lawson in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina
Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 20, 1863
    Event Place: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: MT Airy Ward 2, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: MT Airy Ward 2, Surry, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: MT Airy Ward 2, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1915
    Event Place: Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Certificates

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