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Joseph Anthony Lawrence 1870–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1870

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: bef 1910

Death Location: Sumner Co, Tennessee (later became Macon Co, TN)

Father: Samuel Lawrence*

Mother: Louisa Jent

Spouse(s): Francis Defrees

Children(s): Katie Lawrence, Frances Lawrence, Mary Lawrence, Annie Lawrence

Joseph Anthony Lawrence was born in 1870 in Tennessee, the child of Samuel Patrick Lawrence And Louisa Jent. In 1880, Joseph Anthony Lawrence resided in Willow Grove, Trousdale, Tennessee, USA. Joseph Anthony Lawrence married Francis Jane Defrees, and had children including Annie D Lawrence, Frances Arbelle Lawrence, Katie May Lawrence, Mary Alice Lawrence. Joseph Anthony Lawrence passed away in 1910 in Sumner Co, Tennessee (later became Macon Co, TN).

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Biography

  • Joseph Anthony Lawrence was born in 1870 in Tennessee, the child of Samuel Patrick Lawrence And Louisa Jent.
  • In 1880, Joseph Anthony Lawrence resided in Willow Grove, Trousdale, Tennessee, USA.
  • Joseph Anthony Lawrence married Francis Jane Defrees, and had children including Annie D Lawrence, Frances Arbelle Lawrence, Katie May Lawrence, Mary Alice Lawrence.
  • Joseph Anthony Lawrence passed away in 1910 in Sumner Co, Tennessee (later became Macon Co, TN).

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Lawrence*
1835–1900
Birth Location: , Sumner, Tennessee, United States
SL
Louisa Jent
1835–
Birth Location: , Allen, Kentucky, United States
LJ

Spouses(s)

Francis Defrees
1872–1970
Birth Location: Bethpage, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
FD

Children(s)

Katie Lawrence
1895–1916
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
KL
Frances Lawrence
1891–1935
Birth Location: , Sumner, Tennessee, United States
FL
Mary Lawrence
1893–1993
Birth Location: Bransford, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
ML
Annie Lawrence
1898–1914
Birth Location: Bransford, Tennessee, USA
AL

Joseph Lawrence's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Lawrence
1870–1910
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Samuel Patrick Lawrence*
1835–1900
, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Louisa Jent
1835–
, Allen, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
James (Wesley) Lawrence
1813–1848
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Lucinda (Matilda) Law
1812–1891
, , Tennessee, United States
Thomas (Henderson) Jent
1813–1890
Barren, Kentucky, United States
Elizabeth Driver
1815–1860
Macon, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
David Law
1775–1861
Susannah Edmonds
1782–1857
John Jent
1772–
Elizabeth Short
1777–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Law
1748–1823
Louisa Tolmon
1747–1787
Thomas Jent
1745–1830
Elizabeth Driver
1752–1846
Landman Sr
1740–1793
Susannah Tait
1739–1805

Joseph Lawrence's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Anthony) Lawrence (22 Aug 1870–bef 1910) m. Francis (Jane) Defrees (18 Dec 1872–11 Oct 1970)
  1. 1. Katie (May) Lawrence 1895–1916
  2. 2. Frances (Arbelle) Lawrence 1891–1935 m. Walter (Louis) Schofield 1878–1937
    1. 1. Walter (Louis Schofield) Jr 1920–1956
  3. 3. Mary (Alice) Lawrence 1893–1993
  4. 4. Annie (D.) Lawrence 1898–1914

Joseph Lawrence's Timeline

7 Records

1870
22 Aug 1870
Birth of Joseph Anthony Lawrence in , Trousdale, Tennessee, USA
, Trousdale, Tennessee, USA
1870
22 Aug 1870
Birth of Joseph Anthony Lawrence in Tennessee
Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 10
Joseph Anthony Lawrence resided here in Willow Grove, Trousdale, Tennessee, USA
Willow Grove, Trousdale, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 10
Joseph Anthony Lawrence resided here in Willow Grove, Trousdale, Tennessee, United States
Willow Grove, Trousdale, Tennessee, United States
1900
1900
Age 30
Joseph Anthony Lawrence resided here in Civil District 11, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 11, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
1902
abt 1902
Age 32
Death of Joseph Anthony Lawrence in Sumner Co, Tennessee (later became Macon Co, TN)
Sumner Co, Tennessee (later became Macon Co, TN)
1910
bef 1910
Age 40
Death of Joseph Anthony Lawrence in Sumner Co, Tennessee (later became Macon Co, TN)
Sumner Co, Tennessee (later became Macon Co, TN)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1870
    Event Place: , Trousdale, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 57
    [2] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 27
    [3] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 4
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Willow Grove, Trousdale, Tennessee; Roll: 1283; Page: 42C; Enumeration District: 225
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 11, Sumner, Tennessee; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1241601

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1870
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Willow Grove, Trousdale, Tennessee; Roll: 1283; Family History Film: 1255283; Page: 42C; Enumeration District: 225; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Willow Grove, Trousdale, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Willow Grove, Trousdale, Tennessee; Roll: 1283; Page: 42C; Enumeration District: 225

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Willow Grove, Trousdale, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Willow Grove, Trousdale, Tennessee; Roll: 1283; Family History Film: 1255283; Page: 42C; Enumeration District: 225; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 11, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 11, Sumner, Tennessee; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1241601

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1902
    Event Place: Sumner Co, Tennessee (later became Macon Co, TN)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1910
    Event Place: Sumner Co, Tennessee (later became Macon Co, TN)
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