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Joseph Schofield Lawrence 1923 – 2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1923

Birth Location: philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa

Death Date: 30 May 2001

Death Location: Woodbury, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Joseph Lawrence

Mother: Josephine Carr

Spouse(s): Mary Lilly, Dorothy Devaull

Children(s): John Lawrence, Jacqueline (Dickens), Joseph Lawrence

Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr was born in 1923 in philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, the child of Joseph Schofield Lawrence and Josephine B Carr. In 1930, Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr married Mary Claire Lilly, Dorothy Evelyn Devaull, and had children including John J (Jack Upstate) Lawrence, Jacqueline Owen Lawrence (Dickens), Joseph Schofield Lawrence. Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr passed away in 2001 in Woodbury, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr was born in 1923 in philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, the child of Joseph Schofield Lawrence and Josephine B Carr.
  • In 1930, Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr married Mary Claire Lilly, Dorothy Evelyn Devaull, and had children including John J (Jack Upstate) Lawrence, Jacqueline Owen Lawrence (Dickens), Joseph Schofield Lawrence.
  • Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr passed away in 2001 in Woodbury, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Lawrence
1886 – 1968
Birth Location: Phila. PA
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Josephine Carr
1892 – 1982
Birth Location: Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Lilly
1921 – 1995
Birth Location: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
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Dorothy Devaull
1920 – 2004
Birth Location: Camden NJ
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Children(s)

John Lawrence
1945 – 2022
Birth Location: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jacqueline (Dickens)
1945 –
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Lawrence
1953 – 2018
Birth Location: Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Joseph Lawrence's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Lawrence
1923 – 2001
Birth Place: philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
Parents
Joseph Schofield Lawrence
1886 – 1968
Phila. PA
Josephine (B) Carr
1892 – 1982
Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jordan Lawrence
1859 – 1944
Philadelphia, PA
Martha (Hess) White
1866 – 1891
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Charles (A) Carr
1866 – 1932
Howellville, Chester, Pennsylvania
Clara (H) Carter
1865 – 1929
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jordan Lawrence
1820 – 1872
Margaret Weir
1825 – 1895
John White
1834 – 1880
Martha Toy
1835 – 1910
Morton Carr
1833 – 1906
Mary Pierce
1834 – 1910
William Carter
1842 – 1902
Martha Gibson
1842 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jordan Lawrence
1800 – 1867
Wife Ukn
Bezaleel Weir
1758 – 1825
Elizabeth Harris
1805 – 1864
James White
1806 – 1873
Catherine Marshall
1812 – 1865
Elias Toy
1799 – 1860
Mary Hess
1801 – 1884
James Carr
1789 – 1864
Martha (Carr)
1808 – 1896
Lewis Pierce
1804 – 1885
Hannah McAfee
1807 – 1880
William Gibson
1797 –
Julia Ford
1810 – 1851

Joseph Lawrence's Descendants

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Joseph (Schofield) Lawrence (18 Jul 1923 – 30 May 2001) m. Mary (Claire) Lilly (11 Apr 1921 – 18 Mar 1995) m. Dorothy (Evelyn) Devaull (23 Oct 1920 – 21 Sep 2004)
  1. 1. John (J (Jack Upstate)) Lawrence (28 Mar 1945 – 20 Aug 2022) m. Beverly
  2. 2. Jacqueline (Owen Lawrence) (Dickens) (Feb 1945 – )
  3. 3. Joseph (Schofield) Lawrence (21 Sep 1953 – 11 August 2018) m. Patricia (Anne) Zaruba (4 April 1953 – 11 Dec 1990)
    1. 1. Jason Wermers (15 Mar 1974 – )

Joseph Lawrence's Timeline

9 Records

1923
8 Jul 1923
Birth of Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1923
18 Jul 1923
Birth of Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr in philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
1930
1930
Age 7
Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 17
Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1942
1942
Age 19
Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1944
Abt 1944
Age 21
Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr resided here in Davis , N. C
Davis , N. C
1950
1950
Age 27
Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr resided here in Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
2001
30 May 2001
Age 78
Death of Joseph Schofield Lawrence Jr in Woodbury, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States of America
Woodbury, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1923
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1437
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3699; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 51-405
    [4] Social Security Death Index, Number: 201-12-0799; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2102; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0589; Image: 1073.0; FHL microfilm: 2341836
    [6] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-2017

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1923
    Event Place: philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2102; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0589; Image: 1073.0; FHL microfilm: 2341836

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3699; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 51-405

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3699; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 51-405

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1437

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1944
    Event Place: Davis , N. C
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Times-Tribune; Publication Date: 26/ Jan/ 1944; Publication Place: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.29995483,0.26244682,0.404006&xid=3356

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Upper Darby, Delawar

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Davis , N. C
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Times-Tribune; Publication Date: 26/ Jan/ 1944; Publication Place: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.29995483,0.26244682,0.404006&xid=3356

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 2001
    Event Place: Woodbury, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 201-12-0799; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-2017

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eglington Cemetery Clarksboro, NJ Woodbury, NJ 08096
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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