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Joshua Spears Lawson 1853–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 January 1853

Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 October 1922

Death Location: De Witt, DeWitt, Illinois

Father: William Lawson

Mother: Elizabeth Allen

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The story of Joshua Spears Lawson began in 1853 in Scott, Virginia, United States. Joshua Spears Lawson passed away in 1922 in De Witt, DeWitt, Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Spears Lawson began in 1853 in Scott, Virginia, United States.
  • Joshua Spears Lawson passed away in 1922 in De Witt, DeWitt, Illinois.

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Joshua Lawson's Ancestors

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Joshua Lawson
1853–1922
Birth Place: Scott, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Lawson
1799–1869
Big Moccasin Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Allen
1800–1865
Scott, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Lawson) II
1764–1852
Christianburg, Montgomery, Virginia
Nancy Baker
1765–1845
Christianburg, Montgomery, Virginia
William (Washington) Taylor
1779–1849
Scott, Virginia, United States
Mary (Catherine Ronda) Horton
1790–1851
Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Lawson
1731–1826
Rebecca Lawson
1735–1827
Nimrod Sr
1756–1834
Mary Lutz
1757–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lawson
1705–1746
Rebecca Travis
1709–1746
Hanß Lutz
1730–1755

Joshua Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1853
7 January 1853
Birth of Joshua Spears Lawson in Scott, Virginia, United States
Scott, Virginia, United States
1922
19 October 1922
Age 69
Death of Joshua Spears Lawson in De Witt, DeWitt, Illinois
De Witt, DeWitt, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 January 1853
    Event Place: Scott, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1922
    Event Place: De Witt, DeWitt, Illinois

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