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Josiah Lawson 1856–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Jul 1856

Birth Location: Hickman, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 06 Nov 1933

Death Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Samuel Chessor

Mother: Evaline Coble

Spouse(s): Mary Malugen

Children(s): Eliza Chessor, Samuel Chessor, Anna Chessor

Josiah Lawson was born in 1856 in Hickman, Tennessee, USA, the child of Samuel Chessor And Evaline Coble. In 1860, Josiah Lawson resided in District 9, Whitfield, Hickman, Tennessee, USA. Josiah Lawson married Mary Jane Malugen, and had children including Anna Chessor, Eliza Elizabeth Chessor, Samuel Boyd Chessor. Josiah Lawson passed away in 1933 in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Lawson was born in 1856 in Hickman, Tennessee, USA, the child of Samuel Chessor And Evaline Coble.
  • In 1860, Josiah Lawson resided in District 9, Whitfield, Hickman, Tennessee, USA.
  • Josiah Lawson married Mary Jane Malugen, and had children including Anna Chessor, Eliza Elizabeth Chessor, Samuel Boyd Chessor.
  • Josiah Lawson passed away in 1933 in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Lawson's Ancestors

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Josiah Lawson
1856–1933
Birth Place: Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Samuel Chessor
1822–1896
Beaverdam Creek, Hickman Co., TN.
Evaline Coble
1824–1896
Beaverdam Creek, Hickman Co., TN.
Grandparents
James (William) Chessor
1783–1878
Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth (Bessie) Cavender
1790–1860
Kentucky, USA
Peter (Thomas) COBLE
1802–1860
Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Jemima Brown
1806–1856
, , Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
ADAM COBLE
1768–1825
Ann Amick
1750–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Coble
1727–1794
Anna Löffelspoon
1738–1795
Johannes Amick
1722–1786

Josiah Lawson's Descendants

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Josiah Lawson (03 Jul 1856–06 Nov 1933) m. Mary (Jane) Malugen (09 May 1858–24 Apr 1909)
  1. 1. Eliza (Elizabeth) Chessor 1880–1958
  2. 2. Samuel (Boyd) Chessor 1893–1949
  3. 3. Anna Chessor 1878–1901

Josiah Lawson's Timeline

4 Records

1856
03 Jul 1856
Birth of Josiah Lawson in Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Hickman, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 4
Josiah Lawson resided here in District 9, Whitfield, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Whitfield, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
1933
6 Nov 1933
Age 77
Death of Josiah Lawson in Chessor Cem, Hickman Co, TN
Chessor Cem, Hickman Co, TN
1933
06 Nov 1933
Age 77
Death of Josiah Lawson in Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Hickman, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Jul 1856
    Event Place: Hickman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 9, Whitfield, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 9, Hickman, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1257; Page: 63; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1933
    Event Place: Chessor Cem, Hickman Co, TN

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Nov 1933
    Event Place: Hickman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America

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