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Leo Eugene Lawson 1918–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1918

Birth Location: Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 June 1996

Death Location: Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Father: David Lawson

Mother: Bessie (Richardson)

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The story of Leo Eugene Lawson began in 1918 in Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA. Leo Eugene Lawson passed away in 1996 in Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Leo Eugene Lawson began in 1918 in Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA.
  • Leo Eugene Lawson passed away in 1996 in Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

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Leo Lawson's Ancestors

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Leo Lawson
1918–1996
Birth Place: Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
David Walter Lawson
1876–1951
Bessie (Alafair Lawson) (Richardson)
1897–1969
Swords Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Christopher (Columbus) Richardson
1825–1911
Grayson County Virginia
Amandy Richardson
1830–1916
Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Simeon Hunt
1803–1883
Mary Samples
1808–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leo Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1918
23 May 1918
Birth of Leo Eugene Lawson in Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA
1996
4 June 1996
Age 78
Death of Leo Eugene Lawson in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1918
    Event Place: Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 June 1996
    Event Place: Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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