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Mahala Haley Lawson 1832–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1832

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1889

Death Location: Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee, USA

Father: John LAWSON

Mother: Sarah (4a)

Spouse(s): Pleasant Meridith

Children(s): Sampson Merideth, John Meredith, Eliza Meredith, Russell II, Oliver Meredith, Stokely Meredith, Hannah Meredith, Pryor Meredith, Cinda McDonald, James Meredith, Elizabeth Hatfield

Mahala Haley Lawson was born in 1832 in Virginia, United States, the child of John Jack Lawson And Sarah Sally Shelton 4A. Mahala Haley Lawson married Pleasant A Pleas Meridith, and had children including Cinda Meredeth Mcdonald, Eliza Jane Meredith, Elizabeth Meredith Hatfield, Hannah Meredith, James M Meredith, John W Meredith, Oliver F Meredith, Pryor Meredith, Russell Meredith Ii, Sampson P Merideth, Stokely Meredith. Mahala Haley Lawson passed away in 1889 in Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Mahala Haley Lawson was born in 1832 in Virginia, United States, the child of John Jack Lawson And Sarah Sally Shelton 4A.
  • Mahala Haley Lawson married Pleasant A Pleas Meridith, and had children including Cinda Meredeth Mcdonald, Eliza Jane Meredith, Elizabeth Meredith Hatfield, Hannah Meredith, James M Meredith, John W Meredith, Oliver F Meredith, Pryor Meredith, Russell Meredith Ii, Sampson P Merideth, Stokely Meredith.
  • Mahala Haley Lawson passed away in 1889 in Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John LAWSON
1793–1860
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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Sarah (4a)
1798–1880
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Pleasant Meridith
1829–1902
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Sampson Merideth
1876–1944
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
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John Meredith
1851–1933
Birth Location: Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
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Eliza Meredith
1854–1903
Birth Location: Campbell, Tennessee, USA
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Russell II
1861–1935
Birth Location: Campbell, Tennessee, USA
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Oliver Meredith
1858–1932
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
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Stokely Meredith
1865–1953
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
SM
Hannah Meredith
1869–1951
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
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Pryor Meredith
1871–1951
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
PM
Cinda McDonald
1874–1939
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
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James Meredith
1856–
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Hatfield
1865–1941
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
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Mahala Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Mahala Lawson
1832–1889
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
John Jack LAWSON
1793–1860
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Sarah ("Sally" Shelton) (4a)
1798–1880
Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Moses (Amos) Lawson
1762–1813
Halifax, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsy" Qubeck) Bradley
1764–1855
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
William (Nathaniel M) Shelton
1781–1860
Stokes County, North Carolina USA
"Fanny" (Francis. *) Mabe
1780–1865
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1731–1803
Mary (Lauzon)
1730–1803
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1740–1807
Margaret DNA
1738–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Lawson
1710–1803
Ann Harvey
1710–1757
Joseph Bryant
1672–1748
Frances Bryant
1697–1748

Mahala Lawson's Descendants

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Mahala (Haley) Lawson (1832–1889) m. Pleasant (A. (Pleas)) Meridith (Abt. 1829–1902)
  1. 1. Sampson (P) Merideth 1876–1944 m. Elizabeth ((Lizzie)) Lawson 1881–
  2. 2. John (W) Meredith 1851–1933 m. Rebecca Stanfield 1855–1916
    1. 1. Henry (Clay) Meredith 1885–1964
    2. 2. Julia Chadwell 1881–1934
    3. 3. Sarah (E) Harrell 1884–1971
    4. 4. Pryor Meredith 1889–1978
    5. 5. Sterling Meredith 1892–1963
    6. 6. J (P) Meredith 1874–1956
    7. 7. Tivis (Vernon Meredith) Sr 1874–1949
    8. 8. Perna Reynolds 1896–1937
    9. 9. Roscoe (B.) Meredith 1894–1966
    10. 10. Ancil (Leon) Meredith 1890–1976
    11. 11. Grover (Cleveland) Meredith 1887–1960
    12. 12. W. (O.) Meredith 1877–1963
  3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Meredith 1854–1903 m. Jackson (C. (Jack)) Lay 1854–1939
    1. 1. Amanda Lay 1878–
    2. 2. Charley Lay 1882–
    3. 3. Marion Lay 1884–
    4. 4. William Lay 1886–
    5. 5. Leweller Lay 1888–
    6. 6. George Lay 1890–
    7. 7. James (P.) Lay 1893–
    8. 8. Alexander Lay 1899–
    9. 9. Winnie Lay 1880–1932
  4. 4. Russell (Meredith) II 1861–1935 m. Sarah (Ann) Green 1866–1920 m. Elisabeth Stanfield 1859–1885
    1. 1. Freeman Meredith 1893–1968
    2. 2. James (Hoyt) Meredith 1903–1977
    3. 3. Larrah Merideth 1889–
    4. 4. Mabel Merideth 1892–
    5. 5. Birt Merideth 1895–1983
    6. 6. Alice Merideth 1896–
    7. 7. Lusinda Merideth 1899–
    8. 8. Ettie Merideth 1901–
    9. 9. Clautie Meredith 1912–
    10. 10. Estella Merideth 1890–
    11. 11. Lenard Merideth 1878–1951
    12. 12. Sampson Merideth 1879–1971
    13. 13. Aaron (A) Sharp 1882–1965 m. Nannie (Mae) Yount 1897–1967 m. Florida Baird 1881–1964
      1. 1. Clarence Sharpe 1922–1986 m. Rema (Dorothy) McGlothin 1925–2010 m. Mildred (Hazel Estep) Richmond 1926–2001
        1. 1. Gary (Gilbert) Sharpe 1946–2016
      2. 2. Harold (Glenmore) Sharp 1934–1998
      3. 3. Evelyn (Sharp) Rhyne 1919–2014
      4. 4. Virgie (Marie) Sharp 1926–1926
      5. 5. Francis (Frank) Sharp 1920–2001
      6. 6. Elma (Sharp) Black 1908–2003
      7. 7. Millie Sharp 1904–1946
      8. 8. Dora (Dean) Sharp 1905–1980
  5. 5. Oliver (F) Meredith 1858–1932 m. Winnie Johnson 1856–1934
    1. 1. Betty (Mary) Meredith 1887–
  6. 6. Stokely Meredith 1865–1953 m. Nancy Gibson 1866–1942
    1. 1. Francis (M) Meredith 1895–
    2. 2. Mary Meridith 1897–
    3. 3. Oliver (Floid) Merideth 1893–1985
    4. 4. Cornelia Meridith 1888–
    5. 5. Isham Meredith 1890–
    6. 6. Mory Meredith 1898–
  7. 7. Hannah Meredith 1869–1951 m. Daniel Bruce 1867–1947
    1. 1. Bettie Bruce 1897–1976
    2. 2. Lucrethia Bruce 1899–1977
    3. 3. L (C) Bruce 1897–1899
    4. 4. Georgia (Juanita) Bruce 1905–1982
    5. 5. Claude (A) Bruce 1909–1998
    6. 6. Thomas (J.) Bruce 1913–1978
    7. 7. Edna Bruce 1903–1981
    8. 8. infant (son) Bruce 1912–1912
    9. 9. Ella Bruce 1891–1949
    10. 10. Baby Bruce 1912–1912
  8. 8. Pryor Meredith 1871–1951 m. Verna (SHARP) (meredith) 1899– m. Annie (BROYLES) (meredith) 1872–1921
    1. 1. Oliver (Floyd) Meredith 1929–2002
    2. 2. Oma (MEREDITH) (pack) 1903–1935
    3. 3. Massie MEREDITH 1898–
    4. 4. Viola MEREDITH 1906–
    5. 5. Nell MEREDITH 1911–1990
    6. 6. Della MEREDITH 1895–
    7. 7. Everett MEREDITH 1900–1917
    8. 8. Beeler (Bryan) Meredith 1901–1986
  9. 9. Cinda (Meredeth) McDonald 1874–1939
  10. 10. James (M) Meredith 1856–
  11. 11. Elizabeth (Meredith) Hatfield 1865–1941 m. George Hatfield 1859–1901
    1. 1. Laura Hatfield 1894–1976
    2. 2. Foster (Carl) Hatfield 1891–1964
    3. 3. Nathan (Calvin) Hatfield 1894–1953
    4. 4. Anna\Annie Hatfield 1898–
    5. 5. Robert (Burton) Hatfield 1901–1937

Mahala Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1832
1832
Birth of Mahala Haley Lawson in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1889
1889
Age 57
Death of Mahala Haley Lawson in Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
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