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Mahala Lawson 1837 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1837

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 4 May 1925

Death Location: Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, USA

Father: William Lawson

Mother: Mahalarh Lawson

Spouse(s): Daniel Waddell

Children(s): John Waddell, William Waddell, Daniel Waddill

Mahala Lawson was born in 1837 in Mississippi, the child of William Lawson and Mahalarh Lawson. In 1850, Mahala Lawson resided in Greenfield, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA. In 1870, Mahala Lawson resided in Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA. Mahala Lawson married Daniel A Waddell, and had children including John M Waddell, William J Waddell, Daniel A Waddill. Mahala Lawson passed away in 1925 in Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Mahala Lawson was born in 1837 in Mississippi, the child of William Lawson and Mahalarh Lawson.
  • In 1850, Mahala Lawson resided in Greenfield, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1870, Mahala Lawson resided in Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA.
  • Mahala Lawson married Daniel A Waddell, and had children including John M Waddell, William J Waddell, Daniel A Waddill.
  • Mahala Lawson passed away in 1925 in Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mahala Lawson's Ancestors

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Mahala Lawson
1837 – 1925
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
William Lawson
1810 –
Tennessee
Mahalarh Lawson
1810 –
Alabama
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mahala Lawson's Descendants

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Mahala Lawson (4 May 1837 – 4 May 1925) m. Daniel (A) Waddell (1830 – )
  1. 1. John (M) Waddell (abt 1864 – )
  2. 2. William (J) Waddell (abt 1867 – )
  3. 3. Daniel (A) Waddill (16 Sep 1871 – 12 Oct 1928)

Mahala Lawson's Timeline

4 Records

1837
4 May 1837
Birth of Mahala Lawson in Mississippi
Mississippi
1850
1850
Age 13
Mahala Lawson resided here in Greenfield, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
Greenfield, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
1870
1870
Age 33
Mahala Lawson resided here in Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
1925
4 May 1925
Age 88
Death of Mahala Lawson in Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, USA
Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1837
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Greenfield, Poinsett, Arkansas; Roll: 29; Page: 220b
    [4] Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1928; Roll: 5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Greenfield, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Greenfield, Poinsett, Arkansas; Roll: 29; Page: 220b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1925
    Event Place: Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

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