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Martha Frances Lawson 1842–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1842

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 25 Aug 1897

Death Location: Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA

Father: Adam Lawson

Mother: Cora Wheless

Spouse(s): John Emmerson

Children(s): Charles Emerson, Theodosia Emerson, Joseph Emerson, John Sr.

Martha Frances Lawson was born in 1842 in Georgia, USA, the child of Adam Lawson And Cora Lavina Wheless. Martha Frances Lawson married John Emmerson, and had children including Charles Joseph Emerson, John Hardie Emerson Sr, Joseph Winfield Emerson, Theodosia Emerson. Martha Frances Lawson passed away in 1897 in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Frances Lawson was born in 1842 in Georgia, USA, the child of Adam Lawson And Cora Lavina Wheless.
  • Martha Frances Lawson married John Emmerson, and had children including Charles Joseph Emerson, John Hardie Emerson Sr, Joseph Winfield Emerson, Theodosia Emerson.
  • Martha Frances Lawson passed away in 1897 in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Lawson
1813–1878
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
AL
Cora Wheless
1818–1897
Birth Location: Jones County, Georgia, USA
CW

Spouses(s)

John Emmerson
1843–1900
Birth Location: Louisville, Barbour, Alabama, USA
JE

Children(s)

Charles Emerson
1873–1937
Birth Location: Coosa County, Alabama, USA
CE
Theodosia Emerson
1866–1941
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
TE
Joseph Emerson
1878–1933
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
JE
John Sr.
1868–1934
Birth Location: Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA
JS

Martha Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Martha Lawson
1842–1897
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
Adam Lawson
1813–1878
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Cora (Lavina) Wheless
1818–1897
Jones County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Adam Lawson
1776–1825
Virginia, USA
Susan ((Susannah)) Robertson
1785–1862
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1750–1829
Delphia Robertson
1755–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lawson
1725–1784
Elizabeth Pierce
1727–1784
Daniel Robertson
1732–
Margaret Sanders
1730–1833

Martha Lawson's Descendants

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Martha (Frances) Lawson (23 Aug 1842–25 Aug 1897) m. John Emmerson (14 Oct 1843–5 Mar 1900)
  1. 1. Charles (Joseph) Emerson 1873–1937
    1. 1. Ila Emerson 1900–1978
      1. 1. Amos (William) Womble 1920–1948
  2. 2. Theodosia Emerson 1866–1941
  3. 3. Joseph (Winfield) Emerson 1878–1933
  4. 4. John (Hardie Emerson) Sr. 1868–1934

Martha Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1842
23 Aug 1842
Birth of Martha Frances Lawson in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1897
25 Aug 1897
Age 55
Death of Martha Frances Lawson in Texas, USA
Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1842
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1897
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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