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Mattie Lawson 1906–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 AUG 1906

Birth Location: Benton, Marshall, Kentucky

Death Date: 15 SEP 1996

Death Location: Symsonia, Graves County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Elijah Lawson

Mother: Nina Milam

Spouse(s): Vernon Ham

Children(s): Katy Lawson

The story of Mattie Lawson began in 1906 in Benton, Marshall, Kentucky. Mattie Lawson married Vernon Lee Gillette Ham, and had children including Katy Faye Lawson. Mattie Lawson passed away in 1996 in Symsonia, Graves County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mattie Lawson began in 1906 in Benton, Marshall, Kentucky.
  • Mattie Lawson married Vernon Lee Gillette Ham, and had children including Katy Faye Lawson.
  • Mattie Lawson passed away in 1996 in Symsonia, Graves County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Mattie Lawson's Ancestors

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Mattie Lawson
1906–1996
Birth Place: Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
Parents
Elijah Hycinth Lawson
1857–1931
Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
Nina (Melrose) Milam
1887–1951
Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois
Grandparents
Eliza (Louisa) Steele
1826–1923
Kentucky
Robert Milam
1850–1879
Hickman, Tennessee, United States
Margarett (Maggie) Jelly
1854–1938
Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Bartlett Milam
1809–1880
Sarah Wade
1828–1880
John Jelly
1831–1880
Parthena Cooper
1832–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jordan Milam
1750–1851
Mary (Patton)
1773–1858

Mattie Lawson's Descendants

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Mattie Lawson (30 AUG 1906–15 SEP 1996) m. Vernon (Lee Gillette) Ham (16 OCT 1908–24 DEC 1976)
  1. 1. Katy (Faye) Lawson 1943–2004

Mattie Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1906
30 AUG 1906
Birth of Mattie Lawson in Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
1996
15 SEP 1996
Age 90
Death of Mattie Lawson in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky
Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 AUG 1906
    Event Place: Benton, Marshall, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 SEP 1996
    Event Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Symsonia, Graves County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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