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Melissa Jane Lawson 1844–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1844

Birth Location: Brush Creek, Highland, OH, USA

Death Date: 29 Jan 1920

Death Location: Highland County, Ohio, USA

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Mary Hammon

Spouse(s): Francis Messinger

Children(s): Mary Messinger, James Messinger, Sarah Messinger, Martha Messinger, Infant Messinger, Martha Messinger

Melissa Jane Lawson was born in 1844 in Brush Creek, Highland, OH, USA, the child of James Manford Lawson Sr And Mary Marie Polly Hammon. In 1850, Melissa Jane Lawson resided in Brush Creek, Highland, Ohio, USA. In 1860, Melissa Jane Lawson resided in Brush Creek, Highland, Ohio, USA. Melissa Jane Lawson married Francis Messinger, and had children including Infant Daughter Messinger, James Herbert Messinger, Martha Mattie Jane Messinger, Mary F Messinger, Sarah Catherine Messinger. Melissa Jane Lawson passed away in 1920 in Highland County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Melissa Jane Lawson was born in 1844 in Brush Creek, Highland, OH, USA, the child of James Manford Lawson Sr And Mary Marie Polly Hammon.
  • In 1850, Melissa Jane Lawson resided in Brush Creek, Highland, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1860, Melissa Jane Lawson resided in Brush Creek, Highland, Ohio, USA.
  • Melissa Jane Lawson married Francis Messinger, and had children including Infant Daughter Messinger, James Herbert Messinger, Martha Mattie Jane Messinger, Mary F Messinger, Sarah Catherine Messinger.
  • Melissa Jane Lawson passed away in 1920 in Highland County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr.
1801–1870
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
JS
Mary Hammon
1811–1885
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Francis Messinger
1838–1911
Birth Location: Franklin Twp, Adams County, Ohio
FM

Children(s)

Mary Messinger
1870–1925
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
MM
James Messinger
1868–1942
Birth Location: Adams County, Ohio, USA
JM
Sarah Messinger
1872–1953
Birth Location: Ohio
SM
Martha Messinger
1881–1931
Birth Location: Ohio
MM
Infant Messinger
1882–1882
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
IM
Martha Messinger
1881–1931
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
MM

Melissa Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Lawson
1844–1920
Birth Place: Brush Creek, Highland, OH, USA
Parents
James Manford Lawson Sr.
1801–1870
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Mary ((Marie) Polly) Hammon
1811–1885
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Isom Lawson
1777–1857
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Agnes (Anna) Curtiss
1782–1868
Curtis Run, Ohio Co., Virginia(Martinsburg, WV)
John Hammon
1770–1854
Loudoun County, Virginia/Warren, NJ
Anna (Magdalena Polly) Fultz
1774–1838
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Lawson
1760–1835
Mary McKee
1750–1826
Solomon Curtiss
1762–1796
Huldah Aiken
1762–1839
Johannes Hammans
1737–1805
Maria Wildanger
1744–1787
Johann Voltz
1721–1782
Anna Verkeijen
1730–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Lawson
1710–1803
Anne Harvey
1715–1792
Thomas Curtiss
1739–1776
Martha Cowles
1741–1829
Henry Akins
1729–1816
Rebecca Miller
1734–1813
Matthias Hammann
1700–1755
Johann Wildanger
1713–1785
Anna Reiff
1725–1782
Johannes (Fultz)
1696–1735
*Anna DECK
1701–1765
Andreas Voltz
1662–1717
Anna Rhein
1676–1721

Melissa Lawson's Descendants

1.
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Melissa (Jane) Lawson (22 Feb 1844–29 Jan 1920) m. Francis Messinger (20 Jul 1838–6 Apr 1911)
  1. 1. Mary (F.) Messinger 1870–1925 m. Burchess (M.) Butters 1869–1955
    1. 1. Charles (Henry) Butters 1902–1978 m. Grace (Abigail) Ullery 1900–1986
      1. 1. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Butters 1922–1952 m. Albert (Otto) Sievers 1911–1987
      2. 2. Kenneth (Ray) Butters 1928–2003
      3. 3. Richard (Charles) Butters 1930–1965
    2. 2. Nettie (Mae) Butters 1890–1965 m. Virgil (Ernest) Daniel 1890–1984
      1. 1. Mabel (E Daniel Purkey) Snyder 1915–1958 m. Vernon (C) Snyder 1914–1999
      2. 2. Baby (Girl) Daniel 1914–1914
    3. 3. Estella (Grace) Butters 1893–1984 m. Lake (Cedric) Wilson 1891–1976
      1. 1. Ruth (Elizabeth) Wilson 1920–2003 m. Vahan Tootikian 1920–2016
      2. 2. Marlin (Cleo) Wilson 1913–1986 m. Alice (Maxine) Crow 1914–2004
      3. 3. Dorothy (L.) Wilson 1916–2012 m. James (Hugh Grout) Dr 1914–2001
      4. 4. Melvin Wilson 1924–
      5. 5. Donald (Eugene) Wilson 1929–1951 m. Phyllis (Helen) Smith 1931–2012
    4. 4. William (Francis) Butters 1897–1970 m. Belva (Jane) Ashby 1887–1970
    5. 5. Elsie (J) Butters 1904–1970 m. Roy (L) Thomas 1896–1980
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth "Irene") Butters 1909–1975 m. Homer (Leroy) Reppart 1903–1990
      1. 1. William (Clayton) Reppart 1929–1977 m. Rosalie Ladner 1933–2016
      2. 2. Donna (Lee) Reppart 1941–2018 m. Steven (W) Kristek 1938–
      3. 3. Homer (Burchess) Reppart 1930–2017 m. Norma (Jean) Mathew 1928–2004
      4. 4. Mary (Jane) Reppart 1946–2003 m. Ralph (Lowell Pitts) III 1946–2019
    7. 7. Earnest (M) Butters 1899–
  2. 2. James (Herbert) Messinger 1868–1942
  3. 3. Sarah (Catherine) Messinger 1872–1953
  4. 4. Martha ("Mattie" Jane) Messinger 1881–1931
  5. 5. Infant (Daughter) Messinger 1882–1882
  6. 6. Martha ("Mattie" Jane) Messinger 1881–1931 m. Orie (Franklin) Elgin 1881–1958
    1. 1. Ora (Olive) Elgin 1907–
    2. 2. Lemuel (Frank) Elgin 1919–
    3. 3. Lena (Jane) Elgin 1925–1956

Melissa Lawson's Timeline

9 Records

1844
22 Feb 1844
Birth of Melissa Jane Lawson in Brush Creek, Highland, OH, USA
Brush Creek, Highland, OH, USA
1850
1850
Age 6
Melissa Jane Lawson resided here in Brush Creek, Highland, Ohio, USA
Brush Creek, Highland, Ohio, USA
1860
1860
Age 16
Melissa Jane Lawson resided here in Brush Creek, Highland, Ohio, USA
Brush Creek, Highland, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 26
Melissa Jane Lawson resided here in Franklin, Adams, Ohio, USA
Franklin, Adams, Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 36
Melissa Jane Lawson resided here in Bratton, Adams, Ohio, USA
Bratton, Adams, Ohio, USA
1900
1900
Age 56
Melissa Jane Lawson resided here in Bratton, Adams, Ohio, USA
Bratton, Adams, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 66
Melissa Jane Lawson resided here in Bratton, Adams, Ohio, USA
Bratton, Adams, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 76
Melissa Jane Lawson resided here in Bratton, Adams, Ohio, USA
Bratton, Adams, Ohio, USA
1920
29 Jan 1920
Age 76
Death of Melissa Jane Lawson in Bratton, Adams, Ohio, USA
Bratton, Adams, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1844
    Event Place: Brush Creek, Highland, OH, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Adams, Ohio; Roll: M593_1167; Page: 18B; Family History Library Film: 552666
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bratton, Adams, Ohio; Roll: 989; Page: 8D; Enumeration District: 001
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bratton, Adams, Ohio; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1241235
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bratton, Adams, Ohio; Roll: T624_1150; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1375163
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Brush Creek, Highland, Ohio; Roll: M432_694; Page: 356B; Image: 628
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Brush Creek, Highland, Ohio; Roll: M653_987; Page: 354; Family History Library Film: 803987
    [8] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bratton, Adams, Ohio; Roll: T625_1344; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Brush Creek, Highland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Brush Creek, Highland, Ohio; Roll: M432_694; Page: 356B; Image: 628

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Brush Creek, Highland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Brush Creek, Highland, Ohio; Roll: M653_987; Page: 354; Family History Library Film: 803987

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Franklin, Adams, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Adams, Ohio; Roll: M593_1167; Page: 18B; Family History Library Film: 552666

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bratton, Adams, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bratton, Adams, Ohio; Roll: 989; Page: 8D; Enumeration District: 001

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bratton, Adams, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bratton, Adams, Ohio; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1241235

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bratton, Adams, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bratton, Adams, Ohio; Roll: T624_1150; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1375163

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bratton, Adams, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bratton, Adams, Ohio; Roll: T625_1344; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Bratton, Adams, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ohio, Deaths

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Highland County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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