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Michael Smith Lawson 1833–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06/24/1833

Birth Location: , Stokes, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Aug 1899

Death Location: , Hancock, Tennessee, USA

Father: David Lawson

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Rebecca Panter

Children(s): Mack Lawson, James Lawson, George Lawson, Mary Lawson, William Lawson, David Lawson, Nervesta Lawson, Serilda Lawson, Manila Lawson, Hiram Lawson, Emily Lawson

In 1833, Michael Smith Lawson entered the world in , Stokes, North Carolina, USA, born to David Preston Lawson And Mary Ann Maxwell Smith. In 1850, Michael Smith Lawson resided in Subdivision 32, Hancock, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Michael Smith Lawson resided in Davis, Hancock, Tennessee. Michael Smith Lawson married Rebecca Panter, and had children including David C Lawson, Emily Lawson, George Hall Lawson, Hiram Lawson, James Warren Lawson, Mack Henry Lawson, Manila Lawson, Mary Lawson, Nervesta Lawson, Serilda Lawson, William J Lawson. Michael Smith Lawson passed away in 1899 in , Hancock, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1833, Michael Smith Lawson entered the world in , Stokes, North Carolina, USA, born to David Preston Lawson And Mary Ann Maxwell Smith.
  • In 1850, Michael Smith Lawson resided in Subdivision 32, Hancock, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Michael Smith Lawson resided in Davis, Hancock, Tennessee.
  • Michael Smith Lawson married Rebecca Panter, and had children including David C Lawson, Emily Lawson, George Hall Lawson, Hiram Lawson, James Warren Lawson, Mack Henry Lawson, Manila Lawson, Mary Lawson, Nervesta Lawson, Serilda Lawson, William J Lawson.
  • Michael Smith Lawson passed away in 1899 in , Hancock, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Lawson
1786–1851
Birth Location: Stokes Co, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Smith
1824–1880
Birth Location: , Stokes, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Panter
1836–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Mack Lawson
1870–1957
Birth Location: Tennessee
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James Lawson
1852–1920
Birth Location: Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
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George Lawson
1854–1920
Birth Location: Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Lawson
1857–1929
Birth Location: Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
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William Lawson
1858–1918
Birth Location: Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
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David Lawson
1863–
Birth Location: , Hancock, Tennessee, USA
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Nervesta Lawson
1865–1949
Birth Location: , Hancock, Tennessee, USA
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Serilda Lawson
1868–
Birth Location: , Hancock, Tennessee, USA
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Manila Lawson
1870–
Birth Location: , Hancock, Tennessee, USA
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Hiram Lawson
1873–1958
Birth Location: , Hancock, Tennessee, USA
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Emily Lawson
1876–1946
Birth Location: , Hancock, Tennessee, USA
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Michael Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Michael Lawson
1833–1899
Birth Place: , Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Parents
David Preston Lawson
1786–1851
Stokes Co, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann Maxwell) Smith
1824–1880
, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Lawson
1758–1837
, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Celia Hall
1778–1860
, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Lawson
1731–1782
Margaret Bryant
1730–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Lawson
1710–1803
Anne Harvey
1715–1729

Michael Lawson's Descendants

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Michael (Smith) Lawson (06/24/1833–Aug 1899) m. Rebecca Panter (Abt 1836–)
  1. 1. Mack (Henry) Lawson 1870–1957 m. Francis (S) Lawson 1876–1952 m. Ellen Lawson 1883–1960
    1. 1. John (Wesley) Lawson 1893–1977 m. Lucy (Mae) Lawson 1897–1963
      1. 1. Beulah (Mae) Lawson 1914–1956 m. Howard (Chester) Grimes 1902–1979 m. Washington Cory 1908–1931 m. Buford Crawford 1921–1993
        1. 1. Bufard (Lee "Flucy") Crawford 1942–2000 m. Carol (Ann) Green 1943–2019
        2. 2. Dorthy Coey 1931–1955 m. Louis (Whitt) Jr. 1924–2005
      2. 2. Myrtice (Marlin) Lawson 1920–2010 m. Lewis (Vernon) Duke 1918–1997
        1. 1. Jimmy (Ray) Duke 1943–1944
      3. 3. Mack (Henry) Lawson 1923–2000
      4. 4. Ruth (Murvelle) Lawson 1932–1996 m. Bobby Malnar 1937–2016
      5. 5. Mary (Frances) Garrison 1926–2008 m. Frank (Elam Garrison) Jr 1929–2019
      6. 6. Vertie (Jean) Lawson 1938–1977 m. Roy (Durwood) Horn 1936–1988
      7. 7. Maggie (Lee) Lawson 1918–1975
      8. 8. Jeraldine Lawson 1934–2021
      9. 9. Janie (Mae) Lawson 1929– m. Stanley (James) Box 1924–
      10. 10. James (M) Lawson 1916–1982
    2. 2. Elis Lawson 1902–1920
    3. 3. Henry (L) Lawson 1903–1961
    4. 4. Nettie (Louise) Lawson 1909–1988 m. Charles (Thomas) Williams 1888–1966
      1. 1. Thomas (Zefton) Williams 1927–1933
      2. 2. Leonard (Deward) Williams 1930–1978
      3. 3. Dorothy (Marie) Sellers 1933–2008
    5. 5. Dora (Ellen) Lawson 1918–2003 m. Quinton (W) Dearing 1917–1959
      1. 1. James (Quinton) Dearing 1939–2013
    6. 6. Sarah (Frances) Shaw 1907–2001
    7. 7. Earnest Lawson 1911–
    8. 8. Mackrel (Milam) Lawson 1898–1972 m. Maudi (E) Shaw 1905–1990
      1. 1. Lillie (Mae) Lawson 1920–1997
      2. 2. Leonard (V) Lawson 1922–2001 m. Melba (Lou) Lawson 1924–2012
      3. 3. Willam (Ellis) Lawson 1939–1987
    9. 9. Babie Lawson 1906–1920
    10. 10. William (Clark) Lawson 1890–1973 m. Alma (Irene) Crum 1897–1989
      1. 1. Edna (L) Lawson 1912–1912
      2. 2. Wesley (Lowell) Lawson 1912–1993
      3. 3. Floyd (Hobby) Lawson 1917–2004 m. Willie (Lee) Kight 1912–1982 m. Linda (Jane) Rawson 1941–1999
        1. 1. Janey (Lynelle) Lawson 1942–2009 m. Roy (Earl) Jones 1938–2008
        2. 2. Donald (Wayne) Lawson 1937–1999 m. Frances (E) James 1939–2012
      4. 4. Ruby (Irene) Lawson 1921–2007 m. Zonner Petty 1908–1962
      5. 5. Dortha (Letri) Lawson 1931–2008 m. Carlos (Lee) Coker 1927–1975
      6. 6. Paul (Alvin) Lawson 1929–2012
      7. 7. Bobby (Clark) Lawson 1924–2012 m. Mildred Owens 1927–2015
    11. 11. James (Cloves) Lawson 1919–
    12. 12. A (C) Lawson 1923–2007 m. Ida (Faye) Lawson 1926–2000
    13. 13. Mack (Harrison) Lawson 1921–2013 m. Norma (Lee) Duke 1929–2001
      1. 1. William (Joel) Lawson 1951–2012
    14. 14. Georgia Lawson 1912–
    15. 15. Budie (E) Lawson 1919–
    16. 16. W (Emmet) Lawson 1891–1912
    17. 17. Mary Lawson 1907–
  2. 2. James (Warren) Lawson 1852–1920
  3. 3. George (Hall) Lawson 1854–1920 m. Sarah (A.) White 1860–1926
    1. 1. Dora (Ellen) Lawson 1879–
    2. 2. James (Hyatt) Lawson 1884–1944 m. Laura (B.) Lawson 1886–1968
    3. 3. Marshal Lawson 1886–
    4. 4. John (Clark) Lawson 1888–
    5. 5. A*Ey Lawson 1891–
    6. 6. Jesse (Lee) Lawson 1894–
    7. 7. Daisy (F) Lawson 1896–
    8. 8. Pearl Lawson 1899–1963 m. George (J.) Parkin 1895–1975
      1. 1. Helen (Charlene) Parkin 1931–2013
      2. 2. John (D.) Parkin 1931–1972
      3. 3. Henry (George) Parkin 1920–1989
      4. 4. Charles (H) Parkin 1913–
    9. 9. Gemima (M.) Lawson 1877–
  4. 4. Mary Lawson 1857–1929 m. James Cody 1846–1918
    1. 1. Mary (Daisy) Cody 1899–1959
    2. 2. Charles Cody 1888–
    3. 3. William (H) Cody 1879–1960
  5. 5. William (J) Lawson 1858–1918 m. Nancy Kincer 1858–1930
    1. 1. Hiram (Shelva) Lawson 1878–1949
    2. 2. Rebecca (Elizabeth (Lizzie)) Lawson 1880–1905
    3. 3. Claburn Lawson 1882–
    4. 4. Maggie (Nettie) Lawson 1885–1971
    5. 5. Lillie (Martha) Lawson 1890–1976
    6. 6. Cora (E.) Lawson 1893–1969 m. Robert McSwain 1883–1955
      1. 1. Burna McSwain 1915–2010
      2. 2. Betty (Lois) Durham 1929–1988
      3. 3. Lena (Pearl) Richardson 1912–2007
    7. 7. Johnnie (W) Lawson 1895–1898
    8. 8. Garfin Lawson 1882–
    9. 9. James (Franklin) Lawson 1887–1957
  6. 6. David (C) Lawson 1863–
  7. 7. Nervesta Lawson 1865–1949 m. J (Wesley) Minor 1863–
    1. 1. Julia (F) Minor 1886–1943
    2. 2. Nancy Miner 1883–
    3. 3. Milam Minor 1885–
    4. 4. Mollie Miner 1887–
    5. 5. Mchenry Minor 1887–
    6. 6. Para Minor 1889–
  8. 8. Serilda Lawson 1868–
  9. 9. Manila Lawson 1870–
  10. 10. Hiram Lawson 1873–1958 m. Ida Lawson 1886–1945
    1. 1. William (R) Lawson 1913–
    2. 2. Pearl Lawson 1919–
    3. 3. Juanita Lawson 1921–
    4. 4. Besta Lawson 1904–
    5. 5. Lucinda Lawson 1903–
    6. 6. Sarah Lawson 1906–
    7. 7. Beckie Lawson 1915–
  11. 11. Emily Lawson 1876–1946

Michael Lawson's Timeline

6 Records

1833
06/24/1833
Birth of Michael Smith Lawson in , Stokes, North Carolina, USA
, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 17
Michael Smith Lawson resided here in Subdivision 32, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
Subdivision 32, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 27
Michael Smith Lawson resided here in Davis, Hancock, Tennessee
Davis, Hancock, Tennessee
1870
1870
Age 37
Michael Smith Lawson resided here in District 5, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
District 5, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 47
Michael Smith Lawson resided here in Hancock, Tennessee, USA
Hancock, Tennessee, USA
1899
Aug 1899
Age 66
Death of Michael Smith Lawson in , Hancock, Tennessee, USA
, Hancock, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06241833
    Event Place: , Stokes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hancock, Tennessee; Roll: 1259; Family History Film: 1255259; Page: 297D; Enumeration District: 091
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Hancock, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1533; Page: 31A; Family History Library Film: 553032
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Davis, Hancock, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1252; Page: 483; Family History Library Film: 805252
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 32, Hancock, Tennessee; Roll: M432_881; Page: 25A; Image: 346

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 32, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 32, Hancock, Tennessee; Roll: M432_881; Page: 25A; Image: 346

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Davis, Hancock, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Davis, Hancock, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1252; Page: 483; Family History Library Film: 805252

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 5, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Hancock, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1533; Page: 31A; Family History Library Film: 553032

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hancock, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hancock, Tennessee; Roll: 1259; Family History Film: 1255259; Page: 297D; Enumeration District: 091

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1899
    Event Place: , Hancock, Tennessee, USA
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